A Tax Is a Tax Is a Tax  —  One of the few bright spots in last week's Supreme Court ruling on President Obama's health care overhaul was a political one: The opinion written by Chief Justice John Roberts argues that Obamacare is constitutional under the taxing powers of Congress.

Obama braces for June jobs data  —  Weak June manufacturing numbers released Monday intensified concern about the fragility of the economic recovery and turned election-watchers' attention toward unemployment numbers due out at the end of this week.  —  The reports, just four months …

Where the Money Lives  —  For all Mitt Romney's touting of his business record, when it comes to his own money the Republican nominee is remarkably shy about disclosing numbers and investments.  Nicholas Shaxson delves into the murky world of offshore finance, revealing loopholes that allow …

House to prohibit IRS from implementing healthcare law  —  The House as early as next week will pass legislation prohibiting the IRS from receiving any money from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to implement the 2010 healthcare reform law.  —  Passage of the financial …

Eric Holder says Republicans have made him a ‘proxy’ to attack President Obama  —  Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. sharply criticized lawmakers Monday for voting to hold him in contempt of Congress last week, saying Republicans have made him a “proxy” to attack President Obama in an election year.

Twitter complied with 75 percent of US requests for user info  —  Twitter received 679 requests for user information from the U.S. government in the last year, according to a report released by the company Monday.  —  The requests from the United States exceeded that of any other country …

Obama campaign touts economic record ahead of first 2012 bus tour  —  President Obama's campaign is tagging his two-day bus trip in the Midwest later this week the “Betting on America” tour, an opportunity for the campaign to push their economic message against Mitt Romney in two key swing states.

Israelis, Palestinians: 2 states in 5 years unlikely  —  Joint poll finds that the majority of both sides view the chances of establishing Palestinian state within next 5 years low.  —  Most Israelis and Palestinians view the chances of establishing an independent Palestinian state within …

Want to keep AC on?  Bury power lines  —  Workers repair power lines in Hyattsville, Maryland, on Sunday.  David Frum says buried power lines would help. … (CNN) — Congratulations: If you're reading this, you have electricity.  Unfortunately, more than 3 million Americans this weekend couldn't join you.

I don't regret outing Anderson Cooper |  Brian Moylan  —  Given the struggles that gay men and women deal with in this country every day, Cooper's silence on the issue was a problem  —  • Emma Keller: Anderson Cooper was bullied into coming out  —  Congratulations, Anderson Cooper, on finally coming out of the closet.

New Hampshire Senator Kelly Ayotte To Join Romney In New Hampshire On July 4  —  Chris Fitzgerald/Candidate Photos/Newscom  —  ABC News' Michael Falcone reports:  —  New Hampshire Sen. Kelly Ayotte plans to march with Mitt Romney in Wednesday's Fourth of July parade in Wolfeboro, N.H., GOP sources tell ABC News.

California bill would allow a child to have more than two parents  —  Beaver had June and Ward.  —  Ricky had Ozzie and Harriet.  —  Mom and Dad, same-sex couples or blended families, California law is clear: No more than two legal parents per child.  —  When adults fight over parenthood …

Columnist Clarence Page Spoke at Rally for Iranian Militant Group  —  Late last month, syndicated columnist Clarence Page appeared at a rally in Paris in support of the Mujahadin-e Khalq (MEK), an Iranian group that has been lobbying Washington to be removed from the U.S. government's list of designated foreign terrorist organizations.

Rigged Rates, Rigged Markets  —  Marcus Agius, the chairman of Barclays, resigned on Monday, saying “the buck stops with me.”  His was the first departure since the British bank agreed last week to pay $450 million to settle findings that, from 2005 to 2009, it had tried to rig benchmark interest rates to benefit its own bottom line.

Rep. West: Obama Wants Americans To ‘Be His Slave’  —  PORT ST. LUCIE — Republican Rep. Allen West kicked off his Treasure Coast campaign for congressional District 18 on Sunday with a rally, during which he criticized President Obama on a variety of issues, using phrases and language guaranteed to get attention.

Judge: Twitter Must Turn Over Occupy Wall Street Protester's Tweets  —  Prosecutors say the messages could show whether Malcom Harris was aware of police orders he's charged with disregarding  —  Twitter has been ordered to give a New York City judge almost three months' worth …