Donald Trump will make his mind up on VP pick in ‘next three to four days’  —  Donald Trump said Monday that he expects to decide on his vice presidential pick by the end of the week and that he is leaning toward a “political” pick rather than a “military” one.

Majority Disapprove of Decision Not to Charge Clinton on Emails (POLL)  —  A majority of Americans disapprove of the FBI's recommendation not to charge Hillary Clinton with a crime over her handling of email while secretary of state, and a similar number in a new ABC News/Washington Post poll …

Aren't more white people than black people killed by police?  Yes, but no.  —  Dylan Noble died on the last Saturday of June.  —  Police in Fresno, Calif. received a report of a man walking a downtown street with a rifle, but when they arrived they instead found Noble speeding by in his pickup truck.

Behind a Bill Clinton speaking engagement: A $1,400 hotel phone bill and $700 dinner for two  —  Hillary Clinton and former President Bill Clinton.  —  When former presidents and other dignitaries traveled to California to wax nostalgic on the speaking circuit, they may have been demanding …

Draft Republican platform calls for auditing the Fed, bathroom bills, and action on EMPs  —  While the Democratic Party platform tussles between Bernie Sanders and supporters of Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama have gotten more attention, the less structured work around drafting …

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.

British PM David Cameron to resign Wednesday as May takes reins  —  London (CNN)[Breaking news update at 12:21 p.m. ET]  —  British Home Secretary Theresa May has been officially named Conservative party leader and successor to Prime Minister David Cameron “with immediate effect,” Graham Brady …

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 …

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.

Understanding Hillary: Why the Clinton America sees isn't the Clinton colleagues know  —  This is not a profile of Hillary Clinton.  It is not a review of her career or an assessment of her campaign.  You won't find any shocking revelations on her emails, on Benghazi, on Whitewater, or even on her health care plan.

An Empirical Analysis of Racial Differences in Police Use of Force  —  NBER Working Paper No. 22399  —  NBER Program(s): LE LS POL  —  This paper explores racial differences in police use of force.  On non-lethal uses of force, blacks and Hispanics are more than fifty percent …

Party Poopers!  GOP Senators Are Skipping Trump's Convention In Droves  —  Donald Trump has promised to make the Republican Convention in Cleveland a star-studded production only a casino mogul and reality television star could deliver.  But, more than a dozen GOP senators …

Leaked document says 2,000 men allegedly assaulted 1,200 German women on New Year's Eve  —  LONDON — At first, there was complete silence from officials.  As rumors spread on social media, police had nothing to say about allegations of mass sexual assaults and other crimes carried out on New Year's Eve in the German city of Cologne.