Trump Does It His Way  —  WASHINGTON — YOU could hear how hard it was for Donald Trump to say the words.  —  “Yeah, it was a mistake,” he said, sounding a bit chastened.  “If I had to do it again, I wouldn't have sent it.”  —  I was telling him he lost my sister's vote when he retweeted …

The Republicans' Gay Freakout  —  OUR infrastructure is inexcusable, much of our public education is miserable and one of our leading presidential candidates is a know-nothing, say-anything egomaniac who yanks harder every day at the tattered fabric of civil discourse and fundamental decency in this country.

In a revealing interview, Trump predicts a ‘massive recession’ but intends to eliminate the national debt in 8 years  —  Here's what's at stake in the Wisconsin GOP primary … Donald Trump said in an interview that economic conditions are so perilous that the country is headed for a …

Sanders wins most delegates at Clark County convention  —  Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders scored a surprise victory over former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Saturday at the Clark County Democratic Convention, where Sanders won the largest number of delegates a month after losing the Nevada caucuses.

A Deranged Anti-Semite Accuses Me of Libel  —  I wrote earlier this week about a 9/11 Truther named Kevin Barrett.  Barrett once taught at the University of Wisconsin, where his belief that the United States government, in conjunction with Israel, carried out the September 11 attacks made him controversial.

Abortion and Punishment  —  DONALD J. TRUMP gave his primary opponents a gift when he said this week that if abortion is outlawed, “there has to be some form of punishment” for the woman.  He let them look as if they cared about women.  —  Gov. John Kasich of Ohio responded to Mr. Trump's comments …

Former Defense secretary: Obama ‘double-crossed’ me  —  Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates says he felt President Obama “double-crossed” him during his tenure over budget cuts to the Pentagon.  —  In a Fox News report Friday that explored the president's approach to the military …

How Hillary Clinton Bought the Loyalty of 33 State Democratic Parties … Collusion between the Clinton campaign and the DNC allowed Hillary Clinton to buy the loyalty of 33 state Democratic parties last summer.  Montana was one of those states.  It sold itself for $64,100.

Homophobia, drugs and mental illness may have led to gay man's killing and father's arrest  —  Next door neighbor Maria Gomez holds her phone displaying the photo a man allegedly killed by his father.  The shooting occurred on Tuesday at the family's North Hills home.

Air France stewardesses mutiny over order to wear headscarves  —  Air France stewardesses, furious at being ordered to wear headscarves in Tehran, say they will refuse to fly to the Iranian capital when the airline resumes the service later this month.  —  Female members of flight crews …

Video provided of Jefferson County Election Commission gun incident  —  Here's video of a confrontation at a Jefferson County Election Commission meeting last week at which Republican Commissioner Stu Soffer pulled a derringer from his pocket because he felt threatened by former Democratic commissioner Ted Davis.

Islamic State planted thousands of mines in Palmyra: Syrian army  —  Islamic State militants retreating from Palmyra laid thousands of mines that they planned to set off simultaneously as the army moved in, a Syrian officer told Reuters in the ancient city after its recapture from the jihadist fighters.

Wikileaks Reveals IMF Plan To “Cause A Credit Event In Greece And Destabilize Europe”  —  One of the recurring concerns involving Europe's seemingly perpetual economic, financial and social crises, is that these have been largely predetermined, “scripted” and deliberate acts.

Spotlight to shine on GOP rules committee at convention  —  The 112-member Republican National Convention rules committee is poised to have an outsized role at this year's GOP convention in Cleveland.  —  doesn't clinch the nomination before the convention by winning 1,237 delegates …

Family upset after teacher allegedly calls student ‘a terrorist’ … FORT BEND COUNTY, Texas - A family is Fort Bend County is demanding that a First Colony Middle School teacher be fired after they say she called a 7th grade student a terrorist.  —  12-year-old Waleed Abushaaban …