Schwarzenegger fathered a child with longtime member of household staff  —  His wife, Maria Shriver, moved out of their Brentwood mansion earlier this year after the former governor acknowledged the child was his.  The staff member worked for the family for 20 years, retiring in January.

Rep. Paul Ryan Staying in House, Won't Run for U.S. Senate  —  Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., is staying in the House, and won't run for the U.S. Senate, two well-placed GOP sources tell National Journal.  —  Ryan began informing close friends of his decision Tuesday and is expected to announce later in the day.

Iowan to Gingrich: Get out now before you make a bigger fool of yourself  —  Dubuque, Ia.  — Newt Gingrich got a not-so-nice welcome here today.  —  As he was getting ready to leave a speaking engagement Dubuque resident Russell Fuhrman approached him in the lobby of the Holiday Inn:

How Serious Was Donald Trump About 2012?  ‘More Serious Than...People Realize,’ Political Adviser Says  —  ABC News' Michael Falcone (@michaelpfalcone) reports:  —  Had Donald Trump decided to run for president he and his aides were planning an announcement event in an iconic location …

Mitt Romney's money machine cranks up  —  LAS VEGAS - Mitt Romney, usually cautious and measured in describing his nascent campaign, allowed himself a minor indulgence in describing to reporters the fundraising call-a-thon that netted his presidential bid $10.25 million here Monday.

New York Investigates Banks' Role in Fiscal Crisis  —  Eric T. Schneiderman, the New York attorney general, has requested information and documents in recent weeks from three major Wall Street banks about their mortgage securities operations during the credit boom, indicating the existence …

French Shocked by I.M.F. Chief's ‘Perp Walk’  —  As our colleagues Steven Erlanger and Katrin Bennhold report, “The arrest in New York of one of France's leading global figures and a possible next president, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, on charges of attempted rape produced an earthquake of shock …

LED bulbs hit 100 watts as federal ban looms  —  NEW YORK - Two leading makers of lighting products are showcasing LED bulbs that are bright enough to replace energy-guzzling 100-watt light bulbs set to disappear from stores in January.  —  Their demonstrations at the LightFair trade show …

Black Confederates Revealed  —  Though they certainly didn't tell anyone: … I've spent much of my adult life studying various theories of race and racism, and the last few years in a rather intensive mode of study.  In all of that time one inescapable conclusion has dogged me: Race is such bulls**t.

In for Nasty Weather  —  Maybe it's because tenured professors are so disproportionately white male baby boomers that classic rock seems like a natural way to capture the sense that tenured faculty existence is vanishing.  —  First, summon the image of a tweed-clad, gray-haired professor exiting …

Nearly 20 percent of new Obamacare waivers are gourmet restaurants, nightclubs, fancy hotels in Nancy Pelosi's district  —  Of the 204 new Obamacare waivers President Barack Obama's administration approved in April, 38 are for fancy eateries, hip nightclubs and decadent hotels …

Senate to vote on oil tax bill Tuesday  —  The Senate is set to vote Tuesday on the Democrats' controversial bill that would cut the tax breaks received by the big five oil companies.  —  Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) filed cloture Monday night on the legislation …

Arrests of South Florida imams carried out under new federal rules  —  Authorities hope to defuse tensions and calm concern about hate crimes  —  The trilling chant of the adhan, the Muslim call to prayer, rang out Sunday afternoon at the humble little white house behind a green fence that is South Florida's oldest mosque.

U.S. speeds up direct talks with Taliban  —  The administration has accelerated direct talks with the Taliban, initiated several months ago, that U.S. officials say they hope will enable President Obama to report progress toward a settlement of the Afghanistan war when he announces troop withdrawals in July.

The Real Social Security and Medicare Problem (and a Doable Fix)  —  Bruce Bartlett has served as an economic adviser in the White House, the Treasury Department and Congress.  —  On Friday, the trustees of the Social Security and Medicare systems issued their annual reports for 2011.

Cash-Rich Google Sells First Bonds  —  Google Inc. sits on $37 billion in cash.  But Monday it sold its first bonds, some $3 billion worth, to take advantage of corporate interest rates that are moving swiftly lower.  —  Tech companies have typically avoided debt offerings, choosing to fund operations from cash.

OOPS!  Historic ‘Spending Cut’ Bill Increased Spending By $3 Billion  —  Republicans stormed Capitol Hill in January vowing to slash discretionary spending by $100 billion right off the bat.  In their pledge to America, they promised that, “[w]ith common-sense exceptions for seniors …

Shared Scarcity versus Renewed Prosperity  —  Thank you so much, Anne, for the kind introduction.  —  I want to thank you all for inviting me to speak.  It was especially gracious of you to host me, even though I'm a Packers fan and I assume most of you are Bears fans.  —  But that doesn't mean we can't work together.