Opinion: Defeat of healthcare law would erode voters' trust in Supreme Court  —  Every political strategist working the fall elections sees a game changer coming by the end of the month.  —  That's when the Supreme Court rules on the constitutionality of President Obama's signature legislative accomplishment, the Affordable Care Act.

MCSO arrests girl, 6, suspected of illegal immigration  —  Maricopa County Sheriff Office deputies arrested a 6-year-old suspected illegal immigrant Friday, the day President Barack Obama softened the country's deportation policy toward young illegal immigrants.

Obama's Harvard law professor says ‘President MUST be defeated in 2012’ (even though he's the man Barack used to have on speed dial)  —  A former professor of Barack Obama has turned against his one-time student and publicly urged voters not to re-elect him.

Greece as Victim  —  Ever since Greece hit the skids, we've heard a lot about what's wrong with everything Greek.  Some of the accusations are true, some are false — but all of them are beside the point.  Yes, there are big failings in Greece's economy, its politics and no doubt its society.

Egypt's military issues decree giving vast powers to armed forces, but few to president  —  CAIRO — Egypt's military leaders issued a constitutional decree Sunday that gave the armed forces sweeping powers and degraded the presidency to a subservient role, as the Muslim Brotherhood declared …

WBUR Poll: Angus King Heavy Favorite To Replace Sen. Snowe  —  A new WBUR poll shows former Maine Gov. Angus King as the heavy favorite to replace retiring Republican Sen. Olympia Snowe.  Current poll numbers have King, who is running as an independent, with 50 percent of likely voters …

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The Obama Campaign Needs an Intervention  —  During a focus group in Denver last week, Jeffrey Penny laid out his “criteria” for giving President Barack Obama his vote this year as he did in 2008.  —  “I just want to see specifics and quit the trash talk,” the 31-year-old web designer …

Romney: No need to detail how I'll pay for massive tax cuts.  Just trust me.  —  There's a great deal to chew on in Mitt Romney's interview with Bob Schieffer, which just aired on CBS.  —  Romney repeatedly refused to say whether he'd repeal Obama's order to halt deportations of DREAM-eligible youth.

The Oatmeal v. FunnyJunk, Part IV: Charles Carreon Sues Everybody  —  Background: the previous entries in our coverage of Charles Carreon's bizarre and contemptible behavior on behalf of his client, FunnyJunk, against The Oatmeal can be found here at Part I, Part II, and Part III.

Chris Christie: Call Me, Mitt  —  Did the Jersey governor blow his White House chances?  He talks to Peter J. Boyer about why he passed on running—and how Romney could talk him into being his running mate.  —  The most consequential vote of the political season may well have been one that occurred …

Obama plays 100th round of golf as president  —  CHICAGO — President Obama is spending Father's Day in his hometown playing the 100th round of golf of his presidency.  —  After a late night at the wedding of senior adviser Valerie Jarrett's daughter Laura, the president was out of the house …

What Rio Can Do  —  Twenty years after the largest gathering of heads of state in history at the 1992 Earth Summit, the world's nations are returning to Rio de Janeiro to negotiate further progress toward sustainable development.  —  The 80-page draft text that the delegates will be discussing addresses a number of important issues.

The Hill Poll: Voters fear US could slip into a double-dip recession  —  A massive majority of likely voters fear America could be slipping into a second economic downturn just four years after the Great Recession, according to a new poll for The Hill.  —  But people remain split …

GOP convention features ‘Obama library’ outhouse with painted-on bullet holes  —  MISSOULA — Political conventions often feature unique offerings.  But the gun/shovel/duct tape raffle and the bullet-"pocked" outhouse at the Montana GOP convention might have pushed the envelope.