House Approves Bill That Allows Policy Renewals  —  WASHINGTON — Defying a veto threat from President Obama, the House approved legislation on Friday that would allow insurance companies to renew individual health insurance policies and sell similar ones to new customers next year …

The Riddler And The Penguin Charged With Conspiracy And Kidnapping; Duo Faces Long Prison Terms Thanks To Batkid  —  SAN FRANCISCO/GOTHAM - Edward “E.”  Nigma, aka, “The Riddler,” and Oswald Chesterfield Cobblepot, aka, “The Penguin” were formally arrested today and charged with multiple counts …

A statement from Alec Baldwin  —  I would like to address the comments I made this past week.  —  I did not intend to hurt or offend anyone with my choice of words, but clearly I have - and for that I am deeply sorry.  Words are important.  I understand that, and will choose mine with great care going forward.

Justice Clarence Thomas Speaks — And Oh What A Speech!  —  Over the past few years, some amazing speakers have appeared at the Thursday evening dinner of the Federalist Society's National Lawyers Convention.  Last year, Justice Samuel A. Alito offered a very funny look back at his time at Yale Law School.

Justice is reviewing criminal cases that used surveillance evidence gathered under FISA  —  The Justice Department is conducting a comprehensive review of all criminal cases in which the government has used evidence gathered through its warrantless surveillance program and will be notifying defendants …

The Difference Between Katrina and Healthcare.gov  —  Since the comparison is in the air, it's worth noting the big difference between Hurricane Katrina and the botched Obamacare rollout.  So here it is: 1,833 people died during Hurricane Katrina.  —  Obviously, George W. Bush …

Speaker John Boehner Hosts Supporters Of Russia's Anti-Gay Law In House Office Building, Organizers Say  —  “At least in the House of Representatives, people have not succumbed to the great fear” of LGBT activists, said World Congress of Families president Allan Carlson.  —  Flickr: 22007612@N05

An Obamacare “Loser” Speaks Out ... About Not Being an Entitled Douche  —  Now we hear from ACA “loser” TPM Reader BW ...

Why the best conspiracy theories about JFK's assassination don't stand up to scrutiny.  —  Fifty years after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, 59 percent of Americans still believe it was the work of a conspiracy.  I was once among them.  Back in the early 1970s …

Despicable: MSNBC's Bashir Wishes Sarah Palin Would Be Defecated, Urinated On  —  MSNBC's Martin Bashir on Friday closed his show with likely the most disgraceful rant against former Alaska governor Sarah Palin you've ever heard.  —  Besides calling her “America's resident dunce” …

Springfield Catholic bishop plans same-sex marriage ‘exorcism,’ blasts Illinois pols for ‘twisting the words of the pope’  —  SPRINGFIELD-The head of Springfield's Roman Catholic diocese said Thursday he will preside over a prayer service of “supplication and exorcism” next Wednesday to counteract …

“He Took the Time to Chat”: Ken Starr's Plea for a Child Molester  —  What's Ken Starr up to these days?  According to Virginia court documents, the famously pious former Clinton prosecutor recently pleaded with a Fairfax County judge to let a confessed child molester go free.  Because he's a family friend.