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.

Obama hits GOP on voting rights  —  President Barack Obama struck hard at restrictive voting rights laws Friday, calling them a Republican political tactic conceived to address a made-up problem.  —  Pretending that there's widespread impropriety, he said, is just about keeping Democrats from winning.

Who Watches More Porn: Republicans Or Democrats?  —  Let's take a look at the body politic, shall we?  Turns out that porn is a highly accurate predictor of presidential politics.  —  BuzzFeed teamed up with Pornhub to take a look at who watches the most porn, red states or blue states.

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 …

Stop the Revisionism: LBJ Was No Liberal Hero  —  From 1964 to 1968, close to 34,000 Americans died in South Vietnam.  We will never know how many Vietnamese women, men, and children perished during those years, but the total, according to most estimates, was at least one million.

Union threatens retribution for House Dems opposing Keystone  —  A top building trades union is launching a midterm-election assault on House Democrats who oppose construction of the Keystone XL oil pipeline.  —  A letter distributed Friday by the Laborers' International Union of North America …

‘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.

Justice Stevens: The five extra words that can fix the Second Amendment  —  John Paul Stevens served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court from 1975 to 2010.  This essay is excerpted from his new book, “Six Amendments: How and Why We Should Change the Constitution.”

GOP congressman to announce retirement  —  Washington (CNN) - Add Rep. Tom Petri to the growing list of House members who are retiring at the end of the year rather than running for re-election.  —  The Wisconsin Republican's office put out a statement Friday that the 17-term congressman …

US refuses visa for Iran's UN envoy choice Hamid Aboutalebi  —  Mr Aboutalebi denies being part of the core group that took the US diplomats hostage in 1979  —  The White House has refused to issue a US visa to Iran's nomination for UN ambassador, who was involved in seizure of the US embassy in 1979.

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.

Kevin McCarthy sends GOP to school  —  Rep. Kevin McCarthy is assigning some recess-week homework to House Republicans.  —  The House majority whip is asking Republicans to visit charter schools in their districts during the two-week break in hopes of boosting support ahead of a pending House vote to increase funding for the schools.

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 …

Americans Remain Negative Toward Healthcare Law  —  Forty-three percent approve, 54% disapprove  —  PRINCETON, NJ — With the open enrollment period for obtaining health insurance through a federal government exchange now over, Americans' views on the broader healthcare law remain more negative than positive.