Column Trump can't actually win, can he?  —  I talked with Republican wise men last week — sober establishment strategists who have seen many presidential campaigns come and go — to ask them how long the improbable popularity of Donald Trump can last.  Reassure me, I said: He can't actually win, right?

'They're a bunch of frauds': Former Trump University students say The Donald shouldn't be president, school was a scam  —  When 75-year-old Robert Guillo hears candidate Donald Trump speak for “the silent majority” and promise to “put people back to work,” he has to laugh.

Palin eyeing energy secretary in potential Trump administration  —  Washington (CNN)Sarah Palin knows the position she wants in a Donald Trump administration: Energy secretary.  —  “I think a lot about the Department of Energy, because energy is my baby: oil and gas and minerals …

Northside ISD investigating incident with official, Jay players  —  Northside ISD and the University Interscholastic League are looking into a play in which two Jay football players barreled into a referee during Friday night's game against Marble Falls.  —  Late in Jay's 15-9 loss at Marble Falls …

Leonard Pitts, Jr.: ‘Religious liberty’ cloaks intolerance … “To me,” she said in a statement, “this has never been a gay or lesbian issue.  It is about marriage and God's word.  It is a matter of religious liberty.”  —  It's telling that Kim Davis chose those words to defend herself last week.

Column A new skirmish in the battle for Malibu beach access  —  The weather forecast is terrific.  The water is unusually warm.  And the greatest show in California is free except for the parking.  —  But if you're headed to the beach this holiday weekend, beware the killjoys who might try …

Chris Wallace smacks down Dick Cheney: Iran's nuclear build-up happened on your watch  —  Fox News host Chris Wallace forced former Vice President Dick Cheney to admit that Iran's centrifuges went from zero to 5,000 under his watch, not President Barack Obama's.

PETER HITCHENS: We won't save refugees by destroying our own country  —  Actually we can't do what we like with this country.  We inherited it from our parents and grandparents and we have a duty to hand it on to our children and grandchildren, preferably improved and certainly undamaged.

Graffiti Calling for Violence Against Cops Spreads Across Texas  —  Hate speech and graffiti calling for violence against cops has spread across Texas.  Grafitti has recently appeared in both Austin, and in Houston, Texas.  Violence-inflaming statements in Austin proclaim - “Run Over Cops At Traffic Stops; Shoot Them In The Cop Car!”

Harvard Professor Larry Lessig Says He's Running for President  —  After exceeding his $1 million crowd-funding goal, Harvard Law School professor Larry Lessig announced today on “This Week” that he is running for president.  —  “I think I'm running to get people to acknowledge the elephant in the room …

Colin Powell: Iran Deal Is a ‘Pretty Good Deal’  —  Former Secretary of State Colin Powell expressed support for the nuclear agreement with Iran on Sunday, calling the various planks Iranian leaders accepted “remarkable” and dismissing critics' concerns over its implementation.