Ben Carson explains why he apologized to Donald Trump  —  Ben Carson is turning the other cheek.  —  The retired neurosurgeon explained his apology to Donald Trump in a new interview, saying that he was not questioning the real estate mogul's faith but rather talking about his own.

McConnell's fall mandate: Keep calm, avert catastrophe  —  In a POLITICO interview, the Senate leader says the GOP can do big things — in 2017.  Until then, his agenda is more modest.  —  Mitch McConnell wants his party playing the long game.  —  To hear the Senate majority leader tell it …

Anthony Weiner's so gross even PR flacks are disgusted by him  —  Anthony Weiner is so toxic that the powerhouse public-relations firm that hired him is losing top-flight talent, sources tell The Post.  —  Arthur Schwartz, one of the top executives at MWW, quit after the p.r. firm put …

Mark Cuban: I could beat Trump AND Clinton  —  Mark Cuban to CNBC: I would crush Donald  —  Republican candidates will hit the stage Wednesday night in their next debate.  CNBC's Eamon Javers reports Mark Cuban said he would crush Donald Trump if he were head to head with him in a race.

Poll: Sharp erosion in Clinton support among Democratic women  —  COLUMBUS, Ohio — Hillary Rodham Clinton is suffering rapid erosion of support among Democratic women — the voters long presumed to be her bedrock in her bid to become the nation's first female president.

Why Late-Night Television Is Better than Ever  —  Late-night comedy has seen a disorienting—some feared fragmenting—shuffle over the last two years as Jay Leno, David Letterman, and Jon Stewart gave up their chairs.  But, writes David Kamp, a mix of new faces, shows, and platforms has only revitalized the format.

What Kim Davis Is Saying Now About Marriage Licenses  — Shares-  —  Play

Why is the media more interested in Hillary's email than in Jeb's profoundly dishonest tax pitch?  —  The formative experience of my political life was the 2000 presidential campaign, in which the media mercilessly persecuted Al Gore over a series of trivial exaggerations and now-forgotten pseudo-scandals …

Democrats Lay Groundwork to Expand Use of ‘Super PACs’  —  Democrats are laying the groundwork for an ambitious reorganization of their struggling network of “super PACs” that would exploit the loopholes and legal gray areas that Republicans have already used to raise hundreds of millions …

Judicial Watch: New State Department Documents Reveal Hillary Clinton Email Gap  —  (Washington, DC) - Judicial Watch today released newly obtained Department of State documents showing a nearly five-month total gap in the emails former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton decided to return to the State Department late last year.

Devo Co-Founder — 9/11 Themed Wedding ... Box Cutters Anyone?  —  9/11 THEMED WEDDING  —  ... Box Cutters Anyone?  —  9/14/2015 8:16 AM PDT BY TMZ STAFF  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  The co-founder of Devo and his bride hung their faces off a Twin Towers cake to celebrate their marriage with the most bizarre …

The Ferguson Commission Has Released its Long-Awaited Report.  Now What?  —  The Ferguson Commission wasn't built just to churn out a report.  —  Assembled by an executive order from Governor Jay Nixon, the commission's sixteen members have spent the past ten months compiling data, holding public hearings and listening to experts.

Important Win for Fair Use in ‘Dancing Baby’ Lawsuit  —  Appeals Court Affirms That Copyright Owners Must Consider Fair Use in Online Takedowns  —  San Francisco - A federal appeals court in San Francisco today affirmed that copyright holders must consider whether a use of material is fair before sending a takedown notice.

The Black Family in the Age of Mass Incarceration  —  Never marry again in slavery.  — Margaret Garner, 1858 Wherever the law is, crime can be found.  — Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, 1973 Chapters “Lower-class behavior in our cities is shaking them apart.”  “We are incarcerating too few criminals.”

Inside Ethel Kennedy's cruel neglect of her troubled kids  —  Ethel Kennedy in 1969.  —  Since Robert F. Kennedy's assassination on June 6, 1968, his widow, Ethel, has been his torchbearer.  Unlike her late sister-in-law, Jackie, she never remarried, never sought a path or identity that was hers alone.