Marco Rubio and His Wife Cited 17 Times for Traffic Infractions  —  Senator Marco Rubio has been in a hurry to get to the top, rising from state legislator to United States senator in the span of a decade and now running for president at age 44.  —  But politics is not the only area where Mr. Rubio …

Exclusive: Alleged Dennis Hastert Sex Abuse Victim Is Named By Family … In Steve Reinboldt's 1970 high school yearbook, wrestling coach Dennis Hastert wrote that Steve was his “great, right hand man” as the student equipment manager of the Yorkville, Illinois wrestling team.

Gov. Christie attacks Hillary Clinton on voter registration  —  CONCORD, N.H. - Governor Christie went on the attack against Hillary Clinton on Friday, saying the Democratic presidential candidate is calling for an expansion of voter registration because “she just wants an opportunity to commit greater acts of voter fraud.”

Tom Coburn On 2016: Cruz And Walker Not Ready For Primetime, America Won't Elect Another Bush  —  The former Republican senator from Oklahoma says that Rand Paul scares him to death, Ted Cruz and Scott Walker are not ready for primetime, Rick Perry is not capable enough, and America will not elect another Bush to be president.

Justice Scalia takes on commencement cliches in humor-filled speech  —  Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia delivered an off-the-bench opinion on graduation addresses Thursday, drawing laughter and applause as he criticized cliches that don't work during a commencement speech at an all-girls Catholic school.

Scientists Drop Science Bomb on Climate-Change Skeptics  —  Now there's <em>no way</em> conservatives can deny global warming, right?  —  1k  —  Shares  —  Over the last couple of years, the conservative movement, which loves science, has had a completely scientific-based reason for skepticism about climate change.

Patrick Stewart backs bakery after ‘gay cake’ court battle  —  The actor and activist said the issue was complex, but believes the bakery should not be forced to write things they disagree with  —  Patrick Stewart has weighed into the ‘gay cake’ debate, saying that he supports the right …

Science publishes new NOAA analysis: Data show no recent slowdown in global warming  —  [Updated at 3:45 p.m. ET: Headline truncated; no longer refers to original study title.  Title was revised today by the journal Science at the time of publication]  —  A new study published online today …

Getty labels monkey as Mitt Romney  —  Our colleague Bill Kuchman, assistant managing editor for design, spotted something unusual Thursday: A photo on Getty Images' website labeled as a photo of Mitt Romney in 2012 is actually of a monkey.  —  The monkey is wearing a red long-sleeved shirt and carries a bag over its shoulders.

Eight out of 10 Malala suspects ‘secretly acquitted’  —  Malala Yousafzai was seriously injured in a 2012 assassination attempt  —  Eight of the 10 men reportedly jailed for the attempted assassination of Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai were acquitted, it has emerged.

Tariq Aziz, ex-Saddam Hussein aide, dies in Iraqi prison  —  Tariq Aziz (right) played a prominent role in Saddam Hussein's reign as Iraq's president  —  Tariq Aziz, known as the face of Saddam Hussein's regime on the world stage for many years, has died in an Iraqi prison, officials say.

Bernie Sanders Lays Into Republicans For Their Attack On Social Security  —  Sen. Bernie Sanders laid into the Republicans and their calls to raise the retirement age and means test Social Security on Wolf Blitzer's show this Thursday: … Unlike the GOP, Sanders actually has a plan to keep …

Emma Sulkowicz Breaks New Ground With Troubling Video Performance  —  Emma Sulkowicz, the recent Columbia graduate who has taken the Internet by storm thanks to her year-long performance art project Mattress Performance: Carry That Weight, released a video, which shows two people …

School Cancels Gay Valedictorian's Speech After He Said He Planned to Come Out  —  Colorado Congressman Jared Polis (D), the first openly gay parent in Congress, is calling for an investigation into Twin Peaks Charter Academy after its principal decided to cancel a gay valedictorian's speech at graduation.

Mitch McConnell Says Obama's Circuit Court Nominees Won't Be Confirmed Anymore  —  WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans have been slow-walking President Barack Obama's judicial nominees all year.  It looks like things are about to get even less productive.  —  Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell …

Why Are Libertarians Mostly Dudes?  —  Rand Paul is polling terribly among women.  His political philosophy might be to blame.  —  Since 1980, the Republican Party has been bedeviled by a persistent gender gap in presidential elections, as GOP nominees have struggled with female voters.

Stormtrooper arrested outside Lynn school  —  Students in Lynn were surprised by a man dressed as a Stormtrooper outside their school Wednesday, and the man is now facing charges.  —  After snapping pictures and taking cell phone video, parents in Lynn could not stop talking …

Bankroller of Democratic Voting Rights Cases?  George Soros  —  George Soros, the billionaire philanthropist, in New York last year.  —  The billionaire philanthropist George Soros, whose first major involvement in politics was with a large-scale voter mobilization effort in the 2004 presidential race …