Reckon with this  —  After Dylann Roof murdered nine pastors and churchgoers in the course of Bible study in Charleston, President Obama couldn't wait to use the occasion for his narrow political purposes.  “Let's be clear,” he said with urgency in his voice.

Trump rides momentum to Arizona  —  After weeks of criticism — and rising poll numbers — in the wake of controversial remarks on immigration, Donald Trump brings his spotlight to Arizona, a longtime hotbed of border security debate.  —  The Republican presidential candidate be joining forces …

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.

Psychologists and ‘Enhanced’ Interrogation  —  A 542-page report concludes that prominent psychologists worked closely with the C.I.A. to blunt dissent inside the agency over an interrogation program that is now known to have included torture.  It also finds that officials …

Blame John Boehner for the House GOP's Confederate flag fiasco  —  The Confederates launched a surprise attack, under cover of darkness.  —  It was 8:30 Wednesday night, and the House was plodding toward its 20th hour of debate on a little-watched appropriations bill, when Rep. Ken Calvert …

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.

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.

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.

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 …

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 …

History Shows That Trump Is Perfectly Willing to Play the Spoiler  —  Las Vegas — Donald Trump claims he isn't interested in running as a spoiler third-party candidate in 2016 if he fails to win the GOP nomination.  —  But he said much the same thing in 1999, until he rushed …

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 …

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

Germany won't spare Greek pain - it has an interest in breaking us  —  Debt restructuring was our aim: little did we know, when we embarked on negotiations, that Grexit might be a goal for eurozone leaders  —  reece's financial drama has dominated the headlines for five years for one reason …

Bear no longer stuck in CU-Boulder tree  —  BOULDER - A bear that was stuck in a tree Friday morning on the University of Colorado-Boulder campus has been rescued.  —  The bear was in a tree in the middle of campus, just west of the Engineering Center.  —  A tranquilizer dart was shot …