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 …

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.

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 …

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 …

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.).

US supreme court rules boy born in Jerusalem can't have Israel on passport  —  Justices affirm president's exclusive power to recognize foreign governments as US has not acknowledged sovereignty of any nation over Jerusalem since 1948  —  The US supreme court ruled on Monday that a boy born …

Dennis Hastert to Appear in Chicago Court for Arraignment  —  CHICAGO — J. Dennis Hastert, the former speaker of the House of Representatives who has been publicly silent and out of sight since he was indicted late last month, is to appear in court here on Tuesday afternoon for his arraignment.

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.

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 …

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.

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 …

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 …

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.

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.

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 …