Poll: Trump surges to big lead in GOP presidential race  —  Businessman Donald Trump surged into the lead for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination, with almost twice the support of his closest rival, just as he ignited a new controversy after making disparaging remarks …

John Kasich to Enter Crowded 2016 Race Facing Job of Catch-Up  —  COLUMBUS, Ohio — Gov. John R. Kasich, a blunt-spoken and unorthodox Republican who bucked his party by expanding Medicaid under President Obama's health care law and says politicians must “reach out and help those who live in the shadows …

All lives matter, but not all lives are equally under threat  —  #BlackLivesMatter is a specific cause.  And it's pretty well accepted that if someone supports one cause, it doesn't mean they don't care about other ones. … And because “black lives matter” does refer to the specific threats …

A nuclear Iran is now guaranteed  —  Share Tweet Reddit Digg Mail Print SMS More  —  A bright flash will signal the attack on Israel intended to destroy the “little Satan.”  —  At that moment all the debates about President Obama's legacy and motives, all the charges and counter-charges …

Is Gawker Destroying Itself From The Inside?  Let's Hope So.  —  A few years ago I made a joke in a column about how a certain Gawker writer should quit before the place ruined her life.  —  Within moments of it going live, I got an email from Gawker's founder and publisher Nick Denton asking what I meant.

Breitbart editor Ben Shapiro files assault charges against trans woman who called him ‘little man’  —  Zoey Tur and Ben Shapiro on HLN (Screenshot)

June sets new temperature record  —  Last month was the hottest June on record globally, setting yet another in a string of temperature records, federal scientists said.  —  A Monday report from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) also concluded that land …

Reboot the Suit: Bring Back Neil Armstrong's Spacesuit  —  You'll need an HTML5 capable browser to see this content.  —  Play  —  Unmute  —  Play with  —  sound  —  A chance for citizens of Earth to conserve, digitize, and display Neil Armstrong's Apollo 11 spacesuit for explorers everywhere.

Patience, Timing and Some Luck in New York Prisoner's Account of Escape  —  Night after night for months, David Sweat slipped through a hole he had sawed at the back of his cell in the Clinton Correctional Facility in northern New York.  He would plumb the catacomb-like tunnels beneath the prison …

Hillary's hosting her first Facebook Q&A of the campaign this afternoon.  She'll be chatting live about her vision for a better economy—add your question below, and the post will be updated when she's ready to chat!

Iran's Win-Win...Win Win Win Nuke Deal  —  Why would the mullahs cheat on a deal as good for them as this one?  —  The Obama Administration sent the Iran Nuclear Deal to Congress on Sunday, and on Monday the 60-day clock starts ticking for a largely hostile Capitol Hill to review all the elements, unclassified and classified.

How Redefining Marriage Puts Unborn Children at Risk  —  Last week many of us were disgusted to learn Planned Parenthood is harvesting and selling body parts from aborted children.  As the largest provider of abortion in America, Planned Parenthood is part of the problem, on the “supply” side.