The Cruz Campaign Against ObamaCare  —  The freshman Texas Senator volunteers House Republicans for duty on his implausible defunding gambit.  —  So House Republicans have passed and sent to the Senate a budget that includes no funding for the Affordable Care Act, setting up a political showdown …

‘Family glitch’ in health law could be painful  —  It could leave up to 500,000 children without coverage and cost some families thousands of dollars.  —  CONNECT  —  WASHINGTON — A “family glitch” in the 2010 health care law threatens to cost some families thousands of dollars …

Boys suspended for airsoft guns in yard  —  Has zero tolerance gone too far?  —  (1/7)Andy Fox reports on zero tolerance incident at VB middle school  —  (2/7)Andy Fox reports on VB 7th grader facing expulsion  —  (3/7)Andy Fox reports on zero gun tolerance at VB schools

Obama Says He Will Pursue Diplomacy on Iran and Syria  —  President Obama said on Tuesday that Iran's diplomatic overture in recent weeks could provide a foundation for an agreement on its nuclear program, but he warned that “conciliatory words will have to be matched by actions that are transparent and verifiable.”

Nancy Pelosi Confuses Constitution With Declaration of Independence  —  Speaking last Wednesday at the Center for American Progress (CAP), Democratic Leader of the House Nancy Pelosi became a little confused at one point, stumbling over her words and flipping through her notes while referencing …

Police: Missouri House staffer left loaded gun in Capitol restroom  —  • By Elizabeth Crisp ecrisp@post-dispatch.com 573-556-6186  —  A Missouri House staffer allegedly left a loaded gun in a public restroom in the state Capitol last week.  —  According to a Capitol Police incident report …

Catholic College Rescinds Invitation to Speaker Defending Same-Sex Marriage  —  Providence College, a Roman Catholic school in Rhode Island, has canceled a lecture in support of same-sex marriage on Thursday by a gay philosophy professor, citing a church document that says that …

Rubio Withdraws Support for Gay Black Judge's Nomination to the Federal Bench  —  MIAMI — The nomination of a gay black Miami judge to the federal bench will not move forward after Senator Marco Rubio announced he was withdrawing his support over concerns about the judge's actions in two criminal cases.

Trader Lost Millions Apparently Trying To Manipulate Intrade Data To Favor Mitt Romney  —  A new study reveals that a single trader may have been responsible for making the race seem closer than it really was in the final stretch to Election Day.  —  Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney pauses …

Did Lynne Cheney tell Alan Simpson ‘shut your mouth?’  —  Lynne Cheney, wife of former Vice President Dick Cheney and mother of U.S. Senate candidate Liz Cheney, on Saturday night told former U.S. Sen. Alan Simpson “shut your mouth” about his support for her daughter's opponent …

The Long Game  —  Hillary Clinton is perhaps the first presidential candidate of the modern age who needs a Rip Van Winkle strategy.  —  Hillary Clinton, in her first interview after leaving the State Department, offered a wise metaphor about the current state of presidential election madness.

Brazilian president Rousseff attacks US over NSA surveillance  —  Dilma Rousseff's scathing speech to UN general assembly the most serious diplomatic fallout over revelations of US spying  —  Brazil's president, Dilma Rousseff, has launched a blistering attack on US espionage at the UN general assembly …

Yo, Wall Street!  —  Even though, as Ezra Klein points out today, the differences in opinion between the two parties make a government shutdown or debt default more, not less, likely than they were in the apocalyptic collision of 2011, there's a strange underlying belief that it will all work …