Texas Police Officer Suspended After Pulling Weapon On Teens During Pool Party  —  A police officer in McKinney, Texas, has been suspended from duties after being filmed aggressively handcuffing, and then pulling a weapon on, a group of black teens following an “incident” at a local pool party on Friday night.

Turkey election: ruling party on course to lose majority  —  Recep Tayyip Erdoan's Justice and Development party is projected to win 41% of vote - meaning it will need a coalition partner to form a government  —  Turkey's president, Recep Tayyip Erdoan, suffered his most significant electoral defeat …

Liberals Make Big Comeback in 2015, Poll Analysis Finds  —  There are signs that liberals are making a comeback — and not just because a socialist is running for president, gay marriage is spreading like wildfire and pot legalization is gaining acceptance.  —  A new analysis of Wall Street …

Scandals only make the Clintons stronger  —  The Republican plan to defeat Hillary Clinton is doomed.  It's time to go easy on her.  —  Lead image by AP Photo.  —  One has to wonder: When Republicans gathered earlier this year to scheme the defeat of Hillary Clinton, who was the genius who stood up and said, “I know.

Fast-track vote still up in the air  —  Pro-trade lawmakers say they have the votes to pass the bill, but the final outcome is going to be tight.  —  Supporters of a controversial trade bill are increasingly confident they can secure the votes needed to pass so-called fast-track legislation …

NYC mayor: America has a ‘democracy problem’  —  New York Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) said on Sunday that Americans would benefit from reformed national voting laws.  —  “We have a democracy problem,” de Blasio told host John Dickerson on CBS's “Face the Nation.”

Why I Defaulted on My Student Loans  —  ONE late summer afternoon when I was 17, I went with my mother to the local bank, a long-defunct institution whose name I cannot remember, to apply for my first student loan.  My mother co-signed.  When we finished, the banker, a balding man in his late 50s …

Documents reveal new details about Hope Solo's actions last June  —  As Hope Solo prepares for her third World Cup, Mark Fainaru-Wada examines the tumultuous year she's had away from the game.

Chris Wallace Smacks Rick Santorum On Flat Tax Myth That Helps The Rich  —  It's hard to try and pass yourself off as the true champion of the working class in America if your fiscal policies are pro-rich.  And anyone who proposes the fraudulent flat tax scheme as a way to fix our economy is more charlatan than candidate.

AP Exclusive: Abortions declining in nearly all states  —  Abortions have declined in states where new laws make it harder to have them — but they've also waned in states where abortion rights are protected, an Associated Press survey finds.  Nearly everywhere, in red states and blue, abortions are down since 2010.