News Corp. Says It Was Not Told of Subpoena for Reporter's Phone Records  —  News Corporation said on Sunday that it had no record of being notified by the Justice Department nearly three years ago of a subpoena for the telephone records of a reporter at its Fox News cable channel.

Bob Dole: GOP, Senate both in trouble  —  Former Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole (R-Kan.) on Sunday sharply criticized both his own party and the Senate he served in for close to three decades.  —  Asked on “Fox News Sunday” if the Senate was broken, Dole responded that “it is bent pretty badly.”

Tea Party gets a bump after being targeted by IRS  —  The Tea Party movement is showing signs of a resurgence following the revelation that the IRS targeted groups and other politically conservative organizations for the past several years.  —  A recent poll shows Americans have a more favorable opinion …

A third George Bush steps up to the political plate in Texas  —  George P. Bush, nephew of George W. and grandson of George H.W., starts small with a run for a state office, but expectations are high.  —  George P. Bush, left, with his father, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush.

Sen. Rand Paul On IRS Scandal: Obama Is ‘Losing The Moral Authority To Lead This Nation’  —  Appearing on This Week on Sunday morning, Rand Paul challenged President Barack Obama's moral standing in the wake of multiple controversies.  —  “The constellation of these three scandals ongoing …

Dems prepare game plan as House investigates Benghazi audit  —  Democrats vow they won't be caught flat-footed when the co-author of the State Department's independent audit on Benghazi appears for a closed-door interview with congressional investigators next month.

France: Soldier's Stabbing ‘Could Be Terror’  —  Police and forensic experts work at the site of the stabbing  —  The stabbing of a French soldier in Paris bore the hallmarks of Islamist terrorism and may have been inspired by the Woolwich attack, French officials have said.

Rob Ford: 'There's no video,' reporters are ‘a bunch of maggots’  —  On weekly radio show mayor denounces journalists and allegations against him about apparent drug use in video. … Mayor Rob Ford unequivocally says there is no video that shows him using crack cocaine …

Schumer: New ‘Gang of Eight’ to draft rules for press subpoenas  —  Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Sunday proposed a new bipartisan “Gang of Eight” to draft a bill to create guidelines for future investigations of media leaks by the government.  —  “I proposed along with [Sen.] Lindsey Graham …

Franken gets last laugh  —  Republicans promised to make funnyman Al Franken a one-term senator, but look who's laughing now.  —  The Minnesota Democrat looked to be a top GOP pickoff target next year after his agonizing seven-month recount and legal battle put him in the Senate in 2009 by a mere 312 votes.

California Faces a New Quandary, Too Much Money  —  LOS ANGELES — After years of grueling battles over state budget deficits and spending cuts, California has a new challenge on its hand: too much money.  An unexpected surplus is fueling an argument over how the state should respond to its turn of good fortune.