John Kerry: The betrayal  —  Op-ed: Astoundingly, the secretary's intervention in the Hamas war empowers the Gaza terrorist government bent on destroying Israel  —  When The Times of Israel's Avi Issacharoff first reported the content of John Kerry's ceasefire proposal on Friday afternoon …

GOP wants to show it can govern  —  House Republicans want to use their final week in Washington before the August recess to send a signal that they are ready to govern.  —  As the country's attention turns to the fight for control of the House and Senate, Republicans want to show …

The New Republican Populism  —  WHEN Barack Obama won the White House in 2008, he did so in an unusual way for a Democrat: As the candidate of the rich.  He raised more in large-dollar donations than any of his rivals and raked in more cash from Wall Street than John McCain.

Crazy Eyes Bachmann Wants Central American Children Put In Indoctrination Camps (UPDATED)  —  Michele Bachmann explained her plan for raising thousands of good, God-fearing Republican migrant children.  Updated... sorry everyone, it seems we were duped.  —  (UPDATE: It appears we were duped and this story is from a satire site.

My Challenge to the Washington Post  —  To reclaim your credibility (and the mainstream media's, at large), I challenge you to engage in the same aggressive investigative journalism you courageously employed 42 years ago covering President Nixon.  The public knows of our current president's incompetence …

At 2:30 A.M., Jews Blast Shema Prayer at Muslim Neighborhood  —  Tired of waking up to muezzin calls on loudspeakers in the middle of the night, Jews from Armon Hanatziv in Jerusalem mounted an aural counterattack.  —  Armed with loudspeakers, they blasted the “Shema” incantation …

Federal judge overturns Washington DC ban on guns in public AFP 57 mins ago  —  Washington (AFP) - A federal judge ruled that the ban on citizens carrying handguns in public in the US capital is unconstitutional.  —  In a 19-page opinion, Judge Frederick Scullin ruled on Saturday that …

Republicans' Senate Chances Rise Slightly to 60 Percent, Data Show  —  Other and undecided responses are not shown.  Both Senate seats in South Carolina and Oklahoma are up for election in 2014.  —  Source: YouGov (CBS/New York Times 2014 Election Panel, conducted July 5 to 24, 2014)

Fox News Contributor Calls On U.S. To Welcome Immigrant Children  —  Conservative columnist and pundit George Will  —  Conservative columnist and Fox News contributor George Will has long been an advocate for immigration reform, including a conservative version of a “path to citizenship” …

As Libya Implodes, “Smart Diplomacy” Becoming a Punch Line  —  The reckless and thoughtless Libya intervention just keeps looking worse.  But don't read the critics to see how horrible things are: as the government announces that the U.S. has officially evacuated its embassy in Tripoli this morning …

Kerry ‘completely capitulated’ to Hamas in ceasefire proposal, say Israeli sources  —  Israeli ministers on Friday unanimously rejected US secretary's offer, but didn't publicize their decision to avoid a diplomatic showdown, official sources say  —  Israeli government sources …