Texas Police Officer Suspended After Pulling Weapon On Teens During Pool Party  —  A police officer in McKinney, Texas, has been suspended from duties after being filmed aggressively handcuffing, and then pulling a weapon on, a group of black teens following an “incident” at a local pool party on Friday night.

Christie's last question on 2016: “Do I want to do it?”  —  Shares -  —  For Chris Christie, the final question on a potential 2016 bid is: “Do I want to do it?”  —  The New Jersey governor has said he'll decide whether to join the already-crowded field of candidates vying …

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 …

Chris Wallace Smacks Rick Santorum On Flat Tax Myth That Helps The Rich  —  It's hard to try and pass yourself off as the true champion of the working class in America if your fiscal policies are pro-rich.  And anyone who proposes the fraudulent flat tax scheme as a way to fix our economy is more charlatan than candidate.

Why I Defaulted on My Student Loans  —  ONE late summer afternoon when I was 17, I went with my mother to the local bank, a long-defunct institution whose name I cannot remember, to apply for my first student loan.  My mother co-signed.  When we finished, the banker, a balding man in his late 50s …

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.

Documents reveal new details about Hope Solo's actions last June  —  As Hope Solo prepares for her third World Cup, Mark Fainaru-Wada examines the tumultuous year she's had away from the game.

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.

‘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.