Full text: Bernie Sanders' DNC speech  —  Remarks as prepared for delivery:  —  Good evening.  —  How great it is to be with you tonight.  —  Let me begin by thanking the hundreds of thousands of Americans who actively participated in our campaign as volunteers.

France church attack: Priest killed in hostage-taking near Rouen  —  A priest has been killed in an attack by two armed men at his church in a suburb of Rouen in northern France.  —  The attackers entered the church in Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray during Mass, taking the priest, Fr Jacques Hamel, 84, and four other people hostage.

Republican National Committee - RNC is right that no Democratic speaker mentioned ISIS on convention's first night  —  RNC is right that no Democratic speaker mentioned ISIS on convention's first night  —  Night one of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia had barely ended …

The creator of the viral pro-Trump act ‘USA Freedom Kids’ now plans to sue the campaign  —  Within hours of their performance at a Donald Trump rally in Pensacola, Fla. Last January, the U.S.A. Freedom Kids were a sensation.  —  You remember the video: Three pre-teen girls …

DNC sought to hide details of Clinton funding deal  —  PHILADELPHIA — Leaked emails show the Democratic National Committee scrambled this spring to conceal the details of a joint fundraising arrangement with Hillary Clinton that funneled money through state Democratic parties.

Utah Pol Bolts GOP After RNC: Party's Direction ‘Makes Me Want To Cry’  —  A Utah state senator announced that he was leaving the GOP in despair after attending the Republican National Committee last week.  —  Sen. Mark Madsen (R-UT) said Monday that his experience as a Utah delegate confirmed …

Democratic Machine Chose Clinton Long Ago.  But Why?  —  “If Trump wins (or comes close),” writes my friend Tim Lee, “liberals are going to need a better answer than writing half the electorate off as racist.”  —  As the Democratic National Convention lurches off to a chaotic start …

Ayotte Leads Hassan in InsideSources/NH Journal Poll  —  Trump Takes 9-Point Lead Over Clinton in Granite State  —  An InsideSources/NH Journal poll finds that incumbent U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte is gaining momentum in her race against New Hampshire Gov. Maggie Hassan.

D.A. Dismisses All Bogus Charges Against David Daleiden for Exposing Planned Parenthood  —  On the night the head of the Planned Parenthood abortion company is slated to speak to the Democratic National Convention, the man behind the undercover videos has been vindicated.  Again.

Grayson's ex-wife claimed domestic abuse over two decades  —  Rep. Alan Grayson's ex-wife repeatedly went to police with accusations of domestic abuse over a two-decade period, according to documents she has provided to POLITICO, revelations that come as the Florida congressman enters …

Dem Senate nominee calls Toomey an ‘a—hole’  —  Democratic Senate nominee Katie McGinty got into some hot water Monday when she called her rival, Sen. Pat Toomey, an “a**hole.”  —  It was a shocking comment given the decorous attitude Senate candidates usually try to adopt.