County employee: At least 3 people dead in shooting at Berrien courthouse … ST. JOSEPH, MICH. - At least three people are dead at the Berrien County Courthouse following a shooting, an employee at the county prosecutor's office said.  —  Three people are dead and one person is injured, said the employee, who wished not to be named.

Beware a Pence Fizzle  —  I understand the impulse for Trump to pick Pence — an experienced pol, in good standing with conservatives, and not much of a lightning rod, at least not yet (the Left tends to make any GOP pick a lightning rod).  But Trump's running mate will have to be extremely deft …

BREAKING: GOP Congressmen Call for Hillary Clinton Perjury Investigation  —  The chairmen of two House committees are formally requesting the U.S. attorney in D.C. conduct a perjury investigation into Hillary Clinton.  —  Here is the rationale behind Jason Chaffetz and Bob Goodlatte's demand:

United States Health Care Reform  —  Progress to Date and Next Steps  —  FREE ONLINE FIRST  —  JAMA.  —  ABSTRACT  —  Importance  —  The Affordable Care Act is the most important health care legislation enacted in the United States since the creation of Medicare and Medicaid in 1965.

All delegates are unbound  —  As the Republican National Convention prepares to kick off next week in Cleveland, there is a lot of confusion and controversy over the question of whether delegates to the convention are “bound” to vote for any particular candidate as a result of primary or caucus results, or state party directions.

First on CNN: Evan Bayh mounting Senate return  —  (CNN)Evan Bayh is mounting a return bid to the U.S. Senate, giving national Democrats a boost as they aim to retake the chamber in November.  —  An announcement about Bayh's candidacy for the Indiana Senate seat is expected later Monday morning, said a source familiar with the plans.

A Single Photo From Baton Rouge That's Hard to Forget  —  It is a remarkable picture.  A single woman stands in the roadway, feet firmly planted.  She poses no obvious threat.  She is there to protest the excessive force which Baton Rouge police allegedly deploy against the city's black citizens.

Huckabee to Washington Post: ‘Male lives matter’  —  Mike Huckabee said the real movement in America should be “male lives matter” given the number of male fatalities in police shootings.  —  The former Arkansas governor and Republican presidential candidate made the remark as he battled …

EXCLUSIVE: New Details Emerge as Parents of Dallas Cop Killer Micah Johnson Speak Out for First Time  —  The gunman who killed five police officers in Dallas, identified as Micah Xavier Johnson, displayed a noticeable change in behavior after being discharged from the U.S. Army in 2015 …

GOP poised to endorse Donald Trump's border wall in platform  —  On GPS: Mexico's president responds to Trump's ‘wall’  —  Cleveland (CNN)The Republican Party is set to give a formal endorsement to the wall along the U.S.-Mexico border espoused by Donald Trump, solidifying it in the party's platform.

Gay GOP delegate pleads with party to soften stance on marriage  —  CLEVELAND — Republicans debating the party's platform in Cleveland shot down an amendment to soften the GOP's stance on gay marriage, despite an emotional plea from the lone openly gay delegate serving on the Platform Committee.

Note to my friends  —  Last week was very rough.  —  Two black men were needlessly gunned down by police; 5 Dallas police officers were slain by a demented man, and on Friday I had to appear in federal court.  —  Visiting with friends  —  My heart is heavy, but my spirit remains unbroken.

Jeb Bush: People Will ‘Feel Betrayed’ by Trump  —  Bush: Trump created ‘alternative universe’ 4:05  —  Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush predicts that Donald Trump's supporters will “feel betrayed” when his promises go unfulfilled.  In a conversation with MSNBC, Bush said that Trump …

Donald Trump Said Hillary Clinton Would ‘Make a Good President’ in 2008  —  Kind words for presumptive presidential rival came in a previously unreported clip from ‘Trumped!,’ a syndicated radio feature that aired from 2004 to 2008  —  Donald Trump is attacking Hillary Clinton these days …

Trump Eyeing Gingrich for National Security Position  —  The former U.S. House speaker may still have a role in a Trump administration if he is not picked as the billionaire's running mate.  —  tdopp  —  JenniferJJacobs  —  MarkHalperin  —  Even if Donald Trump does not pick Newt Gingrich …

CNN Contributor Calls Katrina Pierson's Statements ‘Borderline Asinine’ to Her Face  —  Clinton supporter and CNN contributor Bakari Sellers accused Trump's national spokesperson Katrina Pierson of airing “borderline asinine” comments in a heated debate on CNN Monday morning.

Hillbilly America: Do White Lives Matter?  —  Yesterday I read J.D. Vance's new book Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and a Culture In Crisis.  Well, “read” is not quite the word.  I devoured the thing in a single gulp.  If you want to understand America in 2016, Hillbilly Elegy is a must-read.