Donald Trump Wants an Attack Dog as His Running Mate  —  The candidate calls Mike Pence, Newt Gingrich and Chris Christie his top picks  —  Donald Trump is looking for a running mate who can be a “fighter skilled in hand-to-hand combat” to help him parry criticism on the campaign trail …

GOP rep: Ginsburg's Trump attacks ‘inexcusable’  —  Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas) says Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg crossed a line attacking Donald Trump  —  “It was totally inexcusable and unprofessional for Justice Ginsburg to insult a presidential candidate,” …

Bernie's Uninspiring Endorsement  —  Bernie Sanders went off for a month to contemplate life after the revolution, and this was the best he could come up with?  “Secretary Clinton has won the Democratic nominating process, and I congratulate her for that.”  —  So said Sanders at a rally …

For The Record  —  Let me start by saying that addressing gossip is something I have never done.  I don't like to give energy to the business of lies, but I wanted to participate in a larger conversation that has already begun and needs to continue.  Since I'm not on social media, I decided to put my thoughts here in writing.

OBAMA TURNS OFF COPS=> Officers REFUSE TO APPLAUD During Obama's Race Lecture at Dallas Police Memorial (VIDEO)  —  WOW!  —  Barack Obama lectured the people of Dallas today at the memorial service for the five slain police officers by  —  a racist Black Power activist.

Obamacare's sinking safety net  —  If you're looking to find a smashing Obamacare success story—a place where the nation's biggest and most controversial new law in a generation has truly lived up to its promise—you might stick a pin directly in North Carolina.

David Duke Plans to Run for Congress Against the Republican Who Spoke to His Group  —  The former KKK grand wizard said he wants to defeat Steve Scalise, who reportedly once called himself “David Duke without the baggage.”  —  David Duke says he is getting ready to run for Congress.

Holocaust Museum to visitors: Please stop catching Pokémon here  —  Almost everywhere you turn, it seems, people have their eyes glued to smartphone screens playing Pokémon Go.  Since its launch last week, the app has quickly become a cultural phenomenon that has fans …

Obama admin. sent taxpayer money to campaign to oust Netanyahu  —  The State Department paid hundreds of thousands of dollars in taxpayers grants to an Israeli group that used the money to build a campaign to oust Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in last year's Israeli parliamentary elections …

Shreve police sergeant suspended after ‘monkey’ Facebook post  —  SHREVE, Ohio - A local police sergeant is on indefinite, unpaid suspension after a post he made on Facebook last week was perceived to be racist.  —  Shreve police Sgt. Robert Biddle, 34, wrote on Facebook …

Swing-state stunner: Trump has edge in key states  —  Did Donald Trump really just surge past Hillary Clinton in two of the election's most important battlegrounds?  —  New swing-state polls released Wednesday by Quinnipiac University show Trump leading Clinton in Florida and Pennsylvania …

Three hospitalized after Norfolk shooting caught on Facebook Live  —  NORFOLK, Va. - According to police, three men were shot in the 900 block of Bainbridge Blvd. Tuesday evening.  —  Neighbors said they heard anywhere from 10-20 gunshots and it appears that one of the passengers inside …

Gretchen Carlson, Former Fox Anchor, Speaks Publicly About Sexual Harassment Lawsuit  —  MONTCLAIR, N.J. — When Gretchen Carlson was asked how her last week had been, she looked down at her wrist.  —  “These are the bracelets I wear on my arm,” Ms. Carlson, the former Fox News anchor, said in an interview on Tuesday.

Minuteman Co-Founder Sentenced to 19½ Years for Molesting 5-Year-Old  —  Christopher Simcox, a founder of the now-disbanded Minuteman border patrol group, has been sentenced in Arizona to more than 19 years in prison for sexual abuse of a 5-year-old girl, in a case that drew the attention …

Trump University case: A battle over video  —  SAN DIEGO — The Trump University litigation that almost completely sidetracked Donald Trump's presidential campaign in May is set to return Wednesday as media organizations press for the release of Trump's videotaped testimony in a pair …