Congressman Tells Protester: 'Touch me again, and I'll drop your ass'  —  Anti-immigration protesters were on hand to greet Congressman Steve Knight at the open house for his Simi Valley office last week.  And when one got a little too close, the former LAPD cop was having none of it.

The GOP Needs to Run against the Last 16 Years  —  Had the mathematician Sir Isaac Newton had the chance to devote his life to modern American politics instead of to explaining the elementary rules of physics, the Third Law might have looked a little different.

Reid: I'm a ‘hell no’ on trade bill  —  Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid on Tuesday said he is emphatically against the new trade powers legislation that is moving through Congress.  —  “I have never, ever ... supported a trade agreement, and I'm not going to start now,” the Nevada Democrat told reporters.

DC attorney general alerts police to photo of Republicans with assault rifle  —  Police in Washington, D.C., have been referred materials for a possible investigation into two Republican congressmen who posed for a picture with an assault rifle in a House office building.

Judge's ruling grants legal right to research chimps  —  In a decision that seems to recognizes chimpanzees as legal persons for the first time, a New York judge today granted a pair of Stony Brook University lab animals the right to have their day in court.

Waka Flocka Flame for President: Watch His Exclusive Campaign Video  —  Atlanta rapper announces 2016 White House run on 4/20  —  Two years ago, Waka Flocka Flame made a promise.  “I'm dead ass running for president in 2016,” the Atlanta rapper tweeted.  The date was November 6th, 2012.

Clinton's Age: It Probably Doesn't Matter  —  History does not show an edge for the younger presidential candidate  —  When Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) announced his presidential run on April 13, his speech made a point of going after ex-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (D) — and …

Anchorman: The Legend of Don Lemon  —  So maybe he's not Walter Cronkite.  Maybe he's done some famously awkward interviews, gotten his facts wrong, and made CNN the butt of more than a few jokes.  But that won't stop Don Lemon.  Because here's the thing: He can fill hours of nothing with a crisp, news-like something.

Tough tattoo regs sink stellar Marine's career  —  For Marines employed in what's become a hyper-competitive professional setting, not even multiple meritorious promotions, a combat valor award and a command-endorsed waiver are likely to save one's career if he has run afoul of the service's tattoo policy.

A Newcomer to Populism?  Hillary Clinton Campaign Begs to Differ  —  CLAREMONT, N.H. — In her first week as a 2016 presidential candidate, Hillary Rodham Clinton seemed to channel another high-profile Democrat.  “The deck is stacked in their favor,” Mrs. Clinton said of the wealthy and powerful.

President Obama to shun saying ‘genocide’ on 100th anniversary of Armenian massacres  —  President Barack Obama will not use the word “genocide” to describe the massacre of up to 1.5 million Armenians in his annual statement commemorating the historic atrocity later this month.

The Media Is Hyping A New, Unreleased Anti-Hillary Book.  Here's What It Really Says.  —  An upcoming book about the Clintons' foreign donors has whipped the media into a frenzy.  After presidential candidate Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) teased for weeks that the book contained scandalous revelations …

Obama Kept Iran's Short Breakout Time a Secret  —  The Barack Obama administration has estimated for years that Iran was at most three months away from enriching enough nuclear fuel for an atomic bomb.  But the administration only declassified this estimate at the beginning of the month …

Bill O'Reilly: Pity The Poor Rich Man  —  Bill O'Reilly used his Talking Points Memo to whine about how terribly rich people are being treated in America.  —  From Blue Nation Review: Bill O'Reilly Wants You to Feel Bad for Rich People Like Bill O'Reilly: … Transcript via O'Reilly's site: Income Inequality in America:

David Horowitz: ‘Traitor’ Obama Letting Terrorists Bring Nukes Over Southern Border  —  Conservative activist David Horowitz told Florida talk radio host Joyce Kaufman on Friday that President Obama's “heart is with the enemy,” which is why he is allowing terrorists to “walk across” the southern border carrying nuclear weapons.

Kaiser Health Tracking Poll: April 2015  —  Bianca DiJulio, Jamie Firth, and Mollyann Brodie … The Public's Views Of The ACA  —  Closely Divided On The Health Care Law  —  This month's Kaiser Health Tracking Poll finds American's opinion of the health care law closely divided …

Ted Cruz Says President Obama Is an ‘Unmitigated Socialist’  —  After Texas Senator Ted Cruz addressed the First in the Nation summit in Nashua, New Hampshire, on Saturday, he headed to a basement conference room for a conversation with young Republicans.  There was no filming of the speech …

Donald Trump, Statesman  —  If you follow me on Twitter — or, I guess, if you follow Donald Trump - you might have learned that according to “The Donald” the “once-great” National Review is going bankrupt because of yours truly: … One reason we're going out of business, apparently, is because I am so stupid:

10 Most Censored Countries  —  CPJ's list of 10 Most Censored Countries is part of our annual publication, Attacks on the Press, which will be released in full on Monday, April 27, at 11 a.m. EST.  —  Eritrea and North Korea are the first and second most censored countries worldwide …