Holder limits seized-asset sharing process that split billions with local, state police  —  Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. on Friday barred local and state police from using federal law to seize cash, cars and other property without evidence that a crime occurred.

12 Taylor Swift GIFs for you  —  1. Last week, President Obama announced his latest idea to provide “free” community college to millions of Americans.  It sounded exciting at first...  2. But then, we got to thinking...  3. Free?!  Is he using magic money?  Nothing is free.  So we did a little math.

NASA, NOAA Find 2014 Warmest Year in Modern Record  —  The year 2014 ranks as Earth's warmest since 1880, according to two separate analyses by NASA and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) scientists.  —  The 10 warmest years in the instrumental record, with the exception of 1998, have now occurred since 2000.

Kerry Brings Paris a ‘Big Hug’ And James Taylor After Attacks  —  Secretary of State John Kerry, the highest-ranking U.S. official to visit France since Islamic militant attacks in Paris left 17 dead, met with French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius and French President Francois Hollande to offer condolences this morning.

Supreme Court Will Hear Four Cases Challenging Same-Sex Marriage Bans  —  A decision in the Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and Tennessee cases, expected by late June, could lead to the end of such bans across the country.  —  AP/Carolyn Kaster  —  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court announced …

If You Want To Understand What's Happened To The Supreme Court, You Need To Listen To Rand Paul  —  Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) is an odd place to seek counsel on the Constitution.  As a Senate candidate in 2010, Paul told a Louisville editorial board that he opposed the federal ban on whites …

RNC rolls out 2016 debate schedule  —  The committee plans to partner mainstream organizations with conservative commentators and outlets.  —  CORONADO, Calif. — The Republican National Committee will announce Friday that it has sanctioned nine presidential primary debates …

Obama and Senator Robert Menendez Spar on How to Handle Iran  —  President Obama and Senator Robert Menendez traded sharp words on Thursday over whether Congress should impose new sanctions on Iran while the administration is negotiating with Tehran about its nuclear program, according to two people who witnessed the exchange.

Jindal doubles down on Muslim ‘no-go zones’ in Europe  —  Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, a potential candidate for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination, will give a speech Monday in London and reiterate the disputed claim that Muslim immigrants have created “no-go zones” in Europe where non-Muslims are not welcome.

Defiant Sam Brownback vows to move toward zero income tax — and make Kansas even more unequal  —  His supply side economic experiment has been an utter disaster, but Brownback can't be bothered  —  Here's what Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback's supply side economic experiment has wrought …

Swiss central bank stuns market with policy U-turn  —  (Reuters) - The Swiss National Bank shocked financial markets on Thursday by scrapping a three-year-old cap on the franc, sending the currency soaring against the euro and stocks plunging on fears for the export-reliant Swiss economy.

All-women's college cancels ‘Vagina Monologues’ because it's not feminist enough  — Mount Holyoke College, an all-women's school, announced in a campus-wide email that the Theatre Board has cancelled its annual production of the “Vagina Monologues.”  — The board has decided to retire …

Ben Carson to the GOP Establishment: I'm Not ‘Crazy’  —  The political novice with eyes on 2016 auditions before the RNC and blames his zealot image on the mainstream media.  —  CORONADO, Calif. — Ben Carson—a Washington outsider, a world-renowned neurosurgeon, a favorite among tea-party insurgents …

Jim Clancy Leaves CNN After 34 Years  —  CNN confirms longtime correspondent Jim Clancy has left the network after nearly 34 years.  Clancy made the announcement to colleagues in an email obtained by TVNewser, calling CNN “one of the greatest news organizations in the world” and “a family to my own family.”

EXCLUSIVE: Married NYPD cop accused of kissing, groping rape victim after booze-filled night in Seattle  —  Detective Lukasz Skorzewski was investigating the rape of a 24-year-old woman when he flew to Seattle, drank with her all night and got physical with her in a hotel room, the college student alleges.