SHORT TAKES ON THE DRIFTING WRECKAGE – AT 11:56 P.M. ET:

SPEEDY GUYS, OR NEGLIGENT GUYS – FROM FOX:   Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said Sunday that the sniper who shot and killed five Dallas police officers Thursday acted alone and does not appear connected to a known terror group.  “It was a single shooter, and we do not see any affiliation with a terror network like ISIS or Al Qaeda,” Johnson told “Fox News Sunday.”  Authorities have identified the shooter as Micah Johnson, a 25-year-old black Army veteran, purportedly angry about the two recent incidents -- in Minnesota and Louisiana -- in which police officers fatally shot and killed black men.  Johnson confirmed Sunday that the shooter said that he “wanted to kill white people.”  Amazing how they come to these conclusions so quickly.  Single shooter.  Acted alone.  Never knew anybody, even his mother.  Nothing to see, nothing to see.  I'd rather wait for a more detailed examination of this terrorist's past.  I don't trust the mouthpieces of the Obama administration.

MORE TROUBLE FOR HILLARY? – FROM FOX:   FBI Director James Comey is facing growing Republican calls to launch a perjury probe into whether Hillary Clinton lied under oath about her email use when she testified last year before the House Benghazi committee – even as the Justice Department closes the case on the former secretary of state’s private server. House Overnight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz first urged such a probe during Thursday’s hearing with Comey before his  committee. He wants the agency to investigate whether Clinton lied when she told lawmakers “there was nothing marked classified on my emails” – a claim Comey repeatedly contradicted this week.  Comey told Chaffetz a referral from Congress would be needed for an investigation.  “You’ll have one in the next few hours,” Chaffetz said.  When FoxNews.com contacted Chaffetz’s office on Friday, a referral had not yet been sent.  But Chaffetz is vowing to kick-start the process, and his Republican colleagues are voicing support.  It's about time the Republicans actually did something about this Hillary mess.  She cannot get away with what she's done.

FRIENDS? – FROM REUTERS:   WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Three countries have warned their citizens to stay on guard when visiting U.S. cities rocked by sometimes violent protests that erupted after a string of police shootings of black Americans...The U.S. embassy of Bahrain, a tiny Middle Eastern island nation, on Saturday urged citizens via twitter to "be cautious of protests or crowded areas occurring around the U.S."  Bahamas, a Caribbean nation where most people identify as being of African heritage, on Friday warned its people to be careful when visiting U.S. cities rocked by "shootings of young black males by police officers."  "In particular young males are asked to exercise extreme caution in affected cities in their interactions with the police. Do not be confrontational and cooperate," Bahamas foreign ministry said in a travel advisory.  The United Arab Emirates urged its students and other citizens in the United States to also be careful, using similar language the U.S. State Department employs when warning Americans about countries that have fallen victim to attacks by extremists.  There will be some loss of tourist dollars because of the riots in America.  And who will get hurt most?  Minority workers.  I guess Black Lives Matter hasn't figured that out yet.

July 10, 2016