Why Everyone Should Be Terrified By The GOP's Abortion Bill Debacle  —  Today marks the 42nd anniversary of the Supreme Court legalizing abortion on demand throughout pregnancy.  The pro-life movement commemorates this day with marches, worship services and lobbying for bills to protect unborn children.

Romney and Jeb Bush to Meet in Utah  —  WASHINGTON — Jeb Bush and Mitt Romney are scheduled to meet privately this week in Utah, raising the possibility that the two former governors will find a way to avoid competing presidential campaigns that would split the Republican establishment next year …

Sheldon Silver, New York Assembly Speaker, Took Millions in Graft, U.S. Says  —  The speaker of the New York State Assembly, Sheldon Silver, was arrested on federal corruption charges on Thursday and accused of using the power of his office for more than a decade to secure millions of dollars …

Israeli Mossad Goes Rogue, Warns U.S. on Iran Sanctions  —  The Israeli intelligence agency Mossad has broken ranks with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, telling U.S. officials and lawmakers that a new Iran sanctions bill in the U.S. Congress would tank the Iran nuclear negotiations.

House votes to block federal funding of abortion  —  The House again voted to permanently prohibit taxpayer funding for abortion this afternoon - after GOP leaders had to pull another bill that would have banned most abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy.  The vote was 242-179.

U.S.'s Kerry, like Obama, will not meet with Israel's Netanyahu during visit  —  U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will not meet with Israeli's Benjamin Netanyahu during the prime minister's upcoming visit to Washington, the State Department said on Thursday.

Tom Steyer … Like all Americans, I care passionately about the American Dream — both the right to “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness,” and also the opportunity for our country to fulfill its promise: to do what's right (whatever it takes) and lead the world.

Measles Cases Linked to Disneyland Rise, and Debate Over Vaccinations Intensifies  —  LOS ANGELES — A measles outbreak that began at Disneyland is spreading across California and beyond, prompting health officials to move aggressively to contain it — including by barring unvaccinated students from going to school in Orange County.

2-year-old child dead in Pinellas after accidental self-inflicted gunshot wound  —  Kaleb Ahles' grandparents sobbed as Pinellas detectives investigated the 2-and-a-half-year-old's death.  —  Sheriff Bob Gualtieri said the boy's father, Kevin Ahles, put his son in the family car.

Men dominate GOP floor speeches on abortion bill  —  Sixteen House Republicans delivered impassion floor speeches Wednesday evening promoting a bill to ban abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy - a number that included only one woman.  —  GOP leadership originally scheduled the vote to coincide …