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.  [Update: The Obama administration will “urge the Supreme Court to make marriage equality a reality for all Americans."]

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.

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.

Sam Brownback reverses course, proposes new taxes  —  Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback, whose massive tax cuts became a cause célèbre for conservatives but threw his state's budget into disarray, announced Friday that he would pursue tax increases.  —  In a stark turnaround …

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.

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 …

Key Obamacare Official Stepping Down  —  A senior government official with almost unparalleled authority over the U.S. health care system is stepping down, ending a tenure that included one highly publicized, highly consequential failure on Obamacare as well as significant, if less heralded, successes.

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.

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 …

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.”

Majority of U.S. public school students are in poverty  —  For the first time in at least 50 years, a majority of U.S. public school students come from low-income families, according to a new analysis of 2013 federal data, a statistic that has profound implications for the nation.

For Whom the Muezzin Calls  —  When I was working on the student paper at Duke, we'd get a letter to the editor once a year or so that would lament that the university had lost touch with its religious roots as Trinity College, a Methodist school.  The correspondents would invariably cite …