GOP leaders fear damage to party's image as Donald Trump doubles down  —  Since Donald Trump announced his presidential bid, he's drawn plenty of controversy and outrage for his comments on the campaign trail.  Here are some of the key moments.  (The Washington Post)

Jeb Bush and longer working hours: gaffesplainer 2016  —  Jeb Bush's stated goal of 4 percent annual GDP growth, though unrealistic, in general sounds nice.  But during a New Hampshire Union Leader interview live-streamed on Periscope, Bush got granular about his plan, revealing that part …

‘New day in South Carolina’: House votes to take down Confederate flag  —  Rep. Wendell Gilliard and other representatives of the Lowcountry gather to remember the victims of the Emanuel AME Church shootings before the House voted early Thursday morning to bring down the Confederate flag from the Statehouse grounds.

In Late-Night Move, House GOP Rallies To Defend Confederate Flag  —  In a sudden late-night reversal Wednesday, House Republicans unexpectedly rallied to the defense of the Confederate flag.  The surprise move came just one day after the House passed Democratic amendments to restrict the display …

Hillary Clinton's Economic Agenda Aims at a Party Moving Left  —  Nearly 20 years after President Bill Clinton declared that “the era of big government is over,” Hillary Rodham Clinton is proposing muscular federal policies that would require hundreds of billions of dollars in new spending …

Lost Girls … In 1974, when she was only 14, Jackie Fuchs would wake up way before her parents and catch a ride with friends from her house in the San Fernando Valley across the Santa Monica Mountains and into Malibu.  She'd hit the beach and paddle out in the quiet, pre-dawn dark.

Obama administration revives plan once criticized as ‘death panels’  —  Six years after end-of-life planning nearly derailed development of the Affordable Care Act amid charges of “death panels,” the Obama administration has revived a proposal to reimburse physicians for talking …

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Donald Trump In 1999: “I Believe In Universal Health Care...It's An Entitlement” From Birth  —  “I'm very liberal when it comes to health care.”  —  Andrew H. Walker / Getty Images  —  Donald Trump, the reality TV host and real estate mogul running for the Republican presidential nomination …