Donald Trump Wants an Attack Dog as His Running Mate  —  The candidate calls Mike Pence, Newt Gingrich and Chris Christie his top picks  —  Donald Trump is looking for a running mate who can be a “fighter skilled in hand-to-hand combat” to help him parry criticism on the campaign trail …

Bernie's Uninspiring Endorsement  —  Bernie Sanders went off for a month to contemplate life after the revolution, and this was the best he could come up with?  “Secretary Clinton has won the Democratic nominating process, and I congratulate her for that.”  —  So said Sanders at a rally …

GOP rep: Ginsburg's Trump attacks ‘inexcusable’  —  Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas) says Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg crossed a line attacking Donald Trump  —  “It was totally inexcusable and unprofessional for Justice Ginsburg to insult a presidential candidate,” …

For The Record  —  Let me start by saying that addressing gossip is something I have never done.  I don't like to give energy to the business of lies, but I wanted to participate in a larger conversation that has already begun and needs to continue.  Since I'm not on social media, I decided to put my thoughts here in writing.

OBAMA TURNS OFF COPS=> Officers REFUSE TO APPLAUD During Obama's Race Lecture at Dallas Police Memorial (VIDEO)  —  WOW!  —  Barack Obama lectured the people of Dallas today at the memorial service for the five slain police officers by  —  a racist Black Power activist.

Holocaust Museum to visitors: Please stop catching Pokémon here  —  Almost everywhere you turn, it seems, people have their eyes glued to smartphone screens playing Pokémon Go.  Since its launch last week, the app has quickly become a cultural phenomenon that has fans …

David Duke Plans to Run for Congress Against the Republican Who Spoke to His Group  —  The former KKK grand wizard said he wants to defeat Steve Scalise, who reportedly once called himself “David Duke without the baggage.”  —  David Duke says he is getting ready to run for Congress.

Obama admin. sent taxpayer money to campaign to oust Netanyahu  —  The State Department paid hundreds of thousands of dollars in taxpayers grants to an Israeli group that used the money to build a campaign to oust Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in last year's Israeli parliamentary elections …

Shreve police sergeant suspended after ‘monkey’ Facebook post  —  SHREVE, Ohio - A local police sergeant is on indefinite, unpaid suspension after a post he made on Facebook last week was perceived to be racist.  —  Shreve police Sgt. Robert Biddle, 34, wrote on Facebook …

Swing-state stunner: Trump has edge in key states  —  Did Donald Trump really just surge past Hillary Clinton in two of the election's most important battlegrounds?  —  New swing-state polls released Wednesday by Quinnipiac University show Trump leading Clinton in Florida and Pennsylvania …

Three hospitalized after Norfolk shooting caught on Facebook Live  —  NORFOLK, Va. - According to police, three men were shot in the 900 block of Bainbridge Blvd. Tuesday evening.  —  Neighbors said they heard anywhere from 10-20 gunshots and it appears that one of the passengers inside …

Gretchen Carlson, Former Fox Anchor, Speaks Publicly About Sexual Harassment Lawsuit  —  MONTCLAIR, N.J. — When Gretchen Carlson was asked how her last week had been, she looked down at her wrist.  —  “These are the bracelets I wear on my arm,” Ms. Carlson, the former Fox News anchor, said in an interview on Tuesday.

Minuteman Co-Founder Sentenced to 19½ Years for Molesting 5-Year-Old  —  Christopher Simcox, a founder of the now-disbanded Minuteman border patrol group, has been sentenced in Arizona to more than 19 years in prison for sexual abuse of a 5-year-old girl, in a case that drew the attention …

Officers pick up bill for diners who didn't want to sit near them  —  Be rude to these guys, and they'll make you pay.  Unless it's your restaurant bill.  —  (CNN)When a couple refused to sit next to a booth full of police officers at a restaurant, the cops counteracted with an act of kindness.

Ted Cruz to meet with secretive conservative group in Cleveland  —  CLEVELAND — Ted Cruz is making an extra trip to Cleveland to address a closed-door meeting of influential conservative leaders this Friday ahead of the Republican National Convention, according to four people familiar with his plans.