Ginsburg wasn't ‘100 percent sober’ during State of the Union  —  Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg admits to sharing some wine with her colleagues and not being “100 percent sober” for President Obama's State of the Union address in January.  —  During Obama's speech …

David Carr, Media Equation Columnist for The Times, Is Dead at 58  —  David Carr, who wrote about media as it intersects with business, culture and government in his Media Equation column for The New York Times, died at the office on Thursday.  He was 58.  —  For the past 25 years, Mr. Carr wrote about media.

Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber's options fade as allies abandon him  —  In one of the most surreal days in Oregon political history, the state's top Democratic leaders called for Gov. John Kitzhaber to resign, and the governor vanished from public view.  —  With support of even allies evaporating …

Don't Ask Scott Walker About Evolution  —  Even if he does answer, it won't tell you anything.  —  Someone needs to keep Republican presidential candidates out of London.  —  Last week, during his trip to the city, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie caused a stir with a now-infamous comment in defense of vaccine “choice.”

Frustrated Republicans taste limits of majority control  —  Associated Press 3 hrs ago  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — A month into their newfound control of both chambers of Congress, it wasn't supposed to be like this for Republicans.  Instead of advancing a conservative agenda and showing voters they can govern …

SC SENATOR: WOMEN ARE “A LESSER CUT OF MEAT”  —  “REPUBLICAN” OFFERS SEXIST COMMENTARY ... DIRECTED AT SOUTH CAROLINA'S ONLY FEMALE SENATOR  —  Corbin's comments - made at a legislative dinner held in downtown Columbia, S.C. - were reportedly directed at S.C. Senator Katrina Shealy …

What else has NBC News dug up on Brian WIlliams?  —  Brian Williams' future at NBC News may hinge on just how many other examples of exaggerations and fibs are found.  —  The network's internal fact-checking investigation is “nowhere near done,” a senior NBC source said Thursday.

Obama amnesty creates loophole for illegal immigrants to vote in elections  —  Driver's licenses, social security numbers facilitate improper registration, officials warn

Islamic State advances near Iraq base where U.S. advisers are stationed  —  BAGHDAD — Islamic State militants seized parts of a town in Iraq's western province of Anbar on Thursday, sparking fierce fighting within miles of a military base where hundreds of U.S. advisers are stationed.

Outrage as Shirley MacLaine asks: Were Holocaust victims paying for sins in past lives? (and did ‘her friend’ Stephen Hawking bring his devastating disease on himself?)  —  Her bizarre New Age views on topics such as reincarnation and UFOs have often left the public baffled.

Alabama police fire, arrest the officer who badly injured Indian grandfather during sidewalk stop  —  “Do not jerk away from me again, or I will put you on the ground.  Do you understand?”  —  Madison police officer Eric Parker today turned himself in to face assault charges …

Ray Rice issues statement thanking Baltimore, apologizing for domestic-violence incident  —  As the one-year anniversary of his high-profile domestic-violence incident approaches this weekend, former Ravens star running back Ray Rice issued a statement Friday morning to The Baltimore Sun.

Universities Are Right—and Within Their Rights—to Crack Down on Speech and Behavior  —  Students today are more like children than adults and need protection.  —  Lately, a moral panic about speech and sexual activity in universities has reached a crescendo.

Hillary Clinton and Bill Frist on Health Care for America's Kids  —  NO child in America should be denied the chance to see a doctor when he or she needs one — but if Congress doesn't act soon, that's exactly what might happen.  —  For the past 18 years, the Children's Health Insurance Program …

Poll: 53 percent of N.J. voters give Christie an unfavorable rating, an all time low  —  While Gov. Christie roams the nation looking for support for a 2016 GOP presidential nomination bid, New Jersey voters have soured on him, according to a new Rutgers-Eagleton Poll.

David Cassidy files for bankruptcy protection  —  ‘The Partridge Family’ star filed for protection in Florida on Wednesday, saying he made the filing ‘to reorganize my life’ and ‘restructure my finances.’  —  David Cassidy has fallen on hard times: “The Partridge Family” star has filed for bankruptcy protection.

Military approves hormone therapy for Chelsea Manning  —  WASHINGTON — Chelsea Manning, the convicted national-security secrets leaker, has been approved for hormone therapy for transition to a woman at the Army's Fort Leavenworth prison, according to a memo obtained Thursday by USA TODAY.

The war on Jeb Bush  —  His fast start has reordered the Republican 2016 race, and put a bull's-eye on his back.  —  The war on Jeb Bush is on.  —  Rand Paul is attacking him as a hypocrite on marijuana who's indistinguishable from Hillary Clinton.  Ted Cruz is questioning whether Bush's stands …

A four-step plan to successful tax reform  —  The writer, a Republican, represented Oregon in the Senate from 1969 to 1995.  —  In 1986 Congress passed, and the president signed, the most sweeping tax reform bill in the history of the tax code.  —  Could it be done today?