Go to hell  —  Hillary Clinton had something to say to the media about her email.  It wasn't too subtle.  —  Lead image by Getty.  —  Hillary Clinton was likable enough, answering questions calmly though with a weary smile.  She even offered a feint toward humility, allowing that …

Republicans Admit: That Iran Letter Was a Dumb Idea  —  A day after releasing a letter that potentially threatened the administration's negotiations with Iran, some Republicans who signed on are realizing it was a bad call.  —  Behind the scenes, Republicans are wondering if sending …

Ferguson City Manager Cited in Justice Department Report Resigns  —  FERGUSON, Mo. — The city manager of Ferguson, Mo., who a Department of Justice report said was responsible for overseeing the city's operations as it engaged in racially biased and unconstitutional policing practices, has resigned.

Aaron Schock: I ‘certainly hope’ I didn't break the law  —  The embattled congressman gets testy in a face-to-face interview.  —  Getty  —  PEORIA, Ill. — The question to Rep. Aaron Schock was simple: Do you think you've broken any rules or federal laws?  But the scandal-plagued congressman did not have a definitive answer.

Jeb Bush, Scott Walker emerging as front-runners for GOP nod — and rivals  —  It started with a subtle poke at Jeb Bush almost two months ago, when Scott Walker suggested that Republicans need “a new, fresh approach.”  Since then, Walker has continued jabbing, casting himself as the …

Parker Rice, parents of Levi Pettit apologize for ‘horrible mistake’ made in OU SAE video  —  Update at 6:40 p.m.: Moments after Levi Pettit's family apologized for their son's behavior in the SAE video, Parker Rice — the recent Jesuit College Preparatory School of Dallas graduate — sent his own apology, via his father Bob.

Ted Cruz's claim that the IRS tax code has more words than the Bible  —  In a speech to the International Association of Fire Fighters, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.) talked about how the U.S. could restore “growth and opportunity” for small businesses, saying the answer is through tax and regulatory reform.

America's Dangerous Defense Cuts  —  Threats are rising around the globe, yet the U.S. is poised to cut $1 trillion from the Pentagon over 10 years.  —  Providing for national defense is the highest constitutional responsibility of the federal government, which congressional Republicans now share in equal measure with President Obama.

TPP at the NABE  —  I was in DC yesterday, giving a talk to the National Association of Business Economists.  The subject was the Trans-Pacific Partnership; slides for my talk are here.  —  Not to keep you in suspense, I'm thumbs down.  I don't think the proposal is likely to be the terrible …

Senators bring back online sales tax bill  —  A bipartisan group of senators is taking another crack at online sales tax legislation.  —  Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Sens. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.), Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.) and Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.) rolled out the Marketplace Fairness Act …

Retired correction officer shoots, kills man at Borough Hall station in Brooklyn after brawl on 4 train: police  —  Bloody pandemonium erupted in Borough Hall station in Brooklyn Tuesday night when a retired correction officer shot and killed an apparently unarmed man who had confronted him on a train moments earlier, police said.

Jurors hit Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams with $7.4-million verdict  —  A federal jury found Tuesday that the 2013 hit song “Blurred Lines” infringed on the Marvin Gaye chart-topper “Got to Give It Up,” awarding nearly $7.4 million to Gaye's children.  —  Jurors found against singer …

Pope says of risk from terrorists: 'My life is in God's hands'  —  ROME — To mark the two-year anniversary of his pontificate Friday, Pope Francis gave an exclusive interview to a group of youngsters from a slum of Buenos Aires, answering written questions on such disparate topics as drug trafficking …

Notice to those Commenting on the Armor Piercing Ammunition Exemption Framework  —  Thank you for your interest in ATF's proposed framework for determining whether certain projectiles are “primarily intended for sporting purposes” within the meaning of 18 U.S.C. 921(a)(17)(C).