Democratic Sen. Tester: Snowden Didn't Compromise National Security (VIDEO)  —  Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT) on Wednesday rejected the notion that Edward Snowden compromised the country's security when he leaked details of top secret National Security Agency surveillance programs.

GOP congressman: Rate of pregnancies from rape is ‘very low’  —  Another Republican congressman ventured into the realm of rape and pregnancy Wednesday, saying at a committee hearing that incidences of pregnancy from rape are “very low.”  —  Rep. Trent Franks (R-Ariz.) …

Schumer: Cornyn Border Security Amendment A ‘Non-Starter’ And We Are Not Negotiating With Him  —  Democrats want it to be crystal clear.  They don't think Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) is crucial to passing immigration reform.  So they aren't negotiating with him over his non-starter amendment …

Darrell Issa On IRS Investigation: Releasing Full Transcripts Now Would Be ‘Reckless’  —  WASHINGTON — One week after he released partial transcripts of interviews with IRS officials involved in the scandal surrounding the targeting of conservative groups, the chair of the House Oversight …

A Little Birdie Told Me  —  WASHINGTON — In her first two days on Twitter, Hillary Clinton did not bother to follow the man she wants to follow.  —  No @BarackObama for @HillaryClinton as of Tuesday night.  —  Hillary debuted firmly entrenched in Clintonworld, following Bill, Chelsea …

Walker says he will sign abortion ultrasound bill  —  Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker said Tuesday he will sign a measure that's quickly working its way through the Republican-controlled Legislature that would require women seeking an abortion to undergo an ultrasound.

Joe Biden: Al Gore ‘was elected president’  —  Vice President Joe Biden knows how to work a room.  —  In remarks made on Tuesday night at a fundraiser for Massachusetts Senate candidate Ed Markey in front of an audience of donating (doting?)  Democrats, Biden went for the jugular.

Secret Service “Visits” Outspoken Critic of Obama - Because of Twitter?  —  I know, RIGHT?  —  After you read this- you will wonder what country we are in.  —  Tom Francois is an outspoken critic of Barack Hussein Obama- and has a robust Twitter presence.  He also likes to dabble with his “paint” program to create funny cartoons.

Mayor Bloomberg to donors: Don't give to Democrats who blocked gun bill  —  New York Mayor Michael I. Bloomberg is intensifying his pressure on Congress to enact stricter gun laws by asking some of his biggest supporters to withhold the one thing politicians love most about residents of the Big Apple: Their money.

CBS anchor snubs sex scoop  —  CBS anchor Scott Pelley was furious after John Miller's scoop about the State Department sex scandal broke not on his “CBS Evening News,” but early Monday on “This Morning” hosted by Charlie Rose, Gayle King and Norah O'Donnell, network sources tell Page Six

Challenging Obama-knows-best  —  “Trust-me” is President Barack Obama's preferred mode of action in times of crisis — and his go-to comment to nervous staffers has always been some version of “Relax, I got this.”  —  But that message is an increasingly hard sell for Obama in his second term …

The Visionaries: Kanye West Talks About His Career and Album ‘Yeezus’  —  Malibu, Calif. — From Shangri-la Studio here you can see the Pacific Ocean just over the fence lapping calmly at Zuma Beach.  And this compound is just as Zen, with recording equipment set up in various locations …

Snowden saw what I saw: surveillance criminally subverting the constitution |  Thomas Drake  —  So we refused to be part of the NSA's dark blanket.  That is why whistleblowers pay the price for being the backstop of democracy  —  What Edward Snowden has done is an amazingly brave and courageous act of civil disobedience.

Interns Win Huge Victory in Labor Lawsuit Against Fox  —  UPDATED: Fox says it is “very disappointed” after two interns who worked on “Black Swan” are granted a summary judgment win, while another intern who worked in Fox's corporate department will now be leading a class action suit.

Retirement Will Kill You  —  Teddy Roosevelt once said “the best prize that life has to offer is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.”  Recent research suggests he may have been more right than he knew: Life's “best prize” might actually extend life itself.