Hillary's Nightmare?  A Democratic Party That Realizes Its Soul Lies With Elizabeth Warren  —  We're three years from the next presidential election, and Hillary Clinton is, once again, the inevitable Democratic nominee.  Congressional Republicans have spent months investigating her like she already resides in the White House.

In liberal bastion, Ted Cruz played a familiar role  —  CAMBRIDGE — As the lights rose, Ted Cruz held center stage, dressed in black and kneeling at a bedside.  The first-year student at Harvard Law School delivered his lines with the emotions of a man gripped by anger, fear, and worry for his reputation.

The twilight of WWII veterans' generation: Column  —  They are dying at a rate of more than 600 a day.  My dad, who died a few weeks ago, was one.  —  CONNECT  —  “They answered the call to save the world from the two most powerful and ruthless military machines ever assembled …

‘60 Minutes’ Airs Apology on Benghazi  —  Lara Logan was scheduled to deliver a report on Sunday's “60 Minutes” about disabled veterans who climb mountains.  Instead, she appeared in front of the newsmagazine's trademark black backdrop and issued an apology.

Inside a green billionaire's Virginia crusade  —  Tom Steyer is Virginia's $8 million man.  —  The California billionaire spent nearly that much from his personal fortune to make an example of Republican Ken Cuccinelli for his arch-conservative views on the environment.

Venezuelan military seizes major retail chain  —  One person described the move as “government-sanctioned looting.”  —  CONNECT  —  CARACAS — Thousands of Venezuelans lined up outside the country's equivalent of Best Buy, a chain of electronics stores known as Daka …

Mike Bloomberg Won't Be There To Buy Everyone Off In De Blasio's New York  —  Mike's “protection money” muffled a rowdy town.  The city's going to be noisy again.  —  De Blasio and Bloomberg at City Hall.  —  Andrew Kelly / Reuters  —  One of Mike Bloomberg's signal accomplishments …

Clash of Texas political titans looms  —  A Texas tussle could be on the 2016 horizon.  —  Sen. Ted Cruz and Gov. Rick Perry are both angling to run for president.  And the prospect of a clash between the two Texas-sized egos who represent different eras of the GOP - and who aren't openly rivals …

40 Armed Gun Advocates Intimidate Mothers Against Gun Violence In A Restaurant Parking Lot  —  CREDIT: https://www.facebook.com/MomsDemandActi on  —  On Saturday, nearly 40 armed men, women, and children waited outside a Dallas, Texas area restaurant to protest a membership meeting …

Christie: Advice From Romney Campaign Something Nobody Should ‘Really Give a Darn About’  —  This morning on “This Week,” New Jersey Republican Gov. Chris Christie brushed off criticism reported in the new book “Double Down” from a member of Mitt Romney's 2012 vice presidential vetting team …

The Silence of the Hams  —  Since I found myself conscripted into the battle for free speech in Canada and elsewhere, I've often had cause to comment on one of the most dismal features of the scene: The “bold, transgressive” contrarians of the arts world and the “speak truth to power” …

Christie: Obama apology ‘not enough’  —  New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) on Sunday said he told President Obama to apologize for suggesting Americans could keep their insurance under ObamaCare, but that the president's apology wasn't enough.  —  Speaking on CBS's “Face the Nation,” …

TYPHOON DEATHS CLIMB INTO THOUSANDS IN PHILIPPINES  —  You are here  —  Home » Philippines » Typhoon deaths climb into thousands in Philippines  —  TACLOBAN, Philippines (AP) — Corpses hung from trees, were scattered on sidewalks or buried in flattened buildings …

Oldest living WWII vet to meet with Obama  —  Richard Overton, 107, is believed to be the oldest known American veteran of World War II.  —  CONNECT  —  WASHINGTON - Last May, when he was in town with a veterans' group touring the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial and the World War II Memorial …