Center Ring at the Republican Circus  —  The hottest competition in Washington this week is among House Republicans vying for a seat on the Benghazi kangaroo court, also known as the Select House Committee to Inflate a Tragedy Into a Scandal.  Half the House has asked to “serve” on the committee …

Progressive Bloggers Are Doing the White House's Job  —  This administration enjoys an advantage afforded no other: a partisan media that has its back, minute-by-minute.  —  Off the record: The Obama administration has a complicated relationship with traditional media.  (JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images)

Mitt Romney: Raise the minimum wage  —  Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney on Thursday morning said he supports an increase in the minimum wage, breaking with many Republicans who have stood against it.  —  “I, for instance, as you know, part company with many of the conservatives in my party on the issue of the minimum wage.

FBI investigating Bundy supporters in BLM dispute  —  LAS VEGAS — A dramatic development in the saga surrounding rancher Cliven Bundy, the FBI has entered the case.  —  The 8 News NOW I-Team has learned that FBI agents have started an investigation into the events surrounding a potentially deadly showdown one month ago.

Four Pinocchios for Obama's claim that Republicans have ‘filibustered about 500 pieces of legislation’  —  “Here's what's more disconcerting.  Their [Republicans] willingness to say no to everything — the fact that since 2007, they have filibustered about 500 pieces of legislation that would help …

So George W. Bush isn't a monster, after all  —  If you've just crash-landed from the planet known as Kepler-186f and have no experience with the human life form or its recent history, let me just clarify something for you: George W. Bush was a divisive and unsuccessful president.

Obamacare Myth-Making  —  Five phony success stories.  —  With enrollment in the Obamacare exchanges now closed, Democrats and their friends in the media are ebullient.  Obamacare is an enormous success, they say, and conservatives have been humiliated.  On closer inspection, however …

Now That's Rich  —  Institutional Investor's latest “rich list” in its Alpha magazine, its survey of the 25 highest-paid hedge fund managers, is out — and it turns out that these guys make a lot of money.  Surprise!  —  Yet before we dismiss the report as nothing new …

Syrian Rebel Wants a New Ally: Israel  —  To protect the innocent and to defeat the Assad dictatorship, Syrians should work with Israel to create a safe haven.  —  I spent more than a decade in Syrian prisons and therefore know what kind of regime this is.  It is one which believes that torture is a form of dialogue.

Boko Haram and the Kidnapped Schoolgirls  —  The Nigerian terror group reflects the general Islamist hatred of women's rights.  When will the West wake up?  —  Since the kidnapping of 276 schoolgirls in Nigeria last month, the meaning of Boko Haram—the name used by the terrorist group …

Obama to announce new slate of climate actions  —  MOUNTAIN VIEW, California (CNN) - During a visit to a Wal-Mart store just a few miles from Stanford University on Friday, President Obama will announce a new series of executive actions meant to bolster green-job creation and combat carbon pollution.

Cecily McMillan jurors tell judge Occupy activist should not go to jail  —  A majority of the jurors who this week convicted an Occupy Wall Street activist of assaulting a New York police officer have asked the judge in her case to not send her to prison.  —  Cecily McMillan was on Monday found guilty …

FBI Bars Congressman Michael Grimm From its Offices  —  STATEN ISLAND — Rep. Michael Grimm, who quit as an FBI agent eight years ago, was barred from returning to its New York field offices — even after he was elected to Congress, DNAinfo New York has learned.

Breaking SMOR Poll: Landrieu Hits New Low, 39%  —  Bernie Pinsonat and SMOR has just released its annual spring Louisiana Poll which focused upon the increasingly-important Louisiana US Senate race—the election in which incumbent Senator Mary L. Landrieu faces a number of republican candidates.

It May Already Be Too Late to Confirm a Replacement for Ruth Bader Ginsburg  —  With the Supreme Court's term speeding toward an end, court-watchers are deep into the annual spring rite of offering unsolicited retirement advice to aging justices.  Constitutional scholar Erwin Chemerinsky spoke …

Wide Majorities Losing Faith In John Roberts' Supreme Court, Want Term Limits  —  An overwhelming majority of voters would support sweeping reforms to the Supreme Court, as trust and confidence in the institution has eroded in recent years, according to a new survey by the Democratic-aligned firm Greenberg Quinlan Rosner.

Georgia elderly man decapitated, wife missing; police seek clues  —  (CNN) — The Georgia couple is described as “sweet as can be,” and authorities are scrambling to unravel the mystery of how Russell Dermond, 88, was killed and then reportedly decapitated, and his 87-year-old wife disappeared.

‘Check Your Privilege’ Means ‘Shut Your Mouth’  —  We've all known forever that Princeton University is a place of many privileges.  It has recently gotten a new one: Starting an argument from there, filled with conservative sentiments and anecdotes, is now a surefire way to command the attention of the Internet.