Poll: Bush, Trump rising nationally for GOP, but both trail Clinton  —  Story highlights  —  Washington (CNN)With nearly all of the expected 2016 presidential candidates formally in the race, a new CNN/ORC national poll finds two recent entrants to the GOP field on the rise …

Email bombshells from Hillary's secret account show she didn't know when cabinet meetings were held, was dumbfounded by a fax machine and emailed aides to fetch her iced tea  — State Department published a massive tranche of Hillary Clinton's emails Tuesday night from her days as secretary of state

Gov. Chris Christie's Phony Truth-Telling  —  On his new website, Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey portrays himself as a guy who gets attacked for “telling it like it is,” but that's what his mom told him to do from her deathbed.  —  It is part of the legend Mr. Christie has carefully cultivated …

Why I'm Filing a Civil-Rights Lawsuit  —  Milwaukee County District Attorney John Chisholm and his agents ransacked my house and ruined my career.  —  By  —  After much soul-searching, I am filing a civil-rights lawsuit on Wednesday against Milwaukee County District Attorney John Chisholm.

Budowsky: Obama could sink 2016 Dems  —  Nothing better dramatizes the damage that President Obama has done to Democrats than the fact that Republicans now control the House of Representatives, the Senate and a majority of governorships across America.  —  Nothing better illustrates the reason …

President Obama: ‘New Chapter’ Begins as US, Cuba Will Open Embassies … President Obama today hailed the start of a “new chapter” as he announced the U.S. and Cuba are opening embassies in their respective capitals later this month and formally reestablished diplomatic relations between …

South Carolina church fire: Mt. Zion AME burns in Greeleyville  —  Story highlights  — Then President Bill Clinton called for racial national unity before the dedication of the new church  —  (CNN)A fire broke out at the Mt. Zion African Methodist Episcopal Church in Greeleyville, South Carolina, on Tuesday.

America is not racist  —  In wake of the Charleston massacre in South Carolina, many on the left want us to believe America is a racist nation dominated by white supremacy and hatred for blacks.  —  They're wrong.  —  “Racism, we are not cured of it.  And it's not just a matter of it not being polite to say n—

Richard NIxon Was Not Misunderstood  —  Every once in a while someone writes a book arguing that Richard Nixon has been misunderstood.  These authors tend to focus on some particular aspect of his presidency that, the argument goes, is more important than that Watergate business.

East Tennessee hardware store puts up ‘No Gays Allowed’ sign  —  (WBIR) An East Tennessee store owner is using what some call a controversial sign to express his beliefs following the Supreme Court's ruling on same-sex marriage.  —  Several WBIR 10News viewers brought this story to our attention on Facebook.

Alexis Tsipras backs down on many Greece bailout demands  —  Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will accept most of the bailout creditors' conditions offered last weekend but is still insisting on a handful of changes that could thwart a deal, according to a letter he sent late on Tuesday night.

Modesto Vigilantes Attack Homeless Man After False Facebook Warning Goes Viral  —  MODESTO (CBS13) — A post on Facebook warning of a man trying to attack women in Modesto went viral, but Modesto Police say not only was the post not true, the man ended up becoming the victim of a crime himself.

Laws Affecting Reproductive Health and Rights: State Trends at Midyear, 2015  —  Laws affecting reproductive health and rights:  —  State trends at midyear, 2015  —  States have enacted 51 new abortion restrictions in just the first half of 2015.  Since 2010, 282 new abortion restrictions have been enacted.

Free Market Capitalists Should Celebrate Ex-Im's Demise, But the “Eternal Vigilance” Thing  —  At midnight tonight, the gears of crony capitalism will grind to a halt at 811 Vermont Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. After 81 years of funneling taxpayer dollars to favored companies, projects …