Ben Carson: I Would ‘Love’ to See Abortion Law Overturned  —  Republican presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson said he would “love” to see Roe vs. Wade overturned, making abortion illegal nationwide, with almost no exemptions.  —  “I'm a reasonable person and if people can come …

Chris Christie, Sipping a Smoothie, Was Kicked Off an Amtrak Car For Screaming on His Phone  —  New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is having a bad morning.  —  First, he nearly missed his 9:55 Amtrak train from DC to New York.  Then, he didn't get the seat he wanted on the train.

Cummings at the crossroads  —  Rep. Elijah Cummings is at a political crossroads.  —  The 64-year-old Maryland Democrat is mulling whether to run for the Senate seat soon to be vacated by Democratic Sen. Barbara Mikulski who will not seek reelection in 2016 after nearly 30 years in office.

Bernie Sanders goes on the attack at Iowa Democratic dinner  —  <p>DES MOINES — Bernie Sanders is giving Hillary Clinton a pass on her “damn emails,” but he's giving her hell on just about everything else.</p><p>On Saturday night, at the high-stakes Democratic Jefferson-Jackson dinner …

IRS' Lois Lerner Skates; An Ugly Precedent Is Set  —  The Law: The Justice Department declined to file charges against IRS enforcer Lois Lerner, who singled out Tea Party groups for scrutiny on political grounds.  With no accountability, it's now open season on dissidents.

Marco Rubio, the Unusual Front-Runner  —  FOUR years ago this week, I boldly predicted that Mitt Romney would inevitably be his party's nominee.  —  It was admittedly not really the boldest of predictions.  But at the time the press corps was obsessed with the revolving door of non-Romney …

Team Bush in a Fog  —  As Ed Kilgore noted on Friday, Jeb Bush's campaign is facing tough times right now.  It has been widely reported that the Bush family and Jeb's major donors are getting together in Houston this weekend and its not entirely clear whether their time will be spent rallying …