NSA admits listening to U.S. phone calls without warrants  —  National Security Agency discloses in secret Capitol Hill briefing that thousands of analysts can listen to domestic phone calls.  That authorization appears to extend to e-mail and text messages too.

Palin slams military intervention in Syria: ‘Let Allah sort it out’  —  Former GOP vice presidential candidate and Alaska governor Sarah Palin told a Washington audience Saturday that the U.S. should not get involved in the Syrian civil war.  —  Palin argued that the U.S. should not intervene …

Kraft: Putin stole Bowl ring  —  New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft revealed the real story behind a 2005 meeting with Vladimir Putin, during which the Russian president pocketed his Super Bowl ring, worth more than $25,000.  Kraft, at the time, claimed the diamond-encrusted bauble was a gift …

For Snowden, a Life of Ambition, Despite the Drifting  —  WASHINGTON — In 2006, when Edward J. Snowden joined the thousands of computer virtuosos going to work for America's spy agencies, there were no recent examples of insiders going public as dissidents.

Fears of National ID With Immigration Bill  —  WASHINGTON — Driver's license photographs and biographic information of most Americans would be accessible through an expanded Department of Homeland Security nationwide computer network if the immigration legislation pending before the Senate becomes law.

U.S. spy agency paper says fewer than 300 phone numbers closely scrutinized  —  (Reuters) - The U.S. government only searched for detailed information on calls involving fewer than 300 specific phone numbers among the millions of raw phone records collected by the National Security Agency in 2012 …

Eric Holder has been an excellent attorney general  —  We were disappointed to read David Ignatius's June 9 op-ed column, “A mediocre attorney general,” purporting to represent the views of a number of unnamed Washington lawyers about Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr.'s tenure.

GOP to constituents: Questions on ObamaCare?  Call Obama.  —  Republican lawmakers say they anticipate a flood of questions in the coming months from constituents on the implementation of ObamaCare, which will pose a dilemma for the GOP.  [WATCH VIDEO]  —  People regularly call …

Iran officially names Rohani as next Iranian president  —  Iran's Interior Minister announces the moderate cleric's victory on live TV.  Rohani says he will promote “constructive interaction with the world”; British Foreign Secretary calls Rohani's victory “remarkable.”

FBI knew earlier of Boston bombing suspect  —  Deceased Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev came to the attention of the FBI on at least two occasions prior to a Russian government warning in March 2011 that said he appeared to be radicalizing, FBI Director Robert Mueller said in Congressional testimony this week.

Threats made to figures at center of IRS controversy: sources  —  (Reuters) - A current and a former top tax official have been physically threatened in recent weeks as the scandal over Internal Revenue Service targeting of Tea Party and other conservative groups has gathered steam, people familiar with their situation say.

Rick Perry Vetoes Texas Equal Pay Bill  —  WASHINGTON — Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) has vetoed a bill meant to prevent wage discrimination against women.  —  An aide to state Rep. Senfronia Thompson (D), who authored the equal pay bill, HB 950, said Perry's office called on Friday to say he had vetoed it.