John Boehner talks election, time in office  —  “You can call me boner, beaner, jackass, happy to answer to almost anything,” said former Speaker of the House John Boehner as he took the stage at CEMEX Auditorium on Wednesday evening.  Boehner joined David M. Kennedy, faculty director …

Commentary: Yes, Donald Trump can beat Hillary Clinton  —  How would Donald Trump fare in a general election against Hillary Clinton?  The conventional wisdom is that he wouldn't stand a chance.  The GOP is divided.  His campaign, despite a recent spate of landslide primary wins, appears to have its own civil war going on.

President Obama Weighs His Economic Legacy  —  Eight years after the financial crisis, unemployment is at 5 percent, deficits are down and G.D.P. is growing.  Why do so many voters feel left behind?  The president has a theory.  —  Two months ago, across an assembly-room table in a factory …

Oops!  GOP Rep's Gotcha Amendment On Drafting Women Actually Passed  —  Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA) did something a little unorthodox for lawmakers Wednesday.  During a House Armed Services Committee hearing, he offered an amendment he didn't actually want to support.  —  The amendment required women register for the draft.

The Quiet American  —  Paul Manafort made a career out of stealthily reinventing the world's nastiest tyrants as noble defenders of freedom.  Getting Donald Trump elected will be a cinch.  —  Mar-a-Lago, Donald Trump's palace, is impressive by the standards of Palm Beach …

FBI arrests brother of San Bernardino terrorist and 2 others on marriage fraud charges  —  The FBI has served another warrant at the home of Syed Raheel Farook, the elder brother of San Bernardino gunman Syed Rizwan Farook.  The FBI also served a warrant at the home in February, as seen in this file photo.

GOP's Favorability Rating Edges Lower  —  A quarter of the public views both parties unfavorably  —  The Republican Party's image, already quite negative, has slipped since last fall.  Currently 33% of the public has a favorable impression of the Republican Party, while 62% have an unfavorable view.

SIMPLY THE WORST=> Obama is First President Ever to Not See Single Year of 3% GDP Growth  —  Obama's just like Reagan... Except when he isn't.  —  The rate of real economic growth is the single greatest determinate of both America's strength as a nation and the well-being of the American people.

Secret Service Plans to Raise White House Fence by 5 Feet  —  Secret Service: ‘Current fence simply is not adequate for a modern era’  —  The U.S. Secret Service plans to raise the height of the White House security fence by 5 feet and add a new concrete foundation to reduce the risk of fence-jumpers …

ICE releases 19,723 criminal illegals, 208 convicted of murder, 900 of sex crimes  —  The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency in 2015 decided not to deport but release 19,723 criminal illegal immigrants, including 208 convicted of murder, over 900 convicted of sex crimes and 12,307 …

Baltimore news station FOX45 evacuated for bomb threat; suspect down  —  BALTIMORE (WBFF) — A man wearing some sort of animal “onesie” threatening to “blow-up” WBFF-TV in Baltimore was shot by police Monday outside of the station.  —  Three loud “shots” were heard and the man was seen lying in the street.

Oklahoma court: oral sex is not rape if victim is unconscious from drinking  —  Ruling is sparking outrage among critics who say the judicial system was engaged in victim-blaming and buying outdated notions about rape  —  An Oklahoma court has stunned local prosecutors with a declaration …

Prince's Death: Local Investigators Ask for DEA's Help on Case  —  The county sheriff investigating the death of Prince is asking for help from the Drug Enforcement Administration, federal law enforcement officials told NBC News on Wednesday.  —  The officials say prescription painkillers …

How Hillary Clinton Can Win the Right Way  —  Hillary Clinton seems poised to win the Democratic nomination, and polls suggest she has an excellent chance of securing the White House in November.  For Clinton, it may be less a question of whether she'll win in November, than of how—and what she'll do next.

Roy Moore says complaint on gay marriage order politically motivated  —  Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore responds to complaints over Marriage Protection Acts  —  Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore on Wednesday accused several groups, including the Southern Poverty Law Center and …

Democratic Strategist: Trump Will Beat Hillary Like ‘A Baby Seal’  —  Democratic strategist Dave “Mudcat” Saunders believes Donald Trump will beat Hillary like a “baby seal,” and that working class whites who haven't already left the Democratic Party for cultural reasons will due so now for economic ones.