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 Verizon court order in full here  —  The National Security Agency …

GOP to Darrell Issa: Cool it  —  Shortly after Darrell Issa dubbed Jay Carney a “paid liar” on CNN last Sunday, House Republican leadership staffers called the California Republican's aides with a message: Cool it.  —  Issa's aides promptly responded: The remark was over the top, they agreed …

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.

Virginia candidate E.W. Jackson: Yoga leads to Satan  —  E.W. Jackson, the Virginia GOP candidate for lieutenant governor, suggested that yoga could open individuals to Satan, according to a report.  —  Accompanying a profile of Jackson, who has been a thorn in the side …

Kerry to U.S. Jews: Next few days will determine Middle East fate for decades  —  Those who believe the Israeli-Palestinian status quo is sustainable and that the separation fence will bring security to Israel are ‘lulling themselves into a delusion,’ U.S. secretary of state tells American Jewish Committee.

Holder to GOP: I meant no disrespect  —  Attorney General Eric Holder on Wednesday told Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee that he meant no disrespect by allowing a deputy to respond to their requests for information on a leak investigation.  —  By responding personally …

The Hidden Jobless Disaster  —  At the present slow pace of job growth, it will require more than a decade to get back to full employment defined by prerecession standards.  —  The market tanked Wednesday on bad preliminary job news.  And so, when Friday's jobs report is released …

Health care law's unpopularity reaches new highs  —  President Barack Obama's signature health care reform law remains unpopular with the American public just months before it fully goes into effect, according to the new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll.  —  The poll shows 49 percent …

‘War on women’ returns  —  Not every Republican learned Todd Akin's lesson from 2012 - and Democrats noticed.  —  This week alone: Sen. Saxby Chambliss blamed sexual assaults in the military on hormones, conservative pundit Erick Erickson credited biology for male dominance in society …

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.

Exclusive: Co-hosts of radio show ‘The Pursuit of Happiness’ committed suicide  —  Lynne Rosen and John Littig were found dead Monday in their Park Slope home.  As a psychotherapist Rosen, 46, and motivational speaker Littig, 48, were in the business of telling people how to live.

Hillsborough County Commission unanimously repeals ban of gay pride recognition  —  TAMPA — For years, Hillsborough County stood firm, refusing to protect gays from discrimination as other governments approved domestic partnerships and even gay marriage.  —  But Hillsborough County …

Army Punishes Soldier who Served Chick-fil-A  —  An Army master sergeant was punished after he hosted a promotion party and served Chick-fil-A sandwiches in honor of the Defense of Marriage Act.  —  FOLLOW TODD ON FACEBOOK FOR CULTURE WAR NEWS.  CLICK HERE TO JOIN!

The Boys of Pointe du Hoc  —  (Note: The following are remarks delivered by President Ronald Reagan on June 6, 1984 commemorating the 40th Anniversary of the Invastion of Normandy.)  We're here to mark that day in history when the Allied armies joined in battle to reclaim this continent to liberty.

House panel adopts ‘conscience’ amendment to defense bill  — Stumble upon something good?  Share it on StumbleUpon  — Send via Email  — Send this page to Print Friendly  —  A House panel approved an amendment that would make it easier for troops to harass their gay colleagues.