El-Sayed says he's for self-determination for Palestinians and Jewish Israelis. But for most Israelis, that means a Jewish state.

Advancing American Freedom, a think tank founded by former Vice President Mike Pence, is unveiling its annual Independence Index, this year with more robust study in 29 areas it says can indicate national democratic health. The study tracks issues of concern in three categories: life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. The report offers a mixed bag of some conservative priorities on an upward trajectory over the past several decades and others on the decline, a study that AAF argues is important to track for the nation's 250th birthday.

Cyclospora is at least the fourth major media effort this year to make Americans believe that Robert F. Kennedy has destroyed their public health infrastructure. Total deaths: zero.