I Refuse to Believe Romney '16 Is Real  —  Join the Romney Campaign Truthers.  —  Shares  —  When the Washington Post reported last Friday that Mitt Romney had assembled donors and told them he wants to be president, I refused to believe it.  Then the Post reported last night that Romney has said he …

White House: 'It's fair to say' we were wrong on Paris unity rally  —  The White House said Monday that it made a mistake in not sending President Obama or a top administration official to the weekend unity march in Paris, a rare concession that it had botched the optics of an important international event.

Dems' next big issue  —  Democrats are seizing on the fight for mandatory paid leave in the United States as their next big pocketbook issue.  —  The Obama administration has for months called upon Congress to require employers to offer paid leave, with Labor Secretary Tom Perez relentlessly pressing …

Atty. Gen. Harris to announce U.S. Senate bid on Tuesday  —  California Atty. Gen. Kamala Harris will announce Tuesday that she is running for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Barbara Boxer, according to a Harris advisor.  —  “She's not testing the waters.  She's charting the course.

The time Obama walked in on a staffer who had a friend in bed  —  Reggie Love knows how to put the body in “bodyman.”  —  In a memoir due out in early February, Love recounts his years working for Barack Obama - in the Senate, on the 2008 campaign and in the White House.

Republicans' inconsistent attacks on Obama's Paris response  —  There is a certain je ne sais quoi in conservatives' criticism of the Obama administration over last week's terrorist attack in France.  —  A decade ago, Republicans in Congress were renaming French fries “freedom fries” …

The Genius of Obama's Two-Year College Proposal  —  On Friday, President Obama traveled to Tennessee to propose that community college be free for all Americans willing to work hard—just as elementary and secondary schooling has long been universally free to students.

Charlie Hebdo's New Issue Has Muhammad on the Cover  —  PARIS — At about 9:10 on Monday evening, laughter and a round of applause broke out among the surviving staff members of Charlie Hebdo, followed shortly by cries — joyous if ironic — of “Allahu akbar!”

Elizabeth Warren wins on Antonio Weiss nomination  —  Antonio Weiss pulls out of Treasury slot; will instead serve as counselor.  —  NEW YORK — Antonio Weiss, the Wall Street banker who President Barack Obama had picked to be the third-ranking official at the Treasury Department …

Scalise voted against apology for slavery  —  Six years before he spoke to a white supremacist group, House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) voted as a state lawmaker against a resolution apologizing for slavery, according to a 1996 article from the Times-Picayune.

Tear gas disperses revelers around campus after Ohio State win  —  Authorities used tear gas early today to disperse thousands of Buckeye fans on N. High Street along campus celebrating Ohio State's win over Oregon.  —  Three canisters were used in front of the Ohio Union around 1:15 …

Who Owns Yoga?  —  Nailing a headstand in yoga class is already pretty difficult—it's a balancing act that takes many people years to master.  But if one of India's recent initiatives is realized, perfecting the pose might become that much harder: The nation's government is quietly wondering …

Our Mission Statement  —  There is, we like to think, solid reason for rejoicing.  Prodigious efforts, by many people, are responsible for NATIONAL REVIEW.  But since it will be the policy of this magazine to reject the hypodermic approach to world affairs, we may as well start out at once, and admit that the joy is not unconfined.

France Finds Potential Terror Accomplice in Handcuffs in Bulgaria  —  A French national arrested in Bulgaria while trying to slip into Turkey is linked to the massacre of 12 people at the Charlie Hebdo offices in Paris, and is expected to be extradited back to France, according to a local prosecutor.

Texas Rep. Randy Weber compares Obama to Hitler  —  Texas Rep. Randy Weber, an outspoken conservative hardliner, compared President Barack Obama unfavorably to German dictator Adolf Hitler in a tweet posted Monday night.  —  Weber bashed Obama for failing to travel to Paris on Sunday …

EXCLUSIVE: Chris Christie Lands a Key Texas Bundler for Prez Run  —  Brandishing strong national appeal, Christie flexes some Texas muscle by adding Ray Washburne to finance team  —  RNC Finance Chairman Ray Washburne is said to be joining Chris Christie campaign as Finance Chair as soon as this week.