Exclusive: John McCain Slips Across Border Into Syria, Meets With Rebels  —  The leaders of the Supreme Military Council of the Free Syrian Army told the senator they want the U.S. to provide arms, a no-fly zone, and strikes on Hezbollah.  Josh Rogin reports.

Tensions on streets after slaughter of British soldier: War memorials defaced and mosque firebombed as EDL march on Westminster  —  Two of Britain's most celebrated war memorials have been defaced, apparently with the word ‘Islam’ scrawled across them and inscriptions scrubbed out with red paint.

Poll: Do you support or oppose the health care law?  —  Washington (CNN) - A majority of Americans still oppose the nation's new health care measure, three years after it became law, according to a new survey.  —  But a CNN/ORC International poll released Monday also indicates …

John Boehner's shrinking power  —  House Speaker John Boehner, who by title and position should be the second most powerful person in Washington, sure doesn't seem or sound like it.  —  He has little ability to work his will with fellow House Republicans.  He has quit for good his solo efforts …

Trump researching 2016 run  —  Donald Trump has spent more than $1 million on electoral research for a potential presidential run in 2016.  —  Sources said the tough-talking “Celebrity Apprentice” host is increasingly being asked to speak at Republican events, and he appeared …

Marines punished for sexist, threatening posts  —  Incident comes at a time when top military officers say they are facing a crisis of sexual harassment and abuse within the ranks.  —  Federal law enforcement officials are investigating a former Marine and several active-duty Marines …

High court poised for a month of high-stakes rulings  —  Photos: Today's Supreme Court  —  (CNN) — Four weeks.  Four major legal rulings.  What the Supreme Court decides by the end of June could fundamentally change lives and legacies on a range of politically explosive issues.

Stupid  —  “You're stupid,” is not something even his most severe critics usually say to President Barack Obama.  But on Friday morning I picked up the Wall Street Journal and learned that the president had given a speech about the war on terror saying, “This war, like all wars, must end.”

House lawmakers press on with IRS investigation over recess  —  Lawmakers may be out of Washington this week, but congressional staffers will be working to ensure that the IRS controversy is teed up for them when they return.  —  Both Democrats and Republicans left the recent string …

Michele Bachmann faces existential threat in 2014  —  Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann may be the congresswoman with nine lives.  But 2014 could be the gravest threat to her political career yet.  —  The bomb-throwing conservative and onetime Republican presidential candidate is girding …

Views in U.S. That Gov't Is Too Powerful Show Little Change  —  Republicans much more likely to perceive that government has too much power  —  PRINCETON, NJ — Fifty-four percent of Americans say the federal government today has too much power.  Despite the recent controversies facing federal agencies …

A White House counsel known for her shoes  —  It may say more about Washington than White House counsel Kathryn Ruemmler that she's known in the West Wing for her fabulous shoes.  —  Ruemmler first attracted attention for her glam heels as a Justice Department prosecutor trying Enron executives Ken Lay …

Met Office admits claims of significant temperature rise untenable  —  This is a guest post by Doug Keenan.  —  It has been widely claimed that the increase in global temperatures since the late 1800s is too large to be reasonably attributed to natural random variation.