NSA Said to Exploit Heartbleed Bug for Intelligence for Years  —  The U.S. National Security Agency knew for at least two years about a flaw in the way that many websites send sensitive information, now dubbed the Heartbleed bug, and regularly used it to gather critical intelligence, two people familiar with the matter said.

Kathleen Sebelius is resigning because Obamacare has won  —  Obamacare has won.  And that's why Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius can resign.  —  Calls for Sebelius's resignation were almost constant after Obamacare's catastrophic launch.

Social Security, Treasury target taxpayers for their parents' decades-old debts  —  A few weeks ago, with no notice, the U.S. government intercepted Mary Grice's tax refunds from both the IRS and the state of Maryland.  Grice had no idea that Uncle Sam had seized her money until some days later …

Michael Isikoff Out at NBC News  —  First on TVNewser: This is Michael Isikoff's last day at NBC News, TVNewser has learned.  —  Isikoff joined NBC News in 2010 as a Washington, DC-based investigative correspondent, after 16 years with Newsweek.  The news comes three months …

Why Gay-Marriage Opponents Should Not Be Treated Like Racists  —  Liberals generally think of themselves as proponents of tolerance, pluralism, and diversity.  Some liberals are also eager to stigmatize and punish opponents of gay marriage.  Is that a betrayal of their values?

Picking Colbert to replace Letterman?  CBS really screwed up  —  Stephen Colbert is a comedy genius because he's perfected the art of saying the opposite of what he believes.  —  That's right: Stephen Colbert invented sarcasm.  —  So huzzah for the trailblazing, game-changing …

Cruz: Impeach Holder over IRS scandal  —  Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) says Attorney General Eric Holder should be impeached because the Justice Department has failed to fully investigate the IRS scandal.  —  “Among other things, Congress should impeach Eric Holder because Eric Holder …

Here's George W. Bush Telling A Very Dirty Joke At A Civil Rights Summit (VIDEO)  —  Former President George W. Bush showed off his ribald side on Thursday at a summit commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act.  —  Bush used the event's venue, Lyndon Johnson's presidential library …

Mike Ellis drops out of state Senate race  —  Secretly recorded video revealed discussion of illegal political action committee  —  By Patrick Marley and Jason Stein of the Journal Sentinel  —  Madison — State Senate President Mike Ellis dropped out of his re-election race Friday …

CIA's use of harsh interrogation went beyond legal authority, Senate report says  —  WASHINGTON — A still-secret Senate Intelligence Committee report calls into question the legal foundation of the CIA's use of waterboarding and other harsh interrogation techniques on suspected terrorists …

Marsha Blackburn to “Test the Waters” for 2016 Bid  —  PORTSMOUTH, N.H. — Tennessee Congresswoman Marsha Blackburn will consider running for president in 2016 — if she sees an opportunity to do so, an aide to the 7th District Republican told RealClearPolitics.

Why Stephen Colbert is dangerous — and invaluable  —  Bill O'Reilly's latest freak-out helps explain why the satirist is so important for the progressive movement  —  Fox bully Bill O'Reilly used to at least pretend to play along with Stephen Colbert's satire.

President Obama and Vice President Biden's 2013 Tax Returns  —  Today, the President released his 2013 federal income tax returns.  He and the First Lady filed their income tax returns jointly and reported adjusted gross income of $481,098.  The Obamas paid $98,169 in total tax.

‘A Disgraceful Act’  —  The distinguished intellectual historian Jeffrey Herf, whose Ph.D. is from Brandeis, has written an eloquent and powerful letter to Brandeis president Fred Lawrence.  Prof. Herf concludes: … Here's the complete letter, well worth reading in full.

Global Image of U.S. Leadership Rebounds  —  Median approval rating of 45% in Asia is highest on record  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — After hitting a low point at the end of President Barack Obama's first term, U.S. leadership ratings worldwide rallied in 2013 as he began his second.

South Carolina Is Trying To Expand Its ‘Stand Your Ground’ Law To Include Fetuses  —  On Thursday, a Senate committee in South Carolina voted to expand the state's so-called “Stand Your Ground” law to approve the use of deadly force to protect a fetus.  The proposal would grant pregnant women protection …

Remarks by Ambassador Samantha Power, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations, at a General Assembly Session on Improving Global Road Safety  —  U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations  —  Mr. President, colleagues, the United States is pleased to cosponsor and urge …