Chris Christie blasts gay-marriage ruling  —  New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie slammed the Supreme Court decision on DOMA as “wrong” and an example of “judicial supremacy.”  —  Christie, a former federal prosecutor, made the remarks on his “Ask the Governor” radio show, hours …

Rick Perry Attacks Wendy Davis: ‘She Was A Teenage Mother Herself’  —  Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) directly attacked state Sen. Wendy Davis (D) during a speech at the National Right To Life conference on Thursday, arguing that the state senator who filibustered for 13 hours to defeat …

Treasury IG: Liberal groups weren't targeted by IRS like Tea Party  —  Liberal groups seeking tax-exempt status faced less IRS scrutiny than Tea Party groups, according to the Treasury inspector general.  —  Russell George, Treasury's inspector general for tax administration, told Rep. Sandy Levin …

NSA collected Americans' email records in bulk for two years under Obama  —  • Secret program launched by Bush continued ‘until 2011’  —  • Fisa court renewed collection order every 90 days  —  • Current NSA programs still mine US internet metadata

House Republicans may split farm bill in two  —  Moving further to the right, the House Republican leadership is actively pursuing a strategy now of splitting their failed farm bill into two parts so that the nutrition title and food stamps funding can be considered on its own.

How Glenn Greenwald Became Glenn Greenwald  —  Before he was the Guardian 's eyes on the National Security Agency, Greenwald was a Manhattan litigator with an itchy trigger finger.  “He doesn't care if the entire world hates him.”  —  Via: Vincent Yu / AP

Same-Sex Marriage Availability Set to Double in One-Year Span  —  The Supreme Court's rulings on a pair of landmark cases on Wednesday, which overturned the federal Defense of Marriage Act and effectively legalized same-sex marriage in California, are the latest in a recent series of legal …

Snowden's Exit Path Stirs Questions  —  Travel Documents, Transit Points Pose Questions  —  By - JOSÉ DE CÓRDOBA in Mexico City and - JACK NICAS  —  Questions swirled Wednesday over whether fugitive Edward Snowden, the admitted leaker of U.S. secrets, has a clear path to asylum in Ecuador.

Looking for Bias  —  Does the University of Colorado need to do a survey to determine that many at the Boulder campus are liberal?  And does a liberal-leaning faculty and student body mean that anything is wrong there?  Those are among the questions raised by last week's Board of Regents vote …

Tammy Duckworth Eviscerates Contractor Who Claimed Veterans Disability  —  WASHINGTON — On Wednesday, Rep. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), a veteran of the Iraq War, dramatically chastised a federal contractor who claimed that a high school sports injury had rendered him a service-disabled veteran.

CIA report refutes Senate panel's criticism of agency's harsh interrogation methods  —  The CIA has completed a report that challenges the findings of a Senate investigation of the agency's interrogation program, according to U.S. officials who said the response cites errors in the congressional probe …

Kimberly McCarthy Executed: Texas Carries Out 500th Execution  —  HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — Texas marked a solemn moment in criminal justice Wednesday evening, executing its 500th inmate since it resumed carrying out capital punishment in 1982.  —  Kimberly McCarthy, who was put to death …