Not a Very P.C. Thing to Say  —  How the language police are perverting liberalism.  —  Around 2 a.m. on December 12, four students approached the apartment of Omar Mahmood, a Muslim student at the University of Michigan, who had recently published a column in a school newspaper about his perspective as a minority on campus.

The Netanyahu Disaster  —  Benjamin Netanyahu, making friends and influencing people (Reuters/The Atlantic)  —  Benjamin Netanyahu believes he has just one job, and that is to stop Iran from getting hold of nuclear weapons.  He might argue that this description of his mission …

White House Drone Crash Is Tied to Drunken Spy Agency Employee  —  WASHINGTON — It was 42 degrees, lightly raining and pitch black near the White House when an inebriated, off-duty employee for a government intelligence agency decided it was a good time to test-fly his friend's quadcopter drone …

Huckabee Couldn't Deal With Women At Fox News Who Swore In The Office  —  Mike Huckabee channeled his internal Ned Flanders last week, lamenting the fact that he doesn't just hear cuss words in the office these days, but he even hears them coming from women.

Mormon church backs LGBT rights — with one condition  —  CNN Explains: Mormonism 04:41  —  (CNN)In at least one big and bruising culture-war battle, the Mormon church wants to call a partial truce.  —  Convening a rare press conference on Tuesday at church headquarters in Salt Lake City …

Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore says he will continue to recognize ban on same-sex marriage  —  Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore has released a letter to Gov. Robert Bentley saying that he intends to continue to recognize the state's constitutional ban on same-sex marriage and urging the governor to do so.

Bowe Bergdahl to Be Charged With Desertion, Officials Say  —  The officials say the charges could be referred within a week.

Scott Walker forms committee in preparation for 2016 presidential bid  —  Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, who's speech to activists in Iowa last weekend drew strong reviews, has taken the first formal step toward a presidential candidacy in 2016, establishing a committee that will help spread …

Keep immigration riders off DHS bill, all Senate Dems say  —  The united demand for a clean bill is critical: At least half a dozen Democratic votes are needed to advance any legislation in the Senate.  —  All the Senate Democrats have a message for Republicans on funding for the Department of Homeland Security: Give us a clean bill.

Group Linked to ISIS Says It's Behind Assault on Libyan Hotel  —  TRIPOLI, Libya — Militants claiming allegiance to the Islamic State said they were responsible for an armed assault on a luxury hotel that killed at least five people here on Tuesday, the most significant in a string …

As in 2012, Romney Can Do No Right in Murdoch's Eyes  —  The usually grim-faced media mogul practically swooned in his seat.  Moments after Jeb Bush delivered what many in the audience described as an unremarkable talk at a conference in Washington, Rupert Murdoch turned to his seatmate …

Gohmert: ‘Our Republican females sent entirely wrong message’ by wanting rape exception to abortion ban  —  DON'T MISS STORIES.  FOLLOW RAW STORY!  —  Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) on Tuesday accused GOP congresswomen — who he called “Republican females” — of sending “entirely the wrong message” …

Pelosi: I hope Romney is the GOP nominee  —  Mitt Romney has attracted an unlikely supporter in his possible 2016 White House bid: Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.).  —  Asked if Romney has any shot at defeating Hillary Clinton in 2016, Pelosi told The Hill, “No, no. I mean, he might be a nice person …

Disney Eyeing Chris Pratt For Indiana Jones Revival  —  EXCLUSIVE: Here's one from the helluva good idea department.  Marvel offerings are soaring, and Star Wars is being reinvigorated by director JJ Abrams.  Now, Disney has just started to turn its attention to reviving the Indiana Jones franchise …

Gov. Pence ‘clarifying’ state-run news plan  —  Gov. Mike Pence said Tuesday he will be “clarifying” what his “Just IN” news site will be doing soon and called reports on the plan an “understandable misunderstanding.”  —  Pence played down his administration's plans to start a news site Tuesday …

Hoping to Set Sail on Sunlight  —  To sail on winds of sunlight has long been a dream of rocket scientists.  —  The Planetary Society, a nonprofit that promotes space exploration, announced Monday that it would send the first of two small craft testing the technology of solar sails into orbit this May …

2 Chainz wants to run for mayor of College Park  —  Will we soon refer to him as Mayor Chainz?  —  2 Chainz already proved he can debate during his recent spirited conversation with Nancy Grace about the legalization of pot.  —  Now the hip-hop star is thinking about politics - specifically, mayor of his hometown of College Park.

EXCLUSIVE: Jimmy McMillan of ‘The Rent Is Too Damn High’ receives eviction notice  —  McMillan has been slapped with an eviction notice ordering him out of his $872-a-month rent stabilized East Village apartment.  The 68-year-old has been embroiled in a legal battle with the landlord …

Dozens of Rabbits From Gowanus Yard Seized by Authorities During Snowstorm  —  GOWANUS — Police seized nearly 80 rabbits from the backyard of a Gowanus apartment building as a snowstorm bore down on the city Monday night, the bunnies' owner and the NYPD told DNAinfo New York.