It is disqualifying for a modern-day presidential nominee to refuse to release tax returns to the voters, especially one who has not been subject to public scrutiny in either military or public service.  Tax returns provide the public with its sole confirmation of the veracity …

George Zimmerman's gun up for auction  —  LAKE MARY, Fla. (WOFL FOX 35) - George Zimmerman, the neighborhood watch captain who was acquitted in the shooting of Trayvon Martin in 2013, is selling his gun.  —  The 9mm pistol that Zimmerman said was used to shoot and kill Trayvon Martin on February 26 …

Will Miami's Republican mayor vote for Trump?  ‘Of course not’  —  Tomás Regalado said he won't vote for Clinton, either  —  The mayor was an early Rubio supporter  —  Miami Mayor Tomás Regalado remembers walking to school as a young man in Miami and getting heckled.

Bernie Sanders, the Zombie Candidate  —  When he first decided to run for president, Bernie Sanders had a goal in mind: to start a political revolution by getting big money out of politics.  —  If he wants to do it—if Sanders wants to build a lasting movement to fight money's outsize influence …

Glenn Makes Wild Prediction About Trump  —  Donald Trump has faced consistent pressure and scrutiny from Glenn, so his prediction Wednesday on The Glenn Beck Program came as a surprise.  —  “I'm going to make a prediction about Donald Trump,” Glenn said.  “I could say he's going to be the nominee of the Republican Party.

America's Shrinking Middle Class: A Close Look at Changes Within Metropolitan Areas  —  The middle class lost ground in nearly nine-in-ten U.S. metropolitan areas examined  —  The American middle class is losing ground in metropolitan areas across the country, affecting communities from Boston to Seattle and from Dallas to Milwaukee.

Dem meeting boils over with Reid-Grayson confrontation  —  A routine meeting of liberal Democrats grew heated on Wednesday when Rep. Alan Grayson  —  (D-Fla.) confronted Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid  —  (D-Nev.) over the ethics charges dogging Grayson as he vies for the Senate.

Producer defends film on Reagan's Alzheimer's  —  A producer linked to a controversial movie about former President Ronald Reagan's Alzheimer's disease says backlash over its subject matter is unfair.  —  “I've never been close to a movie like that where so little information became such a tidal wave …

Biden wanted Warren as his VP  —  Joe Biden took months to decide he wouldn't run for president — but he was sold on Elizabeth Warren as his running mate from the start, people familiar with the situation told POLITICO.  —  And he still thinks the Massachusetts firebrand …

Trump: Muslim ban was ‘just a suggestion’  —  Donald Trump has demoted his proposed Muslim immigration ban to a mere “suggestion.”  —  In a radio interview with Fox News' Brian Kilmeade on Wednesday, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee softened his call to temporarily prohibit Muslims from entering the United States.

Malaysian Leader Najib's Stepson Allegedly Funded U.S. Property Deals With 1MDB Money  —  At least $50 million allegedly diverted from state investment fund was spent on luxury real estate in the U.S.  —  At least $50 million allegedly diverted from a state investment fund in Malaysia …

Woody Allen Slapped With Rape Joke at Cannes Opening Night Ceremony  —  “You've shot so many of your films here in Europe and yet in the U.S. you haven't even been convicted of rape,” said Laurent Lafitte  —  French comic Laurent Lafitte helped the 2016 Cannes Film Festival kick off to an awkward start …

Flashback 2012: Trump Endorses Hillary  —  RUSH: I found the YouTube last night, and I'm gonna play this for you and I'm curious to know how Trump supporters react to this.  Because this is gonna be in an ad, too.  This may end up being an ad.  It may be chopped up and edited into an ad, but it's gonna be an ad.

Cruz Running for Re-election in 2018 … *Editor's note: This story has been updated throughout.  —  U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, is officially running for re-election in 2018.  —  Cruz filed paperwork Wednesday afternoon to seek a second term, adding some clarity to his political future …

Think Pieces About MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE And How I Could Possibly Be Wrong  —  I'm tired of reading think pieces about WHY WE ALL THOUGHT DONALD TRUMP WOULD LOSE (I'm looking at you, Chait).  First of all, we all didn't, you and your circle jerk did.  Secondly, I don't care what your prior beliefs about the Republican party were.

House GOP warns Ryan to back Trump  —  Washington (CNN)Rank-and-file House Republicans are urging Speaker Paul Ryan to get behind presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump, warning his resistance could lead to the party fracturing rather than uniting if he withholds his endorsement.

Italy Approves Same-Sex Civil Unions  —  ROME — After decades of struggle by gay rights groups, and months of contested political negotiations, the Italian Parliament on Wednesday evening gave final approval to a law recognizing civil unions of same-sex couples.

‘We could have been there’: Squadron member speaks out on stalled Benghazi response  —  His squadron got the alert: a “real world mission was going down.”  —  The team - at Aviano Air Base in northeastern Italy - raced to the field and was briefed, as planes were armed and prepared to launch.

Mike Lee on Donald Trump: ‘He scares me to death’  —  Sen. Mike Lee said Wednesday that Donald Trump “scares me to death” and that he still has concerns about the presumptive Republican presidential nominee and isn't ready to endorse him.  —  The Utah Republican, who previously backed Texas …

Michael Ratner, Lawyer Who Won Rights for Guantánamo Prisoners, Dies at 72  —  Michael Ratner, a fearless civil liberties lawyer who successfully challenged the United States government's detention of terrorism suspects at Guantánamo Bay without judicial review, died on Wednesday in Manhattan.