GOP fears it will win ObamaCare court battle  —  Republicans in Congress are worried the Supreme Court will hand them a major headache this month if it rules against the federal health insurance exchanges in more than 30 states, ending subsidies for millions of people.

Struggles With Finances Track Marco Rubio's Career  —  WEST MIAMI, Fla. — For years, Senator Marco Rubio struggled under the weight of student debt, mortgages and an extra loan against the value of his home totaling hundreds of thousands of dollars.  But in 2012, financial salvation seemed to have arrived …

15-Year-Old Who Shot McKinney Pool Party Video Speaks Out  —  MCKINNEY, TX - Brandon Brooks, the 15-year-old boy who shot the McKinney pool party video that's being broadcast around the world, is telling his side of the story to NewsFix.  —  “The cops showed up and the parents immediately started yelling …

Dems move to ban plastic guns  —  Congressional Democrats are proposing to ban plastic guns, following reports of major security lapses at the nation's airports  —  Plastic guns can be even more dangerous than traditional firearms because they're harder to detect, says Rep. Steve Israel (D-N.Y.).

Huckabee to Megyn Kelly: Media exploiting Duggar family  —  Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee continued to defend the Duggar family in an interview with Fox News' Megyn Kelly on Monday night, attacking the media for its “exploitation” of the girls whom older brother Josh Duggar admitted to molesting when he was a teenager.

The Mobilization Error  —  Every serious presidential candidate has to answer a fundamental strategic question: Do I think I can win by expanding my party's reach, or do I think I can win by mobilizing my party's base?  —  Two of the leading Republicans have staked out opposing sides on this issue.

Dennis Hastert Emerges From Seclusion at Wisconsin Property … With his initial court appearance set for tomorrow, former Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert emerged today from his sprawling vacation home in Wisconsin, where he has been secluded from public view, returning to his estate in Plano, Ill.

After 4 decades in solitary, Albert Woodfox's release ordered by federal judge  —  A federal judge in Baton Rouge has called for the unconditional release of Albert Woodfox, the only remaining imprisoned member of the Angola 3.  —  Woodfox, 68, was placed solitary confinement …

Woman charged after allegedly stubbing lit cigarette into 9NEWS reporter's face  —  A woman visiting court to witness murder charges against another woman has been arrested after allegedly stubbing a lit cigarette into a 9NEWS reporter's face.  —  The 23-year-old woman pushed a baby stroller …

Santorum calls crowd of 4 in rural Iowa a success  —  HAMLIN, Ia.  - When just one Iowan showed up to Rick Santorum's 2 p.m. campaign stop at a restaurant here Monday, the winner of the 2012 Iowa caucuses made a quick decision: Might as well order lunch.  —  “I haven't eaten, actually …

Fox News host gets schooled on fracking — and angrily orders his guest off the show  —  “Why would you not frack on our own property and then prescribe it for other people in America?”  —  The long-awaited study on fracking and water contamination released Thursday by the EPA almost seemed designed …

Obama under fire for saying no ‘complete strategy’ yet for training Iraqis  —  President Obama took heat Monday for admitting he doesn't yet have a “complete strategy” in hand for training Iraqis to fight the Islamic State — months into the coordinated campaign to defeat the deadly terrorist network.

CIA chief makes secret visit to Israel ahead of Iran deal  —  John Brennan was the guest of Mossad chief Tamir Pardo and met with various members of the Israeli intelligence community, as well as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.  —  United States Central Intelligence Agency Director John Brennan came …

Temperament Counts  —  President Obama, wrote the Washington Post's Greg Jaffe in a recent story about the president's view of his country, articulates “his vision of a nation that can acknowledge and, learn from, its mistakes.”  Would that this vision applied to himself.

They were with O'Malley for Hart's '84 campaign.  And they are with him now.  —  They're grayer now and thicker around the middle, with real jobs, families and responsibilities.  But they still cling to the idealism that led them to work for Gary Hart's come-from-nowhere 1984 presidential campaign.

Cleveland Leaders Bypass Prosecutors to Seek Charge in Tamir Rice Case  —  WASHINGTON — Community leaders in Cleveland, distrustful of the criminal justice system, said Monday that they would not wait for prosecutors to decide whether to file charges against the police officers involved …

Clinton Family Foundation Donation To New York Times Charity Came After Endorsement  —  WASHINGTON — A charity administered by the New York Times received a $100,000 check from the Clinton Family Foundation on July 24, 2008, months after the paper endorsed Hillary Clinton in the Democratic primary …

He urged attendees to consider two criteria in evaluating the candidates: “substance” and “strategy.”  —  Cruz's speech aimed to satisfy both questions, and with jolting specificity.  He urged attendees to consider two criteria in evaluating the candidates: “substance” and “strategy.”