Ryan: I have to support Trump  —  House Speaker Paul Ryan says it's his responsibility to support Donald Trump, even if the presumptive Republican nominee's bombast occasionally makes him uncomfortable.  —  Ryan told Chuck Todd of NBC's “Meet the Press” that he feels an obligation as the leader …

Hillary Clinton's path to victory  —  Hillary Clinton's super PAC has begun spending $145 million on ads in eight states through November — and there's a realistic path for her to win the White House even if she carries only one of them.  —  It's a sign of how strongly tilted …

Trump in the Dumps  —  Washington — HE won't pivot.  So I have to.  —  Having seen Donald Trump as a braggadocious but benign celebrity in New York for decades, I did not regard him as the apotheosis of evil.  He seemed more like a toon, a cocky huckster swanning around Gotham …

Utah Republican chairman talks with Donald Trump about state's unusual tossup status  —  Campaign » James Evans says Republicans' likely nominee will make return stop in Utah.  —  Concerned with polls showing Hillary Clinton has a chance to win in one of the most conservative states in the nation …

Bernie Supporters Practice Getting Arrested At The Democratic Convention  —  CHICAGO — The big question this weekend in Chicago is how to turn the Bernie Sanders movement into a lasting element of Democratic politics.  —  For some of the Sanders faithful on Saturday afternoon …

Here are some of the massive security measures Cleveland is taking for the GOP convention  —  The LRAD — that's a Long Range Acoustical Device — is a tool for ships trying to ward off pirate attacks and for settings where the precise location of law enforcement can be a matter of potential international conflict.

Has Political Fear-Mongering Lost Its Appeal?  —  Since 9/11, fear-mongering has been a foolproof political tactic.  After Orlando, it's unclear whether it still works.  —  THIS was an important and even revelatory week in American politics, and we should take note of it.

Heading Off the Next Extremist  —  Though the motives of Omar Mateen may never fully be known, the massacre he committed in Orlando has raised an urgent question.  How does a democratic society counter self-radicalization and prevent domestic attacks by those who have absorbed the call of terrorist groups to kill innocent civilians?

Dems step up Grassley attacks  —  Democrats are increasingly laying a hammer to Sen. Chuck Grassley  —  as they seek to unseat the Iowa Republican.  —  Grassley's Senate seat is widely handicapped as likely to stay in the GOP column, but Democrats believe the rise of Donald Trump

The War on Stupid People  —  as recently as the 1950s, possessing only middling intelligence was not likely to severely limit your life's trajectory.  IQ wasn't a big factor in whom you married, where you lived, or what others thought of you.  The qualifications for a good job …

They beat Big Labor in its own backyard.  Next up: your state?  —  IN THE PREDAWN TWILIGHT of December 4, 2012, Randy Richardville, the Republican majority leader of the Michigan Senate, called an old friend to deliver some grim news.  Richardville's two-hour commute to the state capitol …

Suspect in British Lawmaker's Killing: ‘My Name Is Death to Traitors’  —  LONDON — The man charged with murdering the British lawmaker Jo Cox made his first court appearance on Saturday, telling the court when asked his name, “My name is death to traitors, freedom for Britain.”

Trump Campaign Makes Urgent Plea For Funds  —  But... but... He can't be bought!  He's really, really rich!  Just ask him!  —  Well, so much for that whole “self-funding” bunk from the primaries.  —  If you're even remotely plugged in to the political game, you've probably gotten plenty …