Proposal would allow state religion in North Carolina  —  A bill filed by Republican lawmakers would allow the state to declare an official religion, in violation of the Establishment Clause of the US Bill of Rights, and seeks to nullify any federal ruling against Christian prayer by public bodies in North Carolina.

Media Covers up Democrat-Backed Planned Parenthood's Support for Infanticide  —  For almost as long as there have been two parties, there have been accusations of mainstream media bias.  Conservatives know it's real.  Liberals insist it's imagined.  Bias is evident not only in how events …

Cuccinelli challenges Va. sodomy ruling  — Stumble upon something good?  Share it on StumbleUpon  — Send via Email  — Send this page to Print Friendly  —  Virginia Attorney General Kenneth Cuccinelli is challenging a ruling that overturned the state's sodomy law.

In a Budget Gesture, Obama Will Return 5% of His Salary  —  President Obama plans to return 5 percent of his salary to the Treasury in solidarity with federal workers who are going to be furloughed as part of the budget cutting process known as sequester, an administration official said Wednesday.

As lead sponsor in House on gun legislation, Rep. Diana DeGette appears to not understand how they work  —  Democratic Rep. Diana DeGette didn't appear to understand how guns work Tuesday at a forum on gun control.  In two different Congresses, she has been the lead sponsor on legislation to ban high-capacity ammunition magazines.

One thing we don't know about Hillary  —  Did she learn any lessons from 2008?  —  Hillary Clinton made her first public speech since leaving the State Department last night, addressing the Vital Global Leadership Awards at the Kennedy Center.  She did not say she is running for president in 2016.

N. Korea approves nuclear strike on United States  —  SEOUL — North Korea dramatically escalated its warlike rhetoric on Thursday, warning that it had authorised plans for nuclear strikes on targets in the United States.  —  “The moment of explosion is approaching fast,” the North Korean military said …

Video shows Mike Rice's ire  —  NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. — In several dozen hours of video of Rutgers men's basketball practices obtained by “Outside the Lines,” coach Mike Rice is seen hurling basketballs from close range at his players' heads, legs and feet; shoving and grabbing his players …

Q: Do you support or oppose a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants?  —  This poll was conducted for The Washington Post and ABC News by telephone March 27 to 30, 2013 among a random national sample of 1,014 adults, including users of both conventional and cellular phones.

The Politicians Who Supported DOMA Who Had Affairs  —  Seven Republican members of Congress, one Democratic president who signed the law, and one Democratic congressman.  —  Democratic President Bill Clinton  —  President Clinton famously received oral sex from White House intern Monica Lewinsky.

GOP frets Mark Sanford could blow it  —  Mark Sanford won over primary voters Tuesday night, but national Republicans aren't celebrating: Many privately concede the former governor could hand a safe Republican seat to Democrat Elizabeth Colbert Busch.  —  The affair that sent Sanford's …

Disney Shuts Down LucasArts, Cancels Star Wars 1313 And Star Wars: First Assault  —  Disney has laid off the staff of LucasArts and cancelled all current projects.  —  Staff were informed of the shutdown this morning, according to a reliable Kotaku source.

If Election Were Held Today, Democrats Would Win House In A Landslide — And Only Win A 5 Seat Majority  —  According to a Quinnipiac poll released today, if the election were held today 43 percent of the electorate would support a Democratic U.S. House candidate, as opposed to just 35 percent who would back a Republican.

Denver Cops Criticize Obama In Advance Of Denver Speech  —  DENVER (CBS4) - Some current and former Denver police officers have taken to Facebook to criticize President Barack Obama's planned use of Denver police officers as a backdrop for a Wednesday speech on gun control.

The case for expanding Social Security, not cutting it  —  Nowadays, whenever Social Security comes up in policy debates around Washington, the discussion often focuses on how best to cut benefits in order to shore up the program's finances.  —  Time for an expansion?

NBC Confirms Fallon Will Succeed Leno  —  “The Tonight Show” will begin a new era in February when Jimmy Fallon succeeds Jay Leno as host of the most storied and successful program in late-night television.  —  NBC plans to announce on Wednesday its plan to install Mr. Fallon as the show's sixth host …

Obama administration pushes banks to make home loans to people with weaker credit  —  The Obama administration is engaged in a broad push to make more home loans available to people with weaker credit, an effort that officials say will help power the economic recovery but that skeptics …

I Never Wanted to Take Your Guns Away  —  I disagree wholeheartedly with those who say that there are just too many guns out there to control and that more gun laws won't make a difference.  Change must start someplace.  I'm pretty sure that no worthwhile endeavor has ever been accomplished without …

Mary Schapiro and Lanny Breuer Give Us the Ultimate Dog-Bites-Man Story  —  They failed to prosecute a single Wall Streeter over the 2008 disaster.  Now it's home to mama.  —  As head of the Securities and Exchange Commission for the past four years, Mary Schapiro failed to win …