State Dept. watchdog: Clinton violated email rules  —  A State Department watchdog concluded that Hillary Clinton failed to comply with the agency's policies on records while using a personal email server that was not — and, officials say, would never have been — approved by agency officials …

Trump: Romney ‘walks like a penguin’  —  cut into a handful of prominent Republican figures during a Wednesday rally, even lightly chiding those who ultimately came around to endorsing him for president.  —  The presumptive GOP nominee lashed out at 2012 nominee Mitt Romney, saying he “walks like a penguin.”

Audio Shows Katie Couric Documentary Deceptively Edited Interview with Pro-Gun Activists  —  The makers of a new Katie Couric documentary on gun violence deceptively edited an interview between Couric and a group of gun rights activists in an apparent attempt to embarrass the activists, an audio recording of the full interview shows.

Green Party could be election spoiler  —  The Green Party suddenly has a chance to make an impact in the presidential election, with polls showing that Donald Trump  —  are set to be the most unpopular nominees in modern times.  —  The possibility of disaffected liberals …

Eleven states sue Obama administration over bathroom directive  —  Eleven states and state officials filed a lawsuit Wednesday challenging he Obama administration over federal guidance directing schools to provide transgender students with facilities that match their gender identities.

A Marvel Editor Explains How Captain America Was a Hydra Agent All Along  —  In a shocking twist, Steve Rogers always has been and will continue to be a member of the evil group  —  Sure, he wears red white and blue on the outside, but on the inside?  It turns out Steve Rogers …

“AMERICAN SNIPER” CHRIS KYLE DISTORTED HIS MILITARY RECORD, DOCUMENTS SHOW … No American has been more associated with the Navy SEAL mystique than Chris Kyle, known as the deadliest sniper in military history.  His bestselling autobiography, American Sniper — a story of honor, glory …

Tom Cotton calls Reid's leadership ‘cancerous’  —  Tom Cotton laid into Harry Reid on Wednesday, calling Reid's recent remarks on the Senate floor “vulgar” and “incoherent” — before adding that the Democrat's leadership has been “cancerous.”  —  As a junior ranking senator, Cotton spends lots of his time presiding over the Senate.

Gay Student Told to Change Pro-LGBT Shirt  —  COPPERAS COVE, Texas - An eighth grade student in Copperas Cove, Texas, was told to change her pro-LGBT shirt because school officials said it violated the dress code.  —  Ali Chaney, 13, wore the t-shirt, which had rainbow text that said “Some people are gay.

Bill Clinton Gets Into 30-Minute Debate With A 24-Year-Old Bernie Fan  —  SANTA FE — Five different times, aides tried to drag him away from the booth where Josh Brody, a 24-year-old supporter of Bernie Sanders, was holding forth about all that had gone wrong in the 1990s: welfare, NAFTA, Wall Street.

Foxconn replaces ‘60,000 factory workers with robots’  —  Apple and Samsung supplier Foxconn has reportedly replaced 60,000 factory workers with robots.  —  One factory has “reduced employee strength from 110,000 to 50,000 thanks to the introduction of robots”, a government official told the South China Morning Post.

Texas AG expected announce legal challenge to Obama's transgender directive to schools  —  AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has scheduled a news conference for Wednesday afternoon and is expected to announce a legal challenge to President Obama's directive to schools concerning bathrooms …

Billionaire technologist accuses NASA asteroid mission of bad statistics  —  Nathan Myhrvold—ex-Microsoft billionaire, patent accumulator, dinosaur geek, and noted molecular gastronomist—has a new obsession: asteroids.  The CEO of Bellevue, Washington-based Intellectual Ventures …