Hillary Clinton Used Personal Email Account at State Dept., Possibly Breaking Rules  —  WASHINGTON — Hillary Rodham Clinton exclusively used a personal email account to conduct government business as secretary of state, State Department officials said, and may have violated federal requirements …

Bibi boycott grows prior to speech  —  Almost a quarter of House Democrats will boycott Tuesday's congressional address by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.  —  The defections, which point to the increasingly strained relations between the White House and the Israeli government …

The terrible, horrible, no good start for the Republicans  —  The opening weeks of the 114th Congress have been nothing short of a disaster for Republicans, who declared upon taking control of both chambers last fall that the era of governing by crisis and fiscal cliffs was over.

Petraeus Reaches Plea Deal Over Giving Classified Data to Lover  —  WASHINGTON — David H. Petraeus, the best-known military commander of his generation, has reached a plea deal with the Justice Department that will allow him to avoid an embarrassing trial over whether he provided classified information …

NBC News Shakeup: Andrew Lack in Talks to Return in Top Role (EXCLUSIVE)  —  Former NBC News president Andrew Lack is in negotiations to return to a top post at NBCUniversal's news division in a management shakeup following the debacle that led to the suspension of “Nightly News” anchor Brian Williams and other recent missteps.

An Off-Ramp From ObamaCare  —  If the Supreme Court follows the law, there will be an opening for a sane health-care alternative.  Here it is.  —  Editor's note: The following was written by Republicans John Kline, Paul Ryan and Fred Upton, chairmen, respectively, of the House committees …

‘Unsubstantiated’ child neglect finding for free-range parents  —  Danielle and Alexander Meitiv let their children, ages 10 and 6, walk home alone from a park a mile away from their house.  Then, Montgomery County investigated the couple for child neglect.  (Jorge Ribas/The Washington Post)

The 15 Most Miserable Economies in the World  —  Consumers in Venezuela are expected to suffer the most in 2015  —  Don't Miss Out —  Inflation is a disease that can wreck a society, Milton Friedman, the late Nobel laureate economist, once said.  Add rising unemployment to the diagnosis …

Ben Carson Launches 2016 Exploratory Committee  —  Ben Carson, the retired pediatric neurosurgeon and conservative favorite, has formally created an exploratory committee for a potential presidential campaign.  —  “If I believe I have your support and your commitment to help …