RETRACTED: Nancy Reagan Gives Her Endorsement to ... Hillary Clinton?  —  Nancy Reagan is the subject of the second part of an upcoming History Channel series called “First Ladies In Their Own Words.”  Ron Reagan, the former first lady's son, is the host of the show, created in conjunction …

The Best Reason to Take Rand Paul Seriously Has Nothing to Do With His Politics  —  Although Rand Paul — who declared his bid for the presidency on Tuesday — has spent several years now inching toward the Republican mainstream, there is still a tendency among the political classes to view him as a sideshow candidate.

Hillary Clinton skeptics fear ‘an unstoppable train’  —  Democratic insiders see little hope for Clinton's opponents, whoever they turn out to be.  —  It's gotten to this point: Even the Democratic Party's Hillary skeptics are resigned to her being the party's nominee.

IS IRAN DEAL PART OF OBAMA-3RD-TERM SCHEME?  —  Exclusive: Alan Keyes looks at impact of BHO's ‘rapprochement with deadly evil’  —  Once a high-level Reagan-era diplomat, Alan Keyes is a long-time leader in the conservative movement.  He is well-known as a staunch pro-life champion …

Obamas file annual tax return showing $477,000 in income - but they paid $93,362 in federal taxes and got a $20,000 REFUND  —  President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, paid more than $93,000 in federal taxes last year on an adjusted gross income of more than $477,000, according to tax returns released Friday by the White House.

How high taxes and regulation are killing one of the most prosperous states in the nation  —  Upstate New York is becoming Detroit with grass.  —  Binghamton, New York — once a powerhouse of industry — is now approaching Detroit in many economic measures, according to the U.S. Census.

Dove Has Women Walk Through Doors Labeled “Beautiful” Or “Average” In Latest Campaign  —  Once again, soap is acting condescending.  This post has been updated.  —  This post was inappropriately deleted amid an ongoing conversation about how and when to publish personal opinion pieces on BuzzFeed.

Wayne LaPierre: Hillary ‘Will Bring a Permanent Darkness of Deceit and Despair’  —  At the NRA's annual convention today, Wayne LaPierre spent quite a lot of time in his speech talking about Hillary Clinton and how much they cannot let her become the next president.

White House defends trolling Netanyahu  —  The White House is standing by a tweet mocking Israeli Prime Minister Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu despite concerns it could further sour relations between the two countries.  —  A White House tweet defending the framework nuclear agreement …

Boss in text: You're fired because you refused sex  —  Geralyn Ganci (left) and Raymond Towns­end (right).  —  He's not only an incredible cad — he's incredibly stupid, too.  —  A married Long Island ­limo-company manager told a female dispatcher he was firing her because she rejected …

Topeka, Kansas, Man Charged in Plot to Explode Car Bomb at Military Base  —  A Topeka, Kansas, man has been charged in federal court with attempting to detonate a vehicle bomb at Fort Riley military base near Manhattan, Kansas, announced Assistant Attorney General for National Security John P. Carlin …

The Revolution Lives!  —  Beyond all the talk of centrifuges and enrichment capacities, President Obama's deal with Iran is really a giant gamble on the nature of the Iranian regime.  The core question is: Are the men who control that country more like Lenin or are they more like Gorbachev?

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 …