Tom Brady Picks Coach Belichick over Pope Francis
Tom Brady called his 2004 meeting with Pope John Paul II “pretty cool” but prefers Bill Belichick to the current pontiff.
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Washington Post’s Dave Weigel, AP Distance Hillary Clinton from Birthers
On the same day as Weigel’s defense of Hillary’s campaign, the Associated Press ran its own “fact check”: “NO CLEAR EVIDENCE THAT CLINTON AIDED BIRTHERS.”
Ted Cruz: The Republican Party’s Surrender Politics
In Politico, GOP presidential contender Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) writes about the Republican party’s eagerness to surrender in policy battles.
Watch: Live Stream of Pope Francis’s Mass in Washington, DC
Pope Francis planned to canonize Junipero Serra during a Mass on Wednesday outside the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, the first canonization on U.S. soil.
America Rising: 8 Times Hillary Clinton Lied About Her Emails
The Washington Post blew a hole in one of Hillary Clinton’s most relied upon stories regarding her email scandal: that she initially turned over her emails because of a routine record keeping practice by the State Department.
Derek Jeter: Yogi Berra Even Better Person Than Player
The greatest Yankees shortstop paid tribute on Wednesday to the greatest Yankee catcher who died on Tuesday.
National Journal’s Fournier: Hillary Must ‘Come Clean’ or Go Home
If the Democratic Party cares to salvage a sliver of moral authority, its leaders and early state voters need to send Hillary Rodham Clinton an urgent message: Come clean or get out.
Jake Arrieta First Pitcher to 20 Wins
Jake Arrieta became the first pitcher to win 20 games this season by three-hitting the Milwaukee Brewers Tuesday night.
Boehner Ally: House Conservatives ‘Right-Wing Marxists’
The Hill Reports on House Speaker John Boehner’s possible ouster:
Donald Trump Wins Stephen Colbert’s Show
“I want to thank you, not only for being here, but for running for president, ” Stephen Colbert told Donald Trump on The Late Show tonight. “I’m not going to say this stuff writes itself, but you certainly do deliver it on time every day,” added Colbert, who has been feasting on Trump’s candidacy since debuting as host of CBS’s late night show early this month.
More Emails Surface in Hillary Clinton Benghazi Probe
More previously undisclosed State Department emails related to Benghazi have surfaced in a federal court filing, offering a public accounting of at least some of the records still being sought by congressional investigators.
Expert: ‘Extremely Unlikely an Anti-Establishment Party Gets Into Power in U.S.’
Bloomberg explores populist politics.
CNN: U.S. Troops Unable to Report Muslim ‘Boyplay’ in Afghanistan
(CNN) The two U.S. soldiers say they used physical force to drive home their message to the Afghan police commander who had been sexually abusing a boy.
Washington Post: Migrants Disguising Themselves as Syrians to Enter Europe
Moving among the tens of thousands of Syrian war refugees passing through the train stations of Europe are many who are neither Syrian nor refugees, but hoping to blend into the mass migration and find a back door to the West.
Trump: ‘We are Going to Continue Doing What We are Doing’
In New York Magazine, Gabriel Sherman writes that Scott Walker’s departure helps Donald Trump.
Bloomberg: Jeb Bush Fighting Risky War Against Republican Party’s Ascendant Nativism
Bloomberg op-ed lionizes Jeb Bush for his multicultural personal life and wonders whether he can win over Republican voters, what with their overwhelming racism.
Arianna Huffington: Muslim Question ‘Beginning of the End of the Trump Show’
Arianna Huffington says Donald Trump brushing off a question calling Obama a Muslim–instead of scolding the questioner–is “the beginning of the end of the Trump show,” akin to the Sarah Palin-Katie Couric interview, which Huffington says torpedoed the former Alaska Governor’s political career.
AP: Government Shutdown Could Cut Off Food Stamps for 46 Million Americans
A government shutdown Oct. 1 could immediately suspend or delay food stamp payments to some of the 46 million Americans who receive the food aid.
France to Prosecute Marine Le Pen for Criticizing Muslims
French far-right party leader Marine Le Pen will go on trial for comparing Muslim street prayers to wartime Nazi occupation, party officials and the prosecutor’s office said on Tuesday.
Report: FBI Recovers Deleted Hillary Clinton Emails
The FBI has reportedly been able to recover emails deleted from Hillary Clinton’s email server in its investigation of her use of a personal, private server for official business as Secretary of State.
Thunderstruck: Cubs Blame AC/DC for Error
AC/DC performed their new song “Play Ball” at a Wrigley Field concert last week. But ever since the 20-song performance, soon available on DVD, the Chicago Cubs just can’t play ball quite the same.
Secret Service Director Apologizes for Cancer Vigil Disruption
WASHINGTON — Secret Service Director Joseph Clancy apologized Monday to an organizer of a child cancer vigil that was disrupted Saturday evening at a park near the White House because of security operations.
Chris Christie Tells national Guard Leader to Slim Down
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Gov. Chris Christie wants the leader of New Jersey’s National Guard to shape up.
Reuters: In Clash with Pope’s Climate Call, U.S. Church Leases Drilling Rights
BOSTON (Reuters) – Casting the fight against climate change as an urgent moral duty, Pope Francis in June urged the world to phase out highly-polluting fossil fuels.
Running Hitch Routes at 41: Terrell Owens Says ‘I Still Probably Should Be Playing’
As Canton considers his Hall of Fame candidacy, Terrell Owens considers a return to the NFL.
