Scott Walker tries to make hay out of heckling incident  —  Scott Walker turned a heckling incident at the Iowa State Fair on Monday into an opportunity to hawk his book and slogan — that he's a man, “unintimidated.”  —  “I am not intimidated by you, sir, or anyone else out there,” Walker said.

Route 29 Batman is killed after his Batmobile breaks down along a Md. highway  —  The Route 29 Batman, whose roadside encounter with Montgomery County police three years ago made him a viral sensation around the world, has died.  —  Lenny B. Robinson, the 51-year-old Maryland man who drove …

Here's Audio And Video Of Carly Fiorina's Forceful Praise Of Hillary Clinton In 2008  —  Fiorina on Clinton in 2008: “She was a great candidate.  She has helped millions of women all over this country.  Women of any political party owe a debt of gratitude to Hillary Clinton and I will bet that every woman up here agrees with me.”

State Department Finds Thousands of Philippe Reines Emails It Claimed Did Not Exist  —  Earlier this year, Gawker Media sued the State Department over its response to a Freedom of Information Act request we filed in 2013, in which we sought emails exchanged between reporters at 33 news outlets …

Bernie Sanders Has Heard About That Hashtag  —  What is your elevator pitch for socialism?  My elevator pitch is that the United States has a grotesque level of income and wealth inequality where the top one-tenth of 1 percent owns almost as much wealth as the bottom 90 percent …

The Republican Party doesn't want to believe its voters agree with Trump.  But they do.  —  Does Donald Trump's appeal have anything to do with his policy positions?  Republican political consultant Matthew Dowd says it doesn't — Trump's rise, he argues, is all personality, no policy:

HHS to Congress: No violations of fetal tissue laws  —  The Obama administration says there are no known violations of the country's fetal tissue laws among government researchers or the companies that supply the tissue.  —  “Currently, we know of no violation of these laws in connection …

Republicans Against Retirement  —  Something strange is happening in the Republican primary — something strange, that is, besides the Trump phenomenon.  For some reason, just about all the leading candidates other than The Donald have taken a deeply unpopular position, a known political loser, on a major domestic policy issue.

Northwestern Football Players Cannot Form Union, NLRB Rules  —  Northwestern football players get ready for practice on Aug. 17.  —  Photographer: Jeffrey Phelps/AP Photo  —  Unionizing only one school would upset competition, board says  —  NLRB doesn't address whether players are school employees

Red Families vs. Blue Families: Which Are Happier?  —  Blue families are stronger and more stable than red families.  Until recently, this was the conventional wisdom in the media and the academy.  But this belief has been challenged by new reports in Family Studies and the New York Times.

Big News for the Beloved Pumpkin Spice Latte  —  We have been trying to keep a lid on some big news for the beloved Pumpkin Spice Latte, but with recipes and ingredients starting to ship to our stores, the buzz is building.  —  What's the big deal?  —  After hearing from customers …

The Real Argument  —  With all the commentary about the Iran, it is worth noting that there is an argument against the deal.  It's just one that most opponents do feel able or comfortable making publicly.  It goes something like this.  —  The ideal of course is that Iran permanently …

Ted Cruz Megadonor Identified as Cellphone Executive  —  Senator Ted Cruz of Texas posed at the Americans for Prosperity's Road to Reform event last week in Las Vegas.  —  A New York cellphone executive has emerged as a mystery megadonor behind the presidential campaign of Senator Ted Cruz of Texas.

Tea Party could lose Senate for GOP  —  The bad news for the few moderate Republicans still in Congress is that they face long odds in the fast-approaching 2016 elections.  —  The good news for Republican moderates in Congress is that a difficult 2016 cycle of Senate races now looks likely …