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 …

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.

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.

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.

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 …

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.

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?”

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 …

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.

New Charlie Hebdo flies off shelves as Qaeda claims attack  —  Paris (AFP) - The first issue of Charlie Hebdo after jihadists executed most of its journalists was sold out within hours across France on Wednesday, as Al-Qaeda issued a video claiming last week's attack.

Prokhorov Exploring Sale of Brooklyn Nets  —  The Brooklyn Nets are for sale.  —  Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov retained Evercore Partners to sell the National Basketball Association team he bought in 2010, according to two people with direct knowledge of the matter.

DC Metro passenger killed in smoke incident  —  A passenger on the Washington, D.C., Metrorail subway system was killed on Monday in an incident involving heavy smoke in a train tunnel.  —  A train on Metro's Yellow Line that was heading toward northern Virginia was filled with smoke …