The Orwellian Obama Presidency  —  Under Mr. Obama, friends are enemies, denial is wisdom, capitulation is victory.  —  The humiliating denouement to America's involvement in Yemen came over the weekend, when U.S. Special Forces were forced to evacuate a base from which they had operated against the local branch of al Qaeda.

Report: Israel spied on Iran-U.S. talks and shared information with lawmakers  —  Israel obtained sensitive information about the nuclear talks between Iran and the United States and turned it over to members of Congress, the Wall Street Journal is reporting.

James Baker blasts Benjamin Netanyahu  —  “His actions have not matched his rhetoric,” says the former secretary of state.  —  It's not just Democrats and White House officials who've got problems with Benjamin Netanyahu.  —  Blasting “diplomatic missteps and political gamesmanship,” …

Ted Cruz Cannot Be Serious  —  The big news of the day is that Senator Ted Cruz is officially running for president.  Not setting up an exploratory committee or any of that perfunctory foreplay, but actually running.  “It is a time for truth.  It is a time for liberty,” he said in a 30-minute speech at, yeah, Liberty University.

Democrats cheer: Run, Ted, run  —  The launch of Sen. Ted Cruz's presidential bid Monday has prompted an outpouring of excitement and delight — from Democrats.  —  To liberal activists, the firebrand Texan is much too far to the right for the nation at large and too extreme to even win the Republican nomination.

America isn't better with ObamaCare  —  It's been five years since the Affordable Care Act, better known as ObamaCare, was passed and signed into law.  This week, the White House is touting the legislation as a huge success and claiming the country is better off.