Romney, moving toward 2016 run, outlines vision to eradicate poverty  —  SAN DIEGO — Mitt Romney laid down a marker for a prospective presidential campaign in 2016, telling a Republican audience here Friday night that the party can win the White House with a conservative message …

Republicans Introduce An Anti-Abortion Bill So Extreme That GOP Women In Congress Are Revolting  —  Several Republican congresswomen are reportedly splitting from their party on a national abortion bill that's scheduled for a vote in the House next week, raising concerns that the legislation …

Reporter Asks Sheriff If He ‘Regrets’ Comments About Murder Suspects in ‘Heat of the Moment’ — Watch the Question Backfire  —  Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd responded defiantly to a reporter on Friday when he was asked if he “regrets” saying that his officers were prepared for a “gunfight” with a group of dangerous murder suspects.

French Prime Minister: ‘I Refuse to Use This Term Islamophobia’  —  Manuel Valls argues that the charge of ‘Islamophobia’ is often used to silence critics of Islamism.  —  The prime minister of France, Manuel Valls, has emerged over the past tumultuous week as one of the West's most vocal foes of Islamism …

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The Supreme Court and Gay Marriage  —  For the second time in three terms, the Supreme Court has agreed to consider the constitutionality of same-sex marriage.  The last time around, the justices declined to take up the broad question.  This time, there is every reason for them to follow …

GOP Congressman: Romney Will Fail Again If He Runs In 2016 (VIDEO)  —  Rep. Charlie Dent (R-PA) said Saturday on MSNBC's “Up With Steve Kornacki” that he doubts Mitt Romney can win the presidency, as the most recent Republican nominee makes moves toward another run in 2016.

Introducing: the world's first airport terminal for animals  —  John F Kennedy Airport in New York will be home to a $48m animal cargo facility, set to open in the first quarter of 2016.  Humans, prepare to be jealous.  —  Air travel can be such a nightmare, but one airport is determined …

2015: It's time to fire the IRS  —  Imagine what would happen if a retail store or company like Best Buy or Home Depot announced it has plans to slash customer service, that it will make people stand in lines for at least a half hour, and that any customer due a refund will have to wait several weeks.

WH hopefuls scramble for GOP endorsements from lawmakers  —  HERSHEY, Pa. — The 2016 GOP primaries don't start for another year, but potential presidential candidates are already furiously working to lock up support from lawmakers from early- and key-primary states.

The racial politics of seating white sex offender in state legislature  —  Last month, Joseph Morrissey was convicted of contributing to the delinquency of a 17-year-old girl with whom he had a sexual relationship.  The girl worked as a receptionist in Morrissey's law office.

Did Paul Ryan Undermine The SCOTUS Case To Topple Obamacare?  —  Remarks in 2010 by Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) days before the enactment of Obamacare may weaken the premise of a major case before the Supreme Court called King v. Burwell, which threatens to cripple the health care law.