Feinstein: Someone at White House is behind recent intel leaks  —  Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), chairwoman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, said Monday that someone at the White House was responsible for the recent leaks of classified information.  —  “I think the White House …

First Female U.S. Astronaut, Sally Ride, Comes Out In Obituary  —  “I hope it makes it easier for kids growing up gay that they know that another one of their heroes was like them,” Sally Ride's sister, Bear Ride, said.  —  Astronaut Sally Ride, mission specialist on STS-7 …

Poll: Romney preferred over Obama to handle the economy  —  WASHINGTON - Despite concerted Democratic attacks on his business record, Republican challenger Mitt Romney scores a significant advantage over President Obama when it comes to managing the economy, reducing the federal budget deficit …

Governor Romney: “The Context Is Worse Than The Quote”  —  Location  —  “This is an ideology which says hey, we're all the same here, we ought to take from all and give to one another and that achievement, individual initiative and risk-taking and success are not to be rewarded as they have in the past.

John DiStaso's Granite Status: Romney-backer's NH business received government-assisted loans; Kevin Smith to air new TV spot this week  —  MONDAY, JULY 23 UPDATE: MONDAY, JULY 23, UPDATE: SMITH'S NEW ADS, CLINTON FOR MAGGIE.  Republican candidate for governor Kevin Smith will release …

Legislator pulled gun during road incident  —  Shea charged with having a loaded pistol  —  A Spokane Valley legislator pulled a gun during a confrontation with another motorist last November in what police reports describe as a road rage incident.  He was cited for two violations of state firearms law.

McConnell promises busy Senate if GOP retakes upper chamber  —  Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Monday said the Senate will be “much busier” in 2013 should the GOP take control of the upper chamber, criticizing what he said is the Democrats' penchant for closing up shop at 6 p.m.

A Closer Look at Middle-Class Decline  —  No one can accuse the presidential campaign of ignoring the American economy or the plight of the middle class.  Yet the scale and the complexity of the problem are typically lost amid the charged back-and-forth between President Obama and Mitt Romney.

House hopeful changes name to Thomas Jefferson  —  The U.S. House of Representatives candidate formerly known as Jack Talbert knows he is a long-shot to unseat popular incumbent Mike Pompeo, R-Wichita, in Kansas' 4th District.  —  So the Libertarian Party nominee came up with a way to make …

Penn State hit with unprecedented penalties for Sandusky scandal  —  (Reuters) - The governing body of U.S. college sports fined Penn State University $60 million and voided its football victories for the past 14 seasons in an unprecedented rebuke for the school's failure to stop coach Jerry Sandusky's sexual abuse of children.

“Jettison Some of the Crap”  —  Rand Paul's quiet war against more defense spending.  —  Shortly after noon last Tuesday, Dick Cheney slipped out of an elevator and into the Lyndon Baines Johnson room where Republican senators hold a weekly lunch.  His mission: convince them that $700 billion …

Emails from Iran  —  Over the weekend, I received a series of emails from Iran.  They were sent by a scientist working at the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI).  —  The scientist reached out to publish information about Iranian nuclear systems getting struck by yet another cyber attack.

It is ‘morally wrong’ to pay tradesmen cash in hand, says David Gauke  —  People who pay cash in hand to tradesmen are “morally wrong”, damaging the economy and helping tax evaders, a minister has warned.  —  So far cash-in-hand builders, hospital consultants, home tutors …

OK, Let's Debate Gun Control!  —  A second Obama term could kill the Second Amendment.  —  Last week's horrific crime in Aurora, Colo., has, predictably enough, prompted many leftist politicians and commentators to call for more antigun laws.  Actually, that's not quite right.

Alleged Colorado Gunman's Family Stands by Son  —  The family of suspected gunman James Holmes said they will support the Ph.D student accused of entering a movie theatre last Friday and not leaving until he had killed 12 people and wounded another 58.  —  Asked if they stand by Holmes …

Hasty and Ruinous 1972 Pick Colors Today's Hunt for a No. 2  —  WASHINGTON — Scott Lilly was a young member of Senator George McGovern's presidential campaign staff in the summer of 1972, and he remembers the satisfaction he felt when Mr. McGovern chose Mr. Lilly's home-state senator …

Feds investigating Pennsylvania voter ID law  —  The Justice Department is investigating Pennsylvania's new voter identification law, a letter sent to the state government Monday indicates.  —  The letter from Assistant Attorney General Tom Perez seeks a variety of records related …