Coming out  —  I came to Yale as a freshman in the fall of 2010 with two big uncertainties hanging over my head: whether my dad would get elected to the Senate in November, and whether I'd ever work up the courage to come out of the closet.  —  I made some good friends that first semester …

Exclusive: Congressional Ethics Probe Adds to Michele Bachmann's Political Woes  —  Add the Office of Congressional Ethics to the long list of probes and lawsuits that may be the only enduring legacy of Bachmann's presidential face-plant.  John Avlon exclusively reports. … Michele Bachmann.

Chief justice's lesbian cousin will attend Prop. 8 hearing  —  The justices of the U.S. Supreme Court gather for a group portrait in 2010.  Seated from left are Associate Justices Clarence Thomas and Antonin Scalia, Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr., Associate Justices Anthony M. Kennedy and Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

Mark Warner  · 19,844 like this  —  I support marriage equality because it is the fair and right thing to do.  Like many Virginians and Americans, my views on gay marriage have evolved, and this is the inevitable extension of my efforts to promote equality and opportunity for everyone.

Cyprus: It's not over yet  —  This was not a good weekend for Russian billionaires.  First, Boris Berezovsky was found dead at his English country estate.  Now, all the uninsured depositors (read: Russian plutocrats) at Cyprus's two largest banks are going to be hit much …

Rep. Jessica Upshaw's death apparent suicide  —  Coast lawmaker's body found in former legislator's Mendenhall home  —  Mississippi Bureau of Investigation officials are looking into the death of state Rep. Jessica Upshaw, who was found at a residence in Simpson County on Sunday.

Anthony Lewis, Who Transformed Coverage of the Supreme Court, Dies at 85  —  Anthony Lewis, a former New York Times reporter and columnist whose work won two Pulitzer Prizes and transformed American legal journalism, died on Monday at his home in Cambridge, Mass. He was 85.

Racist Hate Group To Conduct Nighttime Patrols On College Campus  —  A racist hate group at Towson University has announced plans to conduct its own nighttime police patrols on campus.  —  Founded last year, the White Student Union has stirred significant controversy already.

In U.S., 65% Support Drone Attacks on Terrorists Abroad  —  Less than half of Americans are closely following news on drones  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Nearly two-thirds of Americans (65%) think the U.S. government should use drones to launch airstrikes in other countries against suspected terrorists.

Obama takes heat as Syrian rebel quits  —  The Obama administration struggled Monday to defend the president's Syria policy after a key rebel leader resigned, citing a lack of Western support.  —  Moaz al-Khatib's decision to step down as president of the U.S.-backed Syrian National Coalition …

Bondage pol was hard-ly working  —  Jersey Dem's kinky office e-mails to spank-me stalker  —  A powerful New Jersey Democrat who's being touted as the party's next state chairman has an insatiable lust for bondage, oral sex and spanking, secret e-mails obtained by The Post reveal.

NRG Skirts Utilities Taking Solar Panels to U.S. Rooftop  —  NRG Energy Inc. (NRG), the biggest power provider to U.S. utilities, has become a renegade in the $370 billion energy-distribution industry by providing electricity directly to consumers.  —  Bypassing its utility clients …

Paul Ryan's disappearing act  —  He seems to have fallen entirely off the radar of early state Republicans.  Democrats bring up his name with more zeal than his own party.  And his footprint at CPAC was so faint that his being an afterthought was itself an afterthought.  —  What the heck has happened to Paul Ryan?

EXCLUSIVE: SASHA, MALIA OBAMA VACATION AT BAHAMAS' ‘ATLANTIS’ RESORT  —  Sasha and Malia Obama are quietly vacationing at the Atlantis resort on Paradise Island in the Bahamas, Breitbart News has learned.  —  A source tipped Breitbart News off to the First Daughters' spring vacation, which was not publicly announced or reported.

Long Night at Today  —  And for this he wakes up at 4 a.m.?  —  T  —  he knife springs open with a satisfying snap.  —  Matt Lauer, the co-host of the Today show, turns it over in his hand, marveling at the blade.  —  “Come to papa!” he says.  —  Sitting at his glass-topped desk …

Spotify Plans To Take On Netflix And HBO With Streaming Video Service  —  Spotify, the on-demand music service, is planning a major change.  —  According to two sources briefed on the company's plans, Spotify intends to become an on-demand music and video service - one that would invest …

NYC Mayor Bloomberg: Government has right to ‘infringe on your freedom’  —  New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said on Sunday: Sometimes government does know best.  And in those cases, Americans should just cede their rights.  —  “I do think there are certain times we should infringe on your freedom …

Slyer Than Fox  —  To MSNBC president Phil Griffi, news is war.  And not one of those fancy modern wars fought by drones and computer hackers, either.  “We are in a knife fight for every viewer,” he says often, and: “We are on the battleground.”  So, this winter, as Blizzard Nemo was bearing …