The 12 Hillary Clinton emails you must read  —  From Hillary's frustration with the White House to that epic battle with the fax machine.  —  On Tuesday evening the State Department released approximately 3,000 pages of emails sent by and to Hillary Clinton during her time as secretary of state, primarily in 2009.

Poll: Bush, Trump rising nationally for GOP, but both trail Clinton  —  Story highlights  —  Washington (CNN)With nearly all of the expected 2016 presidential candidates formally in the race, a new CNN/ORC national poll finds two recent entrants to the GOP field on the rise …

TV LAND PULLS DUKES OF HAZZARD EPISODES OFF ITS SCHEDULE  —  TV Land has pulled reruns of The Dukes of Hazzard off its schedule, a spokesperson for the network confirmed to EW on Wednesday.  —  The network did not comment further or say why the episodes were removed, but the news comes …

A bad week for the GOP  —  If you're one of the nearly 20 Republicans running for president next year, you need to find a way to differentiate yourself from the herd — so you're probably grateful to the conservative-led Supreme Court for chumming the waters last week.

Green Pea Guacamole  —  Adding fresh English peas to what is an otherwise fairly traditional guacamole is one of those radical moves that is also completely obvious after you taste it.  The peas add intense sweetness and a chunky texture to the dip, making it more substantial on the chip.

As Hood County's clerk preached, others in Texas just fumed  —  Hood County Clerk Katie Lang said Tuesday her office staff will issue same-sex marriage licenses after all.  WFAA-TV  —  Texas county clerks have been exercising plenty of free speech lately.

Why we recommend a NO in the referendum - in 6 short bullet points  — Negotiations have stalled because Greece's creditors (a) refused to reduce our un-payable public debt and (b) insisted that it should be repaid ‘parametrically’ by the weakest members of our society, their children and their grandchildren

Cruz: Cuba embassy a ‘slap in the face’ to Israel  —  Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) slammed Obama's decision to reopen the U.S. embassy in Cuba, suggesting that it was a “slap in the face” to Israel.  —  The administration announced on Wednesday that it has told lawmakers that a deal has been reached …

Nancy Pelosi: Elizabeth Warren doesn't speak for the Democratic Party  —  Nancy Pelosi is firing back at criticism from Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren and other liberals in the Democratic Party that President Barack Obama's administration has been too soft on Wall Street.

Nicholas Winton Is Dead at 106; Saved Children from the Holocaust  —  Nicholas Winton, a Briton who said nothing for a half-century about his role in organizing the escape of 669 mostly Jewish children from Czechoslovakia on the eve of World War II, a righteous deed like those of Oskar Schindler …

No Truce With the Left  —  There comes a time when every conservative thinker tries to find some common ground with the left in some area.  Today it's criminal rights and the headlines have Rand Paul denouncing the racist justice system while Grover Norquist and the Koch Brothers join with the left to back their reforms.

‘No Gays Allowed,’ Grainger County store owner defends controversial sign  —  WASHBURN (WATE) - A Grainger County store owner said he is simply voicing his freedom of religion and speech after posting a sign that has the community talking.  —  Phones at Amyx Hardware have been ringing non-stop …

FBI investigating 11 attacks on San Francisco-area Internet lines  —  The FBI is investigating at least 11 physical attacks on high-capacity Internet cables in California's San Francisco Bay Area dating back a year, including one early Tuesday morning.  —  Agents confirm the latest attack …

Why do people believe myths about the Confederacy?  Because our textbooks and monuments are wrong.  —  False history marginalizes African Americans and makes us all dumber.  —  History is the polemics of the victor, William F. Buckley allegedly said.  Not so in the United States, at least not regarding the Civil War.

Americans, Politics and Science Issues  —  Summary of Findings  —  One of the key trends in public opinion over the past few decades has been a growing divide among Republicans and Democrats into ideologically uniform “silos.”  A larger share of the American public expresses issue positions …

LePage attorney tells watchdog agency: You don't have power to investigate governor  —  In a letter to the Legislature's Office of Program Evaluation and Government Accountability, the governor's legal counsel cites the Maine Constitution.  —  AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage's chief legal counsel …

California residents cut water use by hefty 29% in May, officials say  —  Residential water use in California dropped by a hefty 29% in May, according to figures released Wednesday by the State Water Resources Control Board.  —  The drop in usage was the biggest monthly decline yet reported since …