Holder limits seized-asset sharing process that split billions with local, state police  —  Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. on Friday barred local and state police from using federal law to seize cash, cars and other property without evidence that a crime occurred.

Court will rule on same-sex marriage (UPDATED)  —  UPDATE 7:51 p.m. The Obama administration will file a brief in the same-sex marriage cases, supporting equal access to marital rights in all of the states, Attorney General Eric Holder said in a statement.  —  Taking on a historic …

12 Taylor Swift GIFs for you  —  1. Last week, President Obama announced his latest idea to provide “free” community college to millions of Americans.  It sounded exciting at first...  2. But then, we got to thinking...  3. Free?!  Is he using magic money?  Nothing is free.  So we did a little math.

Sam Brownback reverses course, proposes new taxes  —  Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback, whose massive tax cuts became a cause célèbre for conservatives but threw his state's budget into disarray, announced Friday that he would pursue tax increases.  —  In a stark turnaround …

Analysis: CBO contradicted the latest case against Obamacare 68 different times  —  The Congressional Budget Office wrote 68 reports about the Affordable Care Act during the session that Congress debated the law.  Not one of them, a new analysis from Harvard University's Theda Skocpol …

RNC rolls out 2016 debate schedule  —  The committee plans to partner mainstream organizations with conservative commentators and outlets.  —  CORONADO, Calif. — The Republican National Committee will announce Friday that it has sanctioned nine presidential primary debates …

NASA, NOAA Find 2014 Warmest Year in Modern Record  —  The year 2014 ranks as Earth's warmest since 1880, according to two separate analyses by NASA and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) scientists.  —  The 10 warmest years in the instrumental record, with the exception of 1998, have now occurred since 2000.

Jindal doubles down on Muslim ‘no-go zones’ in Europe  —  Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, a potential candidate for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination, will give a speech Monday in London and reiterate the disputed claim that Muslim immigrants have created “no-go zones” in Europe where non-Muslims are not welcome.

Majority of U.S. public school students are in poverty  —  For the first time in at least 50 years, a majority of U.S. public school students come from low-income families, according to a new analysis of 2013 federal data, a statistic that has profound implications for the nation.

Trying To Understand Why Marc Andreessen And Larry Summers Disagree Using Facebook  —  I was a little puzzled to see that Larry Summers and Marc Andreessen were disagreeing.  Not over something as trivial as politics or anything, they can disagree all they like on that, of course.

Pope says ‘ideological colonization’ threatens traditional family  —  (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Friday warned against an “ideological colonization of the family,” a reference to gay marriage around the world and to a heated debate in the Philippines about a government population control plan.

Big Block of Cheese Day Is Back, and It's Feta Than Ever  —  Here at the White House, we're dedicated to making President Obama's administration the most open and accessible in history.  That's why, for the second year in a row, we thought it'd be a gouda idea to brie-unite a certain cast …

Oklahoma inmate said his ‘body was on fire’ prior to being executed for 1997 murder and rape  —  McALESTER, Okla.- The state of Oklahoma completed its first execution, Thursday night, since the botched lethal injection of a death row inmate last April.  —  Charles Frederick Warner was pronounced dead at 7:28 p.m.

Jim Clancy Leaves CNN After 34 Years  —  CNN confirms longtime correspondent Jim Clancy has left the network after nearly 34 years.  Clancy made the announcement to colleagues in an email obtained by TVNewser, calling CNN “one of the greatest news organizations in the world” and “a family to my own family.”