How Jeb Bush's campaign ran off course before it even began  —  When asked to pinpoint where Jeb Bush's presidential effort began running into trouble, many confidants utter a single word: Dallas.  —  Mike Murphy, Bush's political alter ego, decided early on to hold regular senior staff meetings …

Paul Ryan Seeks to Bar Obama From Tweaking Immigration, Climate-Change Law  —  Rep. Paul Ryan (R., Wis.) is seeking to prevent President Barack Obama from using trade agreements to make changes to U.S. laws on immigration and climate change, a move aimed at reassuring conservatives wary …

Did NPR host Diane Rehm just accuse Bernie Sanders of dual citizenship with Israel?  —  On a Wednesday morning broadcast, longtime NPR host Diane Rehm interviewed presidential candidate and Senator Bernie Sanders (D-VT), and asked the Jewish self-described socialist some strange questions when it came to his connection with Israel.

The GOP's Secret Plan To Fix Obamacare  —  Congressional Republican leaders say they have a fallback plan ready to go if the Supreme Court cripples a core component of Obamacare this month.  —  But the details of the plan are being kept secret.  —  “We'll have a plan that makes sense …

Sir Christopher Lee dies at 93 - latest reaction and tributes  —  Screen legend famous for roles in Count Dracula, Lord of the Rings and Star Wars dies in hospital after suffering respiratory problems … 13.05  —  Boris Johnson, the Mayor of London, has paid tribute to …

Jamie Dimon Says He's Unsure If Elizabeth Warren Understands Global Banking System  —  Jamie Dimon, CEO of JP Morgan Chase & Co.  —  JPMorgan Chase & Co. Chief Executive Officer Jamie Dimon took aim at U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren, a critic of large banks, as he expressed broad concerns about leadership in Washington.

Miami-Dade schools remove principal after his post about police controversy  —  The principal of North Miami Senior High School inadvertently injected himself into the racially charged national debate over police treatment of blacks with a social media comment — and it wound up costing him his position at the school.

Silence isn't golden  —  On Saturday, Hillary Clinton will officially launch her presidential campaign for what may be the last time.  —  There have been a few starts, like a book tour last year that did not subtly or successfully portend a coming campaign, and a soft-launch video announcing her candidacy in April.

Obama smoking?  President caught on camera holding ‘pack of cigarettes’  —  President Obama, who claimed when he first entered the White House to have mostly kicked his nicotine habit, may have been caught on camera holding a pack of cigarettes.  —  The Commander-in-Chief is seen clutching …

Union Leader to host Presidential candidates' forum Aug. 6  —  Staff Report  —  On the same August night that Fox News hosts a much-criticized and limited Republican presidential debate in Cleveland, the Union Leader will host a New Hampshire Presidential Forum in the first primary state.

Top Senate Dem warns GOP: Deal now on spending limits or face shutdown  —  Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) on Wednesday warned Republicans that if they don't reach another bipartisan deal to lift spending ceilings, they risk causing another government shutdown this fall.

Seniors and Income Inequality: How Things Get Worse With Age  —  Income inequality has been rising on the political agenda, yet one group has been left out of the discussion: seniors.  —  Older adults are somewhat less likely than working-age adults to be poor by the government's traditional poverty measure, developed in the 1960s.

Bob Costas Is Wringing His Hands Off Over Caitlyn Jenner's ESPY Award  —  Recently, it was revealed that this year's Arthur Ashe Courage Award—an award concocted by ESPN and given out every year at the ESPY Awards—will be given to Caitlyn Jenner.  No one should really be upset by this …

Rieder: The Brian Williams endgame  —  The Brian Williams endgame is approaching.  —  It's been four months since NBC News suspended its marquee personality without pay for half a year for exaggerating, not to say fabricating, his reporting exploits.  It's unlikely the network will wait another two months before deciding his fate.

Why Republican candidates should want to be shut out of debates  —  Now that we know the number of Republicans running for president this year is exponentially higher than the number of voters Rick Santorum can lure into a room in Iowa, the media that sponsor debates are freaking out.

Last Slide  —  Friday could be the day the Iowa Straw Poll dies.  —  The governing board for the Republican Party of Iowa will revisit going forward with the event during a conference call Friday morning, as some party officials resign themselves to the view that the much-criticized party fundraiser …

Anonymous Baltimore Cops to CNN: Public Asked for ‘Softer’ Police Force, They Got It  —  Two Baltimore police officers spoke through voice-altering technology to CNN's Brooke Baldwin Wednesday morning, telling her that cops are in a “reactionary mode” since the criticism of the department …