Plane for Cuba Leaves Russia, but Snowden Is Not on Board  —  MOSCOW — Intrigue deepened on Monday over the whereabouts of Edward J. Snowden, the fugitive former National Security Agency contractor accused of espionage, when he did not leave Moscow on a planned flight to Havana …

Court reaches decision in affirmative action case  —  Washington (CNN) — The Supreme Court sidestepped a sweeping decision on the use of race-conscious school admission policies, ruling Monday on the criteria at the University of Texas and whether it violates the equal protection rights of some white applicants.

Support snowballs ahead of Senate immigration reform vote  —  Immigration reform has gotten a new burst of life as a growing number of Senate Republicans have embraced the 1,000-page-plus legislation, setting up President Obama for a big victory this week.  [WATCH VIDEO]

Texas Legislator Claims Rape Kits Prevent Pregnancy During Marathon Legislative Session  —  While you slept last night, the Texas House of Representatives had an epic battle over draconian anti-abortion legislation being advanced during a special session called by Governor Rick Perry.

JIM CARREY CONDEMNS KICK-ASS 2 VIOLENCE!  —  First off, I love Jim Carrey.  When producer Matthew Vaughn and director Jeff Wadlow called me up and suggested we do a conference call with him to talk about the sequel to the 2010 original I was genuinely excited.  Like you, I love Eternal Sunshine, Man on the Moon and The Truman Show.

Et Tu, Bernanke?  —  For the most part, Ben Bernanke and his colleagues at the Federal Reserve have been good guys in these troubled economic times.  They have tried to boost the economy even as most of Washington seemingly either forgot about the jobless, or decided that the best …

Court enters appointments battle  —  Stepping into a constitutional controversy with deep roots in American history, along with major implications for today's politics, the Supreme Court on Monday agreed to define when the President can act alone to fill vacant government posts.

The IRS's Best Friend in Congress  —  Rep. Elijah Cummings says the House investigation is a ‘witch hunt.’ Yet revealing evidence keeps coming.  —  The House Oversight Committee's investigation into the Internal Revenue Service's discrimination against conservative groups continues …

Hamas official: Stopping Assad priority over ‘jihad in Palestine’  —  Abdel Aziz Dweik says Assad regime is a “stab in the heart”; Fatah, pro-Assad diplomats in West Bank criticize comments as “extremely dangerous and harmful to the national interests of the Palestinian people”

Rights Unit Finds Bias Against Transgender Student  —  DENVER — A Colorado school district discriminated against a transgender first grader when it refused to let her use the girl's bathroom, the state's civil rights division has determined, a decision gay and transgender advocates …

Among GOP, Rubio Faves Down 15 Points This Year  —  Senator Marco Rubio, widely expected to seek the Republican presidential nomination in 2016, has seen his popularity with Republican voters slip in recent months.  —  Rubio, the most visible advocate of the Senate's comprehensive immigration reform plan …