Kerry caught on open mic  —  Secretary of State John Kerry was caught on an open mic just before his interview with “Fox News Sunday” candidly speaking about the conflict in Gaza.  —  “It's a hell of a pinpoint operation, it's a hell of a pinpoint operation,” Kerry said to an aide on the phone, with some measure of frustration.

What we learned from liberals at Netroots Nation  —  DETROIT — At a high-profile gathering of progressives this week, Hillary Clinton was tolerated, Barack Obama was pitied, and Elizabeth Warren was treated like a hero.  —  The annual liberal confab known as Netroots Nation brought together …

Senate Intel chief: Putin should ‘man up’ on plane disaster  —  (CNN) - Russian President Vladimir Putin should “man up” and offer clear explanations amid important questions about the crash of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Dianne Feinstein said on Sunday.

James Garner, Witty, Handsome Leading Man, Dies at 86  —  James Garner, the wry and handsome leading man who slid seamlessly between television and the movies but was best known as the amiable gambler Bret Maverick in the 1950s western “Maverick” and the cranky sleuth Jim Rockford in the 1970s series …

Obama aides were warned of brewing border crisis  —  Nearly a year before President Obama declared a humanitarian crisis on the border, a team of experts arrived at the Fort Brown patrol station in Brownsville, Tex., and discovered a makeshift transportation depot for a deluge of foreign children.

We Have Lost Our Beloved Friend, Dan Markel  —  We write this together, all of us, as a community.  Our friend Dan Markel has been taken from us, suddenly and terribly.  His law school, the Florida State University College of Law, will issue an announcement in due time.

Palin: 'I don't need lectures from Eric Holder'  —  Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin hit back at Attorney General Eric Holder on Saturday for criticizing her call to impeach President Obama over the border crisis.  —  “I don't need lectures from Eric Holder, a guy - get this …

‘The Ideal Head’: Bizarre Racial Teachings From a 1906 Textbook  —  I recently opened an online order and discovered an unexpected bonus: As a buffer against damage, the seller had included a 1906 elementary school textbook called Frye's First Steps in Geography.

Netanyahu finally calls out Erdogan for anti-Semitic statements  —  Meretz's Gal-On calls Turkish leader's comments that he made at a campaign rally “despicable, vile and irresponsible.”  —  After years of publicly restraining himself regarding Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan …