Local Homeowners Defend Texas Cops Who Brutalized Black Teens At Pool Party  —  The police's brutal treatment of black teens attending a pool party in McKinney, Texas has sparked a nationwide outrage.  The video shows officer Eric Casebolt grabbing 15-year-old Dajerria Becton …

Scandals only make the Clintons stronger  —  The Republican plan to defeat Hillary Clinton is doomed.  It's time to go easy on her.  —  Lead image by AP Photo.  —  One has to wonder: When Republicans gathered earlier this year to scheme the defeat of Hillary Clinton, who was the genius who stood up and said, “I know.

Turkey election: ruling party on course to lose majority  —  Recep Tayyip Erdoan's Justice and Development party is projected to win 41% of vote - meaning it will need a coalition partner to form a government  —  Turkey's president, Recep Tayyip Erdoan, suffered his most significant electoral defeat …

Which GOP governor can make best economic case in '16?  —  Seven governors are among the possible contenders for the Republican presidential nomination in 2016, and all will be making their state economic records a pivotal part of their campaign pitch.  —  “If you are a governor who has been able …

The Awkward Moment Between Obama and Iraqi Prime Minister … President Obama will meet with Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi at the G7 Summit in Germany today to discuss the fight against ISIS.  But there was an awkward moment between the two leaders ahead of their meeting.

Wisconsin straw poll surprise: A narrow Clinton win  —  Bernie Sanders surprises with 41 percent of the vote.  —  Bernie Sanders scored 41 percent in a straw poll vote at the Wisconsin Democratic Party convention this weekend — finishing a close second to Hillary Clinton, who won 49 percent.

Can Republicans Win by Losing at the Supreme Court?  —  With the U.S. Supreme Court poised to issue blockbuster rulings on same-sex marriage and health care, Republicans have a blueprint for victory: They need to lose.  —  Republicans have played a leading role in asking the court …

On talk circuit, George W. Bush makes millions but few waves  —  Toward the end of his presidency, George W. Bush told Robert Draper, reporting for a book called Dead Certain, that he intended after vacating the Oval Office to “replenish the ol' coffers.”  He said he could make “ridiculous” money on the lecture circuit.

APD looking into downtown incident posted to YouTube  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  Police Department “conducting a review to determine if the officers' conduct is compliant with our policy.”  —  Man who posted video said he wanted to be clear his intention was only to stir discussion.

Employee probed as possible accomplice in jailbreak  —  A female prison worker was interrogated Sunday as a possible accomplice in the Hollywood-style escape of two killers from an upstate penitentiary, sources told The Post.  —  “It's an employee being questioned,” a high-level source said …

Kalief Browder, 1993-2015  —  Last fall, I wrote about a young man named Kalief Browder, who spent three years on Rikers Island without being convicted of a crime.  He had been arrested in the spring of 2010, at age sixteen, for a robbery he insisted he had not committed.

Liberals Make Big Comeback in 2015, Poll Analysis Finds  —  There are signs that liberals are making a comeback — and not just because a socialist is running for president, gay marriage is spreading like wildfire and pot legalization is gaining acceptance.  —  A new analysis of Wall Street …

NYC mayor: America has a ‘democracy problem’  —  New York Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) said on Sunday that Americans would benefit from reformed national voting laws.  —  “We have a democracy problem,” de Blasio told host John Dickerson on CBS's “Face the Nation.”