House majority whip Scalise acknowledges speaking at white nationalist event in 2002  —  Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.), the House majority whip, acknowledged Monday that he spoke at a gathering hosted by white nationalist leaders while serving as a state representative in 2002 …

Michael Grimm has decided to resign from Congress days after pleading guilty: sources  —  EXCLUSIVE: The Staten Island Republican, who won reelection in the fall, has decided to vacate his seat after speaking with Rep. John Boehner.  —  WASHINGTON — Rep. Michael Grimm has decided to resign …

Soldiers Relocate Wedding to Accommodate Obama's Golf Game  —  Natalie Heimel and her fiancé, Edward Mallue Jr., a pair of captains in the Army, were walking from their wedding rehearsal on Saturday at the 16th tee box at Kaneohe Klipper Golf Course in Hawaii when they were informed …

Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton Extend Run as Most Admired  —  Story Highlights  —  PRINCETON, N.J. — Americans continue to name Hillary Clinton as the woman living anywhere in the world whom they admire most, and name Barack Obama as the man they admire most.

‘Traitor’ de Blasio booed at Police Academy graduation  —  Mayor Bill de Blasio was booed and heckled as he spoke to the city's newest cops Monday morning.  —  During a graduation ceremony for the latest class of graduates from the Police Academy, audience members shouted “Traitor!” …

Exclusive: Jay, Key Witness from ‘Serial’ Tells His Story for First Time, Part 1  —  On Jan. 13, 1999, Hae Min Lee, an 18-year-old high school student from Baltimore, went missing.  About a month later, police uncovered her body in a nearby park; an autopsy would later find that she was choked to death.

LIVE BLOG: Missing AirAsia flight QZ8501 day 3  —  The search and locate operations for the missing AirAsia flight QZ8501 continues on day 3, Tuesday (Dec 30).  About 30 ships and 15 aircraft have been mobilised for a multi-national search.  —  PHOTOS

Officers shot at in Florida and Los Angeles  —  (CNN) — Two Los Angeles police officers were shot at Sunday night while they drove their patrol car in the southern part of the city, police said.  The officers returned fire, authorities said, and no one was injured.

Obama nominees in doubt  —  Democrats pushed through dozens in December, but Republicans have all the leverage now.  —  Democrats are still dancing in the end zone after running up the score on dozens of President Barack Obama's nominees during the lame duck.

Ted Cruz is billed as a Passover vacation attraction  —  Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, a likely Republican presidential candidate and a vocal pro-Israel hawk, is being advertised as a featured attraction at a string of ritzy resort vacation getaways catering to religious Jews.

2014: The Year The Liberal Lies Died  —  Every single thing liberals say is a lie.  No exceptions.  —  We conservatives always knew it, but 2014 was the year when the rest of America began to understand.  And 2014 was the year that Americans had to choose sides - would they stand with the liberal liars or with us conservatives?