Priebus: Trump won't run as third-party candidate  —  Republican National Committee (RNC) chairman Reince Priebus on Friday said he does not think Donald Trump will run as a third-party candidate should the billionaire business mogul lose the GOP nomination.  —  “I don't think he's going to do that.

Chamber gearing up to take out GOP incumbents  —  The move would be a major tactical shift for the group, which isn't naming names yet.  —  The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is gearing up to challenge some House Republicans in primary elections, frustrated after much of its agenda has been stymied …

Hillary's email troubles deepen  —  Federal officials on Friday confirmed they have been asked to investigate Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server as secretary of State, deepening the political controversy surrounding the 2016 Democratic front-runner.

Lafayette Theater Shooter Fan of Hitler, Neo-Nazis, and Antigovernment Conspiracies  —  One day after John Russell Houser killed two people and wounded nine in a movie theater in Lafayette, La., a picture is emerging online of a man caught up with a number of far right-wing ideas and fascinated about “the power of the lone wolf.”

Red-state Democrats fret about leftward shift  —  Governor's races in South and Midwest could be lost if party brand becomes too liberal.  —  WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W. Va. — Centrist Democrats were wiped out in the 2014 elections and in their absence emerged a resurgent liberal movement …

Trump barring Des Moines Register from campaign event  —  Donald Trump's presidential campaign has denied The Des Moines Register press credentials to gain access to a candidate event scheduled for Saturday in Oskaloosa.  —  The reason: an editorial published by the newspaper last Tuesday calling on Trump to quit the Republican race.

White people have a race — but everyone flips out when we talk about it  —  As far as Lee Bebout was concerned, his Arizona State University course, US Race Theory and the Problem of Whiteness, was off to a good start.  A multiracial, politically diverse group of undergraduates was enrolled.

U.S. Preparing to Release Convicted Israeli Spy Jonathan Pollard, Officials Say  —  Some administration officials hope freeing spy may smooth relations with Israel after Iran nuclear deal  —  The Obama administration is preparing to release convicted Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard …

Kerry Says Israel May Deepen Its Isolation by Opposing Iran Nuclear Accord  —  WASHINGTON — Secretary of State John Kerry said Friday that the nuclear accord he negotiated with Iran was in Israel's interest and that the Israeli government's decision to oppose it could further its isolation.

It's time to evict J Street from the Jewish communal tent  —  The recent announcement of the P5+1 nuclear deal with Iran has sparked deep concern and even outrage in the Jewish community.  In an almost unprecedented moment for American Jewry, the majority of prominent Jewish organizations have lined up in order to combat this deal.

Texas Supreme Court says city must repeal HERO or put it on ballot  —  The Texas Supreme Court ruled Friday that Houston City Council must repeal the city's equal rights ordinance or place it on the November ballot.  —  The ruling comes three months after a state district judge ruled …