Indiana Gov. Mike Pence Says Controversial ‘Religious Freedom’ Law Won't Change  —  Indiana's controversial Religious Freedom Restoration Act would not be changing, state Gov. Mike Pence said today during an exclusive interview on ABC's “This Week.”  —  Pence said that the issue had been turned into …

Cruz: ‘I was not a community organizer’  —  Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), the only major declared Republican presidential candidate, is defending his credentials as a freshman senator while pursuing a White House bid.  —  “Unlike Barack Obama, I was not a community organizer before I was elected to the Senate …

America's hinge moment  —  Presidential politics in 2016 will reflect the shifting reality of America.  —  Lead image by AP Photo. … - Michelle Obama, race and the Ivy League  — The talk show primary  —  The country is going through the most significant period of change since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution.

Martin O'Malley Takes Aim At Hillary Clinton's ‘Crown’  —  Martin O'Malley on Sunday sounded awfully like someone who plans on challenging Hillary Clinton in a Democratic primary.  —  Appearing on ABC's This Week, the former governor of Maryland talked about the country's need for “new perspective” and “new leadership.”

Netanyahu urges Senate leaders against Iran deal  —  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu used a Sunday appearance alongside Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to make clear that the GOP-led Congress shares Netanyahu's skepticism that the Obama administration can strike …

Why Reconstruction Matters  —  THE surrender of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee at Appomattox Court House, 150 years ago next month, effectively ended the Civil War.  Preoccupied with the challenges of our own time, Americans will probably devote little attention to the sesquicentennial of Reconstruction …

Reid heads for the exit  —  By:  —  There is a reason Harry Reid became the Senate minority leader this year.  The Nevada Democrat, who yesterday announced his decision not to seek reelection in 2016, deserves a huge share of the blame for the sorry showing of his party in the mid-term elections.

Ready for 45?  —  MIAMI — JAMES BAKER can take credit for two presidencies and one vice presidency in the Bush family.  —  So it's a tad ungracious for a Bush to take Baker to task.  —  At first Jeb Bush tried to distance himself from Baker distantly.  He had his spokeswoman …

Drunk ‘Frat Boy’ Bites Hamster's Head Off At Spring Break Party  —  A college student was caught on video drunkenly biting the head off of a hamster.  —  “Oh my f**king, god!  No way!” a fellow student yelled at the beginning of the video, just as the frat boy in question grabs the hamster.

Heartless visitors snap selfies at East Village blast site  —  Self-absorbed jerks are treating the East Village gas-explosion site like a tourist attraction, shooting grinning selfies of themselves even as rescuers search for life in the ruins where two bodies might still be buried.

Huckabee shares ‘untold secret’ of his support  —  Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee on Sunday brushed off the idea that Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) would intrude on his turf among conservative Christian voters.  —  “My base is really beyond just evangelicals,” Huckabee said on CBS's “Face the Nation.”

RNC on Clinton: 'Even Nixon didn't destroy the tapes'  —  Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus blasted Hillary Clinton on Saturday for wiping her server and permanently deleting all emails.  —  “Even Nixon didn't destroy the tapes,” Priebus said in a statement.