Obama praises Arab coalition against ISIS  —  President Obama on Tuesday told Mideast leaders that the coalition of Arab countries assisting the fight against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) could send a message “that the world is united” against the terror group.

President Obama Gesture to Marines Dubbed ‘Latte Salute’  —  Some are calling it the “latte salute.”  —  When President Obama stepped off Marine One at the Wall Street landing zone in New York City, en route the United Nations, he saluted two Marines at the bottom of the stairs as he held a coffee cup in the same hand.

How “Khorasan” Went From Nowhere To The Biggest Threat To The U.S.  —  The Islamist group targeted in airstrikes in Syria was almost unknown to the American public until recently.  Now the Obama administration says they present a direct threat to the U.S.  —  The guided-missile cruiser USS …

SUPREME COURT JUSTICE RUTH BADER GINSBURG: I'M NOT GOING ANYWHERE  —  Coming off of her stirring dissent in the Hobby Lobby case, 21-year veteran Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has never been a more important voice for American women.  In a rare interview—featured exclusively …

Jim Webb ‘Seriously Looking’ at 2016 Presidential Race  —  Should he follow through, Mr. Webb, a Democrat, would make an intriguing challenger to the party's presumptive front-runner, Hillary Clinton.  A former senator who chose not to seek a second term, Mr. Webb also has been secretary of the Navy and served in combat in Vietnam.

D'Souza gets community confinement for election law violation  —  (Reuters) - Conservative author and filmmaker Dinesh D'Souza was sentenced on Tuesday to spend eight months in a community confinement center during five years of probation after pleading guilty to a campaign finance law violation.

9 Absurd Edit Justifications By Wikipedia's Neil Tyson Truthers  —  In case you've been living under a rock, you know that there's been a bit of controversy over a quote that Neil Tyson invented and then attributed to President George W. Bush.  Long story short: everything about Tyson's story is false …

GOP ticket leads in Arkansas  —  PPP's newest Arkansas poll finds Republicans leading across the board in the state's key races for this year, led by Tom Cotton with a 43/38 advantage over Mark Pryor and Asa Hutchinson with a 44/38 lead over Mike Ross at the top of the ticket.

What if we applied feminist logic to other crimes?  —  BELTWAY CONFIDENTIAL CRIME FEMINISM CAMPUS SEXUAL ASSAULT  —  Feminists have been arguing that it's “victim-blaming” to suggest steps that women can take to reduce the risk of being sexual assaulted.  But what if that same logic were applied to all crime prevention tips?

GOP Candidate: Romney's 47 Percent Comment Was True, 'It's Bigger Now' (VIDEO)  —  A Republican Congressional candidate in Nevada argued that Mitt Romney's famous 47 percent comments was not only true, it's even more true now than when Romney said it during the 2012 presidential campaign.

Facebook to cut ties with conservative policy group  —  Facebook will possibly end its relationship with a controversial conservative policy organization over its stance on climate change, The Chronicle learned Tuesday.  —  The social media giant in Menlo Park would be the second Silicon Valley giant …

Conservative lawmakers secretly plot to oust John Boehner  —  For months, several clusters of conservative lawmakers have been secretly huddling inside and outside the Capitol, plotting to oust John Boehner from the Speaker's office when House Republicans regroup after the November elections.

Snap Out of It  —  I've been living in and visiting New York for almost a half-century now.  One thought occurs as I walk around these days: The city has never been better.  —  There has never been a time when there were so many interesting places to visit, shop and eat …

America Out of Whack  —  There is something out of whack in America.  Instead of promoting equality, public policy has left millions locked into lives of restricted opportunity while bestowing the benefits of growth on the very few.  —  We know this and yet we let it continue.

How a piece of Rush Limbaugh's riches went to abortion rights, courtesy of Dallas author Merritt Tierce  —  Last week we ran the story of local author Merritt Tierce, whose debut novel, Love Me Back, includes some wild tales from a high-end Dallas steakhouse.  Tierce used to work at Nick & Sam's.