A Modest Proposal: Barack Obama Should Be Hillary Clinton's Running Mate  —  Because Hillary Clinton is white and no longer young, a strain of political thought holds that she might lack Barack Obama's inherent appeal to new and minority voters and thus that she won't be able to ride …

Senate Panel Passes Bill on Iran Nuclear Deal; Obama Indicates He'll Sign It  —  WASHINGTON — WASHINGTON — The Senate Foreign Relations Committee unanimously approved legislation granting Congress a voice in negotiations on the Iran nuclear accord, sending the once-controversial legislation …

Religious right pundit: Hillary Clinton too hideously ugly to become president  —  DON'T MISS STORIES.  FOLLOW RAW STORY!  —  We expected to see some punches thrown at former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton as soon as she announced her run for president for a second time on Sunday.

Dallas Woman Posts On Facebook “A Female Shouldn't Be President”  —  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) - “A female shouldn't be President,” is a direct quote from a Dallas woman's Facebook page.  —  As you might imagine, the post has attracted quite a bit of attention from people across the country.

Chris Christie bets on bold  —  Chris Christie sat impassively at the round mahogany table in his family kitchen Monday as I recounted some of the data that suggested he was too damaged to run for president.  A recent CBS News poll found that 42 percent of Republican voters wouldn't even consider voting …

Obama Endorses Removing Cuba From Terrorism List  —  MEXICO CITY — The White House announced on Tuesday that President Obama intends to remove Cuba from the American government's list of nations that sponsor terrorism, eliminating a major obstacle to the restoration of diplomatic relations after decades of hostilities.

Hillary Clinton names top three wonks for campaign  —  Hillary Clinton has named three senior policy advisers to lead the development of an agenda for her presidential campaign, setting the stage for a series of policy rollouts that campaign officials hope to begin late next month after her early phase of road trips to meet voters.

A decision on Brian Williams's future at NBC could be coming soon  —  Andrew Lack, the former and current head of NBC News, started his old job anew last week staring at a monumental dilemma: What to do about Brian Williams?  —  The anchorman who was the face of NBC News and its signature …

Lawsuit: Transgender man fired because he refused to wear a dress  —  NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — A New Orleans law firm is taking on the civil rights case of a Lake Charles man who says he was fired from his job, after he refused to wear a dress, and be treated as a woman.

CBS4 Investigation: TSA Screeners At DIA Manipulated System To Grope Men's Genitals  —  DENVER (CBS4) - A CBS4 investigation has learned that two Transportation Security Administration screeners at Denver International Airport have been fired after they were discovered manipulating passenger screening systems …

Islamic Extremists Have Seized Control Of U.S. Cities, Says NRA Seminar  —  National Rifle Association members hold hands during the opening prayer at the annual meeting of members at the NRA convention Saturday, April 11, 2015, in Nashville, Tenn.  —  CREDIT: AP Photo/Mark Humphrey

PLAYBOY INTERVIEW: BILL MAHER  —  Inside Bill Maher's office in Los Angeles, you don't need a poli-sci degree to know which way the political winds are blowing.  There's a (fake) Zagat guide to marijuana dispensaries, a bumper sticker that reads HONK IF YOU HATE AMERICA …

Hillary Clinton Comes Out Swinging at CEOs and Hedge Fund Managers  —  MONTICELLO, Iowa—Hillary Clinton launched her presidential campaign here Tuesday with aggressive attacks on the financial system as she offered broad strokes of her case for running at her first formal event.

ISIS Camp a Few Miles from Texas, Mexican Authorities Confirm  —  ISIS is operating a camp just a few miles from El Paso, Texas, according to Judicial Watch sources that include a Mexican Army field grade officer and a Mexican Federal Police Inspector.  —  The exact location where the terrorist group …

In Debate Over Legalizing Marijuana, Disagreement Over Drug's Dangers  —  In Their Own Words: Supporters and Opponents of Legalization  —  Public opinion about legalizing marijuana, while little changed in the past few years, has undergone a dramatic long-term shift.

One Company's New Minimum Wage: $70,000 a Year  —  The idea began percolating, said Dan Price, the founder of Gravity Payments, after he read an article on happiness.  It showed that, for people who earn less than about $70,000, extra money makes a big difference in their lives.

Obama pro-union rule to take effect  —  An Obama administration rule that speeds up the process by which employees can unionize will take effect Tuesday after Republicans last month failed to block the measure.  —  Under the new National Labor Relations Board rules, employees …

FCC's Wheeler Agrees to Pursue AM Rule Changes.  Patting FCC commissioner Mignon Clyburn on the back for work beginning the process of “AM revitalization” while acting chairman, FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler writes in a blog post that he's “committed to taking action in this proceeding so that AM radio …