Exclusive: Chris Christie Calls Ted Cruz ‘Asinine’ For New York Values Smear  —  He also calls Cruz a ‘Washington insider’  —  New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is none too pleased with rival Texas Sen. Ted Cruz's criticism of “New York values.”  —  In an interview with TIME in Iowa Sunday …

Glenn Frey — Eagles Guitarist Dead At 67  —  EAGLES GUITARIST DEAD AT 67  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Glenn Frey, co-founder and guitarist for the Eagles, has died ... TMZ has learned.  —  We're told the cause of death was a combination of complications from rheumatoid arthritis, acute ulcerative colitis, and pneumonia.

Trump bungles Bible reference at Liberty University  —  Donald Trump, speaking to a religious crowd at Virginia's Liberty University on Monday, turned to Scripture.  —  “We're going to protect Christianity.  I can say that.  I don't have to be politically correct,” he said.

RNC replaces NBC with CNN for February debate  —  The Republican National Committee officially severed ties on Monday with NBC for what was supposed to be a Feb. 26 Republican primary debate in Houston.  Instead, CNN will host the debate in Houston on Thursday, Feb. 25, five days before Super Tuesday.

Top Google debate question: Will Hillary be prosecuted?  —  Some of the top trending questions on Google during Sunday's Democratic presidential debate related to Hillary Clinton's legal troubles.  —  “Will Hillary Clinton get prosecuted?” is the top question being asked on Google searches concerning …

Obama Pardons 21 Iranians Convicted of Violating Sanctions  —  The Obama administration confirmed late Sunday it had delayed the imposition of new ballistic missile sanctions on Iran to ensure the Islamic Republic released five imprisoned Americans under a secret agreement reached on the sidelines …

Portrait of a Party on the Verge of Coming Apart … CHARLESTON, South Carolina—For a certain type of Republican, the fantasy world where Donald Trump is not winning the GOP primary is a very nice place to live.  —  Beth Hansen, the campaign manager for John Kasich, is this type of Republican.

Obama eyes ‘audacious’ use of executive power in final year  —  President Obama's pledge to pursue “audacious” executive action during his final year in office is stirring a frenzy of speculation about what he might have up his sleeve.  —  White House chief of staff Denis McDonough this week said …

New statement about the picture book “A Birthday Cake for George Washington”  —  Scholastic is announcing today that we are stopping the distribution of the book entitled A Birthday Cake for George Washington, by Ramin Ganeshram and illustrated by Vanessa Brantley-Newton, and will accept all returns.

Portland Community College to devote an entire month to 'whiteness'-shaming  — The school says the month is an “educational project” exploring how the “construct of whiteness” creates racial inequality.  —  Portland Community College has designated April “Whiteness History Month” (WHM) …

EXCLUSIVE: Clinton Aides Resisted State Department Suggestion That Clinton Use State.gov Account  —  Bombshell emails from the State Department show that a top official at the agency suggested to Hillary Clinton's aide, Huma Abedin, in Aug. 2011 that the then-secretary of state begin using …

Oregon standoff: Occupiers recruit ranchers to stop paying grazing fees  —  BURNS — Members of the armed standoff at the Malheur National Wildlife refuge said Monday that they've recruited ranchers to stop paying the federal government for the right to run cattle on public land.

Health Reform Realities  —  Health reform is the signature achievement of the Obama presidency.  It was the biggest expansion of the social safety net since Medicare was established in the 1960s.  It more or less achieves a goal — access to health insurance for all Americans …