House Rejects Trade Measure, Rebuffing Obama's Dramatic Appeal  —  WASHINGTON — Hours after President Obama made a dramatic, personal appeal for support, House Democrats on Friday thwarted his push to expand trade negotiating power — and quite likely his chance to secure a legacy-defining accord spanning the Pacific Ocean.

Bush: You need ‘boots on the ground’  —  The United States will need combat troops on the ground to defeat the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), former President George W. Bush suggested in a new interview.  —  “The president will have to make that determination,” …

Newly disclosed hack got ‘crown jewels’  —  “This is not the end of American human intelligence, but it's a significant blow,” a former NSA official says.  —  Hackers have breached a database containing a wealth of sensitive information from federal employees' security background checks …

NAACP STATEMENT ON RACHEL DOLEZAL  —  Baltimore, MD - For 106 years, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People has held a long and proud tradition of receiving support from people of all faiths, races, colors and creeds.  NAACP Spokane Washington Branch President Rachel Dolezal …

Scott Walker's Wisconsin Audition  —  Anticipating a Republican presidential bid by Scott Walker, the two-term governor of Wisconsin, both The New York Times Magazine and The Washington Monthly recently published lengthy articles about him.  (The Times feature, which is in the magazine this weekend, was published online Friday.)

Romney's E2 Summit  —  GOP Hopefuls Head To Utah To Win Mitt Romney's Support  —  This weekend at least six Republican 2016 hopefuls are heading to Park City, Utah to Mitt Romney's third annual “E2 Summit” to win the favor of the 2012 Republican nominee.  Retreats of this sort that are sponsored …

Why Americans Are Turning Against Free Trade  —  A decade and a half ago, I filled my days writing speeches urging Congress to grant President George W. Bush fast-track trade authority.  If memory serves, I wrote more speeches on that one subject than on any other.

Fox News Finds Black Mom To Blame Pool Melee On Black Kids  —  Day after day it is astounding to see how the producers at Fox and Friends find ways to appeal to their bigoted, and sexist viewers.  Saturday Night Live's sketch that accurately portrays the trio of trivia must be revamped this next season …

Rick Perry: Obama Lacks ‘Executive Experience’  —  Earlier this week, during his press conference at the G7 Summit in Germany, President Barack Obama said in response to a question about the fight against ISIS, “We don't yet have a complete strategy, because it requires commitments on the part of the Iraqis.”