How Mitt Romney Made His Decision Not To Run  —  Late Thursday evening, Romney's political operation sent scores of supporters an email under his name inviting them to join a Friday morning conference call to be led by Romney himself for “an update.”  The email was signed “All the best, Mitt.”

Republicans to Block Legislative Fix to Health-Care Law  —  Supreme Court Considers Striking Down Subsidies to Millions Nationwide  —  Congressional Republicans say they won't move to preserve consumers' health insurance tax credits if the Supreme Court strikes them down …

Wing Bowl Exclusive: Cataldi Releases Never Before Seen Footage Of Christie Falling In-Studio  —  PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Never before publicly-seen footage of New Jersey Governor Chris Christie falling off his chair during an in-studio appearance at SportsRadio 94WIP was released Friday morning during 94WIP's Wing Bowl 23.

Israeli Ambassador: Netanyahu Never Meant to Disrespect Obama  —  Ron Dermer, the Israeli ambassador to the U.S. (Reuters)  —  Earlier this week, shortly after I published a lengthy post critical of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his ambassador to the United States, Ron Dermer …

Obama to Dems: ‘Get informed, not by reading the Huffington Post’  —  PHILADELPHIA - President Obama on Thursday asked wary House Democrats to hold their fire while the administration negotiates several trade deals opposed by scores of liberal lawmakers.  —  “Keep your powder a little dry …

Boris Johnson: jihadis are porn-watching ‘wankers’  —  London mayor says men who fight with Islamic State are ‘very badly adjusted in their relations with women’ because of sense of failure  —  Boris Johnson has described men who go to fight with Islamic State as “literally wankers” who watch porn because they can't meet women.

The Scandals at Justice  —  It is well known in legal circles that Eric Holder's Justice Department has become so politicized, so unprincipled, and so ethically shoddy that Loretta Lynch, President Obama's appointee to replace Holder, had to assure senators at her confirmation hearing that she was not Eric Holder.

Former Gov. Ted Strickland will run for the U.S. Senate next year, sources close to him confirmed today.  —  Attempts to reach Strickland, a Democrat, by The Vindicator today have been unsuccessful.  —  However, those sources say he told political allies Thursday that he would run …

Most Americans Support Government Action on Climate Change, Poll Finds  —  WASHINGTON — An overwhelming majority of the American public, including nearly half of Republicans, support government action to curb global warming, according to a poll conducted by The New York Times …

Jeannine Aversa: (202) 606-2649 (News Media)  —  National Income and Product Accounts  —  Gross Domestic Product: Fourth Quarter and Annual 2014 (Advance Estimate)  —  Real gross domestic product — the value of the production of goods and services in the United States, adjusted for price changes …

Elizabeth Warren backers fund poll stoking Hillary Clinton doubts  —  A group of major liberal donors who want Elizabeth Warren to run for president have paid for a poll intended to show that Hillary Clinton does not excite the Democratic base and would be vulnerable in a 2016 general election.

‘Suge’ Knight arrested on suspicion of murder; held on $2-million bail  —  Notorious former rap music mogul Marion “Suge” Knight has been arrested on suspicion of murder after he allegedly ran over two men with his truck following an argument on a film set in Compton, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department confirmed.