Fox Anchor Calls Out Paul Ryan's Budget Plan: Repealing Obamacare Is ‘Not Going To Happen’  —  On Sunday morning, Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) stopped by Fox News Sunday to preview his new budget, which will be released in full on Tuesday.  As it had the past two years, this year's version will call …

TIMELINE: How Jeb Bush Pulled A 360 On Immigration Reform  —  Jeb Bush completed a whirlwind one-week journey on immigration on Sunday, praising a Senate proposal to grant eventual citizenship for undocumented immigrants after attacking the idea in a newly released book he co-authored that was itself a reversal of his past position.

Monstrous  —  This is a kind of blood-curdling story I just learned about this afternoon.  Zerlina Maxwell is an acquaintance who I've watched from a distance as she builds a media career as a progressive pundit and activist — succeeding to an amazing degree while also getting a law degree.

Disruptions: Digital Era Redefining Etiquette  —  Some people are so rude.  Really, who sends an e-mail or text message that just says “Thank you”?  Who leaves a voice mail message when you don't answer, rather than texting you?  Who asks for a fact easily found on Google?

‘Toaster Pastry Gun Freedom Act’ proposed in Maryland  —  A Maryland state senator has crafted a bill to curb the zeal of public school officials who are tempted to suspend students as young as kindergarten for having things — or talking about things, or eating things — that represent guns, but aren't actually anything like real guns.

Former Newark Airport TSA screener says the job does little to keep fliers safe  —  It is perhaps America's most unsafe airport.  Despite being the launching point for one of the planes hijacked on 9/11 — Flight 93, which crashed in Pennsylvania — Newark Airport has had numerous security violations since.

New problem for House GOP leaders: Rank-and-file may vote against rules  —  House Republican leaders have a new problem.  They can't count on their members to support them on procedural votes.  —  Sixteen Republicans defected Wednesday in a vote on the rule governing consideration …

Rate of Gun Ownership Is Down, Survey Shows  —  The share of American households with guns has declined over the past four decades, a national survey shows, with some of the most surprising drops in the South and the Western mountain states, where guns are deeply embedded in the culture.

China unveils plan to streamline gov't  —  State Councilor Ma Kai delivers a report on the State Council institutional reform and transformation of government functions during the third plenary meeting of the first session of the 12th National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall …

Two Senators  —  This is from not-for-attribution interviews with two Republican senators who attended the dinner with the president on Wednesday night at the Jefferson Hotel in Washington.  —  One was heartened and impressed by the meeting while retaining his skepticism as to whether …

Ashley Judd Senate Run: Actress, Activist Planning To Declare Candidacy, Sources Say  —  LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Ashley Judd, the 44-year-old actress and social activist, has told key advisers and political figures that she is planning to announce her candidacy for U.S. Senate here this spring.