Emails May Be a Key to Addressing ‘Pay-to-Play’ Whispers at Clinton Foundation  —  There are not two Clinton controversies.  There is one big, hairy deal.  —  “Follow the money.”  That apocryphal phrase, attributed to Watergate whistle-blower “Deep Throat,” explains why the biggest threat …

In Florida, Officials Ban Term ‘Climate Change’  —  People try to pass through a flooded street in Miami Beach.  Florida is the state most susceptible to the effects of global warming.  (Photo: Flickr.)  —  Florida Center for Investigative Reporting  —  The state of Florida is the region …

OU's Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity under investigation after video of racist chant leaks online  —  Editor's Note: This story contains graphic and racially-charged language.  —  OU's Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity members have been allegedly implicated in a video showing members participating …

Obama and Selma: The Meaning of ‘Bloody Sunday’  —  As our van in the presidential motorcade reached the crest of the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala., and began the descent toward the thousands of waiting faces and waving arms of those who had come to commemorate the 50th anniversary of …

US tourists caught carving names into Rome's Colosseum  —  Two California women break away from tour group to scratch their initials into ancient amphitheatre, where defacing walls is strictly forbidden  —  Tourists are once again getting into trouble in Italy, with two American women caught carving their names into Rome's Colosseum.

McConnell vows to raise debt limit without threatening shutdown or default … Republicans will raise the government's borrowing limit without threatening a default, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell guaranteed Sunday, placating the markets but potentially surrendering the party's leverage …

How conservatives capsized school reform  —  Last week President Obama invited a small group of journalists, including me, to talk with him at the White House.  —  The conversation was off-the-record.  But speaking generally about the two-hour talk, I can say the president is intent on what is happening in Congress.

2016's top ten most vulnerable senators  —  Senate Democrats are hoping to take advantage of a favorable electoral map in 2016 to swing majority control back their way.  —  This cycle, Republicans are defending 24 seats compared to Democrats' 10, including seven in states President Obama carried twice.

Senate Republicans pick up the pieces after shutdown drama  —  With the Department of Homeland Security standoff in the rearview mirror, Senate Republicans are going on offense with proposals that divide Democrats such as an Iran oversight bill and trade legislation.

Republicans, Democrats Split on Brian Williams' Fate, Poll Finds  —  Should he return to the anchor chair?  Partisans disagree.  —  By a small margin, American voters say Brian Williams should be allowed to return to hosting NBC Nightly News, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released Monday.

Prosecutors protect themselves first: Column  —  When prosecutors lie and falsify evidence, ‘absolute immunity’ protects them from justice.  —  When you're charged with a crime, you're in a tough spot.  As soon as charges are filed, you're faced with the necessity of either (1) …