Romney's path to GOP nomination eludes Jeb  —  On paper, Jeb Bush's 2016 campaign mirrors Mitt Romney's 2012 efforts, but Bush faces a far steeper climb to the nomination, political watchers say.  —  With three popular outsider candidates leading the race, rising establishment contenders …

Ex-staffer: Benghazi committee pursuing ‘partisan investigation’ targeting Hillary Clinton  —  Major Bradley Podliska's exclusive TV interview with CNN will air Sunday at 9 a.m. on CNN's “State of the Union.”  —  Washington (CNN)A former investigator with the House Select Committee on Benghazi …

Wanted: a Tea Party Speaker  —  IN an earlier, cozier Washington, D.C., John Boehner could have been the kind of House speaker whose memory is held dear by high-minded chin strokers on Sunday morning television programs: An icon of sadly bygone bipartisanship, a cutter of the grandest bargains, a man who, by God, made legislation move.

Clinton's camp says she ‘could have a serious meltdown’  —  U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton  —  Hillary is furious — and while Clinton advisers think that may save her, it's making the lives of those who work for her hell.  —  “Hillary's been having screaming …

2 Outside Reviews Say Cleveland Officer Acted Reasonably in Shooting Tamir Rice, 12  —  Two outside investigators looking into the death of Tamir Rice have concluded that a Cleveland police officer, Tim Loehmann, acted reasonably in deciding last year to shoot when he confronted …

Indy woman uses medieval combat training, sword to stop intruder  —  Rule No. 1: Don't break into the home of a woman with medieval combat training.  —  CONNECT  —  When a man broke into Karen Dolley's home on Thursday night, her training in medieval combat came in handy.  So did her sword.

Israeli Ministers Encourage Citizens to Carry Guns to Eliminate the Enemy  —  As the number of terrorist attacks continues to grow Israel politicians, on the left and right, are encouraging citizens to carry guns and defeat the Islamist killers.  —  Routine in Israel - M16s at the beach.  (Algemeiner)

Jeremiah Wright: ‘Jesus was a Palestinian’  —  The controversial religious leader Jeremiah Wright compared Native Americans to Palestinians at the 20th anniversary of the Million Man March on the National Mall on Saturday, going so far as to assert that “Jesus was a Palestinian.”

Apple Is Said to Deactivate Its News App in China  —  HONG KONG — Apple has disabled its news app in China, according to a person with direct knowledge of the situation, the most recent sign of how difficult it can be for foreign companies to manage the strict rules governing media and online expression there.

Armed Robbery Suspect Tries Using Uber as Getaway Car, Police Say  —  A 23-year-old man suspected of armed robbery tried to take an Uber car to help him get away after he held up a store outside Baltimore, police said.  —  The suspect, Dashawn Terrell Cochran, was at a store in Parkville …