King: 'I don't understand how Jews in America can be Democrats first and Jewish second'  —  (CNN)Republican Rep. Steve King suggested Friday that some American Jews feel like “Democrats first and Jewish second.”  —  “Here is what I don't understand, I don't understand how Jews in America …

Conservatives seethe after attacks from allies of Boehner  —  Conservatives are seething after an outside group aligned with Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) spent hundreds of thousands of dollars targeting a trio of Republican lawmakers over threats to shut down the Department of Homeland Security.

Democrats are the new party of no  —  DEMOCRATS WHO have been filibustering the Senate's consideration of legislation to combat human trafficking cited concerns with language they claimed would greatly expand the reach of Hyde Amendment restrictions on abortion.

Controversy surrounds Elk City mayoral candidate for dressing as a black woman  —  ELK CITY, Okla. - An Elk City mayoral candidate is at the center of controversy after several YouTube videos were shared around town.  —  In the video, Bill Helton, an Elk City commissioner and mayoral candidate …

20 Republicans who are gearing up to run for president  —  Get ready for the largest GOP presidential field in recent history.  —  As many as 20 Republicans are taking a serious look at running for the White House in 2016.  A handful of candidates have moved aggressively into the field …

Operation to retake Tikrit from Islamic State stalled by heavy casualties, discord  —  ISTANBUL — The much ballyhooed Iraqi government operation to capture the central city of Tikrit from the Islamic State has stalled three weeks after it began, amid widespread reports that Shiite Muslim militias …

Senate GOP punts on Medicare reform  —  Facing a difficult election map in 2016, Senate Republicans are steering clear of entitlement reform changes that their House counterparts are demanding.  —  Republicans in both chambers unveiled budgets earlier this week, with an eye towards negotiating a single fiscal plan in April.

Common Core's cyber spies  —  Bent over their computers in Salt Lake City, a dozen cyber sleuths scan the vast reaches of the Internet for contraband.  —  Only, they're not hunting traffickers of drugs or sex.  —  Story Continued Below  —  It's standardized testing season across the U.S. …

O'Malley steps up Wall Street critique in swing through Iowa  —  DAVENPORT, Iowa — Former Maryland governor Martin O'Malley stepped up his critique of Wall Street excesses here Friday as he began his first swing through Iowa this year with a populist speech to an enthusiastic crowd of close to 300 people attending a Democratic dinner.

Seven children dead after hot plate ignites NYC blaze  —  Firefighters work to rescue people from the Brooklyn home that went up in flames.  —  A malfunctioning hot plate ignited a Brooklyn inferno overnight that left seven children dead, and their mother and another teen in critical condition, officials said.

Iranian president Rouhani: Final nuclear deal possible  —  TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Saturday painted an optimistic picture of ongoing negotiations with world powers over his country's nuclear program, saying there has been progress in the talks and that a final accord is possible.

By The Way, ICE Just Released 30,558 More Violent Criminal Illegal Aliens Onto American Streets  —  Back in 2013, Immigration and Customs Enforcement got ripped by Congress for releasing 36,000 violent criminal illegal aliens onto American streets.  Those criminals had convictions of homicide …