The magic of Bill Clinton  —  My theory about how Democrats can win a big victory in the 2016 presidential campaign has long been based on the following.  —  The most popular American president in many decades is John F. Kennedy.  The most popular living former president is Bill Clinton.

You want hypotheticals?  Here's one.  —  Ramadi falls.  The Iraqi army flees.  The great 60-nation anti-Islamic State coalition so grandly proclaimed by the Obama administration is nowhere to be seen.  Instead, it's the defense minister of Iran who flies into Baghdad …

6 Baltimore Police officers in Freddie Gray case indicted  —  BALTIMORE - The six Baltimore Police officers charged in connection with the death of Freddie Gray have been indicted, Baltimore State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby said Thursday.  —  The six officers will be arraigned on July 2.

Christie Gets Candid, Profane With N.J. Reporters After Roast  —  Chris Christie gave an expletive-laced speech at an annual New Jersey media roast Wednesday, taking aim at reporters who had mocked him for the George Washington Bridge scandal, his travels and the state's finances.

'Look ... It's My Name on This': Obama Defends the Iran Nuclear Deal  —  On Tuesday afternoon, as President Obama was bringing an occasionally contentious but often illuminating hour-long conversation about the Middle East to an end, I brought up a persistent worry.

Warren was paid up to $90,000 as witness in 2000 trade case  —  The senator who wants to keep an investor dispute process out of the Pacific trade deal was an expert witness in the same kind of case 15 years ago.  —  Elizabeth Warren is trying to kill President Barack Obama's trade agenda …

Rove's Crossroads PAC Is No Longer G.O.P.'s ‘Big Dog’  —  WASHINGTON — For three election cycles, American Crossroads, the brainchild of Karl Rove and other leading Republican strategists, has been among the most powerful forces in national politics, a shadow party that has spent hundreds …

Rate hikes expose shaky foundation of Obamacare  —  Though supporters of President Obama's healthcare program tout its success in providing insurance to millions of Americans, recent rate filings from large insurers have revealed that the law is built on a shaky foundation.

Americans Greatly Overestimate Percent Gay, Lesbian in U.S.  —  Story Highlights  —  PRINCETON, N.J. — The American public estimates on average that 23% of Americans are gay or lesbian, little changed from Americans' 25% estimate in 2011, and only slightly higher than separate 2002 estimates of the gay and lesbian population.

CBS throws Letterman set into Dumpster  —  Robert Miller Robert Miller Robert Miller Robert Miller Robert Miller Robert Miller Robert Miller Robert Miller Robert Miller Robert Miller Robert Miller  —  CBS wasted no time in kicking David Letterman to the curb.

Kansas has found the ultimate way to punish the poor  —  A dollar bill is a special kind of thing.  You can keep it as long as you like.  You can pay for things with it.  No one will ever charge you a fee.  No one will ask any questions about your credit history.

Referendum in Ireland Could Complete a Rapid Shift on Same-Sex Marriage  —  DUBLIN — In 1993, Ireland was among the last countries in the Western World to decriminalize homosexuality.  Some 22 years later, it could become the first to legalize same-sex marriages by popular vote.

Boy Scouts' President Calls for End to Ban on Gay Leaders  —  The president of the Boy Scouts of America on Thursday called for an end to the group's blanket ban on gay adult leaders, warning Scout executives that “we must deal with the world as it is, not as we might wish it to be,” and that …

Maggie Gyllenhaal on Hollywood Ageism: I Was Told 37 Is ‘Too Old’ for a 55-Year-Old Love Interest  —  “It made me feel bad, and then it made me feel angry, and then it made me laugh,” the actress tells TheWrap  —  Every time we think things are getting better for women in Hollywood, something comes along to remind us — naaah.