Scott Rudin On Obama's Favorite Movies: “I Bet He Likes Kevin Hart”  —  An exchange between Sony Pictures chair Amy Pascal and producer Scott Rudin turned into a riff on films they thought the president liked.  —  Danny Moloshok / Reuters  —  Before Sony Pictures chair Amy Pascal attended …

Former Vice President Dick Cheney Says CIA Torture Report Is ‘Full of Crap’ … Former Vice President Dick Cheney says a declassified Senate report on the controversial post-9/11 CIA interrogation program is “full of crap.”  —  “I think it is a terrible report, deeply flawed,” …

Warren, left fume over deal  —  Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Wednesday sought to rally opposition to the $1.1 trillion government funding bill, spearheading a revolt on the left that has put her influence in the Democratic Party to the test.  —  The Massachusetts liberal pleaded for House Democrats …

Jeb Bush Has a Mitt Romney Problem  —  Over the last several months, former Florida Governor Jeb Bush has been giving speeches, campaigning for candidates, appearing at public forums, and meeting with wealthy donors, which has led many people to believe that he may soon enter the race to become the next Republican presidential nominee.

Full scale of plastic in the world's oceans revealed for first time  —  Over five trillion pieces of plastic are floating in our oceans says most comprehensive study to date on plastic pollution around the world  —  More than five trillion pieces of plastic, collectively weighing nearly 269,000 tonnes …

All Senate GOP staff going on ObamaCare  —  Senate Republican staffers will be required to obtain health insurance through ObamaCare's exchanges under a rule passed Wednesday by the GOP Conference.  —  The proposal from Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) means that Senate Republicans will designate their staff as …

ISIS Is Trying To Sell The Body Of U.S. Hostage James Foley For $1 Million  —  Middlemen in touch with ISIS or its associates say the group has turned a grim new page in its deadly hostage trade âÂ" by trying to sell the remains of at least one of the U.S. citizens it has executed in Syria.

Why the Club for Growth Is Changing Leadership  —  David McIntosh, a former congressman from Indiana, is vowing that the free-market group will continue to be a thorn in the side of the GOP establishment.  —  The Club for Growth has a new leader: David McIntosh, a former House member …

Top military official calls for ‘review’ of transgender ban  —  A top military official is calling on the Obama administration to end the Department of Defense's ban on transgender troops.  —  Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James signaled Wednesday that transgender people may be allowed …

I'm an Obama supporter.  But Obamacare has hurt my family.  —  Obamacare has been far more frustrating than I'd ever dreamed.  —  At the moment President-elect Barack Obama proclaimed that “change has come to America,” I stood at the foot of my husband's bed in the cardiac ICU of Mission Hospital in Mission Viejo.

Cruz: “Our Friends No Longer Trust Us and Our Enemies No Longer Fear Us”  —  On Wednesday afternoon, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) spoke at the 9th Margaret Thatcher Freedom Lecture at the Heritage Foundation.  —  Among other things, he discussed the Anglo-American “special relationship,” …

Government shutdown would not stop Obama on immigration  —  Even if Republicans shut down the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) next year, President Obama could still carry out his executive actions giving legal status to up to 5 million undocumented immigrants.

Why I am ready for Hillary  —  Last week, on Dec. 4, I helped organize a Ready for Hillary fundraiser in Montgomery County, Md., in the immediate suburbs of Washington, D.C. The organization, an independent grassroots committee, has been at work for the past year gathering millions of names …

Gawker discusses cost of ‘gamergate’  —  The “gamergate” controversy cost Gawker Media “seven figures” in lost advertising revenue, the company's head of advertising Andrew Gorenstein said at an all-hands meeting on Wednesday afternoon, according to two people in attendance at the meeting.

Gitmo inmate: My treatment shames American flag  —  Editor's note: Samir Naji is a Yemeni accused of serving in Osama bin Laden's security detail and has been imprisoned for nearly 13 years without charge in Guantanamo Bay.  He was cleared for release in 2009, but remains in detention.