Hillary Clinton breaks silence on email controversy  —  She calls on the State Department to release her emails.  —  After two days of silence, Hillary Clinton weighed in on the controversy surrounding her use of a personal email address during her tenure as secretary of state late on Wednesday night …

Roberts will uphold ObamaCare  —  In this “friend of the court” column, I suggest with 90 percent confidence that Chief Justice John Roberts, who remained virtually silent during oral arguments before the Supreme Court on Wednesday, will join a majority of justices to uphold the subsidy provision of the Affordable Care Act.

Dear Dzhokhar Tsarnaev,  —  My name is Rebekah Gregory.  We don't really know each other and never will.  But over the last two years, I have seen your face not only in pictures, but in almost every one of my nightmares.  Moments before the first blast, your stupid backpack even brushed up against my arm …

U.S. Strategy in Iraq Increasingly Relies on Iran  —  WASHINGTON — At a time when President Obama is under political pressure from congressional Republicans over negotiations to rein in Tehran's nuclear ambitions, a startling paradox has emerged: Mr. Obama is becoming increasingly dependent …

Release Detail  —  March 5, 2015 - Walker, Bush In Tight Race Among U.S. Republicans, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Clinton Sweeps Dem Field, With Biden In The Wings  —  Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, with 18 percent, and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush with 16 percent …

Capitol grounds sledding ban upheld  —  Washington (CNN)The Capitol Police killed the hopes and dreams of thousands of D.C.-area children (and at least a few dozen Hill staffers) Wednesday night when it reaffirmed a city ban on sledding on the Capitol grounds.

Kathleen Matthews likely to run for Van Hollen's seat  —  Kathleen Matthews, Marriott International's executive vice president and chief global communications and public affairs officer, and wife of MSNBC's Chris Matthews, is planning to run for the seat of Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.).

Who's to blame when fraudsters use TurboTax to steal refunds?  —  When Jeff Parish signed on to his TurboTax account recently, he was surprised to see that the popular online filing service had already calculated a federal refund — to the tune of more than $5,000.  But there was a problem.

Chris Christie's Exxon Settlement is Bad for New Jersey  —  THE decision by the administration of Gov. Chris Christie to settle an environmental lawsuit against Exxon Mobil Corporation for roughly three cents on the dollar after more than a decade of litigation is an embarrassment to law enforcement and good government.

Cities Are Quietly Reviving A Jim Crow-Era Trick To Suppress Latino Votes  —  Pasadena City Councilman Ornaldo Ybarra talks about the district lines in his community in Pasadena, Texas.  Pasadena is preparing to change the makeup of its city council in a way that city fathers hope fosters new development …

Ringling Bros. Circus to give up elephant acts in 3 years  —  12 photos  —  POLK CITY, Fla. (AP) — The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus will phase out the show's iconic elephants from its performances by 2018, telling The Associated Press exclusively that growing public concern …

Mitch McConnell postpones Iran vote  —  Mitch McConnell is postponing a vote on the Senate's Iran legislation in the face of an expected Democratic filibuster.  —  The Senate majority leader has decided to delay a Tuesday vote on legislation that would allow Congress to approve or reject …

Speculation over successor after Iran's Khamenei reportedly hospitalized in serious condition  —  Media blitz on Khamenei's health raises questions abo...  Khamenei on Twitter: No cure for barbaric Israeli reg...  Iran's Khamenei: 'Increasing global hatred of Israel ...