Why Hillary Clinton's Campaign Frightens Democrats  —  Hillary Clinton, who reportedly will announce her candidacy this weekend, is such a prohibitive favorite to win the Democratic presidential nomination that she more or less cleared the field simply by behaving like someone who was going to run.

Bloomberg Politics Poll: Democrats and Independents Don't Want a Hillary Coronation  —  If Hillary Clinton is to become her party's 2016 presidential nominee, independents and even Democrats overwhelmingly want to see her earn the title, according to a Bloomberg Politics national poll …

Rand Paul, Media Darling  —  If you're a member of the Washington media, odds are you've spent at least some time over the past 48 hours discussing Rand Paul's entry into the presidential race and his testy exchanges about abortion with an Associated Press reporter.

No Firing Pins, Please, as the N.R.A. Gathers  —  Seventy-thousand people are expected to attend the National Rifle Association's convention opening on Friday in Tennessee, and not one of them will be allowed to come armed with guns that can actually shoot.  After all the N.R.A. propaganda about how …

The New York Times Is Blatantly Lying About Guns At The NRA Annual Convention  —  In a scathing editorial this morning, the New York Times editorial board excoriated the National Rifle Association (NRA) for banning all working weapons from its annual convention in Nashville this weekend: