CONSERVATIVES TO MITT: QUIT NOW IF YOU WON'T FIGHT OBAMATAX!  —  The Obama campaign has seized on remarks made by Romney adviser Eric “Etch-A-Sketch” Fehrnstrom this morning on MSNBC, to the effect that the individual mandate in Obamacare (and Romneycare) is not a tax.

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 …

Division, Uncertainty over Court's Health Care Ruling  —  Top One-Word Reactions — ‘Disappointed,’ ‘Surprised’  —  OVERVIEW  —  The public has long been divided in its opinions about the 2010 health care law.  There is now a similar division of opinion over last week's Supreme Court decision …

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 …

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.

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 …

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 …

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.

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 …

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 …

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.

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.

Exclusive  —  Over the years, as the media fixated on Anderson Cooper's sexuality, Kathy Griffin talked around the questions.  Now that he's come out, she explains why she thinks her friend needs to be careful.  —  My friend Anderson Cooper is the scion of one of America's great shipping and railroad families, the Vanderbilts.

Mayor Villaraigosa, KTLA's Lu Parker end relationship  —  TV reporter's publicist confirms that the couple have broken up after three years.  Villaraigosa declines to answer questions about Parker, who had been living at mayor's mansion.  —  Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and Lu Parker at the 2011 Clive Davis Pre-Grammy Gala.