‘These have been among the worst weeks of my life’  —  <p>House Benghazi Chairman Trey Gowdy, a former federal prosecutor, used to get death threats in his previous line of work.  But watching his Benghazi investigation get slammed by accusations that it's a partisan assault on Hillary Clinton …

Joe Biden “will not be bullied” by Clinton campaign into deciding on run  —  A close confidant and longtime adviser of Joe Biden's who spoke to him recently says Biden, as vice president, feels he has earned the right to make a decision about his political future on his own timetable.

Paul Ryan open to running for speaker  —  After weeks of insisting he would not run for Speaker, Wisconsin Republican Rep. Paul Ryan - according to those close to him - is now open to leading the fractured Republican conference, and seriously considering launching a bid for speaker of the House.

Southwest Airlines flight turns back to LAX amid violence on board  —  (CNN)A Southwest Airlines jetliner bound for San Francisco had to turn around mid-flight and go back to Los Angeles after things got violent between two passengers on board the plane.  —  “Our initial information …

What The New York Times Didn't Tell You  —  “Nearly every person I worked with, I saw cry at their desk.”  —  If you read the recent New York Times article about Amazon's culture, you remember that quote.  Attributed to Bo Olson, the image of countless employees crying at their desks set …

Dramatic motorcycle crash caught on video; DPS investigating  —  GRANBURY - The road rash and deep cuts all over Eric Sanders' body only begin to tell the story.  —  “I've got a gouge in my elbow that is bone-deep,” Sanders said.  —  The video tells the rest.

Donald Trump has figured out Jeb Bush's greatest weakness as a candidate  —  I don't know if Donald Trump will win the Republican nomination.  But even if he doesn't, it's increasingly clear he's going to destroy Jeb Bush before he loses.  —  Over the past week, Trump and Bush …

Seymour Hersh's story  —  Let's recap the principal claims that Hersh's article made, which largely relied on the assertions of an unnamed, retired senior U.S. intelligence official:  — That the 2011 raid on the Abbottabad compound where bin Laden was hiding in Pakistan …

Canceled Sacramento wedding leads to meal for homeless  —  Bride-to-be's parents host banquet at Citizen Hotel  —  After a groom-to-be called off a Sacramento wedding, the bride-to-be's family decided to turn the extravagant event into a feast for those less fortunate.

Can Any Republican Defeat Ancient Socialist Crone Hillary Clinton?  —  It's pretty clear that Hillary is going to be the nominee of the Party of Elderly Socialist White People.  Bernie Sanders isn't serious about taking her out and taking the lead - he's only interested in yelling at rich people …

The women in the van  —  <p>A few dozen reporters who regularly cover Hillary Clinton gathered last August to watch the first GOP debate at her headquarters in Brooklyn.  MSNBC's Alex Seitz-Wald stopped for a moment and looked around.</p><p> A second later, he realized what seemed strange …

Wealth inequality isn't a ‘crisis’ — and voters know it  —  Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton railed against inequality in the first Democratic debate.  —  Inequality is the defining challenge of our time, President Obama says.  “There's too much inequality,” Hillary Clinton said in the debate Tuesday night.

Something Not Rotten in Denmark  —  No doubt surprising many of the people watching the Democratic presidential debate, Bernie Sanders cited Denmark as a role model for how to help working people.  Hillary Clinton demurred slightly, declaring that “we are not Denmark,” but agreed that Denmark is an inspiring example.