Mourdock cheers SCOTUS for striking down Obamacare (Updated)  —  Yes, you read that right.  —  Indiana Treasurer and GOP Senate candidate Richard Mourdock applauds the Supreme Court's decision invalidating the Affordable Care Act in a new video uploaded to his YouTube account.

The Court's Scott Walker Moment  —  On First Amendment Thursday, the conservative majority on the Supreme Court delivered an unsubtle warning to public employee unions: You are living on borrowed time.  —  In Knox v. Service Employees International Union, the five—Chief Justice John Roberts …

Romney Campaign Said To Ask Scott To Downplay Job Gains  —  Mitt Romney's presidential campaign asked Florida Governor Rick Scott to tone down his statements heralding improvements in the state's economy because they clash with the presumptive Republican nominee's message that the nation …

Poll shows Obama, Romney in statistical dead heat in Michigan; state called ‘purple’  —  According to poll, Michigan could be pivotal state for Obama, Romney in upcoming election race  —  Michigan looks like pivotal state for Romney, Obama  —  TROY, Mich. -

‘The Cycle’: MSNBC's New 3 PM Show Features Four Co-Hosts … REACT:  —  FOLLOW:  —  MSNBC, Dylan Ratigan, Msnbc 3 PM, Steve Kornacki, The Cycle, Toure, Toure Msnbc, Media News  —  MSNBC has found its replacement for Dylan Ratigan's show: “The Cycle.”  —  The new program …

Former KKK Leader David Duke Endorses Charles Barron [Video]  —  Dr. David Duke in his video endorsing Charles Barron for Congress.  (Photo: YouTube)  —  Former KKK Grand Wizard and member of the Louisiana Legislature David Duke released a video yesterday endorsing Charles Barron in his race …

Major lawsuit challenges the constitutionality of Dodd-Frank  —  With the Supreme Court poised to rule on the constitutionality of Obamacare, a suit filed today challenges the constitutionality of the other signature legislation of President Obama's first term - Dodd-Frank.

Yes, Iraq Definitely Had WMD, Vast Majority Of Polled Republicans Insist … REACT:  —  FOLLOW:  —  WASHINGTON — How misinformed are Republicans about world affairs?  If presumptive GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney's assertion that Russia is “without question our number one geopolitical foe” …

The 20 Hottest Conservative Women In The New Media (2012 Edition)  —  Welcome to the 4th annual 20 hottest conservative women in the new media.  Besides myself, this year's new slate of judges included, 1) Ali Akbar from Vice and Victory and National Bloggers Club.  2) Steven Crowder.

Why Women Still Can't Have It All  —  It's time to stop fooling ourselves, says a woman who left a position of power: the women who have managed to be both mothers and top professionals are superhuman, rich, or self-employed.  If we truly believe in equal opportunity for all women, here's what has to change.

Rove: Pelosi ‘sounds like Mad Red Queen’ with arrest threat  —  Karl Rove said Rep. Nancy Pelosi was “dead wrong” when she suggested Wednesday that she could have had him arrested.  —  “The only way I could have been arrested is if the House adopted the resolution, which it did not,” …

Romney vows to ‘replace’ Obama's immigration order  —  Mitt Romney said today he'll “replace and supersede” a recently imposed Obama administration order that halts the deportation of some illegal immigrants brought to the USA as children.  —  In his first extended remarks since Obama's order last week …

Executive privilege poses tricky situation for Obama  —  View Photo Gallery — Eric Holder isn't the first: Other high-profile officials held in contempt: Eric Holder isn't the first government official who has been found in contempt of Congress.  Congressional Research Service compiled …

4 Pinocchios for Obama's newest anti-Romney ad  —  “Running for governor, Mitt Romney campaigned as a job creator.  But as a corporate raider, he shipped jobs to China and Mexico.  As governor, he did the same thing: Outsourcing state jobs to India.”  —  The Obama campaign apparently loves …

John Bryson resigns as Commerce secretary  —  John Bryson resigned as Commerce Secretary, calling an end to the medical leave of absence he'd been on since a seizure caused his involvement in two car accidents in early June.  —  “I have come to the conclusion that I need to step …

C.I.A. Said to Aid in Steering Arms to Syrian Opposition  —  WASHINGTON — A small number of C.I.A. officers are operating secretly in southern Turkey, helping allies decide which Syrian opposition fighters across the border will receive arms to fight the Syrian government, according to American officials and Arab intelligence officers.

Jay Rockefeller's swan song?  —  Now we know the first open Senate race of 2014: Jay Rockefeller's West Virginia seat.  —  Already the subject of speculation that he will not run for a sixth term in two years when he will be 77, Rockefeller's stunning coal-industry-needs-to-face- reality speech Wednesday seemed to confirm the rumors.

A Congressional Exit Interview  —  Most politicians leave Congress on the wrong end of an election.  Not so Senators Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) and Kent Conrad (D-North Dakota), and Congressmen Gary Ackerman (D-New York) and Geoff Davis (R-Kentucky).  They all decided they'd had enough …

‘Today’ Show's Unfortunate Lower Third  —  Really, “Today” show?  You couldn't have come up with a less obtuse lower third for Ann Curry's interview with Steve Carell this morning?  —  New Career Opportunities Daily: The best jobs in media.

The End of Men  —  Earlier this year, women became the majority of the workforce for the first time in U.S. history.  Most managers are now women too.  And for every two men who get a college degree this year, three women will do the same.  For years, women's progress has been cast as a struggle for equality.

University sponsors campaign to undermine ‘white privilege’  —  The University of Minnesota - Duluth (UMD) is now sponsoring an ad-campaign designed to achieve “racial justice” by raising awareness of “white privilege.”  —  The project disseminates its message, that “society was setup for us …