Statement from President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama on the Passing of Muhammad Ali  —  Muhammad Ali was The Greatest.  Period.  If you just asked him, he'd tell you.  He'd tell you he was the double greatest; that he'd “handcuffed lightning, thrown thunder into jail.”

Alberto R. Gonzales: Trump has a right to ask if Judge Gonzalo Curiel is fair  —  If judges aren't seen as impartial, the public will lose faith in the rule of law.  —  Donald Trump suggested this week that U.S. District Court Judge Gonzalo Curiel can't give him a fair hearing.

Cheadle: I'm Trump's ‘African-American’  —  Presidential Candidate Donald Trump talks to Gregory Cheadle of Redding, right, after his speech at the Redding Municipal Airport.  Trump called out Cheadle as “my African-American over here” during his speech.  —  Andreas Fuhrmann/Record Searchlight …

The Benghazi Committee's Dead End  —  After running a congressional oversight committee like a Republican opposition research shop for more than two years, Representative Trey Gowdy appears to be gearing up for the finale.  Democrats on the Select Committee on Benghazi expect that a final report …

Here Is The Powerful Letter The Stanford Victim Read Aloud To Her Attacker … TRENDING  —  One night in January 2015,  —  two Stanford University graduate students biking across campus spotted a freshman thrusting his body on top of an unconscious, half-naked woman behind a dumpster.

Reid looking into replacing Warren if she's Clinton's VP: report  —  (D-Nev.) is reviewing ways to keep Sen. Elizabeth Warren  —  's (D-Mass.) seat blue if she becomes vice president, according to The Boston Globe.  —  Warren is heavily rumored to be in the mix to be Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton

Bullied third grader refuses to remove Trump hat … FRESNO, Ca.  — “It's my favorite hat.  The First Amendment says I can wear my hat.”  —  That's the argument third grader Logan Autry gave after he was told by his elementary school principal to remove his “Make America Great Again” Donald Trump hat.

Hillary made another major screwup on emails that could cost intelligence officials lives  —  Want more hot BPR News stories?  Sign up for our morning blast HERE  —  This could be the smoking gun that proves Hillary Clinton violated the Espionage Act with her private email server.

“Idiocracy” Writer Says Donald Trump Made The Movie A Reality Faster Than He Ever Imagined  —  Idiocracy screenwriter Etan Cohen talks to BuzzFeed News about his 2006 movie “coming true” with the 2016 election and the anti-Trump ads he's working on with Camacho himself, Terry Crews.

And if Elected: What President Trump Could or Couldn't Do  —  DONALD TRUMP clearly holds grudges.  He has hurled insults at governors, senators, a judge who recently ruled against him and Miss Universe 2014.  He has also attacked the press, arguing that as president he will “open up” …