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.

Rubio wants Kerry to rethink Cuba upgrade on human rights  —  Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) is pressing the Obama administration to reconsider its upgraded ranking of Cuba in a recent human trafficking report.  —  The Florida Republican, a Cuban American who is running for president …

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: ‘Taking Out Saddam Hussein Turned Out To Be A Pretty Good Deal’  —  Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R) said on Thursday during a campaign stop in Iowa that “taking out Saddam Hussein turned out to be a pretty good deal,” according to multiple reports.  —  From the Wall Street Journal's Reid Epstein:

Iran battle heats up in Senate  —  President Obama and his allies are working overtime to kill a resolution disapproving the Iran nuclear deal in the Senate, in what would be a major victory for the White House.  —  The measure, which is certain to be approved in September by the GOP-led House …

Clinton shares my values on social and economic justice  —  We all know Iowans have a sincere responsibility in nominating our next president.  This year, that responsibility is as important as it's ever been.  —  As Iowans and as a nation we fought back from a terrible recession, but we are making progress.

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)

Bernie Sanders, an Outlier?  The Senator Begs to Differ  —  WASHINGTON — One recent afternoon, Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont gave another of the populist speeches that have drawn the largest crowds of the 2016 campaign to his rallies around the country and made him the unexpected rival …

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.

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.

See Photos of Black Bear Illegally Hunted by Dentist Walter Palmer Who Killed Cecil the Lion  —  Photos recently obtained by ABC News' “20/20” show Minnesota dentist Dr. Walter Palmer posing with the large black bear he illegally killed while hunting in Wisconsin in 2006.