Hunt for Gunmen in Deadly Attack on Paris Newspaper, Charlie Hebdo  —  PARIS — At least two masked gunmen on Wednesday burst into the Paris offices of a satirical newspaper that had drawn threats for lampooning Islam, killing 12 people in a methodical hail of gunfire, fleeing by car …

Why the Republican Congress's First Act Was to Declare War on Math  —  Budget nerds stood between them and their cherished tax cuts.  —  Shares  —  The first substantive act of the new, all-Republican Congress was a telling one: House and Senate leaders, now in partisan accord and able …

Chris Christie's Chances Are Overrated  —  The Washington Post's Chris Cillizza has New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie as the second most likely Republican presidential nominee after Rand Paul.  University of Virginia political scientist Larry Sabato lists Christie as one of the top four candidates …

Exclusive: Bill Cosby Co-Star Tony Winner Phylicia Rashad Speaks Out for First Time, Defends Her Friend  —  EXCLUSIVE It was just happenstance: I ran into Tony winner Phylicia Rashad today at Paramount's super elegant lunch for the movie “Selma” at the Metropolitan Club.

Sen. Warren Blasts GOP Social Security Scheme  —  Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) is outraged by House Republicans' move to block a routine Social Security budgeting move to use as a bargaining chip in future entitlement reform negotiations.  —  On social media platforms Warren, in very clear terms …

Congress Introduces A National Abortion Ban On Its Very First Day Back  —  House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio administers a re-enactment of the House oath to Rep. Trent Franks (R-AZ)  —  Republicans in Congress are wasting no time following through on the anti-abortion agenda the GOP laid …

In U.S., Uninsured Rate Sinks to 12.9%  —  Story Highlights  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — The uninsured rate among U.S. adults for the fourth quarter of 2014 averaged 12.9%.  This is down slightly from 13.4% in the third quarter of 2014 and down significantly from 17.1% a year ago.

Boehner Takes His Revenge on Republicans Opposing Him for Speaker  —  (Bloomberg) — John Boehner dished out a little payback, kicking two House Republicans off the influential Rules Committee and stopping a third from sponsoring a bill after they voted against his re-election for speaker.

Jeb to come clean  —  Bush is willing to release decade of tax returns, associates say.  —  Getty  —  As he lays the groundwork for a likely presidential campaign, Jeb Bush is prepared to make an early disclosure of a decade or more of personal tax returns, according to people close to the former Florida governor.

Breaking: Jameis Winston's accuser files federal lawsuit against FSU  —  The woman who accused Jameis Winston of rape has filed a federal civil lawsuit against FSU trustees, arguing the university violated her Title IX rights by refusing to properly investigate the incident.