Rand Paul announces campaign manager for likely 2016 campaign  —  Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) on Tuesday announced the hiring of a campaign manager for his likely 2016 presidential bid, part of an aggressive effort to build a national political team as the race for the White House heats up.

EXCLUSIVE: FBI says John Boehner's West Chester bartender planned to poison him  —  Feds: Man said he was Jesus, Boehner was the devil  —  DEER PARK, Ohio - Ebola, evil voices and the devil.  —  Those are just a few of the things a Butler County bartender cited as reasons …

Senate to vote on whether climate change is happening  —  Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said Tuesday he will allow the Senate to vote on an amendment asking if they agree that climate change is impacting the planet.  —  At his weekly press briefing, McConnell said …

France arrests 54 for defending terror; newspaper sells out  —  14 photos  —  PARIS (AP) — Charlie Hebdo's defiant new issue sold out before dawn Wednesday around Paris, with some scuffles at kiosks over dwindling copies of the satirical paper fronting the Prophet Muhammad.

How Reince Priebus Reinvented The Political Party  —  In 1972, the year Reince Priebus was born, the political writer David Broder published The Party's Over.  Since then, political writers, me included, have been declaring the death of political parties nonstop.

PBA's Patrick Lynch spurs yelling, shoving among cops over NYPD-City Hall feud  —  The Patrolmen's Benevolent Association was not so much on Tuesday as some cops shouted down Lynch regarding his demand that Mayor de Blasio apologize over comments related to race and police relations.

Representative Randy Weber Issues Statement on Paris Tweet  —  Washington, D.C. - Representative Randy Weber (R-Friendswood) released the following statement in reference to a tweet sent out last night: “I need to first apologize to all those offended by my tweet.

Seattle dog's rush hour ride: on the bus, by herself, weekly  —  SEATTLE — Public transit in Seattle has gone to the dogs.  —  Commuters in Belltown report seeing a Black Labrador riding the bus alone in recent weeks.  The 2-year old has been spotted roaming the aisles …

NASCAR's Busch says ex is ‘assassin’; hearing concludes  —  It could be weeks before the court issues a final decision on a protection order filed against NASCAR's Kurt Busch, after a four-day hearing ended Tuesday afternoon.  Testimony has covered everything from the assassinations of drug lords …

White-Out: Where Democrats Lost the House  —  In 2009, 76 Democrats represented primarily white working-class congressional districts.  Just 15 of them are still in the House today.  —  Republicans have surged to their largest majority in the House of Representatives since before the Great Depression …

Father and son turned away from “Muslim-free” Hot Springs gun range for being brown  —  When we reported last fall on a Hot Springs firing range that was declared a “Muslim free zone” by its owner, several blog commenters asked, “how will she know who's a Muslim?”

Dear Don Lemon: Thanks for Making Me Famous  —  Apparently, we currently live in a “post-racial” America where a prominent national television news anchor can ask an American Muslim human rights lawyer whether he supports a terrorist organization simply because he happens to be a Muslim.

Dieudonné arrested over Facebook post on Paris gunman  —  French comedian accused of justifying terrorism after linking attacker to tribute slogan by writing ‘I feel like Charlie Coulibaly’  —  Notorious French comedian Dieudonné M'bala M'bala has been arrested for being an …

John Thune: No ‘opening’ for a White House run  —  But the Senate GOP Conference leader and Commerce Committee chairman is plenty busy.  —  It's often said each senator wakes up, looks in the mirror and sees a future president staring back.  But John Thune admits his “window” for a White House run might have closed in 2012.