Who's Who in the Secret Service Scandal  —  By Victoria McGrane and Alan Zibel … Secret Service  —  The federal law enforcement agency charged with protecting national and foreign leaders is at the center of the alleged prostitution scandal.  The Secret Service was formed as part …

Republican Insiders Have A Favorite For Veep: Senator Rob Portman  —  BuzzFeed's survey of Republican National Committee members gathered in Arizona this weekend finds a clear preference for the solid Ohioian.  “He was born to be the guy standing next to the guy,” says an RNC member.

Book: GOP freshman class turned into ‘a monster’ for Boehner, other House leaders  —  Time and again last year, House Republican leaders faced a nearly in­trac­table opponent: the very freshman class that propelled them into the majority with the historic 2010 midterm elections.

1 in 2 new graduates are jobless or underemployed  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The college class of 2012 is in for a rude welcome to the world of work.  —  A weak labor market already has left half of young college graduates either jobless or underemployed in positions that don't fully use their skills and knowledge.

Obama ‘apoplectic’ about GSA scandal  —  President Barack Obama is “apoplectic” about lavish spending at the GSA, one of his top advisers said Sunday.  —  “On the GSA issue, he was I think it's fair to say apoplectic,” said David Axelrod, said on NBC's “Meet the Press. ”

Daughter of Haitian Immigrants Is GOP Congressional Nominee in Utah  —  On Saturday, Utah Republicans gave their nomination for a new heavily GOP Congressional seat to a surprising choice: Mia Love, the 37-year-old daughter of Haitian immigrants and the mayor of Saratoga Springs, a community of 18,000 outside Salt Lake City.

Richard Grenell, New Mitt Romney Spokesman, Scrubs Online Attacks On Media And Women … REACT:  —  FOLLOW:  —  Elections 2012, Hillary Clinton, Mitt Romney, Rachel Maddow, Elections 2012, MSNBC, Twitter, Richard Grenell, Callista Gingrich, Mitt Romney 2012, Richard Grenell Mitt Romney …

Michelle Obama becoming the most televised first lady  —  April 11, 2012: In this photo provided by Comedy Central, first lady Michelle Obama laughs with Stephen Colbert during her appearance on The Colbert Report.AP  —  In a recent interview, Stephen Colbert asked first lady Michelle Obama which show …

Earth Day 2012: The Day the Tide Turned  —  Happy Earth Day 2012, everyone!  One day we may look back on this as the time when the tide began to recede - that being the tide of Anthropogenic Global Warming hysteria.  —  The canary in this metaphorical mine is the Discovery Channel, long a mass purveyor of AGW porn.

At The NYT: Clueless Blue Deer Meet Onrushing Truck  —  Schadenfreude alert: readers, and especially those who don't much like the New York Times, should make sure they are not eating soup or holding hot liquids before viewing the video below.  Uncontrollable gales of laughter stemming …

Keith Olbermann: Dog-Gate Exponentially Raises ‘Absurdity’ of Campaign  —  After a week of dog-eat-dog politicking between President Obama and Mitt Romney's respective campaigns, Keith Olbermann said today that the “dog-gate” controversies have gotten out of hand.

Mitt Romney plays the victim card  —  Meet Mitt Romney the victim.  And that may be a good thing for his campaign.  —  Following the still-rippling kerfuffle over Hilary Rosen's comments that Ann Romney “hasn't worked a day in her life,” Romney is portraying himself as the victim …

Paul compares campaign to American Revolution at rain-soaked rally  —  Philadelphia (CNN) - Ahead of Tuesday's Pennsylvania primary, presidential hopeful Ron Paul painted his long-shot campaign as a new American revolution at a rain-soaked event outside Independence Hall.

U.S. and Afghanistan Reach Partnership Agreement  —  KABUL, Afghanistan — After months of negotiations, the United States and Afghanistan on Sunday finalized drafts of the strategic partnership agreement that pledges American support for Afghanistan for 10 years after the withdrawal of troops at the end of 2014.