Joseph R. Biden III, Vice President's Son, Dies at 46  —  WASHINGTON — Joseph R. Biden III, the former attorney general of Delaware and the eldest son of Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr., has died after spending more than a week receiving an unspecified treatment at the Walter Reed National …

Marco Rubio won't compete in Iowa Straw Poll  —  Sen. Marco Rubio will not participate in the Iowa Straw Poll, his campaign team confirmed Saturday.  —  The Florida senator and 2016 hopeful's decision marks the latest blow to the August event long considered a staple on the Republican road to the presidential nomination.

Exclusive: Rand Paul: ‘I will force the expiration’ of the PATRIOT Act  —  In a statement to POLITICO, Paul warns that he would not consent to any efforts to pass either an extension of current law or the USA Freedom Act.  —  Rand Paul plans to force the expiration of the PATRIOT Act Sunday …

Administration preps new gun regulations  —  The Justice Department plans to move forward this year with more than a dozen new gun-related regulations, according to list of rules the agency has proposed to enact before the end of the Obama administration.  —  The regulations range …

The Case of the Amazing Gay-Marriage Data: How a Graduate Student Reluctantly Uncovered a Huge Scientific Fraud  —  “What’s the book?  There’s no book for this.  What do we do?  ’”  —  7.5k  —  Shares  —  6.4k  —  The exposure of one of the biggest scientific frauds …

How ‘Public Servant’ Hastert Got His Riches  —  Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert was paying hush money to protect his reputation.  The question, however, is what reputation?  —  Not-so-frequently Asked Questions About the Hastert Indictment  —  It's clear that the indictment …

Muslim chaplain from NU claims racist remarks on United flight  —  A Muslim chaplain from Northwestern University said a United Airlines flight attendant made derogatory comments to her after she requested an unopened can of Diet Coke on a flight from Chicago to Washington D.C.

‘Devious Defecator’ Case Tests Genetics Law  —  Seven years ago, Congress prohibited employers and insurers from discriminating against people with genes that increase their risks for costly diseases, but the case that experts believe is the first to go to trial under the law involves something …

Martin O'Malley Announces Presidential Run  —  “The presidency is not a crown to be passed back and forth by you between two royal families”  —  Two-term Maryland governor Martin O'Malley announced his presidential campaign Saturday with a swing at Hillary Clinton and Jeb Bush.

To Fill Budget Hole, Kansas G.O.P. Considers the Unthinkable: Raising Taxes  —  TOPEKA, Kan. — With the state facing a $400 million budget hole for the coming fiscal year, the conservatives who dominate the Legislature here say they are agonizing over the likelihood of doing something …