Minn. Rep. Michele Bachmann says she won't run for re-election in 2014  —  WASHINGTON — Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann, a conservative firebrand and a favorite of tea party Republicans, said Wednesday she will not run for another term in the U.S. House.  —  Bachmann, who ran …

Controversial, Harmful and Hateful Speech on Facebook  —  Recently there has been some attention given to Facebook's content policy.  The current concern, voiced by Women, Action and The Media, The Everyday Sexism Project, and the coalition they represent, has focused on content that targets women …

GOP presses Cotton to run for Senate  —  Republicans are intensifying a campaign to persuade Rep. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) to run for the Senate, believing the rookie congressman represents the GOP's best chance of defeating Sen. Mark Pryor (D).  —  Cotton has so far steadfastly refused to discuss …

House Judiciary investigating whether Holder lied under oath  —  The House Judiciary Committee is investigating whether Attorney General Eric Holder lied under oath during his May 15 testimony on the Justice Department's (DOJ) surveillance of reporters, an aide close to the matter told The Hill.

Circling the media wagons  —  When will journalists take responsibility for what they do without circling the wagons and shouting that the First Amendment is under attack?  —  I'm talking about the case of Fox News correspondent James Rosen.  —  The case should be described …

The next Darrell Issa  —  It's not just Darrell Issa looking to make life complicated for the White House over the recent scandals.  —  There's a slew of very conservative House subcommittee chairmen who all want a piece of the action — and because of their powerful positions, they're very likely to get it.

Taking A Little “Crony” Out Of Capitalism  —  Current scandals aside, when the history of the Obama Administration is written the topic of crony capitalism will need a section to itself.  From the high profile failures of green energy projects to the bailouts of Wall Street and Detroit …

THINGS IN POLITICO THAT MAKE ME WANT TO GUZZLE ANTIFREEZE, PART THE INFINITY  —  The two presiding geniuses behind Tiger Beat On The Potomac take a whack at John Boehner today — because, you know, leadership! — and, against all possible odds, they trip over an actual acorn in the process.

Exclusive: Obama Asks Pentagon For Syria No-Fly Zone Plan  —  Along with no-fly zone plans, the White House is considering arming parts of the Syrian opposition and formally recognizing the Syrian opposition council, reports Josh Rogin.  —  The White House has asked the Pentagon to draw …

Suspended sentences for 20 who attacked US embassy in Tunisia … TWENTY people have received a two-year suspended prison sentence for their part in a deadly attack on the US embassy in Tunisia last year, their lawyer said.  —  “They all got a two-year suspended sentence,” said lawyer Anouar Ouled Ali.

President Obama wanted to make clear Tuesday that a lipstick stain on his shirt collar came from a woman he greeted at a reception.  —  “Where's Jessica Sanchez?  It wasn't Jessica, this is her aunt,” Obama said at the Asian-American Pacific Islander Heritage Month Celebration in the East Room, pointing to lipstick on shirt collar.

IRS moves to manage scandal  —  The new head of the IRS is moving quickly to reshape the scandal-plagued agency.  —  Acting IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel is creating a new position at the agency — chief risk officer — to improve internal controls.  In a note to agency employees today …

Wal-Mart Pleads Guilty in Hazardous Waste Case  —  Wal-Mart Stores Inc. will pay $81.6 million after pleading guilty on Tuesday to criminal charges of improperly disposing of fertilizer, pesticides and other hazardous products that were pulled from stores in California and Missouri because of damaged packaging and other problems.

How Arrested Development Explains the Obama Presidency  —  Now, the story of a president whose promise was abruptly cancelled, and the dysfunctional opposition that can't seem to keep it together.  —  This is Barack Obama.  —  He rose — from humble beginnings in the Hawaii-based marijuana …

Reports: Former EPA Administrator Jackson heading to Apple  —  Apple CEO Tim Cook announced Tuesday that the technology giant has hired former Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa Jackson to head its environmental efforts.  —  Cook broke the news at the D11 Conference …

How to Get a Job  —  Underneath the huge drop in demand that drove unemployment up to 9 percent during the recession, there's been an important shift in the education-to-work model in America.  Anyone who's been looking for a job knows what I mean.  It is best summed up by the mantra …

Kentucky church is dropping its scouting program  —  Mega-church's action linked in part to Scouting's decision to allow openly gay youths in troops.  —  LOUISVILLE, Ky. — An evangelical Christian church here with more than 30,000 members will break ties with the Boy Scouts of America …

Sen. Bill Kintner: In his own words  —  • Interview by JoANNE YOUNG / Lincoln Journal Star  —  I was born and grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio.  —  My parents taught me the moral absolutes of Christianity, and I just applied those to everything.  They didn't tell me I had to be pro-life.

Senate GOP asks High Court to invalidate recess appointments  —  All 45 GOP senators signed a brief calling Obama's appointments an unconstitutional abuse of power.  —  The Senate GOP conference has asked the Supreme Court to invalidate President Obama's January 2012 recess appointments as an unconstitutional abuse of power.

Harry Reid says abuse of filibuster must end  —  CARSON CITY — U.S. Sen. Harry Reid today renewed his threat to go after filibuster rules that have hindered President Barack Obama's cabinet appointments, but don't expect him to back eliminating the filibuster when it comes to legislation.