Joe Biden said to be considering one-term presidency  —  If Vice President Joe Biden makes the leap into the Democratic presidential race, he could promise that he would serve just one term in the White House, journalist and author Carl Bernstein said Friday.

ISIS Leader Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi Sexually Abused American Hostage Kayla Mueller, Officials Say  —  Before her death earlier this year, American hostage Kayla Mueller was repeatedly raped by the top leader of ISIS, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, according to counter-terrorism officials.

AP EXCLUSIVE: Top secret Clinton emails include drone talk  —  1 photo  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The two emails on Hillary Rodham Clinton's private server that an auditor deemed “top secret” include a discussion of a news article detailing a U.S. drone operation and a separate conversation …

Jeb Bush Says His Brother's Security ‘Mission Was Accomplished’ in Iraq  —  The Republican presidential candidate once again grapples with his brother's Middle East legacy.  —  t McCormickJohn  —  Jeb Bush defended some of his brother's Iraq war decisions as president while also seeking …

Tissue company cuts ties with Planned Parenthood after videos  —  StemExpress, one of the tissue companies that works with Planned Parenthood, is cutting its ties with the women's health organization after a series of sting videos that have prompted congressional inquiries, sources tell POLITICO.

Pistol-whipped detective says he didn't shoot attacker because of headlines  — Sergeant: “We have officers walking on eggshells because of how they're scrutinized in the media”  —  (CNN)A Birmingham, Alabama, police detective who was pistol-whipped unconscious said Friday that he hesitated …

Disney's Lasseter: Woody will find love in ‘Toy Story 4’  —  What to expect from Pixar, with John Lasseter, Pixar Chief Creative Officer.  —  Disney Chief Creative Officer John Lasseter confirmed on Friday what fans have speculated about for the better part of a year: “Toy Story 4” …

The White House Just Joined Spotify: Listen to the President's Summer Playlist  —  Your summer just got a little groovier.  —  Today, the White House joined Spotify — and our inaugural playlist was hand-picked by none other than President Obama.  When asked to pick a few of his favorite songs …

Disqualified  —  Fareed Zakaria had a column out yesterday dissecting and demolishing New York Senator Chuck Schumer's argument for opposition to the Iran nuclear deal.  I won't try to duplicate his arguments on the merits.  I don't think I can improve on them.  But I have wanted for the last week to address Schumer's decision.

We Don't Like Obamacare, and We Don't Have to Keep It  —  Let's be honest.  Obamacare was nothing more than a bait and switch.  But Americans never took the bait.  —  In 2010, as President Obama and his fellow Democrats were trying desperately to ram Obamacare down our throats, they made one false claim after another.

Arizona ‘Patriot’ Militia Busted By Feds In Plot To Steal Drugs From Bogus Cartel  —  Parris Frazier allegedly thought he was going to make $15,000 per kilogram of cocaine he ripped from a drug cartel's load vehicle last month at an Arizona warehouse.  —  Unfortunately for him …

Chicago, New Orleans, and rebirth  —  StatehouseChickIf you read the piece, it's about finances and government.  I would never diminish the tragedy of thousands of lives lost.

The 199 Most Donald Trump Things Donald Trump Has Ever Said  —  Would you vote for this man?  —  Politico Illustration—Getty.  —  SHARES  —  1. “... don't let the brevity of these passages prevent you from savoring the profundity of the advice you are about to receive.”  (How to Get Rich, 2004)

EXCLUSIVE: How to remedy America's social ills?  Exercise the mind's power to choose, says Ben Carson  —  Although most of my professional career has been dedicated to studying the physiological dimensions of the human brain, I have always been fascinated with the role that the human psyche plays …

Judge Quotes Samuel Alito In Ruling Against Alabama Abortion Restriction  —  In blocking an Alabama requirement that abortion providers have admitting privileges — an anti-abortion mandate that is closing clinics in states across the country — a federal judge pointedly used a line …

VW Has Spent Two Years Trying to Hide a Big Security Flaw  —  Got a VW, Fiat, Audi, Ferrari, Porsche or Maserati?  Then you might want to check the model.  —  Thousands of cars from a host of manufacturers have spent years at risk of electronic car-hacking, according to expert research …

Dash cam captures Ohio trooper's fight to save driver: 'Don't you die on me' … PIQUA, Ohio- A trooper with the Ohio State Highway Patrol was honored on Thursday for saving a semi-truck driver's life.  —  The patrol said Trooper Eric Devers of the Piqua Post arrived at a crash scene in Miami County 12 minutes before paramedics.

Four Confederate statues in New Orleans recommended for removal, but Bobby Jindal trying to block the move  —  Commission weighs Confederate monument action  —  As a committee of city government called Thursday for taking down four controversial statues that celebrate Confederate officials …