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 …

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.

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 …

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 …