Obama: I'm not Dick Cheney  —  President Barack Obama used a television interview set to air Monday night to defend his administration's use of far-reaching surveillance programs as carefully supervised and controlled.  —  Obama also appeared to reject comparisons between himself …

CNN Poll: Did White House order IRS targeting?  —  Washington (CNN) - A growing number of Americans believe that senior White House officials ordered the Internal Revenue Service to target conservative political groups, according to a new national poll.  —  And a CNN/ORC International survey …

Rohrabacher: Boehner ‘should be removed as Speaker’ if he moves Senate immigration bill  —  Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-Calif.) warned Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) would face a conference revolt that could threaten his Speakership if he allows a House vote on the immigration bill presently being debated in the Senate.

McCaskill becomes first lawmaker to endorse Ready for Hillary PAC  —  Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) has endorsed the Ready for Hillary super PAC, becoming the first lawmaker to back an effort aimed to pushing Hillary Clinton to run for president in 2016.  —  McCaskill called the super PAC's efforts …

Texas Congressman: Masturbating Fetuses Prove Need for Abortion Ban  —  As the House of Representatives gears up for Tuesday's debate on HR 1797, a bill that would outlaw virtually all abortions 20 weeks post fertilization, Rep. Michael Burgess (R-TX) argued in favor of banning abortions …

EXCLUSIVE: Hidden camera catches wireless company employees passing out ‘Obama phones’ to people who say they'll SELL them for drugs, shoes, handbags and spending cash  — The ‘Lifeline’ free-cell-phone scheme cost $2.2 BILLION last year alone, all of it from fees added to the phone bills of paying customers

Late-term abortions must end  —  She was a real heavyweight fighter in the NICU, barely breaking the three-pound mark, having arrived several weeks too early.  But she fought, as all preemies do.  We saw it from the start - she would cry and flex at every prick and prod, and each breath was labored.

Our Commitment to Our Users' Privacy  —  We've worked hard over the years to earn our users' trust and we fight hard to preserve it.  —  To that end, we are disclosing the total number of requests for user data that law enforcement agencies in the U.S. made to us between December 1, 2012 and May 31, 2013.

Who is Hassan Rowhani?  —  When Iranians elected moderate cleric Hassan Rowhani their new president by a landslide on Friday, they surprised Washington and the world.  The process of figuring out what his election means has only just begun.  Moderate as applied to Iranian mullah politicians …

Opinion recap: One hand giveth....  Analysis  —  In a ruling that might easily be misunderstood if not read very closely, the Supreme Court on Monday simultaneously strengthened Congress's hand in expanding the ranks of eligible voters, and yet assured states that they retain the ultimate power to decide who gets to vote.

Release Detail  —  June 18, 2013 - Scott Chips Away At Crist Lead In Florida Gov Race, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; Gov's Grades Are Low, But Best Ever  —  Florida Gov. Rick Scott trails former Gov. Charlie Crist 47 - 37 percent in his 2014 reelection bid, compared to his 16-point deficit in March …

SCANDALPALOOZA: State Dept. Wages War of Intimidation Against Cover-up Whistleblower  —  Last week came the revelation that the State Department may have been covering up bad behavior within its ranks.  The information about using drug use soliciting prostitutes, and having sex with minors …

Moonlight Serenade  —  Whom does Mrs. Weiner work for?  —  Anthony Weiner, who resigned from Congress two years ago this Friday in a side-splitting social-media scandal, is running for mayor of New York?  We don't know why, but we're now pretty sure it's not for the money.

Groups claim to have found ‘smoking gun’ to force Christie to move U.S. Senate election to November  —  TRENTON — Two liberal groups say they've found a “smoking gun” in a century-old state law that could force Gov. Chris Christie to schedule the general election in November.

Distribute this video:  —  Yes, Father's Day.  —  Charlie that was really something based upon these photographs:  —  And this speech:  —  “I want to be a better father, a better husband, a better man.  But I will tell you this: Everything else is unfulfilled if we fail at family, if we fail at that responsibility.

Senate Intel Committee Blocks Former Staffer From Talking To Press About Oversight Process  —  The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence has taken the unusual step of actively blocking a former committee aide from talking to TPM about congressional oversight of the intelligence community.

Obama: ‘Iranian people rebuffed the hardliners and the clerics’  —  President Obama said Monday that the Iranian people have “rebuffed the hardliners and the clerics” in the country by electing a moderate president over the weekend.  —  “I think it says that the Iranian people want to move …

Obama Joins G-8 Allies Isolating Putin Over Assad  —  President Barack Obama and European allies moved to further isolate Russian president Vladimir Putin for supporting the regime in Syria even as the leaders sought a way to push both sides in that nation's civil war into talks.

FBI Looks for Leaks at Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court  —  Investigators still do not know if the FISA system has been compromised, or if Edward Snowden was the source of the Verizon warrant published by the ‘Guardian.’ Eli Lake reports.  —  The FBI is investigating whether …