Ted Cruz to sign up for government health care  —  Ted Cruz, one of the loudest critics of Obamacare, will soon be using it for health insurance coverage.  —  “We will presumably go on the exchange and sign up for health care and we're in the process of transitioning over to do that,” Cruz …

Bill Press: Dems need a plan B  —  Hillary Clinton has survived the first crisis of her putative 2016 campaign.  She appears to have put Emailgate behind her, either because most people accept her explanation that she chose to use her own private email, rather than the official State Department system …

Man kicked off Southwest flight over language on t-shirt … ST. LOUIS, MO. (KTVI) - A New York college student found himself stranded in St. Louis, Monday after being kicked off a Southwest Airlines flight that wasn't even supposed to land here.  The conflict raises a classic first amendment debate …

Jeb Bush's Nightmare Scenario  —  Bush is expected to be a formidable contender for the GOP nomination.  But there are signs that his biography will lead to struggles in the primary's early stages.  —  Talk to enough Republican insiders about the presidential primary field, and you'll get a common sentiment when it comes to Jeb Bush.

What If Sarah Palin Were a Brain Surgeon?  —  Until two years ago, Ben Carson was a mild-mannered neurosurgeon—a hero to black America, the subject of a tender made-for-TV movie.  Then he started raving about Nazis and America's demise.  Now he's the Tea Party's great White House hope—and the GOP's worst nightmare.

Look Before Leaping  —  I can think of many good reasons to go ahead with the nuclear deal with Iran, and I can think of just as many reasons not to.  So, if you're confused, let me see if I can confuse you even more.  —  The proposed deal to lift sanctions on Iran …

Cornell dean says ISIS welcome on campus in undercover video  —  This guy is either the dumbest Ivy League bigwig ever or politically correct to a fault — for welcoming offers to bring ISIS and Hamas to Cornell University.  —  A video sting operation shows Cornell's assistant dean for students …

‘Duck Dynasty’ Star Imagines Vivid Rape And Murder Scenario For Atheist Family  —  “Duck Dynasty” star and conservative icon Phil Robertson told a gruesome, vivid story on Friday about the hypothetical rape and murder of a family to illustrate the perils of atheism, according to audio surfaced by Right Wing Watch.

Report: Va. governor received special treatment from Homeland Security  —  The now-No. 2 official at the Department of Homeland Security intervened on behalf of politically connected favor seekers — including Democrat Terry McAuliffe not long before he was elected Virginia governor …

U.S. to Delay Pullout of Troops From Afghanistan to Aid Strikes  —  WASHINGTON — President Obama's decision to maintain troop levels in Afghanistan through 2015 is partly designed to bolster American counterterrorism efforts in that country, including the Central Intelligence Agency's ability …

A Conversation With Lindsey Graham  —  Speaker:  —  U.S. Senator from South Carolina (R)  —  Presider:  —  Amy Davidson … DAVIDSON: Hello.  I'm Amy Davidson.  Welcome to today's Council on Foreign Relations meeting with Senator Lindsey Graham from South Carolina.

Google Makes Most of Close Ties to White House  —  Search giant averages a White House meeting a week during Obama administration  —  WASHINGTON—As the federal government was wrapping up its antitrust investigation of Google Inc., company executives had a flurry of meetings with top officials …