Obama: I'm not giving up on guns  —  ‘I refuse to act as if this is the new normal,’ Obama tells conference of mayors.  —  SAN FRANCISCO—Wrapping together his frustrations with the country's continuing problems with racism and his own inability to make progress on gun control in the wake …

“Revenge porn” and Search  —  We've heard many troubling stories of “revenge porn”: an ex-partner seeking to publicly humiliate a person by posting private images of them, or hackers stealing and distributing images from victims' accounts.  Some images even end up on “sextortion” …

McConnell calling Dem bluff on trade  —  Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is daring Senate Democrats to vote against fast-track trade legislation they supported less than a month ago.  —  The GOP leader has scheduled a procedural vote on fast-track for Tuesday, and is signaling he's through offering concessions.

The Conversation We Won't Have  —  Dylann Roof appears more evil than disturbed.  Perhaps he had mental health issues.  But at some point we just need to call him evil.  White supremacy and segregation are evils.  He appears to have believed in both.  People who believe in white supremacy …

Rick Perry: Charleston Shooting An ‘Accident’ Due To Drug Use, Manipulated By Obama To Ban Guns  —  In an interview today with Steve Malzberg of Newsmax, former Texas Gov. Rick Perry described the mass shooting at an African American church in Charleston earlier this week as an “accident” …

Racist Talk from Dylann Roof's Judge  —  The judge who called for sympathy for shooter Dylann Roof's family members has a history of racist language in the courtroom.  —  Charleston County Magistrate James B. Gosnell began Friday's bond hearing for mass-murderer Dylann Roof by declaring …

Inside the mind of Bernie Sanders: unbowed, unchanged, and unafraid of a good fight  —  He is the rising star of the battle to be the Democratic nominee for president.  But who is the real Bernie Sanders?  His close friends and family shed new light on what is motivating the 73-year-old senator …

Rubio fundraiser canceled in Sarasota  —  SARASOTA - A fundraiser planned for Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio tonight in Sarasota has been canceled, with backers saying they want to reschedule the event in the fall when more seasonal residents are in town.

Our Racist History Isn't Back to Haunt Us.  It Never Left Us.  —  When, on Wednesday night, a 21-year-old white man named Dylann Roof entered the Charleston church founded by former slave Denmark Vesey on the anniversary of Vesey's planned 1822 slave rebellion and shot and killed nine people …

Clinton Camp Blasts Republicans For Religion Attack  —  WASHINGTON — Hillary Clinton's campaign chairman John Podesta went on the offensive on Friday against Republicans who have seized on a remark Clinton made in April about the need for some religious beliefs to change in the context of women's rights.

City Council President Andy Ginther caught up in red-light camera bribe case  —  A former chief executive officer of the red-light camera company Redflex has pleaded guilty to bribing Columbus elected officials - including Council President Andrew Ginther - through the Ohio Democratic Party …