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.

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.

Rand Paul and Ted Cruz threaten filibuster on guns  —  Sens. Rand Paul, Ted Cruz and Mike Lee are threatening to filibuster gun-control legislation, according to a letter they plan to hand-deliver to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's office on Tuesday.  —  “We will oppose the motion …

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.

Defining “Victory”  —  I've written as much as anyone you'll find about how historically anomalous it that the Republican Party keeps responding to presidential election defeats by moving farther from the political mainstream.  But that doesn't mean I necessarily agree with The Moderate Voice's Joe Gandelman …

Supreme Court's Favorable Rating Still at Historic Low  —  Few Conservatives View the Roberts Court as Conservative  —  OVERVIEW  —  As the Supreme Court prepares to hear arguments on two same-sex marriage cases, and with several other high-profile cases on its docket …

Senate banking chair Johnson to announce retirement  —  (Reuters) - Senator Tim Johnson, the Democratic chairman of the powerful banking committee, does not plan to run for re-election when his current term ends in 2014, two sources familiar with the matter and a Capitol Hill staffer said on Monday.

Walker Writing Book with Former Bush Adviser  —  Governor Scott Walker of Wisconsin, a potential contender for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination, is collaborating on a book with Marc Thiessen, a former chief speechwriter for President George W. Bush.

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 …

Obama creates five new monuments … Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad for escaping slaves.  Charles Young and the Buffalo Soldiers.  The Rio Grande del Norte in New Mexico.  The San Juan Islands off Washington State.  The state of Delaware.  —  These are the places …

Sheboygan man's video game history helps him stay in U.S.  —  By Georgia Pabst of the Journal Sentinel  —  Jose Muñoz loves to play video games, but he never thought they would be a game changer in his life.  —  Like so many other undocumented youth, Muñoz came to the States …

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 …

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 …

Dem bill would expand school lunch program to weekends, holidays  —  Four House Democrats have proposed legislation that would expand school lunch programs to weekends and holidays.  —  Rep. Dina Titus (D-Nev.) proposed the bill, which would amend the Richard Russell National School Lunch Act …

Benjamin Carson, balancing healing with political activism  —  BALTIMORE — The voice mail greeting at Benjamin Carson's Johns Hopkins Hospital office, where he is the director of pediatric neurosurgery, stretches for almost eight minutes.  —  There are instructions for patients calling with medical emergencies.