Graham on Trump: He came in like a ‘wrecking ball’  —  (CNN)Sen. Lindsey Graham says Donald Trump is a “wrecking ball” who has put the Republican Party's future on the line with his controversial remarks about Mexican immigrants.  —  “I think he's hijacked the debate.

The Dream World of the Southern Republicans  —  UNLIKE previous Alabama governors, Robert J. Bentley is not a fount of oratory.  Nor is he a champion of “kinder and gentler.”  His dyspeptic refusal to accept federal funds for Medicaid expansion, in a state where more than one million …

APNewsBreak: Diplomats: Iran announcement planned Monday  —  2 photos  —  VIENNA (AP) — Negotiators at the Iran nuclear talks plan to announce on Monday that they have reached agreement on a historic deal capping nearly a decade of diplomacy that would curb the country's atomic program …

The Bernie Sanders Moment  —  THE white-haired politician stands before 10,000 cheering supporters in Madison, Wis., and calls for “political revolution,” denouncing a “rigged economy” that produces “a grotesque level of inequality,” returning to a theme that '60s radicals have long been trumpeting.

Bill Cosby's wife says accusers ‘consented’ to drugs and sex  —  Bill Cosby's wife knows her husband is a serial philanderer, but believes his scores of accusers consented to drugs and sex, two confidants of the couple say.  —  Last week's revelation that Cosby admitted during a deposition …

By day, at heart of counter-terror policing.  And by night, preacher of extremism  —  Government watchdog, which inspects police forces' readiness for terrorism, employed preacher of extremism  —  The Government watchdog which inspects police forces' readiness for terrorism admitted …

???This Week???  Transcript: Carly Fiorina  —  THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT FOR “THIS WEEK” ON JULY 12, 2015.  —  STEPHANOPOULOS: That's going to bring us to a senior Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Bob Menendez.  —  Thank you for joining us.  —  You just saw that optimism in Iran.

DEM: ‘Something happened,’ but no evidence of device after ‘ground disturbance’ at Salty Brine beach  —  PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The Salty Brine beach was evacuated Saturday morning while the state bomb squad investigates reports of a possible explosion near the rocks, according to a spokeswoman …

Senate Republicans push to punish ‘sanctuary cities’  —  Republicans want to use a largely non-controversial education bill to crack down on so-called “sanctuary cities” in the wake of a San Francisco shooting that garnered national attention.  —  The recent killing of 32-year old Kathryn Steinle …

The Obamacare Resistance Regroups  —  Three Congressional votes, two Supreme Court lawsuits, and an election have slowed them down but not stopped them.  —  Shares … The 16th Amendment to the Constitution, authorizing the federal income tax, was ratified in 1913.