Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu vows Israel will do ‘whatever is necessary’ in fight with Hamas  —  Smoke rises during an Israeli offensive in the east of Gaza City.  A humanitarian truce in the Gaza Strip collapsed on Sunday after a barrage of rockets fired by Palestinian militants was met …

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 …

CNN Poll: Romney tops Obama but loses to Clinton  —  Washington (CNN) - If a rematch of the 2012 presidential election were held today, GOP nominee Mitt Romney would top President Barack Obama in the popular vote, according to a new national survey.  —  But a CNN/ORC International poll …

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.

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 …

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 …

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)

NSA: Less need now for Snowden deal  —  A top National Security Agency offficial says there's less need now for the U.S. Government to cut a deal with leaker Edward Snowden than there was after his wave of surveillance disclosures began more than a year ago.

100 days to go  —  Red-state Democrats are hanging tough despite a toxic environment, but Republicans are hopeful about late-breaking opportunities in a pair of swing states.  —  The GOP needs to net six seats for Senate control and already have a trio of conservative open seats in the bag.

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” …

Anti-Semitism on the march: Europe braces for violence  —  Fears of violence and anti-Semitism at major protest marches planned in Berlin and other German cities this weekend against Israeli operations in Gaza  —  European cities are braced for violent clashes this weekend as people …