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.

Sarah Palin Launches Her Own TV Channel Online  —  Sarah Palin - former governor of Alaska, erstwhile candidate for VP of the U.S. and polarizing public figure - has unveiled a new subscription-based Internet TV network that promises direct access to her and her supporters.

Outside Money Drives a Deluge of Political Ads  —  WASHINGTON — An explosion of spending on political advertising on television — set to break $2 billion in congressional races, with overall spots up nearly 70 percent since the 2010 midterm election — is accelerating the rise of moneyed interests …

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 …

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.

Obama: US Worried About Worsening Gaza Conditions  —  President Barack Obama is telling Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that the United States is growing more concerned about the rising number of civilian deaths in the Gaza war that is entering its third week.

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 …

Cameroon deputy prime minister's wife kidnapped by Boko Haram  —  Amadou Ali and family came under fire in town of Kolofata, with militants taking his wife, in group's third attack this week  —  The wife of Cameroon's vice-prime minister was kidnapped and at least three people were killed …

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 …