Clinton Takes the Lead on Immigration  —  With her speech on immigration in Las Vegas on Tuesday, Hillary Rodham Clinton took a large step forward, up front and to the left of President Obama.  That is a good place to be for a presidential candidate who proposes to get the stalled debate moving again …

U.K. Election 2015 Unlikely to Yield Clear Winner  —  Lack of majority for either Conservative or Labour could leave Cameron, Miliband both claiming mandate  —  LONDON—The U.K. will hold one of its most unpredictable elections in decades Thursday, and with no clear winner likely …

16 people who are hot for McDonald's new Hamburglar  —  McDonald's brought back its iconic Hamburglar mascot on Wednesday, and much to Twitter's delight, he's actually pretty smokin'.  —  The beefed up new Hamburglar has folks fanning themselves over his slick new trench coat …

Cruz: Iran legislation is a ‘bad bill’  —  Presidential hopeful Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) on Wednesday slammed legislation that would allow Congress to review and vote on a final Iran nuclear deal, calling the proposal a “bad bill.”  —  “I agree that it is of paramount important to give Congress …

This isn't 1968.  Baltimore isn't Watts.  And Hillary Clinton isn't Michael Dukakis.  —  I wish I could introduce Richard Cohen and Lloyd Green to Antonio Morgan.  Cohen of course is my Washington Post colleague and columnist.  Green is a former Justice Dept. official and former opposition research counsel for the Republican Party.

All exotic animals from Tiger Safari in Tuttle have been found  —  The Grady County Sheriff's Office has confirmed that all of the animals have been accounted for.  —  TUTTLE, Okla. — The owners of Tiger Safari have confirmed that some of their exotic animals are on the loose.

Chris Christie faces another blow  —  His “biggest” achievement, state pension reform, is likely to be dismantled by New Jersey courts.  —  Chris Christie's signature achievement as New Jersey governor may be going up in smoke.  —  The potential presidential candidate has said his …

Tax cheats kept jobs at IRS, audit finds  —  The IRS fired just two out of every five employees found to be tax cheats over a decade-long span, according to a new federal audit.  —  Treasury's inspector general for tax administration found that 1,580 employees willfully violated tax law from October 2003 to September 2013.

Greenhouse gas benchmark reached  —  Global carbon dioxide concentrations surpass 400 parts per million for the first month since measurements began  —  For the first time since we began tracking carbon dioxide in the global atmosphere, the monthly global average concentration …

VIDEO: Gay Couple Bashed With Chair at Chelsea Dallas BBQ  —  MANHATTAN — A gay couple was bashed over the head with a wooden chair, knocked to the ground and kicked by two men hurling anti-gay slurs at the Chelsea Dallas BBQ Tuesday night, in an attack captured on a graphic video, according to police and the victims.

Marco Rubio tries to thread immigration needle  —  Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) writes in a new book that immigration reform should happen through piecemeal bills, not the kind of massive compromise legislation that he sponsored in the last Congress.  —  The potential 2016 presidential candidate nods …

LAPD Chief Beck: No ‘Extraordinary Circumstances’ to Justify Venice Fatal Police Shooting  —  LAPD Chief Charlie Beck on Wednesday addressed the death of an unarmed homeless man fatally shot by an officer following a confrontation near the historic Venice sign, saying the shooting concerned him and an investigation was underway.

Dorian Johnson, figure in Michael Brown case, arrested in St. Louis  —  ST. LOUIS  • Dorian Johnson, the man who was with Michael Brown when Brown was fatally shot by a Ferguson police officer last summer, has been arrested on suspicion of drug charges and resisting arrest, a St. Louis police source said Wednesday.

Fast-Food Workers Deserve a Raise  —  ALBANY — INCOME inequality is a national problem that leaders at all levels of government are grappling with.  While American capitalism never guaranteed success, it did once guarantee opportunity.  But today, too many Americans don't believe their children will have a better life than their own.

The G.O.P.'s War on Science Gets Worse  —  During last fall's midterm election campaign, “I'm not a scientist” became a standard Republican answer to questions about climate change.  The line seemed to invite parody, and Stephen Colbert (among others) obliged.

Hillary Clinton Embraces a ‘Super PAC,’ Trying to Erode a Republican Edge  —  Hillary Rodham Clinton will begin personally courting donors for a “super PAC” supporting her candidacy, the first time a Democratic presidential candidate has fully embraced the independent groups …

Statement from New England Patriots Chairman and CEO Robert Kraft on the Wells Report  —  “When I addressed the media at the Super Bowl on January 26 - over 14 weeks ago - I stated that I unconditionally believed that the New England Patriots had done nothing inappropriate in this process …

CONFEDERATE FLAG PHOTO UPSETS CHAPEL HILL STUDENTS  —  Concerned parents told ABC11 Monday that a photo posted to the social media site Instagram has upset many students.  —  The picture was allegedly taken by an East Chapel Hill High School student.  It shows two girls waving confederate flags.

How to revive the American Dream  —  Elizabeth Warren, a Democrat, represents Massachusetts in the Senate.  Bill de Blasio, a Democrat, is mayor of New York.  —  In this land of big dreams, there was never a dream bigger or more important than the one so deeply rooted in our values that it became known as the American Dream.