Inside Jeb Bush's ‘shock and awe’ launch  —  While Bush avoided the spotlight last year, aides were making a plan.  —  NEW YORK — In November 2013, Jeb Bush took to the rostrum at New York's Marriott Marquis for the annual meeting of the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association …

Op-Ed President Obama: Our fight against violent extremism  —  The United States has made significant gains against terrorism.  We've decimated the core al Qaeda leadership, strengthened homeland security and worked to prevent another large-scale attack like 9/11.  —  At the same time, the threat has evolved.

Oklahoma Bill Banning AP US History Would Make Students Study Ten Commandments, 3 Speeches By Reagan  —  An Oklahoma bill banning Advanced Placement U.S. History would also require schools to instruct students in a long list of “foundational documents,” including the Ten Commandments, two sermons and three speeches by Ronald Reagan.

A Judge's Assault on Immigration  —  President Obama surely knew that his recent executive actions to protect millions of undocumented immigrants from deportation would run into trouble as soon as a 26-state lawsuit opposing the actions landed on the desk of Federal District Judge Andrew Hanen, of Brownsville, Tex.

Sapling planted by Barack Obama at Raj Ghat on the verge of dying  —  A tree sapling planted by US President Barack Obama at the memorial of Mahatma Gandhi at Raj Ghat in New Delhi during his recent visit to India is apparently on the verge of ‘dying’, probably due to lack of proper care.

Joe Biden's woman-touching habit  —  Vice President Joe Biden left some observers in and out of Washington aghast with his whisper-in-ear embrace of new Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter's wife Stephanie at Carter's swearing-in Tuesday.  As Carter was delivering his first speech as Pentagon chief …

Marie Harf to Critics: Maybe My Comments Were ‘Too Nuanced’ for You  —  “We cannot kill our way out of this war,” State Department spokesperson Marie Harf told MSNBC's Chris Matthews “We need in the medium to longer term to go after the root causes that leads people to join these groups, whether it's a lack of opportunity for jobs.”

Is President Obama a Muslim?  A lot has been written about this, but if photographs speak louder than words, then a photo taken at last August's U.S.-African Leaders' Summit in Washington D.C. might shed considerable light.  —  It shows Barack Hussein Obama flashing the one-finger affirmation …

Millennials ditching their TV sets at a record rate  —  Millenials like this couple are watching less TV than ever before.  —  The biggest TV drama among millennials is playing off screen.  —  So far this season, younger viewers, the most important audience for advertisers …

Holder calls for halt to US executions  —  Attorney General Eric Holder called Tuesday for a national moratorium on the death penalty until the Supreme Court weighs in on the issue later this year.  —  “Our system of justice is the best in the world.  It is comprised of men and women …

Foreign Government Gifts to Clinton Foundation on the Rise  —  Donations raise ethical questions as Hillary Clinton ramps up expected 2016 bid  —  The Clinton Foundation has dropped its self-imposed ban on collecting funds from foreign governments and is winning contributions at an accelerating rate …

Which Congressman Misses The Most Votes?  —  If that government is best that governs least, these chronically absent lawmakers are superstars.  Here are the biggest no-shows in Congress  —  Of the lawmakers currently serving in the U.S. Senate, Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) is the least likely to show up for work.

Watch: What happened when a Jewish man walked around Paris for 10 hours  —  Israeli news organization, NRG, filmed Jewish reporter Zvika Klein walking through Paris in a skull cap to capture Parisians' reactions.  (NRG)  —  JERUSALEM - In a video that has gone viral, Zvika Klein …

Italy Fears ISIS Invasion From Libya  —  As ISIS makes inroads into Libya, officials in Rome are panicking about an Islamic State just across the sea—but have no idea how to combat the crisis.  —  ROME — Last weekend in Italy, as the threat of ISIS in Libya hit home with a new video addressed to …

Rand Paul Is Looking to April to Announce Plan to Run for President, Associates Say  —  WASHINGTON — Senator Rand Paul is eyeing April 7 as the day he will announce his plans to run for president, people close to him said, a step that would position him ahead of his potential Republican rivals …

Why I have resigned from the Telegraph  —  The coverage of HSBC in Britain's Daily Telegraph is a fraud on its readers.  If major newspapers allow corporations to influence their content for fear of losing advertising revenue, democracy itself is in peril.  —  Five years ago I was invited …

A Few More Arguments Against Obamacare  —  Austin Frakt of the Incidental Economist writes (and tweets!) to ask if I have ever written anything on the externality argument for the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate.  Good question, and the answer is that I don't think I have …