Fox's Wallace Stunned: GOP Leaders Sent Me Opposition Research on Ted Cruz  —  Fox News Sunday host Chris Wallace said Sunday morning that he'd received opposition research from other Republicans about Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) in advance of Cruz's appearance this morning …

Hillary in Midair  —  She's learned from her mistakes.  Three years before November 8, 2016, she's working hard to be relaxed, calm, easy.  But, all the while, the old Clinton gears are whirring.  —  For four years, Hillary Rodham Clinton flew around the world as President Barack Obama's secretary …

Life Among the Barbarians  —  Phyllis Chesler is a psychologist and academic whose writings we have quoted from time to time over the years.  Ms. Chesler has always had a rather skeptical attitude toward Islam, in particular with regard to its treatment of women.

Conflicting reports emerge about exact role Israelis are playing; Kenya attack death toll rises to 59, as standoff with Qaida-linked group continues.  —  Israeli advisers are helping Kenya formulate a strategy to end a siege at a Nairobi shopping mall where Islamist militants have killed …

NRA's LaPierre on Navy Yard Shooting: 'There Weren't Enough Good Guys With Guns'  —  National Rifle Association Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre appeared on Meet the Press Sunday morning to discuss last week's Navy Yard shooting that left thirteen dead, including gunman Aaron Alexis.

America's Billionaire  —  WASHINGTON — WHEN you're trapped in a city with House Republican gargoyles who don't understand math or history, much less reality, sometimes you crave a dose of grandfatherly wisdom.  —  Speaker John Boehner, trapped under the thumb of Tea Party anarchists …

Pelosi says ‘the cupboard is bare’  —  House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi says that while deficit reduction is a laudable goal, there are precious few spending cuts left to negotiate in exchange for raising the debt ceiling.  —  “The cupboard is bare,” the California Democrat …

‘A big act’: Newark mayor's ‘urban legends’  —  Gunshots rang out between the red-brick apartment buildings at Pilgrim Village, and Newark Mayor Cory Booker ran to the noise.  When Wazn Miller — the 19-year-old who was shot and bleeding — fell, Booker was there to catch him.  —  It was April 19, 2004.

California signs state's first fracking rules … California Gov. Jerry Brown signed legislation Friday that will establish the state's first rules detailing how oil drillers use hydraulic fracturing, otherwise known as fracking, to crack underground rock formations and free up oil and natural gas.