Bill O'Reilly and Fox News Redouble Defense of His Falklands Reporting  —  The Fox News host Bill O'Reilly on Monday stepped up his defense against reports that he embellished stories about his war reporting earlier in his career, while some former colleagues continued to say he had exaggerated his experiences.

VA Secretary Robert McDonald Falsely Claimed He Served In ‘Special Forces’  —  WASHINGTON — Robert McDonald, the secretary of veterans affairs, wrongly claimed in a videotaped comment earlier this year that he served in the Army's elite special forces, when his military service of five years …

GOP gets bad news on ObamaCare repeal plan  —  The Senate's chief referee has dealt a significant setback to conservatives who want to send an ObamaCare repeal bill to the president's desk this year.  —  GOP sources say Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough has raised red flags …

Eric Garner's daughter on Al Sharpton: 'He's all about the money'  —  Al Sharpton (left) and Erica Snipes.  —  Al Sharpton is all about the Benjamins, a daughter of police chokehold victim Eric Garner claims in a bombshell videotape.  —  Erica Snipes tees off on the reverend as interested primarily …

Story Highlights  — Medicaid expansion, state exchanges linked to greater reductions  — No state reported a statistically significant increase in uninsured  — Nationwide, full-year uninsured rate drops 3.5 points from 2013 to 2014  —  This story is part of Gallup's annual …

The disappeared: Chicago police detain Americans at abuse-laden ‘black site’  —  The Chicago police department operates an off-the-books interrogation compound, rendering Americans unable to be found by family or attorneys while locked inside what lawyers say is the domestic equivalent of a CIA black site.

Scott Walker Criticizes Media's ‘Gotcha Moments’  —  NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Gov. Scott Walker on Monday said news reporters had created “gotcha moments” that are of little concern to most people and that he would seek to build a campaign that addresses issues important to “everyday Americans.”

On Homeland Security funding, Republicans govern without logic  —  WHATEVER ITS merits or shortcomings, a federal judge's decision last week blocking the Obama administration's immigration policy offered congressional Republicans an escape path from the corner into which they had painted themselves …

Black conservatives seek to draft Condoleezza Rice for Senate race  —  The Black Conservatives Fund wants to draft former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice for a Senate bid in 2016, as they argue she represents the GOP's best chance to win a Senate seat in deep-blue California.

Idaho lawmaker asks if woman can swallow camera for gynecological exam before medical abortion  —  BOISE, Idaho — An Idaho lawmaker received a brief lesson on female anatomy after asking if a woman can swallow a small camera for doctors to conduct a remote gynecological exam.

Jeb and the ‘Immortal 306’  —  Today, the Republican nomination process is a muddle.  The Washington Post recently christened Jeb Bush the frontrunner, and for good reason.  He is pulling in the top Republican talent — the donors, consultants, and various policy advisors necessary to fund and run a top-notch campaign.

Two Senate Democrats Invite Netanyahu to Separate Meeting  —  Senators Richard Durbin and Dianne Feinstein write to the prime minister.  —  (Bloomberg) — Two U.S. Senate Democrats who criticized the circumstances surrounding Benjamin Netanyahu's planned speech to Congress next week …

Alaska allows recreational marijuana as campaign spreads  —  (Reuters) - Smoking, growing and owning small amounts of marijuana became legal in Alaska on Tuesday, as a growing decriminalization movement reached the United States' wild northwest frontier.  —  The Republican-leaning state …

Sex assault charges tied to ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ movie  —  A University of Illinois at Chicago student leader was charged with sexually assaulting a 19-year-old female student in what Cook County prosecutors said Monday was part of a re-enactment of scenes from the film “Fifty Shades of Grey.”