Trey Gowdy: Hillary Clinton wiped her server clean  —  Hillary Clinton wiped “clean” the private server housing emails from her tenure as secretary of state, the chairman of the House committee investigating the 2012 terrorist attacks in Benghazi said Friday.

Lubitz was sitting in this cockpit, pictured, when he commanded the jet to crash into the Alps at 400mph  —  10.29am: Passengers would have been aware that the plane, after reaching its cruising height of 38,000ft, was gradually dropping because the skies were clear, affording stunning views …

Senate will wait to vote on Medicare deal  —  Senators will wait until they return from a two-week recess to vote on a Medicare deal that passed the House on Thursday.  —  The House voted Thursday to repeal automatic payment cuts to doctors under Medicare, known as the “doc fix.”

These Obama administration quotes about Yemen are almost too cringe-worthy to read  —  Yemen is descending into chaos — and the Obama administration's response, at least in its public statements about the crisis, has been a total mess.  —  The central Yemeni government …

Scottsdale PD: Yoga instructor flashed, abused kids at bar mitzvah  —  Scottsdale woman accused of performing sex act on 15 year old  —  Scottsdale police have arrested a 32-year-old woman on suspicion of multiple sex crimes after officers were told she performed oral sex on a 15-year-old boy …

Wall Street isn't happy with us  —  In 2008, the financial sector collapsed and nearly brought down our whole economy.  What were the ingredients behind that crash?  Recklessness on Wall Street and a willingness in Washington to play along with whatever the big banks wanted.

Rand Paul Suggests Gay Marriage Is The Result Of A ‘Moral Crisis’ In America  —  In a video posted yesterday by the Christian Broadcasting Network, Rand Paul addressed “a group of pastors and religious leaders at a private prayer breakfast” in Washington D.C. on Thursday about the need for …

GOP congressman: Ted Cruz backers are making boorish phone calls to my office  —  Rep. Peter D. King (R-N.Y.) is not a fan of Sen. Ted Cruz, the Texas senator, newly announced presidential candidate, and fellow Republican.  —  “To me, he's just a guy with a big mouth and no results,” he told CNN this week.

Boy's ‘military haircut’ spurs suspension threat, outcry  —  A young boy's high and tight haircut meant to honor his soldier-stepbrother earned him the threat of suspension from an elementary school named for a Medal of Honor recipient, and the fallout from the incident has led a Tennessee school district to increase security measures.

An Open Letter to States Considering Imposing Discrimination Laws  —  A little over one year ago I wrote an open letter to then-Arizona Governor Jan Brewer requesting that she veto SB 1062, a bill that would have allowed businesses in the state to discriminate against consumers.

For G.O.P., Support for Israel Becomes New Litmus Test  —  WASHINGTON — When former Secretary of State James A. Baker III accused Israel's leader this week of undermining the chances of peace in the region, he said nothing more than the kinds of things he had said at times when he was in office a quarter-century ago.

Exclusive: TSA's Secret Behavior Checklist to Spot Terrorists  —  Fidgeting, whistling, sweaty palms.  Add one point each.  Arrogance, a cold penetrating stare, and rigid posture, two points.  —  These are just a few of the suspicious signs that the Transportation Security Administration directs …

Rep. Tammy Duckworth to announce for Senate on Monday  —  WASHINGTON - Rep. Tammy Duckworth D-Ill., will announce a 2016 Senate bid on Monday, the Chicago Sun-Times has learned.  She is aiming to win the Democratic nomination to run against Sen. Mark Kirk R-Ill.

Dog or Jewish Boyfriend?  A Quiz  —  Do the following statements refer to (a) my dog or (b) my Jewish boyfriend?  —  1. The first thing I noticed about him was his eyes.  —  2. We love to spend hours in bed together on Sunday mornings.  —  3. He's crazy for cream cheese.

Records on Cheney's shooting incident to be released  —  The National Archives is preparing to release a set of White House records relating to the 2006 incident in which Vice President Dick Cheney shot one of his hunting partners during an outing in Texas.  A slew of official photos …

Brits: Iran nuke deal would be vague, unwritten  —  No specifics, nothing written, perhaps not even anything that Iran and the international negotiating partners say as one—that's the most to expect out of the nuclear talks now running up against the deadline in Switzerland, British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said Friday.