Leonard Nimoy, Spock of ‘Star Trek,’ Dies at 83  —  Leonard Nimoy, the sonorous, gaunt-faced actor who won a worshipful global following as Mr. Spock, the resolutely logical human-alien first officer of the Starship Enterprise in the television and movie juggernaut “Star Trek,” …

House will vote Friday to prevent Homeland Security shutdown  —  The House will vote Friday on a bill funding the Department of Homeland Security for three weeks in an attempt to avert a shutdown slated for Saturday at the massive agency.  —  If the bill is approved by the House …

What Colors Are This Dress?  —  There's a lot of debate on Tumblr about this right now, and we need to settle it.  This is important because I think I'm going insane.  —  Cates Holderness  —  5 hours ago  —  1671 responses

Scott Walker's Awful Answer on ISIS  —  Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker received a lot of completely undeserved grief from the national news media in the past weeks.  But he may have made a genuine unforced error in one of his remarks today.  —  Asked about ISIS, Walker responded …

Does Hillary Clinton Have Anything to Say?  —  Everywhere Hillary Clinton goes, a thousand cameras follow.  Then she opens her mouth, and nothing happens.  —  Clinton made a much-ballyhooed appearance in Iowa over the weekend, giving a speech widely noted for its substancelessness.

King v. Burwell Isn't About Obamacare  —  It's all about states' rights—but the plaintiffs would rather you didn't know that.  —  King v. Burwell—the challenge to the Affordable Care Act that the Supreme Court will hear on March 4th—is about more than health care.

Sorry, Jeb, the Race Is Wide Open  —  Democrats may be ready for Hillary, but nothing is inevitable for the GOP.  —  Thoughts on the 2016 presidential primaries:  —  No one expects anything from the Democrats.  They will back, accept or acquiesce in a coronation.  This will not be called passive but disciplined.

Rick Perry Tells CPAC: Obama Has Made the World Less Safe  —  Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry says the Islamic State group seizing territory in the Middle East represents the worst threat to freedom since communism.  —  The likely Republican presidential contender spoke Friday morning in front …

This is net neutrality:  —  More than any other invention of our time, the Internet has unlocked possibilities we could just barely imagine a generation ago.  And here's a big reason we've seen such incredible growth and innovation: Most Internet providers have treated Internet traffic equally.

Uninsured Ex-Sheriff Who Fought O-care Struggles To Pay Medical Bills  —  Former Arizona county sheriff Richard Mack, a fierce opponent of Obamacare and a leader in the “constitutional sheriff” movement, is struggling to pay his medical bills after he and his wife each faced serious illnesses.

Inhofe hurls snowball on Senate floor  —  Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) threw a snowball on the Senate floor Thursday in an effort to disprove what he sees as alarmist conclusions about man-made climate change.  —  Inhofe, chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works …

From voicemail to voicemail: The short political life and times of Tom Schweich  —  He was my BFF.  —  That's how my editorial board colleagues jokingly referred to my relationship with state auditor Tom Schweich, who on Thursday morning raised a gun to his head in his Clayton home and shot himself dead.

Rev. Franklin Graham Warns Fox Viewers DC Has Been ‘Infiltrated By Muslims’  —  The Rev. Franklin Graham warned Fox News viewers on Thursday night that governments in the West, “especially in Washington,” have been “infiltrated by Muslims.”  —  Graham, the son of the evangelist preacher …