Jeb Bush's foreign policy team is eerily familiar, in one Venn diagram  —  Former Florida governor Jeb Bush will announce his foreign policy vision in a speech Wednesday in Chicago.  Accompanying that speech is a rollout of a slate of experts who will help guide the candidate on foreign policy issues.

Op-Ed President Obama: Our fight against violent extremism  —  The United States has made significant gains against terrorism.  We've decimated the core al Qaeda leadership, strengthened homeland security and worked to prevent another large-scale attack like 9/11.  —  At the same time, the threat has evolved.

South Dakota Lawmaker: ‘Planned Parenthood Worse Than ISIS’  —  A Republican South Dakota lawmaker on Monday compared Planned Parenthood to the Islamic State in a blog post about his bill banning a surgical abortion procedure.  —  In a blog post titled “Planned Parenthood worse than ISIS and lying about it …

Guy Who Gets Paid to Say Obamacare Doesn't Work Can't Find a Single True Fact to Support His Case  —  It's the Heritage Foundation.  We are dealing with morons here.  —  Obamacare has increased enrollment in its health care exchanges to more than 11 million, and the conservative response …

Is President Obama a Muslim?  A lot has been written about this, but if photographs speak louder than words, then a photo taken at last August's U.S.-African Leaders' Summit in Washington D.C. might shed considerable light.  —  It shows Barack Hussein Obama flashing the one-finger affirmation …

Justice Dept. could sue Ferguson for racial discrimination  —  Will the Attorney General sue Ferguson's police?  —  Washington (CNN)The Justice Department is preparing to bring a lawsuit against the Ferguson, Missouri, police department over a pattern of racially discriminatory tactics used by officers …

Dr. Seuss returns with newly discovered book  —  Dr. Seuss long ago passed from the scene but old manuscripts by the beloved children's author keep turning up.  —  Random House Children's Books said Wednesday it will publish a recently discovered manuscript with Dr. Seuss sketches, called What Pet Should I Get, on July 28.

Is Clinton a liberal Reagan?  —  It is very possible that Hillary Clinton will be elected president by a substantial margin, return the Senate to Democratic control, name Supreme Court justices who will create a liberal court for a generation and help elect enough Democrats to the House …

Guantánamo Conviction of Australian Is Overturned  —  WASHINGTON — A military appeals court on Wednesday overturned the terrorism conviction of an Australian whose guilty plea was once hailed as a sign that the tribunal system at the Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, prison would be swift and effective.

Oklahoma Bill Banning AP US History Would Make Students Study Ten Commandments, 3 Speeches By Reagan  —  An Oklahoma bill banning Advanced Placement U.S. History would also require schools to instruct students in a long list of “foundational documents,” including the Ten Commandments, two sermons and three speeches by Ronald Reagan.

BOOK BOMB!  Novellas from the Sad Puppies Slate!  —  Today we are Book Bombing the three suggested novellas from the Sad Puppies slate.  These are novellas that the Evil Legion of Evil thinks are great, and should be considered for fancy awards.  No gimmicks, no BS, just awesome stuff.

Failed Theory Posed by Wall Street Dems Puts Hillary Clinton in a Bind  —  Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks with former U.S. Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin at Columbia University Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2000, in New York.  —  There was a time where it was plausible to argue that more education …

Bad lieutenant: American police brutality, exported from Chicago to Guantánamo  —  Exclusive: At the notorious wartime prison, Richard Zuley oversaw a shocking military interrogation that has become a permanent stain on his country.  Part one of a Guardian investigation reveals …

The Growing Effort To Protect LGBT People From Discrimination Under The Civil Rights Act Of 1964  —  After decades of failed attempts to pass LGBT job protections through Congress, change could be coming instead through the historic civil rights law.  A new memorandum from the Equal Employment …

Woman who fatally shot herself in eye was adjusting her bra holster, St. Joseph police say  —  ST. JOSEPH, MI — A woman who accidentally shot herself in the eye on New Years Day at her Lake Michigan home was adjusting the handgun in her bra holster, police say.

Muslims To Form ‘Peace Ring’ Around Norwegian Synagogue After Copenhagen Attacks  —  A group of Muslims plan on forming a “peace ring” around a synagogue in Oslo, Norway, following the recent attack on a synagogue in Copenhagen.  —  Hajrad Arshad, the 17-year-old organizing the event …

Chelsea condemn fans who pushed black man off Paris Métro  —  Chelsea have strongly condemned a group of their supporters who have been caught on video singing a racist song and preventing a black man from boarding the Paris Métro.  —  The footage, obtained exclusively by the Guardian …