Dem Senator Devised A Fantastic Response To Tom Cotton's Iran Letter  —  Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) would like to prevent Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) from sending any more letters to Iranian leaders about the nuclear deal, prompting her to file an amendment to block just that.

Pat Robertson: ‘Was the co-pilot a Muslim?  Why did he want to kill all those people?’  —  DON'T MISS STORIES.  FOLLOW RAW STORY!  —  Christian televangelist Pat Robertson suggested on Thursday that the co-pilot's decision to crash Germanwings Flight 9525 could be explained if he was a Muslim.

Governor Pence Issues Statement Regarding the Religious Freedom Restoration Act  —  Start Date:  —  Start Time:  —  End Date:  —  Entry Description  —  Indianapolis - Governor Mike Pence today issued the following statement after signing the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (SEA 101) in a private ceremony.

US Declassifies Document Revealing Israel's Nuclear Program  —  Obama revenge for Netanyahu's Congress talk?  1987 report on Israel's top secret nuclear program released in unprecedented move.  —  Dimona nuclear reactor circa 1960s  —  National Security Archive/Flash 90

Scott Walker Shifts Stance on Immigration at Private Dinner  —  Likely GOP presidential candidate says he backs allowing undocumented immigrants becoming eligible for citizenship  —  Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker told a private dinner of New Hampshire Republicans this month that he backed …

2016 brawl breaks out on Senate floor  —  Paul lashes Cruz, Rubio for ‘dangerous’ and ‘reckless’ positions on government spending.  —  The 2016 Republican nomination contest spilled onto the Senate floor Thursday, turning a marathon budget debate into a battle over which candidate is prepared to lead the country at a time of war.

Feds: National Guardsman plotted attack for ISIS  —  Shares -  —  A National Guardsman arrested for supporting the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, or ISIS, had allegedly planned an attack on a military post in Illinois, the Justice Department said Thursday.

Missing Virginia child, Noah Thomas, found dead in septic system  —  PULASKI COUNTY, Va. — Noah Thomas, the five-year-old boy who disappeared Sunday from his home in Dublin, Virginia, was found dead Thursday afternoon.  —  “We are very saddened to announce that we have recovered the body …

House passes Boehner-Pelosi Medicare deal in resounding vote  —  The House on Thursday overwhelmingly voted to repeal automatic cuts to doctors under Medicare, endorsing a rare bipartisan deal that Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) negotiated with Democrats.  —  The bill, which passed by a vote of 392-37 …

Scott Walker's interview debacle: How the movie “Trading Places” explains the Iran/Israel conflict!  —  Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is widely viewed as botching his early opportunity as nominal frontrunner for the 2016 GOP nomination.  Even on the right, some former admirers …

Rep. Gohmert weighing presidential bid  —  Conservative firebrand Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) told The Hill that he might run for president in 2016.  —  Gohmert indicated he might launch an exploratory committee for president when originally asked if he would support Sen. Ted Cruz's (R-Texas) White House bid.

Building explodes in NYC's East Village  —  As many as 30 people were hurt when an explosion caused a partial building collapse and ignited a massive fire in the East Village on Thursday afternoon, law-enforcement sources told The Post.  —  Flames were engulfing two buildings at the scene …

Congressman Resigning Over Scandal Drops Abraham Lincoln Reference In Farewell Speech  —  The perfect time for a Lincoln reference: your farewell speech after resigning from Congress amid a scandal over reimbursement of miles not traveled on a Chevy Tahoe.  —  vine.co

Kentucky's New Heroin Law Marks A ‘Culture Shift’  —  WASHINGTON — On Tuesday night, Kentucky lawmakers passed wide-ranging legislation to combat the state's heroin epidemic.  The bipartisan measure represents a significant policy shift away from more punitive measures toward a focus on treating addicts, not jailing them.

DEA agents had ‘sex parties’ with prostitutes, watchdog says  —  Agents of the Drug Enforcement Administration reportedly had “sex parties” with prostitutes hired by drug cartels in Colombia, according to a new inspector general report released by the Justice Department on Thursday.

Volume loss from Antarctic ice shelves is accelerating  —  1Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, California, USA.  —  2Earth & Space Research, Oregon, USA.  —  The floating ice shelves surrounding the Antarctic Ice Sheet restrain the grounded ice-sheet flow.

Obama's Mideast ‘free fall’  —  Mounting chaos in the region puts the administration on the defensive.  —  Barack Obama faces a slew of Middle East crises that some call the worst in a generation, as new chaos from Yemen to Iraq — along with deteriorating U.S.-Israeli relations …

Worker Hurt During Roller Coaster Testing … ELYSBURG — A worker at Knoebels Amusement Resort was hurt when he was hit by a roller coaster Thursday morning.  —  According to Knoebels, the worker was hit by the Impulse roller coaster during testing. … Officials said he was taken to the hospital and was talking when he left.

California loosens Jessica's Law rules on where sex offenders can live  —  California officials announced Thursday that the state would stop enforcing a key provision of a voter-approved law that prohibits all registered sex offenders from living near schools.

Bill O'Reilly: ‘Journalism Standards Have Declined Dramatically’ (VIDEO)  —  Bill O'Reilly bemoaned the state of journalism on his show Tuesday night, telling his guest that when inaccurate reporting is left unchallenged, it “hurts the country.”  —  “If I made a mistake reporting at WCBS,” the Fox host said, “these guys were on me!

Donald Trump: Immigrants Destroying America, Middle Class Ready To Rebel  —  Last night on “The Steve Deace Show,” Donald Trump spoke to the Iowa-based host about how this time, he is really serious about running for president.  He told Deace that Republicans have failed to stand …