McConnell Throws in Towel on DHS Fight, but Reid Is Waiting for Boehner to Cave (Updated)  —  Reid is holding out for more.  (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)  —  Updated 5:20 p.m. |  In an extraordinary sequence of events, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell offered Democrats exactly …

Trayvon Martin: DOJ Set to Announce No Charges Against George Zimmerman … While the public waits for a Justice Department announcement over two separate investigations spurred by the summer shooting of an unarmed teenager in Ferguson, Missouri, the department is going to first announce its findings in the killing of Trayvon Martin.

Obama: Keystone pipeline bill ‘has earned my veto’  —  WASHINGTON — President Obama vetoed a bill Tuesday that would have approved the Keystone XL pipeline, making good on a threat to reject a proposal embraced by Republicans as a jobs measure but opposed by environmentalists as contributing to climate change.

The disappeared: Chicago police detain Americans at abuse-laden ‘black site’  —  The Chicago police department operates an off-the-books interrogation compound, rendering Americans unable to be found by family or attorneys while locked inside what lawyers say is the domestic equivalent of a CIA black site.

Ron Paul: Black Caucus Only Against War Because They Want That Money For Food Stamps  —  “They are really against war because they want all of that money to go to food stamps for people here.”  —  w.soundcloud.com  —  Former Republican Rep. Ron Paul, the father of potential presidential candidate Rand Paul …

Eric Garner's daughter on Al Sharpton: 'He's all about the money'  —  Al Sharpton (left) and Erica Snipes.  —  Al Sharpton is all about the Benjamins, a daughter of police chokehold victim Eric Garner claims in a bombshell videotape.  —  Erica Snipes tees off on the reverend as interested primarily …

Democratic FCC commissioner balks at net neutrality rules  —  A Democrat on the Federal Communications Commission wants to narrow the scope of new net neutrality rules that are set for a vote on Thursday, The Hill has learned.  —  Mignon Clyburn, one of three Democrats on the FCC …

Walker breaks out in national GOP race  —  PPP's newest national Republican poll finds a clear leader in the race for the first time: Scott Walker is at 25% to 18% for Ben Carson, 17% for Jeb Bush, and 10% for Mike Huckabee.  Rounding out the field of contenders are Chris Christie and Ted Cruz at 5% …

Former L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa won't run for U.S. Senate  —  Former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa announced Tuesday that he would not enter the race for Barbara Boxer's seat in the U.S. Senate, leaving state Atty. Gen. Kamala Harris as the only major candidate.

Do Voters Believe Obama Loves America?  —  U.S. voters overwhelmingly say they love this country, but one-out-of-three doesn't believe President Obama feels that way.  —  The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 35% of Likely U.S. Voters agree with this statement …

Black conservatives seek to draft Condoleezza Rice for Senate race  —  The Black Conservatives Fund wants to draft former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice for a Senate bid in 2016, as they argue she represents the GOP's best chance to win a Senate seat in deep-blue California.

Nevada Lawmaker Says Cancer Is A Fungus, Recommends Simply Washing It Out  —  CREDIT: AP Photo/Cathleen Allison, File  —  Nevada Assemblywoman Michele Fiore (R) wants to reform the rules of end-of-life medical care so that more cancer patients can simply flush out their disease using baking soda.

Durbin: Selma Anniversary Should Give GOP Pause About Opposing Loretta Lynch  —  Race and a top nomination for the Obama cabinet.  —  The nomination of Loretta Lynch for attorney general has not moved through the Senate quite as quickly as Democrats had hoped.

Hugh Hewitt to moderate first GOP presidential debate  —  Radio talk-show host Hugh Hewitt will moderate the first Republican presidential debate as part of a partnership between Salem Media Group and CNN.  The debate will take place Sept. 16 at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California.

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Video Shows Cop Making Unprovoked Attack On Homeless Man  —  Cell phone video captured at a bus terminal in Ft. Lauderdale shows a police officer throwing a homeless man to the ground and slapping him for trespassing.  However, the incident is not an isolated one.

Bill O'Reilly and Fox News Redouble Defense of His Falklands Reporting  —  The Fox News host Bill O'Reilly on Monday stepped up his defense against reports that he embellished stories about his war reporting earlier in his career, while some former colleagues continued to say he had exaggerated his experiences.

That Time Harry Reid Wore Dark Sunglasses to a News Conference … Sen. Harry Reid sported some new, hip eyewear on Capitol Hill weeks after an exercising injury that might ultimately cost him vision in his right eye.  —  Reid started out the day on the Senate floor with a giant bandage across …

As Cuba Shifts Toward Capitalism, Inequality Grows More Visible  —  HAVANA — The river where Jonas Echevarria fishes cuts through neighborhoods brimming with new fine restaurants, spas and boutiques, springing up in Cuba's accelerating push toward private enterprise.

Growing Support for Campaign Against ISIS - and Possible Use of U.S. Ground Troops  —  Shifting Views on How Best to Defeat Global Terrorism  —  The public has grown more supportive of the U.S. fight against ISIS, as about twice as many approve (63%) as disapprove (30%) …

Time for 2016 Democrats to Answer  —  FROM: RNC Communications Director Sean Spicer  —  RE: Time for 2016 Democrats to Answer  —  A review of news coverage from the last week using the TVEyes media monitoring database reveals that the controversies surrounding the Clinton Foundation's foreign donations …