Palin will work to defeat Ryan in primary for Trump stance  —  Watch CNN: Sarah Palin joins Jake Tapper on “State of the Union” at 9 a.m. and noon ET today.  —  Washington (CNN)Sarah Palin will work to defeat House Speaker Paul Ryan by backing his primary opponent in Wisconsin, the former Alaska governor told CNN's Jake Tapper.

It's the Current Year, Ross  —  Ross Douthat writes in “The Conservative Case Against Trump:”  —  It would be a particularly stark mistake for conservatives who feel that the basic Reaganite vision that's dominated their party for decades — a fusion of social conservatism, free-market economics …

Decision time for FBI on Clinton  —  The FBI investigation swirling around Hillary Clinton  —  's presidential run appears to have entered the final stages.  —  Many of the former secretary of State's key aides have been interviewed over the course of the last month …

Trump says taxes for the wealthy should go up  —  Donald Trump said on Sunday that taxes for the wealthy should go up but that his tax plans would likely be renegotiated with Congress should he win the U.S. presidency.  —  “For the wealthy I think frankly it is going to go up and …

Cruz campaign: We could have stopped Trump if Rubio became running mate  —  Washington (CNN)Republican officials who oppose Donald Trump as their party nominee have spent the last few days — ever since the withdrawal from the race of Sen. Ted Cruz and Ohio Gov. John Kasich …

Dem convention host: Sanders supporters better ‘behave themselves’ when he loses  —  The chairman of the Philadelphia 2016 Host Committee for this summer's Democratic National Convention said supporters of presidential candidate Bernie Sanders  —  have to “behave themselves” when the Vermont senator loses the nomination.

How Trump could beat Clinton  —  faces an uphill climb to win a general election battle against Hillary Clinton  —  , but there is a path for him to beat the former secretary of State.  —  Trump enters the contest with poor approval ratings, particularly with women and Hispanic voters.

Donald Trump's Economic Plans Would Destroy the U.S. Economy  —  On Thursday, Donald Trump's tweet about tacos was only the second-most-alarming message he sent to potential voters.  Less open to humorous interpretation was his threat to default on U.S. debt in the event of a recession.

Trump tells crowd Clinton wants to ‘abolish’ Second Amendment  —  's way at a Saturday rally, telling the crowd that she wants to do away with the Second Amendment.  —  “Hillary Clinton wants to abolish the Second Amendment.  She wants to abolish it,” Trump said at a Saturday rally in Lynden …

Private schools, painful secrets  —  More than 200 victims.  At least 90 legal claims.  At least 67 private schools in New England.  This is the story of hundreds of students sexually abused by staffers, and emerging from decades of silence today.  —  Steven Starr reached …

Few stand in Trump's way as he piles up the Four-Pinocchio whoppers  —  At the Fact Checker, we have often said we do not write fact checks to change the behavior of politicians.  Fact checks are intended to inform voters and explain complicated issues.  —  Still, most politicians will drop …

A Confession of Liberal Intolerance  —  WE progressives believe in diversity, and we want women, blacks, Latinos, gays and Muslims at the table — er, so long as they aren't conservatives.  —  Universities are the bedrock of progressive values, but the one kind of diversity that universities disregard is ideological and religious.