Senator: Obama Administration Secretly Suspended Military Aid to Egypt  —  The White House has quietly placed military aid to Egypt on hold, despite not saying publicly whether the Egyptian military takeover was a coup, Josh Rogin reports exclusively.  —  The U.S. government has decided privately …

LePage is heard to say Obama ‘hates white people’  —  Two Republican lawmakers confirm that the governor made the remark at a fundraiser last week.  —  Gov. Paul LePage last week told a group of Republicans that President Barack Obama “hates white people,” according to two state lawmakers who heard the remark directly.

Why the White House is uneasy with picking Janet Yellen as Fed chair  —  Obama advisers have reservations about having the current Fed vice chairwoman succeed Ben Bernanke.  (Federal Reserve/Flickr)  —  Many of the economic advisers whom President Obama consults with favor Larry Summers to be the next chair of the Federal Reserve.

Obama administration asks Supreme Court to allow warrantless cellphone searches  —  If the police arrest you, do they need a warrant to rifle through your cellphone?  Courts have been split on the question.  Last week the Obama administration asked the Supreme Court to resolve the issue …

The Clinton dramas: Here we go again  —  Tabloid headlines.  Personal dramas.  Organizational disarray.  Score-settling between rival factions documented in news accounts like a soap opera.  —  Does this have a familiar ring?  —  No one - or mostly no one - truly believes the swirl …

Three teens accused of murder of baseball player Chris Lane identified  — Lane's death a tragedy with no rhyme or reason  — I love you so much: Girlfriend's moving tribute  — Parents of two accused teens say they didn't do it  — Girlfriend 'doesn't care' what happens to ‘evil’ teens

Ted Cruz: Okay, I'll Renounce My Canadian Citizenship!  —  This is getting to be more fun than I thought it would be.  Ted Cruz is a natural born American citizen blah blah blah.  But because he was born in Canada he's actually a Canadian citizen too.  He's a dual citizen.

Cruz Calls 'Why Don't We Impeach' Obama ‘Good Question’  —  Conroe, Texas - Asked about the possibility of impeaching President Obama, Ted Cruz did not rule it out.  —  In a question and answer session following a speech he gave at a Montgomery County GOP dinner last night …

Forced Exposure ~pj  —  The owner of Lavabit tells us that he's stopped using email and if we knew what he knew, we'd stop too.  —  There is no way to do Groklaw without email.  Therein lies the conundrum.  —  What to do?  —  What to do?  I've spent the last couple of weeks trying to figure it out.

A Q&A With Jill Abramson  —  The Times' top editor on mean bosses, liberal biases, and the demise of the Washington Post  —  For generations, the publishers of the great American newspapers were accidents of birth—sons and daughters (and assorted other relatives) who inherited their positions atop the masthead.

Three More Key Red States Could Still Sign Onto Obamacare  —  Virginia's Republican-controlled statehouse is getting closer to expanding Medicaid under Obamacare, a top GOP legislator said Monday.  —  State Sen. Emmett Hanger, who is heading the panel that was created by the legislature …

Sen. Lamar Alexander gets a challenge from the right  —  State Rep. Joe Carr bails out of race to knock off Congressman Scott DesJarlais, announces bid for U.S. Senate in 2014  —  Launching an insurgency campaign from the far right, Tennessee Rep. Joe Carr announced Tuesday …

TESLA MODEL S ACHIEVES BEST SAFETY RATING OF ANY CAR EVER TESTED  —  SETS NEW NHTSA VEHICLE SAFETY SCORE RECORD  —  Palo Alto, CA — Independent testing by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has awarded the Tesla Model S a 5-star safety rating, not just overall, but in every subcategory without exception.

Issa tops The Hill's 50 Wealthiest  —  The chief inquisitor of President Obama's White House is now Congress's richest man.  —  House Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) saw his fortune rise to at least $355 million in 2012, enough to take the crown on The Hill's 50 Wealthiest list.

Barney Frank: Viewers shouldn't think TV fiction about Washington dealings is real  —  ‘House of Cards’ depicts the democratic process inaccurately and unfairly and could fuel cynicism.  —  While in elected office, I had to deal with the things I was doing that annoyed other people.

Veteran GOP strategist endorses, advises McAuliffe  —  RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Longtime Republican political strategist Boyd Marcus is endorsing Democrat Terry McAuliffe for governor and will advise his campaign.  —  Marcus was an architect of Republican former Gov. Jim Gilmore's 1997 successful campaign.

51ST STATE QUESTION WILL BE ON WELD, PHILLIPS BALLOTS THIS FALL  —  Add Phillips and Weld to the list of northeastern Colorado counties getting serious about secession.  —  The commissioners of both counties voted Monday to place a question on the fall ballot asking voters if they wish to divorce Colorado and create a 51st state.

Obama's Egypt Policy Makes Perfect Sense  —  No, seriously.  —  The only thing that's really clear about U.S. Middle East policy these days is its stunning lack of clarity.  Neocons and liberal interventionists alike protest the confusion loudly, and a great many others with less ideological baggage silently scratch their heads.

Meet Sunny: The Obamas' New Puppy  —  Today the Obamas welcomed the newest member of their family - a little girl (puppy) named Sunny!  —  Sunny, the new Obama family dog, on the South Lawn of the White House, Aug. 19, 2013.  (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)  —  Pin

Elmore Leonard, Who Refined the Crime Thriller, Dies at 87  —  Elmore Leonard, the prolific crime novelist whose louche characters, deadpan dialogue and immaculate prose style in novels like “Get Shorty,” “Freaky Deaky,” “Glitz” and “La Brava” secured his status as a modern master of American genre writing …