Carly Fiorina to Launch Presidential Campaign on May 4  —  Former Hewlett-Packard CEO will declare GOP campaign online  —  Carly Fiorina plans to launch her presidential campaign on May 4, in an online announcement that dispenses with the pageantry that has become de rigueur in 2016 White House runs.

Cash Flowed to Clinton Foundation as Russians Pressed for Control of Uranium Company  —  The headline in Pravda trumpeted President Vladimir V. Putin's latest coup, its nationalistic fervor recalling an era when the newspaper served as the official mouthpiece of the Kremlin: “Russian Nuclear Energy Conquers the World.”

Marco Rubio takes lead in Sheldon Adelson primary  —  The billionaire casino mogul is drawn to the Florida senator's life story and hawkish foreign policy views.  —  Before Iowa and New Hampshire, GOP candidates are competing in the Sheldon Adelson primary, and some will travel …

Clinton Cash Author Is Targeting Jeb Bush Next  —  The past week can't have been very pleasant for Peter Schweizer.  On Sunday, the New York Times revealed that his forthcoming book, Clinton Cash: The Untold Story of How and Why Foreign Governments and Businesses Helped Make Bill and Hillary Rich …

Poll: Gay-marriage support at record high  —  A record-high 6 in 10 Americans support same-sex marriage and a similar share say individual states should not be allowed to define marriage as only between a man and a woman, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.

What will Patty Murray do?  —  Sen. Patty Murray's two decades in office have been marked by her knack for turning her vanilla-ness into an asset to pass big bills and accrue power.  Lawmakers in both parties say she has a high trustworthiness quotient.  She used it to pull off the budget agreement …

18 spectacularly wrong apocalyptic predictions made around the time of the first Earth Day in 1970, expect more this year  —  In the May 2000 issue of Reason Magazine, award-winning science correspondent Ronald Bailey wrote an excellent article titled “Earth Day, Then and Now” …

China Warns North Korean Nuclear Threat Is Rising  —  Pyongyang could double nuclear-weapons arsenal by next year, according to latest Beijing estimates  —  North Korea's nuclear arsenal may be larger than previously thought.  Chinese nuclear experts have revised their estimates on how many warheads that country is building.

Iran parades military equipment 9 photos  —  Iranian sailors march in the parade.  —  Hide Caption  —  9 of 9  —  Story highlights  —  Aaron David Miller is a vice president and distinguished scholar at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and was a Middle East negotiator …

Obama trade fight engulfs Capitol  —  The clash over President Obama's trade agenda engulfed Washington on Wednesday as liberal critics delayed a Senate vote, House Democratic leaders lined up in opposition and GOP supporters predicted success despite the growing commotion.

Say hi to Fi: A new way to say hello  —  In today's mobile world, fast and reliable connectivity is almost second nature.  But even in places like the U.S., where mobile connections are nearly ubiquitous, there are still times when you turn to your phone for that split-second answer and don't have fast enough speed.

Pregnant restaurant worker fired after armed robbery  —  CHANNELVIEW, Texas - A fast food restaurant is robbed and the shift manager says she got fired for refusing to pay the money back.  —  “I told them I'm not paying nothing,” said Marissa Holcomb.  “I just had a gun to me.  I'm not paying the money.”

FCC Staff Recommends Hearing on Comcast-Time Warner Cable Merger  —  Hearing designation order would be setback for deal plans  —  The Federal Communications Commission's staff threw up a significant roadblock Wednesday to Comcast Corp. 's proposed acquisition of Time Warner Cable Inc. …

US Steel Warns Of Layoffs In Arkansas And Texas As Trans-Pacific Partnership Looms  —  Domestic producers have struggled amid a wave of Asian steel imports.  In this photo, employees at a steel factory in Dalian, China.  —  United States Steel Corporation issued layoff notices to 1,404 workers …

Secret Service took a year to fix broken alarm at George H.W. Bush home  —  The Secret Service took more than a year to replace a broken alarm system at former president George H.W. Bush's home, raising concerns within the agency about the safety of the Houston residence and the Bush family …

Obama's executive action rollouts increasing in pace  —  President Obama never used the words “executive action” until nearly three years into his presidency.  Now announcements of executive actions have become a routine, almost daily occurrence.  —  WASHINGTON — As President Obama visits …

Half of U.S. Fracking Companies Will Be Dead or Sold This Year  —  Half of the 41 fracking companies operating in the U.S. will be dead or sold by year-end because of slashed spending by oil companies, an executive with Weatherford International Plc said.  —  There could be about 20 companies left …