Authorities release dash cam footage from Michael Slager's patrol car before fatal shooting  —  The State Law Enforcement Division has released a copy of the dash cam footage from North Charleston police officer Michael Slager's patrol car in the moments before he fatally wounded Walter Scott.

SOURCE: Hillary Clinton will announce her 2016 campaign this weekend  —  A source with knowledge of Hillary Clinton's plans has confirmed that she will officially announce her 2016 presidential bid on Saturday or Sunday.  This will be imminently followed by campaign travel.

Rand Paul's Petulance With Reporters Will Ruin Him  —  You wouldn't know it based on reputation, but Senator Rand Paul is the most charismatic presidential candidate in the Republican Party.  Senator Marco Rubio generates the most buzz in this arena because he doesn't stumble under questioning …

Get a Rare Glimpse of Dinesh D'Souza's Life After Conviction  —  D'Souza, who spends his nights in a confinement center, reflects on his sense of humor, his conservative bona fides, and what he sees as Obama's wrath.  —  Vanity Fair contributing editor Evgenia Peretz profiles conservative pundit Dinesh D'Souza in the May 2015 issue.

Ayatollah Khamenei Accuses WH of ‘Lying,’ Being ‘Deceptive,’ and Having ‘Devilish’ Intentions  —  President Obama has long known that the real decision maker in Iran is Ayatollah Khamenei, the so-called supreme leader.  While other Iranian officials have negotiated with Western powers …

10 questions for Ted Cruz  —  Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas grew famous nationally through his zealous attacks on President Obama's health law.  Shortly after entering the 2016 Republican presidential race, Cruz sat down with me at Ninfa's, one of his favorite Tex-Mex restaurants in Houston.

The G.O.P. Presidential Field Looks Chaotic.  It's Not.  —  The 2016 Republican candidates can already be sorted into roles that tell us a lot about their chances of winning the nomination.  —  The Republican primary battle has been called a wide-open contest — the “deepest” and “strongest” field in many cycles.

White House mocks Netanyahu on Twitter  —  The White House on Wednesday took a shot at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu by using a cartoon bomb to defend its nuclear deal with Iran.  —  The bomb diagram attached to a White House tweet looked a lot like a chart used by Netanyahu during …

‘Draft Biden’ movement imagines vice president in Corvette  —  Those hoping to draw Joe Biden into launching the 2016 presidential race are looking to rev up support by getting others to imagine the 72-year-old former senator driving a Corvette.  —  Organizers behind the Draft Biden 2016 super-PAC …

Iran Whip List: Liberals push back  —  Senate Democratic support is softening for a measure empowering Congress to review an Iran nuclear deal amid strong White House opposition.  —  Supporters had touted the backing of 66 senators, just one short of the two-thirds needed to override a threatened veto from President Obama.

‘America is the real terrorist and my boys are the best’: Boston Marathon bombers' defiant mother rails against Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's guilty verdict in bizarre rant as he faces death penalty  — Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was emotionless with his head bowed as the verdict was read out in U.S. District Court in Boston on Wednesday afternoon

Most Americans side with gays in religious freedom disputes: Reuters/Ipsos poll  —  (Reuters) - A majority of Americans believe businesses should not be allowed to refuse services based on their religious beliefs in the wake of controversies in Indiana and Arkansas over gay rights and religious freedom …

Kansas's Failed Experiment  —  Governor Sam Brownback of Kansas (Orlin Wagner/AP)  —  Surviving a tough reelection race, as Sam Brownback did in Kansas last year, can often be a cleansing experience for a governor.  It should certainly bring relief.  After all, Brownback managed to earn …

Rand Paul Campaign Sends Cease-And-Desist To Stations Running Iran Attack Ad  —  Paul's lawyers claim the Foundation for a Secure and Prosperous America is running false and defamatory ads.  The intra-Republican Iran fight could be ugly.  —  Darren Mccollester / Getty Images

Aboard Flights, Conflicts Over Seat Assignments and Religion  —  Francesca Hogi, 40, had settled into her aisle seat for the flight from New York to London when the man assigned to the adjoining window seat arrived and refused to sit down.  He said his religion prevented him from sitting beside a woman who was not his wife.

Silent protest, boycott greet Wiccan priestess at Iowa House  —  DES MOINES — What would Jesus do?  —  If he were a member of the Iowa Legislature, Rep. Rob Taylor believes he would peacefully protest the morning prayer by a Wiccan priestess.  —  So the West Des Moines Republican turned …