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 …

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 …

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 …

Jindal on gay marriage: 'We're a nation of laws'  —  Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal (R) says he wants Congress to pass an amendment to the Constitution if the Supreme Court decides to overrule state gay marriage bans.  —  “We're a nation of laws, that's why I said I want the Supreme Court …

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 …

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 …

Leahy Will Not Attend ‘Politicized’ Netanyahu Speech To Congress  —  Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) said he would not attend Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech to Congress, joining a handful of Democratic lawmakers in boycotting the meeting, Vermont newspaper Seven Days reported.

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 …

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.

School worksheet tells kids GOP thinks helping poor ‘waste of money,’ parent claims  —  A Wisconsin mother claims this quiz was administered to her 16-year-old son and his classmates in their 11th-grade U.S. government and politics class at Nathan Hale High School in West Allis, Wisc.

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 …

The Koch Brothers Raised $249 Million at Their Latest Donor Summit  —  It's a big step toward meeting their $889 million goal for the 2016 cycle.  —  At their most recent retreat in southern California two weeks ago, the billionaire industrialists Charles and David Koch and 450 …

American ISIS Hostage Is Dead, Family Says  —  American ISIS hostage Kayla Mueller has been confirmed dead, the 26-year-old's family confirmed in a statement.

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.

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.

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 …