Governor John Kitzhaber announces his resignation  —  Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber resigned effective next Wednesday, Feb. 18, in a letter submitted to Secretary of State Kate Brown.  —  “I am announcing today that I will resign as Governor of the State of Oregon,” he wrote in a statement released just after noon on Friday.

Here Are The ‘Science’ Questions Reporters Should Ask Politicians  —  The governor of Wisconsin was on a trade mission to the United Kingdom.  So, naturally, a reporter asked him whether he believed that Moses had ridden atop a Tyrannosaurus Rex to receive the Ten Commandments.

'Don't paint me as anti-gay,' says Scalia  —  'Don't paint me as anti-gay or anti-abortion or anything else,' said U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia.  (Photo by Stephen Masker; courtesy Wikimedia Commons)  —  U.S. Supreme Court Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Antonin Scalia discussed …

The Wacky World of Wu: The Tortured History of GamerGate's Self-Styled Feminist Martyr  —  GamerGate is not a “transphobic” movement, as you may have been misled to believe, but there is certainly much discussion of transgenderism swirling around the GamerGate maelstrom-mainly …

Jeb Bush blows away the GOP competition in 2016 fundraising  —  Jeb Bush's money juggernaut is far eclipsing the efforts of his would-be rivals for the 2016 GOP presidential nomination, putting his two political committees on pace to amass an unprecedented sum of tens of millions of dollars by early spring.

Congressman Says We Don't Need Education Funding Because ‘Socrates Trained Plato On A Rock’  —  Will Ragland is the Campaign Director of Education Policy at the Center for American Progress.  —  Rep. Dave Brat (R-VA)  —  CREDIT: AP/Manuel Balce Ceneta  —  During a House Education …

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 …

Rep. Blake Farenthold denies many of former press aide's accusations  —  Texas GOP Rep. Blake Farenthold has denied most of the salacious accusations lodged against him by a former press aide who is suing him over her firing.  —  But Farenthold did admit that he was propositioned by a woman to be part of a “threesome.”

London mayor: Jindal needs some ‘gentle education’  —  London Mayor Boris Johnson on Friday described as “complete nonsense” Bobby Jindal's claims that there are Muslim-controlled no-go zones in Britain, adding that the Louisiana governor is in need of “some sort of gentle education.”

Family: Deadly Pasco shooting not racially motivated  —  PASCO, Wash. - Witnesses say a man was running away when he was shot by police officers in Pasco who had responded to a report he was throwing rocks at cars.  —  Witnesses told the Tri-City Herald Antonio Zambrano-Montes had run …

Governor Tom Wolf Announces a Moratorium on the Death Penalty in Pennsylvania  —  Harrisburg, PA - Today, Governor Tom Wolf announced a moratorium on the death penalty in Pennsylvania that will remain in effect until the governor has received and reviewed the forthcoming report …

Graham's consideration of 2016 upends SC landscape  —  COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina voters often think of themselves as presidential tie-breakers, enjoying their prime role as the next to cast ballots after Iowa's caucuses and New Hampshire's primary.  —  But what if there's a ringer in the race?

Phyllis Schlafly: Obama Weakening America With ‘Foreign Ideas And Diseases And People’  —  In an interview on the “Florida Roundtable” radio program this week, Eagle Forum founder Phyllis Schlafly attacked President Obama for weakening American by bringing in “foreign ideas and diseases and people who don't believe in self-government.”

Douglas fires top staff at Arizona Board of Education  —  Douglas fires Board of Education staffers … The state's schools chief abruptly fired the top two administrators for the Arizona State Board of Education Wednesday, with some education leaders questioning whether the firings were politically motivated or legal.

Ex-Im amendment falls short  —  The House Financial Services Committee on Friday voted down an amendment that would have forced the panel to formally consider reauthorizing the Export-Import Bank.  —  Ranking member Maxine Waters (Calif.), along with Reps. Gwen Moore (Wis.) and Denny Heck …

Arkansas Legislature Passes Bill Allowing LGBT Discrimination  —  The Arkansas legislature gave its final thumbs-up Friday to a bill that will block cities and counties from enacting antidiscrimination laws that protect LGBT people.  —  The Arkansas House of Representatives voted decisively …