The Today Show reports that “Huckabee said he has received nothing but positive feedback from the group of people he supposedly has offended.”

CNN writes that “The new CNN/ORC Poll finds Trump at 18% support among Republicans, with former Florida governor Jeb Bush just behind at 15%, within the poll’s margin of error.”

The New York Times writes that “the move brings a temporary end to a fractious struggle that had consumed City Hall for several days, inundating parts of the city with mailers, phone calls, advertisements and, on Wednesday, broadsides against Mayor Bill de Blasio from familiar faces and an even more familiar foe.”

Kirsten Powers writes, “When abortion doctors are elevated to gods who may not be questioned or held accountable, society has officially gone off the rails.”

From the NY Post: “Unbeknown to most Americans, Obama’s racial bean counters are furiously mining data on their health, home loans, credit cards, places of work, neighborhoods, even how their kids are disciplined in school — all to document “inequalities” between minorities and whites.”

Michelle Malkin writes, “This is not a “circumstance.” This is war.”

From The New Yorker: “This performance with our friend out in Phoenix is very hurtful to me,” McCain said. “Because what he did was he fired up the crazies.”

H/T Live Leak: Annie Titus was diagnosed with autism at a young age and struggles with communication. Her parents were told when she was barely 5 that she would probably never speak. In an effort to expand Annie’s social interactions, her parents enrolled her in voice lessons at Community Music School of Buffalo, where she has been studying since December 2014.

Planned Parenthood’s PR Firm says harvesting organs of aborted babies a ‘Humanitarian Undertaking’

From Byron York, “Republican Tom Cotton has introduced a bill in the Senate that would deny federal immigration and police funding to cities that defy federal law.”

The Washington Post writes, “The nation’s high schools are changing the way they recognize top students, struggling to balance praise for them while also quelling unhealthy competition among classmates as the college application process grows more cutthroat.”

Fans at San Diego Comic-Con were treated to a special look behind the scenes of Star Wars:The Force Awakens by director J.J. Abrams and writer Lawrence Kasdan. The filmmakers were joined on stage by cast members Daisy Ridley, John Boyega,

The Confederate battle flag was lowered from the grounds of the South Carolina Statehouse on Friday.

Bloomberg writes, “High-school trap offers a wholesome marketing opportunity for gunmakers and retailers like Cabela’s Inc., which underwrite events and donate to teams.”

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Five-time deportee, seven-time convicted felon Juan Francisco Lopez-Sanchez said in an interview that he came to San Francisco because he knew the sanctuary city would not hand him over to ICE.

You made the Fourth of July weekend one for the record books!

Bill Kristol writes, “What might we learn from listening to Trump? Trump understands that Americans aspire to greatness. His campaign slogan is “Make America Great Again.” Sound familiar?”