Warren Weinstein and the Long Drone War  —  “As President and Commander-in-Chief, I take full responsibility for all our counterterrorism operations,” President Obama said in a press conference at the White House on Thursday.  Obama was announcing the news that C.I.A. drone strikes in Pakistan …

Ted Cruz Introduces Bills to Stop Gay Marriage  —  Days before the U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments on same-sex marriage, Senator Ted Cruz has filed two bills to protect states that bar gay couples from marrying.  —  Cruz's legislation would establish a constitutional amendment shielding states …

Candidate Clinton and the Foundation  —  Hillary Rodham Clinton's determination to reconnect with voters in localized, informative settings is commendable, but is in danger of being overshadowed by questions about the interplay of politics and wealthy foreign donors who support the Clinton Foundation.

Religious freedom laws suffer another blow — in public opinion  —  One of the apparent side effects of the religious freedom controversies in Indiana and (to a lesser extent) Arkansas: More Americans now oppose such laws than before.  —  While a Pew Research Center poll conducted …

Clinton Rules  —  So there's a lot of buzz about alleged scandals involving the Clinton Foundation.  Maybe there's something to it.  But you have to wonder: is this just the return of “Clinton rules”?  —  If you are old enough to remember the 1990s, you remember the endless parade of alleged scandals …

Paleo Diet In and Pizza Out, a Slimmer Jeb Bush Seems Intent on Staying That Way  —  Steak Tips Susanne, the $21 entree at the Hilton Garden Inn in Manchester, N.H., arrived as a carefully composed plate: strips of sirloin, sautéed peppers and caramelized onions atop a bed of linguine with a side of garlic bread.

Feds: Senate Staffer Confesses in Alleged Sex-for-Drugs Scheme  —  A U.S. Senate staffer allegedly dabbled in drug importation, according to law enforcement.  Fred W. Pagan, a staffer for U.S. Senator Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) allegedly told law enforcement agents that he imported drugs from China …

Jake Tapper will anchor CNN's State of the Union  —  CNN Sundays are about to change 01:07  —  Story highlights  —  New York (CNN)Jake Tapper is the next anchor of CNN's Sunday morning political interview program “State of the Union.”  —  CNN announced Tapper's promotion on Friday morning.

Dog The Bounty Hunter Goes Rogue On Fox News, Defends Hillary (VIDEO)  —  Of the five panelists sitting on the “Outnumbered” couch on Friday, the only one defending Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton was the show's grizzled guest, celebrity bounty hunter Duane “Dog” Chapman.

Hillary On Abortion: ‘Deep-Seated Cultural Codes, Religious Beliefs And Structural Biases Have To Be Changed’  —  NEW YORK, N.Y. — Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton took a feminist tone on Thursday.  She told attendees at the sixth annual Women in The World Summit that …

Nerd prom is a mess  —  How to fix Washington's worst week.  —  Lead image by AP Photo.  —  Everyone knows the White House Correspondents Association dinner is broken.  What started off decades ago as a stately formal celebration of the best of presidential reporting has morphed into a four …

University of Maryland cancels ‘American Sniper’ after Muslim students complain  —  The University of Maryland announced it will postpone indefinitely an upcoming screening of “American Sniper” after Muslim students protested - calling the film Islamophobic, racist and nationalistic.

A hug from the executioner... then two gay men are stoned to death: ISIS murderers stage show of kindness for the cameras before brutal killing  —  Depraved militants fighting for the Islamic State in Syria have brutally stoned two gay men to death only seconds after they were photographed embracing and ‘forgiving’ them.

UF frat insulted wounded war vets, group says  —  A University of Florida fraternity already on conduct probation is under investigation after being accused of disrespecting a group of disabled military veterans by spitting on them and stealing their flags at a Panama City Beach resort last weekend.

Marco Rubio Is A Strong Candidate — Despite His Polling Surge  —  Marco Rubio is surging!  —  For the first time since the 2014 midterm elections, Rubio is leading the 2016 GOP field, according to polls by Fox News and Quinnipiac University.  Rubio is a serious contender for the Republican nomination …

Boy, 11, arrested after accidentally firing handgun at school  —  Ruthe Deskin Elementary School in Las Vegas, Nevada GOOGLE MAPS  —  Shares -  —  LAS VEGAS - An 11-year-old was arrested at his elementary school Wednesday after a .45 caliber handgun in his backpack went off in a classroom.

Obama escalates push-back against Elizabeth Warren and other trade deal critics  —  On a conference call with a small group of reporters, President Obama significantly intensified his criticism of Elizabeth Warren and other opponents of the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal, accusing them of being …

Cultural Conservatives Have Barely Begun to Fight  —  A response to Rod Dreher's “Benedict Option”  —  An atmosphere of gloom and despair pervades some cultural-conservative circles, and, at first glance, it's easy to understand why.  There's no question that hysterical public assaults …

ACLU sues feds to force Catholic charities to provide abortions for illegal immigrants … A lawsuit filed this month by The American Civil Liberties Union could force Catholic charities to provide contraception and abortions for illegal immigrants in their care.

Increasing the Social Security Retirement Age Isn't Just Bad Politics  —  It occurred to me today that while I've mocked the political wisdom of Chris Christie and Jeb Bush coming out for an increase in the retirement age for Social Security, I haven't commented on the idea's dubious merits.

Saratoga Springs man recovering after wife found him trapped underneath car … SARATOGA SPRINGS, Utah — A woman in Saratoga Springs said she got a feeling Monday morning that her husband was in trouble.  So she rushed home and ended up saving his life.  —  According to police …