Zimmerman lawyer to move ‘asap’ against NBC News  —  Last night's not-guilty verdict in the George Zimmerman trial will enable the neighborhood-watch volunteer to resume his case against NBC News for the mis-editing of his widely distributed call to police.  Back in December …

Both Sides in Filibuster Fight See Twisting of Senate Rules  —  WASHINGTON — It was October 2011, and Senate Republicans were trying to interfere with a bill addressing China's currency by offering a series of amendments that had little to do with China or monetary policy …

Glenn Greenwald: Edward Snowden has NSA ‘blueprints’  —  Edward Snowden has very sensitive “blueprints” detailing how the National Security Agency operates that would allow someone who read them to evade or even duplicate NSA surveillance, a journalist close to the intelligence leaker said Sunday.

Hunger Games, U.S.A.  —  Something terrible has happened to the soul of the Republican Party.  We've gone beyond bad economic doctrine.  We've even gone beyond selfishness and special interests.  At this point we're talking about a state of mind that takes positive glee in inflicting further suffering on the already miserable.

U.S. Repeals Propaganda Ban, Spreads Government-Made News To Americans  —  For decades, a so-called anti-propaganda law prevented the U.S. government's mammoth broadcasting arm from delivering programming to American audiences.  But on July 2, that came silently to an end with the implementation of a new reform passed in January.

Wendy Davis Raises Nearly $1 Million … State Sen. Wendy Davis, the new star of the Texas Democratic Party, raised nearly $1 million in the final two weeks of June, much of it from small donors who sent her money after she launched her famous filibuster of a restrictive abortion bill, her campaign will reveal Monday.

Restaurant Shift: Sorry, Just Part-Time  —  More Restaurants Replace Full-Timers, Concerned About Insurance  —  Ken Adams has been turning to more part-time workers at his 10 Subway sandwich shops in Michigan to avoid possibly incurring higher health-care costs under the new federal insurance law.

Even McDonnell's friends bracing for the worst  —  Paul Nardo is spending hours these days in the attic of the state Capitol.  He's rummaging through the records of the House of Delegates.  In those damp-smelling volumes, the clerk is searching for clues on the legislature's role in the unprecedented …

Alan Dershowitz vs. Angela Corey over misleading Affidavit of Probable Cause  —  In early April 2012, Special Prosecutor Angela Corey decided not to take the George Zimmerman case to a Grand Jury, opting for the filing of a Criminal Information which then was presented along with an Affidavit of Probable Cause.

David Keene to lead opinion pages of Washington Times  —  ‘Tireless advocate for conservatism’  —  David Keene, a trusted adviser to presidents, a longtime champion of personal liberty and one of conservatism's most respected voices, was appointed Sunday as the new opinion editor of The Washington Times.

Opinion: GOP right's anger fueled by fear  —  When House Republicans met privately in the Capitol's basement last week to discuss immigration reform, the far-right members lined up by the dozens to condemn the Senate's legislation.  —  Lots of the members gave stirring testimonials …

Fairfax City abortion clinic, busiest in Virginia, closes  —  A women's health care clinic in Fairfax City that performed more abortions than any other location in Virginia has closed, and it's unclear whether it will reopen elsewhere.  —  The closure, and the clinic's difficulty finding new space …