Revealed: NSA collecting phone records of millions of Americans daily  —  Exclusive: Top secret court order requiring Verizon to hand over all call data shows scale of domestic surveillance under Obama  —  • Read the court order in full here  —  The National Security Agency …

Forget the Charm, Keep the Offensive: Obama's Aggressive New Strategy  —  Appointing Susan Rice as a top aide, attacking Darrell Issa, and fighting for judicial nominees show Obama and his allies don't want to make nice.  —  No more Mr. Nice President.  For a brief few weeks this spring …

Ex-Rep. Allen West: Holder is bigger threat than al-Qaeda  —  Former congressman Allen West (R-Fla.) says Attorney General Eric Holder is more dangerous than al-Qaeda.  —  In a new fundraising e-mail for his political action committee, the Allen West Guardian Fund, West pictures Holder next …

House Talks on Immigration Reform Near Collapse  —  Rep. Raul Labrador is one of the members of the House Gang of Eight involved in immigration reform.  Image credit: Chris Maddaloni/CQ Roll Call/Getty Images  —  Bipartisan meetings in the House of Representatives on a comprehensive immigration reform bill …

Sarah Murnaghan lung transplant case: Sebelius ordered to make exception on transplant  —  A federal judge has ordered HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to allow Sarah Murnaghan, a 10-year-old in Pennsylvania dying of cystic fibrosis, to be moved to the adult lung transplant list.

Top IRS Official For Obamacare Implementation Placed On Administrative Leave  —  Sources say a key official in charge of overseeing health reform implementation, as well as another staffer, have been put on leave for accepting more than $1,000 in free meals and other items at a 2010 conference.

Lindsey Graham Isn't Sure If Bloggers Deserve ‘First Amendment Protection’  —  Of course they do.  But the question at hand is whether a media shield law should protect them as well.  —  Whether bloggers count as journalists has mostly been a matter of esoterics for reporter types.

Judge Edith Jones: Blacks and Hispanics More Violent  —  Complaint filed over Jones's discriminatory and biased comments  —  A complaint filed today by several civil rights groups, including one funded entirely by the government of Mexico, alleges that federal Judge Edith Jones has violated …

Secret Man Caves Found in EPA Warehouse  —  A warehouse maintained by contractors for the Environmental Protection Agency contained secret rooms full of exercise equipment, televisions and couches, according to an internal audit.  —  EPA's inspector general found contractors used partitions …

Yes, Europe really is in the throes of austerity  —  Senate Budget Committee chair Patty Murray (D-Wash.) is skeptical of the case for austerity.  (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)  —  Two years ago, Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) was on the supercommittee, trying to hash out a multi-trillion-dollar deficit reduction package.

Ohio Group Has Decided To Take Same-Sex Marriage To State's Voters In 2014  —  “We have decided to be on the ballot in 2014 to allow for a continuing dialogue with voters across Ohio about why marriage matters,” activist says.  Update: Other groups attending a Wednesday meeting, however, said no timing decision was made.

DEA: Soccer Mom Ran Massive Pot Grow Operation  —  Budding equestrian, 45, is facing federal narcotics trafficking rap  —  JUNE 4—A suburban mom—and budding equestrian—has for years maintained a secret life as the alleged head of a multimillion-dollar marijuana grow operation …

Carey Mulligan Eyed to Play Hillary Clinton in Biopic (Exclusive)  —  Though Scarlett Johansson, Jessica Chastain and Emma Stone have been rumored to be in the “Rodham” mix, the Brit actress has emerged as the top choice.  —  Carey Mulligan has emerged as the front-runner to play Hillary Rodham Clinton …

IRS Staff Cite Washington Link  —  Two Workers Tell Congress That Agency Officials Helped Direct Tea-Party Reviews  —  Two Internal Revenue Service employees in the agency's Cincinnati office told congressional investigators that IRS officials in Washington helped direct the probe of tea-party groups that began in 2010.

Cornyn RESULTS Amendment to S.744  —  Requiring Enforcement, Security and safety, & Upgrading Legitimate Trade and travel Simultaneously  — Strengthens Border Security, national security, and public safety.  — Requires DHS Secretary and GAO Comptroller General to jointly certify …

Senate Bill Doubles Annual Flow of Guest Workers  —  Increase even larger than one proposed and rejected in 2007  —  A teleconference was held to discuss the findings of this report.  The teleconference was moderated by Jessica Vaughan, Director of Policy Studies at of the Center …