The reinvention of Mitt Romney  —  Former Obama campaign aides mock their 2012 opponent's new anti-poverty crusade.  —  Mitt Romney, sudden champion of Americans trying to make ends meet — it's coming off to progressives and veterans of Obama's winning re-election campaign as a little too rich.

Not Just A Movie  —  WASHINGTON — I WENT Friday morning to see “Selma” and found myself watching it in a theater full of black teenagers.  —  Thanks to donations, D.C. public school kids got free tickets to the first Hollywood movie about the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on his birthday weekend …

Obama To Propose Tax Hikes On Wealthy, Breaks For Middle Class  —  During his State of the Union address on Tuesday, President Barack Obama will lay out a plan to extend tax credits to the middle class by hiking taxes on wealthier Americans and big banks, according to senior administration officials.

Odd Byproduct of Legal Marijuana: Homes That Blow Up  —  DENVER — When Colorado legalized marijuana two years ago, nobody was quite ready for the problem of exploding houses.  —  But that is exactly what firefighters, courts and lawmakers across the state are confronting these days …

Police In St. Louis County Admit They Beat Up The Wrong Young Black Man  —  Police in St. Louis County, MO are apologizing for beating up and handcuffing a 22-year-old student who they mistook for a suspect in a car chase Thursday afternoon.  But the college junior, Joseph Swink …

More than half of US public school students live in poverty, report finds  —  Problem is growing, especially among children, as report finds the majority of public school students in nearly half of US states live in poverty  —  Want to know the real state of the US economy?

Elizabeth Warren keeps pressure on Hillary Clinton and Democrats ahead of 2016  —  Sen. Elizabeth Warren has an explanation for the singular nature of her power.  —  “I'll always be an outsider.  That's how I understand the world,” the Massachusetts Democrat said in an interview.

Senator's husband stands to profit big from government deal  —  Ever wonder how lowly paid lawmakers leave office filthy rich?  —  Sen. Dianne Feinstein is showing how it's done.  —  The US Postal Service plans to sell 56 buildings — so it can lease space more expensively …

Cops: 2 dead, 1 injured after shooting at Melbourne Square mall  —  Two people are dead and one is injured after a shooting near the Melbourne Square mall food court this morning, police said.  —  The mall was evacuated and temporarily closed as police investigated.

Ernst: New GOP power player  —  Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is enjoying a meteoric rise.  —  Just weeks removed from being a first-term state senator, she's now preparing to give the GOP's response to President Obama's State of the Union address.  —  It's the first time a newly sworn-in senator …