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.”

Justice Scalia Blows Creationist Dog-Whistle During Graduation Speech At Catholic High School  —  Justice Antonin Scalia spoke on Thursday at his granddaughter's graduation from a Catholic high school in Bethesda, Maryland.  During the speech, however, the sitting Supreme Court justice offered …

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.

A Bipartisan Pledge to Get Iowa Caucuses Count Right in 2016  —  With Iowa's first-in-the-nation franchise on the line, Republican and Democratic leaders are showcasing new technology they say will ensure timely and accurate results from their February 2016 presidential nominating caucuses.

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 …

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.

Anti-war activist confronts Sen. Tom Cotton  —  Hawkish Sen. Tom Cotton was confronted by an anti-war activist on Friday, provoking a tense and awkward exchange about the United States's role overseas.  —  Fred Boenig, whose son died in Afghanistan in 2010, was seated next to Cotton …

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 …

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.

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 …

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 …

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.

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.