The man to beat in Iowa: Scott Walker  —  He is reluctant to embrace the front-runner's mantle.  But his Iowa roots, plain-spoken style, and familiarity as the governor next door have made him a force in the key early state.  —  M.Scott Mahaskey/POLITICO  —  BOONE, IA — In a fluid race …

AMERICAN PHAROAH BECOMES FIRST TRIPLE CROWN WINNER SINCE '78  —  American Pharoah became the first horse since 1978 to win the Triple Crown when he won the 147th Belmont Stakes on Saturday.  —  Jockey Victor Espinoza pushed Pharoah to the front soon after the race started …

The Secret History of SEAL Team 6: Quiet Killings and Blurred Lines  —  During a chaotic battle in March 2002 on the Takur Ghar mountaintop close to the Pakistan border, Petty Officer First Class Neil C. Roberts, an assault specialist in SEAL Team 6, fell from a helicopter onto terrain held by Qaeda forces.

UPDATES** BREAKING: US CBP Chopper Down at Texas Border, Fired on from Mexico  —  Breitbart Texas has learned that a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) helicopter was shot down or forced to initiate an emergency landing in Laredo, Texas due to receiving gunfire from the Mexican side of the border.

Judge Rules Second Version of New York Teachers' Exam Is Also Racially Biased  —  A federal judge on Friday found that an exam for New York teaching candidates was racially discriminatory because it did not measure skills necessary to do the job, the latest step in a court battle …

‘Mattress Girl’ Emma Sulkowicz Just Released a Sex Tape: Here's My Review  —  In preparing for this review, my researcher had to watch Emma Sulkowicz, a.k.a. “Mattress Girl,” perform fellatio on an overweight man eleven times.  He tells me that he is now seriously considering homosexuality.

Hillary Clinton Traces Friendly Path, Troubling Party  —  WASHINGTON — Hillary Rodham Clinton appears to be dispensing with the nationwide electoral strategy that won her husband two terms in the White House and brought white working-class voters and great stretches of what is now red-state America back to Democrats.

Does Harvard Need Your Money?  —  It didn't take long for the criticisms to begin rolling in after Harvard University announced a $400 million donation to its engineering college.  —  The gift was proudly touted by the university as its largest-ever gift, and a significant step toward reaching …

Dennis Hastert Hid His Skeletons As He Helped Push GOP's Anti-Gay Agenda  —  WASHINGTON — During the 2004 elections, George W. Bush's campaign, managed by a closeted gay man, pushed a series of anti-gay ballot initiatives across the country.  The House of Representatives …

What Makes a Woman?  —  Do women and men have different brains?  —  Back when Lawrence H. Summers was president of Harvard and suggested that they did, the reaction was swift and merciless.  Pundits branded him sexist.  Faculty members deemed him a troglodyte.  Alumni withheld donations.

After injury, woman was wheeled away  —  This story was reported by Peter Abraham, Michael Vega, Alex Speier, and Travis Andersen of the Globe Staff and Globe Correspondents Matthew MacCormack and Wayne Epps Jr. It was written by Andersen.  —  A woman suffered serious injuries after she was struck …

‘A man of character’: Obama delivers emotional eulogy for Beau Biden  —  Wilmington, Delaware (CNN)President Barack Obama eulogized Beau Biden Saturday as a good man of character “who loved deeply and was loved in return,” hailing the compassion and public service of his family …