Obama seeks Iraq regime change  —  The White House on Monday took new diplomatic steps to force Iraq's prime minister from power as it looked for ways to stop fighters with the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) from gaining a deeper foothold in the country.

EXCLUSIVE: “MEET THE PRESS” plans to announce new moderator soon: CHUCK TODD is the favorite - BACKSTORY on Hillary interview with Jeffrey Goldberg - B'DAYS: Rob O'Donnell, Sam Myers Jr.  —  SIREN: Chuck Todd, a political obsessive and rabid sports fan, is the likely successor to David Gregory as moderator of …

We Have a Rape Gif Problem and Gawker Media Won't Do Anything About It  —  Working at Gawker Media is a dream job for many of the women on staff here at Jezebel.  This is a place that takes chances on developing writers, that has always stood behind us no matter what.

Iraq crisis: ‘It is death valley.  Up to 70 per cent of them are dead’  —  On board Iraqi army helicopter delivering aid to the trapped Yazidis, Jonathan Krohn sees a hellish sight  —  By Jonathan Krohn, aboard an Iraqi Army helicopter on Mount Sinjar  —  Mount Sinjar stinks of death.

Customer finds Nazi symbol on her chicken sandwich  —  MOREHEAD CITY, CARTERET COUNTY -  —  A Carteret County mother makes a shocking discovery when she goes to eat her chicken sandwich from a McDonald's drive-thru in Morehead City.  That customer, Charleigh Matice, said when she went …

“The Enthusiasm Gap was Taken to the Woodshed”  —  Regular readers might guess this excerpt from a Chris Cillizza post is sweet music to my ears: … The 2012 numbers show an “enthusiasm gap” favoring Republicans similar to that being shown by similar polls today.

The New Racism  —  This is how the civil rights movement ends  —  Long before he became the most powerful man in the Alabama Senate, before he controlled billions of dollars in state money and had lobbyists, governors, and future presidents seeking his favor, Hank Sanders used newspapers and magazines as bathroom tissue.

The Right-Wing Press' New Climate Change Lie  —  No, global warming is not on “hiatus”  —  Norman Loeb, an atmospheric scientist with NASA, gave a crash course in climate change science for the public at Virginia Air and Space Center on Tuesday.  He talked about all the evidence that the planet is warming …

50 Million New Reasons BuzzFeed Wants to Take Its Content Far Beyond Lists  —  Here are three completely crazy insights about BuzzFeed, the viral content start-up:  —  1. BuzzFeed is a web traffic sensation that draws 150 million average monthly viewers.  —  2. Numbered lists, like this one …

Hamas said to have executed dozens of tunnel diggers  —  Any excavator who was suspected of collaborating with Israel was killed, Israeli website reports  —  Hamas executed dozens of diggers responsible for its extensive tunnel system in past weeks, fearing the workers would reveal …

Kennedys dare Obama on ALS dunk  —  The Kennedy family is inviting President Barack Obama to cool down while on vacation in Martha's Vineyard.  —  On Sunday, Maxwell Kennedy, a son of late Sen. Robert F. Kennedy and Ethel Kennedy, posted a video to his Facebook page showing …

Republican takeover of Senate appears more and more assured  —  The decision by Sen. John Walsh (D-Mont.) not to seek election in November in the wake of a plagiarism scandal is the latest piece of good news for Republicans as they strive to take control of the Senate in 85 days.

White House creates strike team to improve government technology  —  The White House is creating a permanent technology strike force to head off serious malfunctions like the troubled rollout of HealthCare.gov, the administration announced Monday.  —  The team — dubbed the U.S. Digital Service …

Is the Tea Party Express Just a Fundraising Scam?  —  $9.5 million raised, at a cost of $8 million, with less than $400,000 going to candidates.  —  What would you consider a charity that raised almost $10 million, but actually used less than 5% of that total on its mission and programs?

97 Year-Old Woman Denied The Right To Vote Because Of Voter ID  —  “97 Year-Old Woman Denied The Right To Vote Because Of Voter ID” Share:  —  Last Tuesday, Beth Hiller, a 97 year-old nursing home resident from Topeka, Kansas, boarded a shuttle along with several other residents of the nursing home's health care unit.

Attacking Obama Policy, Hillary Clinton Exposes Different Worldviews  —  For the 19 months since Hillary Rodham Clinton departed as President Obama's secretary of state, she and Mr. Obama, and their respective aides, have labored to preserve a veneer of unity over how they worked together and how they view the world.

Bernie Sanders says he has a ‘damn good platform’ to run for president in 2016 Power Players 1 hr ago  —  Jeff Zeleny, Richard Coolidge and Jordyn Phelps  —  Sen. Bernie Sanders isn't afraid to be called a socialist.  In fact, the Vermont Independent proudly labels himself a Democratic socialist.

CBS News veteran Dotty Lynch dies  —  Washington's media community reacted with an outpouring of sadness Monday at the death of Dotty Lynch, the longtime political analyst and pollster who spent 20 years as the political editor of CBS News.  —  Lynch was an early leader among women …

Obama vow to speed deportation of children at odds with public opinion  —  (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's pledge to fast-track the deportation of migrant children from Central America is out of step with the opinion of a majority of Americans, who say the children should be allowed …