Undercover video shows Planned Parenthood official discussing fetal organs used for research  —  Editor's note: Contains graphic language.  The Center for Medical Progress released a video that allegedly shows a Planned Parenthood executive talking about selling fetal organs.  (The Center for Medical Progress)

Donald Trump: I don't know why I'm meeting Ted Cruz  —  Donald Trump is meeting with Texas Sen. Ted Cruz in Manhattan on Wednesday, though he claimed in an interview on MSNBC that he does not know why.  —  “Ted Cruz called me.  And I don't know why I'm meeting him, to be honest …

Revenge of Citizens United  —  Republicans could barely contain their glee when the Supreme Court's 2010 Citizens United decision cleared the way for unlimited spending in political campaigns.  —  But now — headed into a crowded presidential primary that promises to be longer …

Nuke Deal Helps Qasem Soleimani, The Top Iranian General With ‘American Blood on His Hands’  —  John Kerry denied it.  So did Iran's foreign minister.  But the world's most notorious spymaster stands to benefit—big time—from the accord with Tehran.  —  Among the big winners in the agreement …

McConnell: No timeline for ObamaCare repeal  —  Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Tuesday said he does not have a timeline for using reconciliation to repeal ObamaCare, but indicated that Republicans would look to roll back as much of the law as they can.

10th Circuit Court of Appeals rules against Catholic sisters offering elder care in case over contraception mandate  —  The Denver-based Little Sisters of the Poor, who sued to avoid complying with the Obamacare contraception mandate, lost Tuesday in the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals …

Maryland Del. Ariana Kelly charged with indecent exposure, trespassing  —  A 39-year-old state lawmaker from Bethesda was arrested in late June and charged with indecent exposure and trespassing after a dispute at the home of her ex-husband, according to court records.

Videos of Gardena police shooting of unarmed men are made public  —  Videos that the city of Gardena fought to keep secret show police officers fatally shooting a man who appeared confused at their orders and did not appear to pose an immediate threat.  Police wounded a second man.

Re-Re-Re-Reintroducing Hillary Clinton … A few minutes before my meeting with Hillary Clinton on the Fourth of July, during my drive to the Mount Washington hotel in Bretton Woods, N.H., where she was staying, I passed a moose near the side of the road.

Lena Dunham Tries to Cement Her Guru Status  —  A weekly newsletter called Lenny will land in your inbox in September.  —  Shares  —  Pin It  —  The Lena Dunham experience is getting another brand extension: Starting in September, Dunham will add “newsletter publisher” to her résumé …

Obama Makes His Case on Iran Nuclear Deal  —  In an exclusive interview with Thomas L. Friedman, the president explains why he has no second thoughts about the accord with Iran.  —  Watch in Times Video »  —  Only hours after the conclusion of an agreement with Iran to lift oil …

Far Worse Than Munich  —  I checked in with Sean Hannity on Fox News to share my thoughts on both the Iran “deal” and illegal immigration.  You can see the full interview here.  —  Sean started by cross-cutting Barack Obama on Tuesday with Neville Chamberlain in 1938.

Dick Cheney: Iran deal makes ‘actual use of nuclear weapons’ more likely  —  Not since the United States dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki nearly 70 years ago has the world been closer to the use of nuclear weapons, former Vice President Dick Cheney told Fox News' Sean Hannity on Tuesday night.

GOP crafts Iran deal attack plan  —  Republican leaders in Congress are crafting their attack plan against the Obama administration's nuclear deal with Iran.  —  Lawmakers will have 60 days to review the deal after the White House delivers the text of the historic agreement to Capitol Hill.