Axelrod: Obama Misled Nation When He Opposed Gay Marriage In 2008  —  A striking admission of political dishonesty from the keeper of the Obama flame  —  Barack Obama misled Americans for his own political benefit when he claimed in the 2008 election to oppose same sex marriage for religious reasons …

Brian Williams' account of Israel trip in question  —  Another of Brian Williams' wild reporting tales is being called into question - this time it's an account of his trip to Israel in 2006.  —  In a 2007 interview, Williams recalled riding on an Israeli military helicopter that was flying …

Bobby Jindal vs. the world  —  He says elites can't stand the idea of an Ivy-League-educated pure conservative.  —  AP Photo  —  In the past few weeks, Bobby Jindal has been attacked for insisting that Europe allows Muslims to control special “no-go zones,” belittled by the Weekly Standard for offering a …

Democrats suffering from Clinton fatigue say they're ready for Warren  —  AMES, Iowa — Thirteen Iowa Democrats wearily took their seats here this weekend and discussed among themselves the source of their angst: Hillary Rodham Clinton.  —  “I'm utterly tired, tired of the Clintons …

Axelrod: Obama knew Prayer Breakfast remarks would provoke  —  President Obama's comments referencing the Crusades and Jim Crow during the National Prayer Breakfast appeared intentionally “provocative,” former adviser David Axelrod said Monday.  —  Obama has faced heated criticism for the comments …

Feds won't release IRS targeting documents  —  The Obama administration is refusing to publicly release more than 500 documents on the IRS's targeting of Tea Party groups.  —  Twenty months after the IRS scandal broke, there are still many unanswered questions about who was spearheading …

Dem boycott of Netanyahu address to Congress grows  —  More than a dozen congressional Democrats say they plan to skip Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech to a joint session of Congress amid conflicting signals over whether he will pull out from the March 3 address.

Illinois Governor Acts to Curb Power of Public Sector Unions  —  CHICAGO — Gov. Bruce Rauner, the newly elected Republican who has often criticized public sector unions, took his first step toward curbing their power on Monday by announcing an executive order that would bar unions from requiring …

Jesse Matthew Charged with Murdering Hannah Graham  —  ALBEMARLE COUNTY, Va (WVIR) - Two independent sources tell NBC29 that Jesse Matthew has been charged with the first-degree murder of University of Virginia student Hannah Graham.  —  The Albemarle County Police Department …

Targeted GOP senator: ‘I will never vote with my reelection mind’  —  Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) is up for reelection this cycle, but he says he's not changing.  Not one bit.  —  “I'll always tell Wisconsinites the truth, to the best of my ability, and I will never vote with my reelection mind.

Staples threatens to fire employees who work more than 25 hours a week  —  Part-time Staples workers are furious that they could be fired for working more than 25 hours a week.  —  The company implemented the policy to avoid paying benefits under the Affordable Care Act, reports Sapna Maheshwari at Buzzfeed.

Two couples who discovered they had been given the wrong babies TEN YEARS after their daughters were born are awarded 2million euros by French court  —  Two French couples who discovered they had been given the wrong babies ten years after their daughters were born due to a hospital mix …

Western Illusions Over Ukraine  —  MUNICH — The most difficult thing for a communist, it has been observed, is to predict the past.  I was reminded of this as I listened to Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, in full Soviet mode at the Munich Security Conference, suggesting …

Nobody Understands Debt  —  Many economists, including Janet Yellen, view global economic troubles since 2008 largely as a story about “deleveraging” — a simultaneous attempt by debtors almost everywhere to reduce their liabilities.  Why is deleveraging a problem?

Eichengreen: Cassandras and currency wars  —  A guest post from Barry Eichengreen, a professor of economics and political science at the University of California, Berkeley and author, most recently, of Hall of Mirrors: The Great Depression, the Great Recession, and the Uses — and Misuses — of History.

Under GOP plan, pay more for junk insurance, leave more uninsured  —  In the hope that they will give cover to the Supreme Court gutting a key provision of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), three prominent Republican members of Congress revealed a plan to replace the ACA last week.

Aides: War powers request this week  —  The White House is expected to send Congress a proposal for the use of military force against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) by Wednesday, according to two congressional aides.  —  The request for authorization for use of military force …