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 …

Hillary's Strategy Is Actually Brilliant  —  Why, from a strategic standpoint, Clinton is right to stay as low profile as possible.  —  Has any future president been more misunderstood than Hillary Clinton?  —  As someone who cannot imagine any possible scenario in which I would cast …

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 …

It's Silicon Valley 2, Ellen Pao 0: Fighter of Sexism Is Out at Reddit  —  Ellen Pao became a hero to many when she took on the entrenched sexist culture of Silicon Valley.  But sentiment is a fickle thing.  Late Friday she fell victim to a crowd demanding her ouster as chief executive of the popular social media site Reddit.

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 …

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 …

Whoops!  Scott Walker's Twitter account jumps the gun, announces his run for president.  —  Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's Twitter account got ahead of him on Friday evening, blasting his nearly 150,000 followers with an announcement that he is running for president.

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.

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 …

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 …

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 …

Day Before Hack Announced, OPM Released ‘Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Discrimination’ Guide  —  The day before the Office of Personnel Management first announced a massive data breach of personal information, now former OPM director Katherine Archuleta's attention was focused elsewhere.