FBI: Breakdown in background check system allowed Dylann Roof to buy gun  —  Dylann Roof, who is accused of killing nine people at a church in South Carolina, should not have been able to purchase the gun used in the attack and was allowed to buy the weapon only because of breakdowns …

OPM director Katherine Archuleta resigns in wake of data breach  —  DEVELOPING: WASHINGTON — U.S. personnel chief Katherine Archuleta resigned Friday in the wake of massive data breach that allowed hackers to steal the records of more than 21 million people under her watch, Fox News confirmed.

Pao Out as Reddit CEO; Co-Founder Huffman Takes Over  —  Ellen Pao is stepping down as Reddit CEO, a move that comes amid mounting pressure after a series of management mishaps that has angered its very vocal online community.  Steve Huffman, Reddit co-founder and its original CEO, is taking over immediately.

Donald Trump's Appeal—and Its Limits  —  Sometimes an ill wind feels like a breath of fresh air.  —  Donald Trump is an unstable element inserted into an unsettled environment.  Sooner or later there will be a boom.  —  He has shot up like a rocket since his June announcement but likely has a low ceiling and short staying power.

HarperCollins Refutes New York Times Claim That Ted Cruz Tried To Game Bestseller List  —  “No evidence of bulk orders or sales through any retailer or organization,” says the publisher, in a rare rebuttal to the all-powerful Times.  —  Richard Ellis / Getty Images

Washington Post Writer Who Accused Amy Schumer Of Racism Never Saw Her Standup or TV Show … The Washington Post, one of our nation's most venerable guardians of free speech took a step in a surprising direction earlier this week, publishing an article by Dr. Stacey Patton and David Leonard …

Woman reveals comment allegedly from ‘Subway Guy’ Jared Fogle that led to raid  —  SARASOTA, Fla. (July 10, 2015) — A Florida woman who provided key information to federal authorities, leading to a raid at former Subway spokesman Jared Fogle's Indiana home Tuesday, revealed one of the comments Fogle allegedly said to her.

The Promise and Peril of “Hidden Majority” Theories  —  If you are a political party or party faction, and you find yourself in what appears to be a durable minority position with the electorate as it currently exist, you have four basic options to boost your standing: (1) …

Review: Harper Lee's ‘Go Set a Watchman’ Gives Atticus Finch a Dark Side  —  We remember Atticus Finch in Harper Lee's 1960 classic, “To Kill a Mockingbird,” as that novel's moral conscience: kind, wise, honorable, an avatar of integrity who used his gifts as a lawyer to defend …

The Mayor vs. the Mogul  —  Michael Bloomberg's $9 billion identity crisis.  —  Piotr Lesniak.  —  On November 5, 2014, Mike Bloomberg settled in front of a Bloomberg terminal, logged on with his “B-unit” biometric identity card and prepared to send an email to his employees.

Once Ex-Im Foe, Tea Party Congressman Leads Fight to Save It  —  Tennessee Congressman Stephen Fincher voted against renewing the U.S. Export-Import Bank three years ago.  Today he is the chief Republican sponsor of U.S. House legislation to keep it alive.  —  Elected in 2010 …

Ginsburg: Liberal Justices Make A Point To Speak With One Voice  —  Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Thursday provided an unusual peek behind-the-scenes at how the court did its work this term.  —  It's true, she said, that the liberal justices tried to be disciplined about having …

Iran, powers give themselves to Monday for nuclear deal  —  Iran and major powers gave themselves until Monday to reach a nuclear agreement, their third extension in two weeks, as Tehran accused the West of throwing up new stumbling blocks to a deal.  —  Both sides say there has been progress …

Court upholds former Virginia governor's corruption conviction  —  A federal appeals court upheld a guilty verdict on Friday in the corruption case against former Virginia governor Robert McDonnell, according to court documents.  —  The 4th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals let stand a jury verdict …

Florida Supreme Court orders redrawing of some U.S. congressional districts  —  The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday ordered the redrawing of some of the state's U.S. congressional districts before the 2016 elections.  —  In a 5-2 ruling, the state's high court found the legislature's redistricting plan …