Clinton campaign memo: No drama this time  —  Hillary Clinton's campaign-in-waiting held its final pre-game briefing Saturday at its Brooklyn Heights headquarters, just ahead of her expected official entry into the race on Sunday.  —  During an hour-long meeting where bagels were served …

Obama and Raúl Castro Meet, Making History  —  PANAMA — President Obama and President Raúl Castro of Cuba met here Saturday, in the first face-to-face discussion between the leaders of the two countries in a half century.  —  Seated beside Mr. Castro in a small room …

In Iowa, Martin O'Malley lays out vision for Democratic Party  —  Des Moines, Iowa - Former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley says if he runs for president, he will try to pull the Democratic Party back to its populist roots.  —  “You know what it's about?  It's really about calling our party …

The Abuse of Satire  —  The following is the text of remarks Garry Trudeau delivered on April 10 at the Long Island University's George Polk Awards ceremony, where he received the George Polk Career Award.  —  My career—I guess I can officially call it that now—was not my idea.

Florida surprise: Jeff Atwater won't run for Marco Rubio seat  —  Just as he looked like a front runner to replace Sen. Marco Rubio, Florida CFO Jeff Atwater announced Saturday he would not run for the seat.  —  “Over the past weeks I have received a tremendous amount of encouragement …

The Insiders: The Democratic Whackjob Survey  —  Yesterday, in a somewhat useful exercise, my Democratic friend and sometimes sparring partner Carter Eskew compiled a “Republican Nutcase Check List” for Republican presidential candidates to take.  (If you want to see how you'd rank, you can take that survey here.)

Biden: Make community college ‘free’ like high school  —  Vice President Biden on Saturday said free community college was vital for a healthy American economy.  —  “It's simple, folks — two years of community college should become as free and universal as high school is today if we're …

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Remains from Lincoln's Last Day  —  Imagine him in the last week of his life, 150 years ago this month.  Shuffling, clothes hanging loosely on the 6-foot-4-inch frame, that tinny voice, a face much older than someone of 56.  “I am a tired man,” he said.  “Sometimes I think I am the tiredest man on earth.”

Capitol shooting a suicide, officials say  —  U.S. Capitol Police do not believe a suicide on the West Front of the Capitol was related to terrorism, Chief of Police Kim Dine said Saturday afternoon.  —  The suicide by self-inflicted gunshot wound occurred at about 1:05 p.m Saturday.