The Democrats have lost on sequestration.  —  That's the simple reality of Friday's vote to ease the pain for the Federal Aviation Administration.  By assenting to it, Democrats have agreed to sequestration for the foreseeable future.  —  (Elaine Thompson/AP)

Conan takes the podium: 'I've got to get one of these'  —  Conan O'Brien hit the West Wing ahead of his hosting duties at Saturday night's White House Correspondents Dinner.  —  He met briefly with press secretary Jay Carney, and then pretended to be Carney, getting behind the podium in the briefing room.

Sarah Palin  · 3,538,279 like this  —  There's no such thing as a coincidence.  Today I'm looking forward to speaking at a pro-life women's resource center in Nevada.  I intend again to remind women that we are strong enough and capable enough to choose life and work together to create …

NYPD: Landing Gear From 9/11 Plane Found Behind ‘Ground Zero Mosque’ Site  —  NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) - Nearly 12 years after terrorists attacked New York City by flying two commercial airliners into the World Trade Center, the NYPD said Friday that a piece of the landing gear from one of those planes had been found.

12 Programs Congress Refuses To Save From Automatic Spending Cuts  —  After thousands of flight delays across the country this week, the United States Senate voted Thursday night to give the Federal Aviation Administration the flexibility to keep the nation's airports running smoothly.

Officials found guilty in Obama, Clinton ballot petition fraud  —  A jury in South Bend, Indiana has found that fraud put President Obama and Hillary Clinton on the presidential primary ballot in Indiana in the 2008 election.  Two Democratic political operatives were convicted Thursday night …

Rick Perry ‘explosion’ cartoon published to make a point  —  Several readers wrote me this morning expressing varying levels of concern about the cartoon depicting Gov. Rick Perry's marketing of Texas' loose regulations, juxtaposed with the explosion of the fertilizer plant in West, Texas.

Gohmert: Muslim Brotherhood Members In Obama Administration Are Influencing U.S. Decisions  —  Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) went after the Obama administration's handling of the Boston Marathon bombing investigation in a radio interview Thursday — and along the way he claimed that Muslim Brotherhood members …

TODAY THE BOTTLE LET PEGGY NOONAN DOWN  —  Our Lady Of The Magic Dolphins apparently has gone so far around the bend that she ought to be passing us again any minute now.  Today's delusional episode concerns the opening of the Great Manure Locker down in Dallas yesterday …

George Jones |  1931-2013: George Jones, Country Music Star, Dies at 81  —  George Jones, the definitive country singer of the last half-century, whose songs about heartbreak and hard drinking echoed his own turbulent life, died on Friday in Nashville.  He was 81.

President's pick for French ambassador folded over ties to poker ring: sources  —  The Manhattan billionaire President Obama wanted to appoint ambassador to France turned down the prestigious position over ties to an alleged Russian mob-run poker ring that was laundered through a Carlyle hotel art gallery, sources told The Post.

Reinhart and Rogoff: Responding to Our Critics  —  LAST week, we were sent a sharply worded paper by three researchers from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, at the same time it was sent to journalists.  It asserted serious errors in our article “Growth in a Time of Debt,” …

Federal Helium Program: How temporary becomes forever  —  Video: In the 1930s the government created a giant helium reserve, in case we needed it for blimp warfare.  That never happened, but the goverment hasn't been able to get rid of the helium fast enough.  David Fahrenthold is on set to explain why.

Cuccinelli reveals more gifts from Star Scientific, others  —  It turns out that Republican gubernatorial candidate Ken Cuccinelli received more gifts from Jonnie Williams than he had previously reported.  —  Today Cuccinelli revealed three trips and two vacations, spread over the past five years …

AVFM Radio Special Edition: RIP Earl Silverman  —  Tomorrow night, Saturday, April 26, we will be airing a special episode of AVFM Radio, commemorating the life and work of Earl Silverman, the man who founded and operated the only refuge for battered men in Canada.

GOProud Leaders Stepping Aside For “Someone Else To Come In And Shake Things Up”  —  Gay conservatives Jimmy LaSalvia and Chris Barron are stepping down from their day-to-day roles at GOProud.  Of his comments lambasting conservative lawyer Cleta Mitchell, Barron says, “I have one regret working here.

The White House, Tumbling Things  —  We see some great things here at the White House every day, and sharing that stuff with you is one of the best parts of our jobs.  That's why we're launching a Tumblr.  We'll post things like the best quotes from President Obama, or video …

Health Chaos Ahead  —  It was always going to be difficult to implement Obamacare, but even fervent supporters of the law admit that things are going worse than expected.  —  Implementation got off to a bad start because the Obama administration didn't want to release unpopular rules before the election.

The Woman In Chris Christie's Shadow  —  Running against the popular, no-nonsense governor was always going to be tough business.  But inside and outside New Jersey, Sen. Barbara Buono can't catch a break.  —  Via: Julio Cortez / AP  —  Barbara Buono, known more widely …