Piers Morgan and CNN Plan End to His Prime-Time Show  —  There have been times when the CNN host Piers Morgan didn't seem to like America very much — and American audiences have been more than willing to return the favor.  Three years after taking over for Larry King, Mr. Morgan has seen the ratings for …

Good-bye, Public Life  —  Alec Baldwin, photographed by Steve Schofield.  —  As told to Joe Hagan.  —  I flew to Hawaii recently to shoot a film, fresh on the heels of being labeled a homophobic bigot by Andrew Sullivan, Anderson Cooper, and others in the Gay Department of Justice.

Americans rising up against government: Column  —  Three examples of pushback against the ruling class.  —  America's ruling class has been experiencing more pushback than usual lately.  It just might be a harbinger of things to come.  —  First, in response to widespread protests last week …

Fewer Americans Think Obama Respected on World Stage  —  Slim majority still think world views U.S. favorably  —  PRINCETON, NJ — For the first time, more Americans think President Barack Obama is not respected by other world leaders than believe he is.  Americans' opinions have shifted dramatically …

Pentagon Plans to Shrink Army to Pre-World War II Level  —  WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel plans to shrink the United States Army to its smallest force since before the World War II buildup and eliminate an entire class of Air Force attack jets in a new spending proposal …

UT/TT Poll: Abbott Holds 11-Point Lead Over Davis … UT/TT Poll, February 2014: Summary UT/TT Poll, February 2014: Methodology  —  After what are shaping up to be easy primary wins in March for the leading gubernatorial candidates, Republican Greg Abbott starts the general election race …

Does Hillary-Univision deal cross a line?  Column  —  One wonders whether a TV network should partner with a possible presidential candidate.  —  Imagine if a major television network entered into a partnership with a presidential nominee, and promoted that candidate across their media platforms.

In South Carolina, Clinton forces try to tap Obama magic  —  Columbia, South Carolina (CNN) — To hear some tell it, the 2008 South Carolina primary clash between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton was a few steps away from a full-blown race riot.  —  “It was unbelievable down here in 2007 and 2008 …

Health Care Horror Hooey  —  Remember the “death tax”?  The estate tax is quite literally a millionaire's tax — a tax that affects only a tiny minority of the population, and is mostly paid by a handful of very wealthy heirs.  Nonetheless, right-wingers have successfully convinced many voters …

Stephen Blackwood: ObamaCare and My Mother's Cancer Medicine  —  The news was dumbfounding.  She used to have a policy that covered the drug that kept her alive.  Now she's on her own.  —  When my mother was diagnosed with carcinoid cancer in 2005, when she was 49, it came as a lightning shock.

JEB BUSH PHONES KEY FUNDERS: Wants to stay in '16 flow, keep Marco on toes — MIKE McCURRY'S NEW LIFE AS THEOLOGIAN: 'You don't need to blast your opponent every time they get a traffic ticket'  —  SUNDAY BUZZ — JOHN KING, anchoring CNN's new weekly 8:30 a.m. Sun. show, “Inside Politics” …

The Democrats' would-be Karl Rove  —  Jim Messina, the former campaign manager to President Barack Obama who spent two decades in politics out of the public eye, is increasingly stepping out from the shadows — and onto other Democrats' toes.  —  Messina is moving aggressively to capitalize …

The Cold War is over.  Right?  —  (CNN) - Gay rights, Edward Snowden, Syria and now Ukraine: They're all recent issues in which the United States and Russia have had disagreements.  —  Tension has always seemed to exist between the two countries, and that's certainly been the case …