Sen. Bob Kerrey: Partisan torture report fails America  —  Intelligence agencies need guidance to do better, Senate Democrats failed to provide it.  —  I regret having to write a piece that is critical of the Democratic members of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence.

Elizabeth Warren to Dems: Kill the bill  —  Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) called on Democrats in the House to use their leverage and reject a bipartisan spending bill to keep the government open until a measure tucked inside rolling back a piece of the Dodd-Frank financial reform law is removed.

College president sorry for saying ‘All lives matter’  —  Smith College President Kathleen McCartney never meant to say “all lives matter,” she explained to angry students.  —  The president of prestigious Smith College is red-faced and apologetic Tuesday for telling students on the Northampton, Mass., campus that “all lives matter.”

Lena Dunham: Why I Chose To Speak Out  —  The ways I've been attacked for sharing my story show how far we have to go when discussing sexual assault.  —  Mike Marsland / WireImage / BuzzFeed  —  It has been almost a decade since I was sexually assaulted.

Parents angry after school tells 13-year-olds they can have sex, choose gender  —  Students at Acalanes High School in Northern California were given this gender identity chart in a sex ed class conducted by the local Planned Parenthood chapter.  —  Students at one northern California high school …

Plurality-Winning Governors Elected At Century-Long High Water Mark  —  The rate of gubernatorial candidates elected without the support of a majority of voters is at its highest level since the 1910s  —  The 2014 election cycle fell far short of the projected upheaval in the number of governors ousted from office in November.

Millionaires' choice for president: Hillary  —  Top presidential pick among millionaires is ...  CNBC's Robert Frank reveals the result of a recent survey which shows Hillary Clinton as the top presidential choice for the 2016 election.  Also Ken Langone explains why he is backs New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie.

Harry Reid's new mission: Blocking ‘crazy stuff’  —  An interview with the Senate's incoming minority leader.  —  Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has had one of the hardest jobs in Washington for the past six years as he battled Republicans, struggled to keep his party in power and worked to advance President Barack Obama's agenda.

Exposing deceit as he ‘humbly’ begs our pardon  —  Modesty does not become Jonathan Gruber, the man who both helped conceive (in 2009) and unmask (in 2014) ObamaCare.  —  Gruber tried to eat humble pie Tues­day as he appeared before a House committee to explain video footage that emerged …

Rick Santorum is running for president again — and says this time will be different  —  Rick Santorum won primaries and caucuses in 11 states in 2012, coming in a respectable second in the GOP presidential primary season.  And Republicans have a history of bestowing their nomination on the next guy in line …

U.S. Hispanics Back Obama Immigration Actions  —  Story Highlights  —  PRINCETON, N.J. — Americans overall say they disapprove (51%) rather than approve of (41%) the executive actions President Barack Obama plans to take to deal with undocumented immigrants living in the U.S. However …

Bank of America sees $50 oil as Opec dies  —  “Our biggest worry is the end of the liquidity cycle.  The Fed is done.  The reach for yield that we have seen since 2009 is going into reverse”, said Bank of America.

Judge sets deadline for James Risen subpoena  —  A federal judge is giving Attorney General Eric Holder one week to decide whether to press forward with the Justice Department's years-long effort to force New York Times reporter James Risen to testify against one of his alleged sources …

The Fed prepares to make a mistake  —  ON FRIDAY my colleague noted that while job growth in America is hustling along, inflation remains well below the Fed's target rate.  He adds: … I would just add that my colleague may be a bit too optimistic regarding just how close the economy is to full employment.

Democrats lost the South through culture war and elitism  —  Fritz Hollings, John Edwards, Zell Miller, Blanche Lincoln, John Breaux, Kay Hagan, Mark Pryor and Mary Landrieu.  These eight Democrats have been senators from the South in the past decade.  —  If not for Southern Democrats …

The Torture Report Reminds Us of What America Was  —  BETHLEHEM, Pa. — I SPENT this semester teaching creative writing at Lehigh University.  I've been a soldier, a police officer and an interrogator.  So hearing students call me “Professor” and assigning homework was a significant change of pace.