John McCain and Lindsey Graham's ludicrous, harmful campaign to get him declared one.  —  Sen. Lindsey Graham pushed for Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to be declared an enemy combatant.  —  A group of Republican senators, led by Lindsey Graham and John McCain …

Boston Bombing Suspect Shootout Pictures  —  On Thursday night [Friday morning] at 12:45am EST. I was in my living room working on my computer when I heard multiple “pops” coming from outside.  At that point, I had no idea that I was about to become an eye witness to the biggest news story in the country.

USA TODAY Poll: Public support for gun control ebbs  —  WASHINGTON — Four months after the shooting rampage at Sandy Hook Elementary School, a USA TODAY Poll finds support for a new gun-control law ebbing as prospects for passage on Capitol Hill seem to fade.

Baucus to retire rather than seek re-election in 2014, strategists say  —  Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) is retiring rather than seek re-election in 2014, according to two senior Democratic strategists familiar with his plans.  —  First elected in 1978 …

Rep. Rangel sues Boehner to overturn House censure  —  WASHINGTON — Democratic Rep. Charles Rangel is suing Speaker John Boehner and six other lawmakers, alleging problems with the House ethics investigation that led to his censure in 2010.  —  In a complaint filed Monday in U.S. District Court …

Injury Toll From Boston Marathon Bombings Rises To Nearly 300 People  —  In the immediate aftermath of last week's attacks at the Boston Marathon, estimates calculated that about 170 people suffered injuries from the bombings.  But according to the Boston Public Health Commission …

Richie Havens, iconic Woodstock singer, dies at 72  —  Richie Havens at Woodstock.  (Henry Diltz / Morrison Hotel Gallery )  —  Richie Havens, the veteran folk singer whose frenetic guitar strumming and impassioned vocals made him one of the defining voices and faces of Woodstock …

Nevada Senate Votes To Repeal Ban On Same-Sex Couples' Marriages  —  During the course of the debate, Nevada Sen. Kelvin Atkinson told his colleagues — and the world — that he is gay.  Monday's vote was the first step in a long process.  —  WASHINGTON — Late Monday …

As Bush library opening puts his presidency back in the spotlight, his approval rating is up  —  George W. Bush will return to the spotlight this week for the dedication of his presidential library, an event likely to trigger fresh public debate about his eight fateful years in office.

U.S. Is Probing Suspect's Alleged Links to Militants  —  U.S. investigators are looking into a Russian intelligence report that alleged Boston bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev met with a suspected militant during his six-month visit to Russia in 2012, according to American law-enforcement officials.

‘This Is CNN?’  Stewart Destroys His Favorite Target After A Chaotic End To A Terrible Week In Boston  —  Another week of The Daily Show brought another round of Jon Stewart eviscerating CNN for its Boston Marathon bombing coverage Monday night.  The host picked up where he left off last week …

Two ‘religiously strict’ men behind foiled al-Qaeda-supported plot to derail VIA train  —  Chiheb Esseghaier, the younger of two men charged in the al Qaeda train plot, is a Tunisian-born PhD student at a Université du Québec nanotechnology lab who was threatened with expulsion …

Sanford ties Colbert Busch to ‘big labor’ in new ad  —  Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford (R) goes on the attack for the first time in his newest ad, accusing his House opponent, Democrat Elizabeth Colbert Busch, of shilling for “big labor.”  —  The ad plays video of Colbert Busch saying …

Internet Sales Tax Bill Gains Ground in Senate  —  WASHINGTON — It has been labeled a tax grab and a bureaucratic nightmare by conservative antitax activists, an infringement on states' rights and a federal encroachment on the almost-sacred ground of Internet commerce.

Examiner Editorial: Obama's crony capitalism posts more pitiful results  —  It's more than a little disheartening when the chief executive officer of one of America's most storied Fortune 500 corporations is “comfortable” with the fact that his company created a mere 10 jobs …

Immigration reform could be bonanza for Dems  —  The immigration proposal pending in Congress would transform the nation's political landscape for a generation or more — pumping as many as 11 million new Hispanic voters into the electorate a decade from now in ways that, if current trends hold …

THE UNDERGROUND RECOVERY  —  When we all finished filing our tax returns last week, there was a little something missing: two trillion dollars.  That's how much money Americans may have made in the past year that didn't get reported to the I.R.S., according to a recent study by the economist Edgar Feige …