Introducing Caitlyn Jenner  —  See Vanity Fair's July 2015 cover.  Shot by Annie Leibovitz, the cover features the first photo of Caitlyn Jenner, formerly known as Bruce.  —  Meet Caitlyn Jenner, Vanity Fair's July cover star.  Pulitzer Prize-winning contributing editor and author …

Poll: New speed bumps for Clinton  —  Hillary Clinton's 2016 announcement in under 2 minutes  —  Sen. Rand Paul running for president  —  Ted Cruz is first out of the gate in 2016 race  —  Is there room for a non-Hillary Democratic candidate?  —  Story highlights

Top pro-Elizabeth Warren group says she's out  —  As Run Warren Run closes down, Sanders and O'Malley fight to claim its mantle.  —  Getty  —  After a half year of circulating petitions, staging rallies, opening offices in states with early presidential contests, and gathering 365,000 signatures …

Bill Press: A raw deal for Hastert  —  As a Democrat, I know I'm supposed to cheer now that former Republican Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.) has been charged with federal crimes.  But, in fact, I feel just the opposite.  —  It looks to me like he got a raw deal, and ended up the victim of an overzealous federal prosecutor.

Another tortured effort by the GOP to help itself with minorities  —  The press release went out last week:  —  “Reince Priebus, chairman of the Republican National Committee, will participate in a panel discussion luncheon in celebration of Black Music Month on Monday, June 1st, in Washington, D.C.”

Why Has America Stopped Winning Wars?  —  At 9:44 p.m. on July 27, 1953, Harold Smith had just 16 more minutes of the Korean War to survive before a ceasefire came into effect at 10:00 p.m. You can imagine this 21-year old marine from Illinois out on combat patrol that evening, looking at his watch, mentally ticking down the seconds.

In Debate Over Patriot Act, Lawmakers Weigh Risks vs. Liberty  —  WASHINGTON — Just one senator stood up to oppose the Patriot Act as a violation of civil liberties when it passed in the frightening, angry days after the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.  Nearly 14 years later …

Secret effort to sell Hillary Clinton to rich liberals  —  Winning over such donors is seen as critical to Clinton's White House prospects.  —  Getty  —  Hillary Clinton's allies are working to win over unenthusiastic rich liberals by pitting her against the Koch brothers …

TSA screeners failed tests to detect explosives, weapons  —  Washington (CNN)Airport screeners failed to detect explosives and weapons in nearly every test that an undercover Homeland Security team conducted at dozens of airports, according to an internal investigation.

For Germany, Demography Is Doom  —  Germany's economy dominates the EU, but if demography is destiny-and it is-then, Ambrose Evans-Pritchard argues in the Telegraph, Germany is doomed.  I had not realized that the numbers are so grim: … That is appalling. … This chart shows the problem visually.

4 Pieces of Conservative Advice For Young Conservative Men  —  So, though no fault of your own, you are a young conservative male coming of age in a time when the deck is so heavily stacked against you that it's like Michael Moore was leaning on it.  Sure, it's entirely the fault …

A Cop Who Had To Tell A Teen His Parents Had Been Killed Showed Up At His Graduation  —  On May 24, an Orange, Texas, couple named Riley and Emily Portie were riding their motorcycle when they were struck by a drunk driver.  The parents of five died at the scene.  —  Facebook: emily.portie

GOP hits another roadblock on Obamacare repeal  —  After winning both chambers of Congress, they thought they could get a repeal bill to the president's desk.  It's turning out to be more complicated than that.  —  Yislaine Diaz sits with Amaury Garcia an insurance agent from Sunshine Life …

Lindsey Graham has a plan to win the GOP nomination.  If it works, it'd be a first.  —  As a native South Carolinian, GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham's candidacy could shake up that early-voting state's primary.  —  But that's not the same thing as shaking up the presidential race.

Vince Vaughn Goes Off on Gun Rights in a Way That Will Make 2nd Amendment Advocates Smile: ‘Banning Guns Is Like Banning Forks’  —  Actor Vince Vaughn sounded off on gun ownership rights in a big way in a new interview with British GQ.  —  In excerpts from the interview published Monday …

Blatter's Top FIFA Deputy Is Said to Have Transferred Money Central to Bribery Case  —  Federal authorities believe that Sepp Blatter's top lieutenant at FIFA made $10 million in bank transactions that are central elements of the bribery scandal engulfing international soccer …

In Biden's tragedy, Americans see their own  —  The vice president's humanity has intensified an outpouring of public grief over the death of his son.  —  He's Uncle Joe.  And his son's death has resonated like a death in the American family.  —  At a time when so many, politicians most of all …