Republicans Fuming Over Chris Christie's Senate Decision  —  The New Jersey governor's decision to hold the Senate race in October 2013 means it will be difficult for the GOP to contest the seat.  —  Republicans are fuming over New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's decision to hold …

First lady confronts heckler  —  First lady Michelle Obama was interrupted by a heckler about 10 minutes into a speech at a campaign fundraiser in D.C. on Tuesday.  —  A woman started shouting and calling for the president to sign an executive order on gay rights, according to a pool report.

Sen. Rubio Wants To Amend The Constitution To Repeal Obamacare  —  Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) proposed a constitutional amendment Tuesday that, if approved, would nullify Obamacare's individual mandate.  The amendment is the latest in a string of failed GOP attempts to repeal Obamacare …

Chambliss blames military rapes on ‘the hormone level created by nature’  —  Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) on Tuesday suggested that the “hormone level created by nature” was to blame for rapes in the military and that all pregnant servicewomen should be investigated to make sure their condition was the result of consensual sex.

CWA President Larry Cohen To Senate Dems: Fix The Nomination Process Or Lose Our Support  —  WASHINGTON — The head of a major labor union is warning Senate Democrats that those who aren't willing to take on Republicans over the obstruction of presidential nominees — and deploy the so-called …

Kathleen Sebelius won't waive regulation for girl with five weeks to live: ‘Someone lives and someone dies’ … Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius rebuffed an appeal from Rep. Lou Barletta on behalf of a girl who needs a lung transplant but can't get one because of a federal regulation …

The Origins of Derp  —  A bit of Internet vernacular has slipped its way into, of all things, the ongoing spat between Republican reformers and conservatives.  Josh Barro at Business Insider wrote a post this morning responding to Red State's Erick Erickson, who tried to take Barro …

Rumsfeld 'Can't Tell' If Obama Has Switched Sides In War On Terror (VIDEO)  —  Speaking at a conservative gathering late last month, former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said he didn't know if President Barack Obama had switched sides in the War on Terror.

Hacker Adrian Lamo testifies at WikiLeaks suspect Bradley Manning's court-martial  —  The hacker who alerted federal authorities to the alleged leak of classified documents by Pfc. Bradley E. Manning testified Tuesday that the young Army analyst never indicated any desire to help U.S. adversaries by releasing the material.

Dems: Obama coming to Boston for Markey  —  By:  —  U.S. Rep. Edward J. Markey is planning to bring in scandal-plagued President Obama to boost his campaign next week, according to two high-level state Democrats who received an emailed invite to the event.

Mississippi governor: Educational troubles began when ‘mom is in the workplace’ — VIDEO  —  Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant (R) said Tuesday that America's educational troubles began when women began working outside the home in large numbers.  —  Bryant was participating in a Washington Post Live event focused …

Boston bombing suspect aspired to join anti-Israeli movement in Gaza  —  Boston bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev hoped to join an anti-Israeli movement in Gaza, but ended up joining Chechen rebels in Dagestan because he didn't speak Arabic, Rep. Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.) told The Hill in an interview on Tuesday.

Trade Nominee Holds $500,000 in Cayman Islands  —  WASHINGTON — Michael Froman, a longtime White House economic aide nominated to be President Obama's trade representative, holds close to $500,000 in the Cayman Islands and received millions of dollars to divest himself from Wall Street accounts …

‘All kinds of goodies’ stolen by sex toy thief  —  A thief broke into multiple cars in the Bluff neighborhood of Sandy and stole some items rarely seen in police reports: sex toys.  —  Sandy police said there are at least five victims, but one woman had the most embarrassing police report.

‘Price is Right’ run foils postal carrier's worker's comp claim  —  GREENVILLE, N.C. — A former Fayetteville postal carrier who was receiving worker's compensation payments after injuring herself on the job pleaded guilty to fraud in federal court Monday.  —  Cathy Wrench Cashwell's claim …

Ben Bernanke to Princeton Grads: The World Isn't Fair (and You All Got Lucky)  —  A refreshing dose of reality from the world's most powerful central banker.  —  Over the weekend, Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke delivered a graduation address at his old employer, Princeton …

Conservative group claims it has proof IRS leaked donor list  —  The chairman of an anti-gay marriage group testified Tuesday that his organization has proof that the IRS leaked confidential donor details last year, calling for prosecution into what he described as a “felony.”