President Obama Asks Medvedev for ‘Space’ on Missile Defense — ‘After My Election I Have More Flexibility’  —  SEOUL, South Korea — At the tail end of his 90 minute meeting with Russian President Dmitri Medvedev Monday, President Obama said that he would have “more flexibility” …

Utah's Senator Mike Lee urges GOP to back Romney  —  • Conservatives will start flocking to presidential candidate Mitt Romney, Sen. Mike Lee predicted Sunday as he offered his endorsement to the man he believes will be the best Republican to take on President Barack Obama.

Health Act Arguments Open With Obstacle From 1867  —  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday starts three days of hearings on the constitutionality of the 2010 health care overhaul law, an epic clash that could recast the very structure of American government.

Supreme Court weighs the fate of Obama's landmark healthcare law  —  President Obama's signature domestic achievement — and, with it, a big part of his political legacy — is now in the hands of the Supreme Court.  —  The nine justices on Monday will begin hearing three consecutive days …

James Cameron Completes Record-Breaking Mariana Trench Dive  —  Solo sub dive is deepest ever.  —  The explorer-filmmaker emerges from his sub after returning from Challenger Deep.  —  Ker Than  —  At noon, local time (10 p.m. ET), James Cameron's “vertical torpedo” …

TPMDC  —  Ryan Promises To Close Tax Loopholes, But Won't Say Which  —  Appearing on two Sunday talk shows, the GOP's top budget guru Rep. Paul Ryan promised to close enough loopholes to pay for the large tax cuts in his budget blueprint unveiled last week — but he repeatedly refused to specify any.

Slower jobs growth for women voters could cost Obama in election  —  Women aren't faring as well as other groups in the job market's recovery and that could put a dent into their support for President Obama.  —  While female workers largely held their own through the recession …

Cheney doing ‘exceedingly well’ after heart transplant  —  Former vice president Richard B. Cheney was reportedly “doing exceedingly well” after a heart transplant Saturday that ended a 20-month period of waiting during which he was kept alive with an artificial heart.

The Sad End of the Gingrich Campaign  —  “At an age when most young men are focused on playing sports and meeting girls, Newt was fantasizing about saving the world.”  —Steven M. Gillon, The Pact, 2008  —  Despite Newt Gingrich's best efforts, it looks like the world is going to have to save itself.