Romney Campaign Declaring Cease Fire on Health Care  —  In the aftermath of the Supreme Court health care ruling, the early conventional wisdom was that an unfavorable health care ruling at the court would be good for Republicans politically, even as it was a serious policy setback for conservatives.

Sheriff Confirms Andy Griffith Has Died, Says Actor Has Been “Laid To Rest”  —  Dare County Sheriff Doug Doughtie has confirmed Andy Griffith has died and also released a short statement from the family.  —  Sheriff Doughtie tells WITN News the family stated that Andy died at seven this morning …

Rep. Joe Walsh Blasts Double Amputee's Military Service, Says She's Not A ‘True Hero’  —  GOP Rep. Joe Walsh (left) and his Democratic opponent Tammy Duckworth (right)  —  Though he never joined the military himself, Rep. Joe Walsh (R-IL) disparaged his Democratic opponent's military service …

Roberts wrote both Obamacare opinions  —  A Court source tells Salon the chief justice wrote the majority opinion and much of the dissent in the ACA case  —  This weekend CBS News' Jan Crawford reported that Chief Justice John Roberts switched his vote in regard to upholding the bulk of the Affordable Care Act.

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 …

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 …

This US summer is ‘what global warming looks like’  —  WASHINGTON (AP) - If you want a glimpse of some of the worst of global warming, scientists suggest taking a look at U.S. weather in recent weeks.  —  Horrendous wildfires.  Oppressive heat waves.  Devastating droughts.  Flooding from giant deluges.

Likely Voters: Carter Was a Better President than Obama  —  According to a Newsweek/Daily Beast poll of likely voters, Barack Obama now rates behind Jimmy Carter in the pantheon of great presidents.  The poll asked likely voters to list the two best and the two worst presidents the history of the United States.

No evidence of mermaids, says US government  —  There is no evidence that mermaids exist, a US government scientific agency has said.  —  The National Ocean Service made the unusual declaration in response to public inquiries following a TV show on the mythical creatures.

Carney: ‘I feel rotten’ about accidental fracking vote  —  State House lawmakers have apparently accidentally legalized fracking in North Carolina, due to a deciding vote one Democrat says was a mistake.  —  Rep. Becky Carney, D-Mecklenburg, says she did not intend to cast the key vote that overrode the governor's veto of the bill.

California Children Could Have More Than 2 Parents Under Bill  —  SACRAMENTO (CBS / AP) — California children could have more than two legal parents if a bill speeding through the Legislature becomes law.  —  The bill by Sen. Mark Leno, D-San Francisco, would allow judges to recognize multiple parents …

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.

No Martha's Vineyard vacation for Barack Obama this summer  —  After three consecutive summer vacations on Martha's Vineyard, President Obama and his family apparently will not be relaxing on the island this year as a heated presidential campaign gathers momentum toward what is expected to be a close election.

Obama braces for June jobs report  —  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 …

Sen. Marty Golden Holding Event Teaching The “Feminine Presence” [UPDATED]  —  Have we stumbled into an episode of Mad Men?  —  Later this month, Republican State Sen. Marty Golden's office is holding a career-development event for women in his southern Brooklyn district teaching them “Posture, Deportment and the Feminine Presence.”

A Strategy to Undo ObamaCare  —  To push through key parts of the Affordable Care Act, Democrats used the ‘reconciliation’ process.  A Republican president, House and Senate can use reconciliation to repeal them.  —  Now that the Supreme Court has ruled ObamaCare's individual mandate constitutional …