All Hell Breaks Loose at the Democratic Convention  — Hillary Clinton, her advisers, and their allies at the Democratic National Committee watched Donald Trump's nominating convention in Cleveland with smug satisfaction.  — Team Trump had insulted Ohio's governor …

France church attack: Priest killed in hostage-taking near Rouen  —  A priest has been killed in an attack by two armed men at his church in a suburb of Rouen in northern France.  —  The attackers entered the church in Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray during Mass, taking the priest, Fr Jacques Hamel, 84, and four other people hostage.

No Visible American Flags Present At The Democrat Convention  —  PHILADELPHIA — The Daily Caller is at the Democratic National Convention and it doesn't look like there are any American flags.  —  The stage is bland and grey, with no red, white or blue present.

DNC BREAKS FEDERAL LAW AT CONVENTION: VIOLATION OF SECTION 8 U.S. Code  § 1324  —  The DNC aided and abetted two illegal aliens on Monday night during the nationally televised DNC Convention 2016 in Philadelphia.  Thus, according to the law, the DNC twice violated Section 8 U.S. Code 1324.

FBI Suspects Russia Hacked DNC; U.S. Officials Say It Was to Elect Donald Trump  —  Did the Russian government hack the DNC to bring down Hillary Clinton?  That's the view that's quickly emerging inside American intelligence and law enforcement agencies.  —  The FBI suspects …

Utah Pol Bolts GOP After RNC: Party's Direction ‘Makes Me Want To Cry’  —  A Utah state senator announced that he was leaving the GOP in despair after attending the Republican National Committee last week.  —  Sen. Mark Madsen (R-UT) said Monday that his experience as a Utah delegate confirmed …

Grayson's ex-wife claimed domestic abuse over two decades  —  Rep. Alan Grayson's ex-wife repeatedly went to police with accusations of domestic abuse over a two-decade period, according to documents she has provided to POLITICO, revelations that come as the Florida congressman enters …

Politico reporter sent story to Dem committee for pre-publication review  —  A massive dump of Democratic National Committee (DNC) emails via Wikileaks has revealed that Politico reporter Ken Vogel sent an advance copy of a story — in its entirety — to top DNC communication officials to review before it was published.

Democratic Machine Chose Clinton Long Ago.  But Why?  —  “If Trump wins (or comes close),” writes my friend Tim Lee, “liberals are going to need a better answer than writing half the electorate off as racist.”  —  As the Democratic National Convention lurches off to a chaotic start …

Poll: No Post-Convention Bounce for Donald Trump  —  Donald Trump received no significant bounce following the Republican National Convention, according to the latest NBC News|  SurveyMonkey Weekly Election Tracking Poll.  Hillary Clinton still leads Trump by a single point: 46 percent to 45 percent.

Government Investment and “Opportunity for All”  —  A spate of new books shows that government investment, not laissez-faire policies, leads to economic growth. … If there is one national goal that Americans can agree on, it is opportunity for all.  However, the political parties …