Cruz sternly rebuked by GOP  —  <p>Ted Cruz can't even get a protest vote in the Senate anymore. </p><p>On Monday night, Cruz's colleagues ignored his attempt to disrupt Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's efforts to fund the government without attacking Planned Parenthood.

Jim Carrey — Girlfriend Cathriona White Commits Suicide  —  GIRLFRIEND COMMITS SUICIDE  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  9:43 AM PT — Jim Carrey released a statement — “I am shocked and deeply saddened by the passing of my sweet Cathriona.  She was a truly kind and delicate Irish flower …

GOP Chair Repeatedly Interrupts Planned Parenthood Head At Hearing (VIDEO)  —  Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) repeatedly interrupted Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards as she tried to answer his questions Tuesday in front of the House Oversight Committee.

Trump Says He's Been ‘Childish,’ Raises Possibility of Dropping Out  —  With summer over, so might be the “Summer of Trump” — and now the man himself appears to be accepting it might not be a kind Fall.  —  “This is going to be an ebb and flow, how can I continue to lead by such wide margins? …

You Can't Handle the Trump!  —  Vox's Ezra Klein wrote a good piece of analysis Monday about how unpredictable politics has become.  He notes that the four surprising political developments we've seen in the last few months—Speaker of the House John Boehner resigning from Congress …

Twitter Plans to Go Beyond Its 140-Character Limit  —  Twitter is building a new product that will allow users to share tweets that are longer than the company's 140-character limit, according to multiple people familiar with the company's plans.  —  It's unclear what the product will look like …

Rand Paul super PAC goes dark  —  One of the three super PACs supporting the Kentucky senator's presidential bid has stopped raising money.  —  One of the three super PACs supporting Rand Paul's presidential campaign has stopped raising money, dealing a damaging blow to an already cash-starved campaign.

Edward Snowden Is On Twitter: @Snowden  —  Edward Snowden isn't just a hashtag anymore.  The NSA whistleblower joined Twitter on Tuesday, using the @snowden Twitter handle.  —  Snowden, who has lived in Russia since turning over a trove of top secret documents to reporters more than two years ago …

Stepdad's Surprise: Stunning invite down wedding aisle  —  LaGrange, Ohio — Planning for wedding day joy often comes with pain, when you're the step-father of the bride.  —  “Every time we tried on tuxes — or did some planning — it crossed my mind that I'd be sitting in the crowd …

The 2015 MacArthur ‘genius grants’ honor — and surprise — 24 fellows  —  It's fair to say that both Ta-Nehisi Coates and Lin-Manuel Miranda were already having a pretty impressive 2015.  Coates, a journalist lauded for his insights into race, politics and culture, launched his memoir …

Details and Analysis of Donald Trump's Tax Plan  —  By  —  Key Findings:  — Mr. Trump's tax plan would substantially lower individual income taxes and the corporate income tax and eliminate a number of complex features in the current tax code.  — Mr. Trump's plan would cut taxes …

The Pointless Cowardice of John Boehner  —  The mainstream reaction to the forced resignation of John Boehner as the Speaker of the House has been a kind of weary admiration.  He fought the good fight against the extremists in his Republican caucus, the narrative goes, but his solid Midwestern virtues …

Anarchy in the House  —  REPUBLICANS aren't big fans of Karl Marx, but perhaps they should ponder his observation that history repeats itself first as tragedy, then as farce.  As preposterous presidential candidates dominate the polls and extremists topple congressional leaders …

Exclusive Video: First “Glowing” Sea Turtle Found  —  Scientists diving recently near the Solomon Islands made an illuminating discovery: The first biofluorescent reptile ever recorded.  —  Yes, this sea turtle is glowing neon green and red.  No, it's not radioactive.