Cruz, Lee Already Prepping To Delay AG Nominee Over ‘Executive Amnesty’  —  The same day that President Obama nominated Loretta Lynch to be the next attorney general, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) signaled that it won't be an easy process.  —  “President Obama's Attorney …

You don't protect my freedom: Our childish insistence on calling soldiers heroes deadens real democracy  —  It's been 70 years since we fought a war about freedom.  Forced troop worship and compulsory patriotism must end  —  Put a man in uniform, preferably a white man, give him a gun, and Americans will worship him.

George W Bush: ‘No Regrets’ over Decision to Invade Iraq  —  Former President George W Bush told Bob Schieffer Sunday morning that he had no regrets over the decision to invade Iraq.  —  Bush was on to discuss his new book praising his father (and to honor Face The Nation'ss sixtieth anniversary) …

Pope Demotes Outspoken Conservative Cardinal  —  Pope Francis has officially demoted Cardinal Raymond Burke, a prominent American Cardinal who has been highly critical of the pontiff's increasingly progressive tone when discussing issues such as homosexuality and abortion.

Fox Host Calls On Fox To Drop 2016 Candidates From Payroll (VIDEO)  —  Fox News' host Howard Kurtz on Sunday urged the network to drop contributors if they are considering a run for office.  —  Fox dropped Dr. Ben Carson as a contributor, which Kurtz said was a good call.

Dark Money Helped Win the Senate  —  The next Senate was just elected on the greatest wave of secret, special-interest money ever raised in a congressional election.  What are the chances that it will take action to reduce the influence of money in politics?  —  Nil, of course.

The Death of the Southern White Democrat Hurts African-Americans the Most  —  Not long after the polls closed on Tuesday night, Georgia Congressman John Barrow earned his place in history when he lost his reelection campaign to Republican Rick Allen by almost 10 points—a peculiar place he undoubtedly didn't want.

Obama outlines “new phase” in the fight against ISIS  —  Shares -  —  The decision to nearly double the number of American advisers deployed to Iraq “signals a new phase” in the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS, or ISIL), President Obama said Sunday, but U.S. troops will still stay out of combat operations.

The Facebook Election  —  At some point in the next two years, the pollsters and ad makers who steer American presidential campaigns will be stumped: The nightly tracking polls are showing a dramatic swing in the opinions of the electorate, but neither of two typical factors — huge news or a major advertising buy — can explain it.

As MSNBC's Ratings Sink, CNN's Stelter, Dan Rather Debate Future of Liberal TV  —  Former CBS News anchor and now roaming elder statesmen Dan Rather and former MSNBC host Dylan Ratigan debated the future and viability of liberal news in the wake of MSNBC's sinking ratings …

The Free Market Did Not Bring Down the Berlin Wall  —  The United States has misinterpreted the end of Communism for a quarter of a century.  It's time to set the record straight.  —  GOOGLE +

Kaci Hickox, boyfriend leaving Maine after Ebola quarantine fight  —  The nurse who treated patients in West Africa was at the center of a national controversy over how to handle returning health care workers.  —  Kaci Hickox and Ted Wilbur talk to the press regarding Maine's quarantine policy Wednesday.