Fellow prisoner: Freddie Gray was trying to injure self . . . A prisoner sharing a police transport van with Freddie Gray told investigators that he could hear Gray “banging against the walls” of the vehicle and believed that he “was intentionally trying to injure himself,” according to a police document obtained by The Washington Post.

Protests spreading . . . Protesters marched against police violence in cities from New York to Denver on Wednesday, and a large demonstration in Baltimore ended peacefully two days after rioting over the death of a black man injured in police custody. Reuters

Protestors back in Ferguson . . .  Protesters returned to Ferguson on Wednesday night, a day after looting, fires and gunfire broke out there during demonstrations over the death of a black man who died of spinal injuries after his arrest by Baltimore police. Associated Press

Baltimore protestors being released without charges . . . By Wednesday as officers struggled to complete the paperwork needed to charge more than 100 people who had been detained since the unrest began, officials began releasing most of them. Washington Post

Source: Baltimore mayor ordered police to stand down . . . Despite a firm denial by Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, a senior law enforcement source charges that she gave an order for police to stand down as riots broke out Monday night, raising more questions about whether some of the violence and looting could have been prevented.  Fox News

Baltimore, a Great Society failure . . . The city hasn’t been “neglected.” It has been misgoverned into the ground. It is a Great Society city that bought into the big-government vision of the 1960s more than most, and the bitter fruit has been corruption, violence and despair. Rich Lowry

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U.S. economy stalls . . . If anyone has any questions about the decrepitude of the Obama economy and the “recovery” that never seems to get to “fully recovered,” it was answered today as the Commerce Department announced that GDP had expanded by 0.2 percent during the first three months of the year – that is, growth basically stopped. This comes off a lousy 2.2 percent increase in the fourth quarter of last year, suggesting the slowdown is endemic and not due to the bad winter – i.e. increased cooling due to global warming – or the alignment of the planets, George W. Bush, the Tea Party, or the Nixon administration. White House Dossier

Fed downgrades outlook . . . The Federal Reserve downgraded its view of the U.S. labor market and economy on Wednesday in a policy statement that suggested the central bank may have to wait until at least the third quarter to begin raising interest rates. Reuters

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Excuse me, this is an Obama administration scandal . . . The great thing for President Obama about the latest Clinton scandal is that it is a Clinton scandal. Because had it involved any other member of the administration – like those not running for president – it would have been an Obama scandal. White House Dossier

White House: Special ops in Texas won't be incognito . . . When hundreds of U.S. Special Operations Forces descend on Texas (and six other states) for an eight-week training mission in July, they will not be "incognito," nor will they threaten the constitutional rights or civil liberties of Americans, the White House said on Wednesday. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) this week directed the Texas State Guard to monitor the U.S. military exercise taking place in his state from July through September, "to ensure that Texas communities remain safe," he said. CNS News

Obama opposes GOP effort to cut VA employee bonuses . . . In fiscal year 2013, the VA was paying out about $400 million in bonuses, even as the department was failing thousands of veterans and trying to cover up the scandal. The Blaze

Obama trade bill in trouble . . . The measure, a top White House priority, is drawing serious opposition from both parties. Politico

EPA administrator to rappers: We need you . . . EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy told attendees of a music festival “we need you,” in between groups who rapped, “Looking at that white girl, trying to get that white money,” and “Got a super bad bitch, no ass, no tits, but I really do love her like shit.” Washington Free Beacon

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Ex-U.S. commander: Take missiles off high alert . . . Taking U.S. and Russian missiles off high alert could keep a possible cyberattack from starting a nuclear war, a former commander of U.S. nuclear forces says, but neither country appears willing to increase the lead-time to prepare the weapons for launch. Associated Press

FBI aided Weinstein ransom payment . . . The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation in 2012 helped facilitate a ransom payment from the family of American hostage Warren Weinstein to al Qaeda in an unsuccessful attempt to get him released, the Wall Street Journal said on Wednesday. Reuters​

Air Force watching falling Russian satellite . . . The Air Force is watching an out-of-control Russian satellite tumbling toward earth that could reenter the atmosphere with some 3,000 pounds of toxic fuel within two weeks. Washington Free Beacon

Iran says cargo ship seized under court order . . . Iranian maritime authorities said on Wednesday that Iran seized a ship carrying cargo for Denmark's giant Maersk group under a legal ruling over a longstanding commercial dispute. AFP

Clinton focuses on race, inequality . . . Hillary Clinton on Wednesday linked the justice system’s treatment of racial minorities to the broader debate about inequality, signaling a new possible focus for her unfolding presidential campaign. The Hill

Clinton Foundation in campaign tailspin . . . Donors are having second thoughts about big giving as accusations fly about Hillary Clinton’s role. Politico

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Video || Hillary's greatest hits . . . It’s been an astounding past two years for Hillary. The mistakes, the outrages, have just kept piling up. White House Dossier

Bush: Give 11 million illegal immigrants a chance to stay . . .  Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush declared Wednesday that 11 million immigrants in the country illegally should have an opportunity to stay, wading yet again into his party's contentious immigrant debate. Associated Press

Cruz: Obama divides the nation, inflames race relations . . . "Dividing us over and over and over again is a dangerous approach for a president. It's an irresponsible approach for a president. I think we need to be looking to unity." Washington Examiner

Fiorina defends rocky tenure as HP CEO . . . Fiorina now claims the company’s decision to fire her in 2005, after a turbulent six-year tenure, was a result of a dysfunctional board of directors and not her leadership. The Hill

GOP budget would erase deficit in decade without taxes . . . Republican negotiators announced they’d reached a deal Wednesday on a unified federal budget, marking the first time in six years that the annual spending process will be governed by a full blueprint, and setting the stage for cuts in health and welfare spending plus a boost in defense. Washington Times

MSNBC's Wagner: "Half-white" Obama using word "thug" . . . MSNBC host Alex Wagner said that President Obama, who she pointed out is “half-white,” is “doubling down” on calling rioters in Baltimore thugs on Wednesday’s “NOW.” Breitbart

"Thug" is being described by some as the new "N word."

Genetically engineered humans on the way? . . . Science is closer to creating genetically engineered human beings, and the advances in technology are sparking ethical arguments over making "a new kind of person." The National Institutes of Health said Wednesday it would not fund any research into the gene editing of human embryos. Washington Examiner

Sofia Vergara's ex wants custody of frozen embryos . . . “Why not just move on and have a family of your own?” Nick Loeb wrote. “I have every intention of doing so. But that doesn’t mean I should let the two lives I have already created be destroyed or sit in a freezer until the end of time.” Washington Post

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