Harry Reid Says He Won't Seek Re-Election  —  WASHINGTON — Senator Harry Reid, the tough tactician who has led Senate Democrats since 2005, will not seek re-election next year, bringing an end to a three-decade congressional career that culminated with his push of President Obama's ambitious agenda against fierce Republican resistance.

German pilot said to have suffered from depression, anxiety  —  (Reuters) - The German pilot believed to have deliberately crashed a plane in the French Alps killing 150 people broke off his training six years ago due to depression and spent over a year in psychiatric treatment, a German newspaper reported on Friday.

2016 brawl breaks out on Senate floor  —  Paul lashes Cruz, Rubio for ‘dangerous’ and ‘reckless’ positions on government spending.  —  The 2016 Republican nomination contest spilled onto the Senate floor Thursday, turning a marathon budget debate into a battle over which candidate is prepared to lead the country at a time of war.

Scott Walker Shifts Stance on Immigration at Private Dinner  —  Likely GOP presidential candidate says he backs allowing undocumented immigrants becoming eligible for citizenship  —  Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker told a private dinner of New Hampshire Republicans this month that he backed …

Dem Senator Devised A Fantastic Response To Tom Cotton's Iran Letter  —  Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) would like to prevent Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) from sending any more letters to Iranian leaders about the nuclear deal, prompting her to file an amendment to block just that.

NCAA: ‘Religious freedom’ law creates concern for future events  —  NCAA President Mark Emmert expressed concern Thursday about Indiana's “religious freedom” law, saying the Indianapolis-based group would examine “how it might affect future events as well as our workforce.”

Rep. Gohmert weighing presidential bid  —  Conservative firebrand Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) told The Hill that he might run for president in 2016.  —  Gohmert indicated he might launch an exploratory committee for president when originally asked if he would support Sen. Ted Cruz's (R-Texas) White House bid.

Mornings in Blue America  —  Two impossible things happened to the U.S. economy over the course of the past year — or at least they were supposed to be impossible, according to the ideology that dominates half our political spectrum.  First, remember how Obamacare was supposed to be a gigantic job killer?

The four faces of Cruz  —  At the risk of giving solace to the list of possible Republican candidates for the presidency, which seems larger than the starting offense for the Texas Longhorns, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) might have begun the implosion of his presidential candidacy the day after he announced it.

Rick Perry, American Caudillo  —  AUSTIN, TEXAS—Right now, at least, Rick Perry seems to be getting nowhere.  —  In fact, both of the ambitious Texan Republicans with designs on the White House—Perry, the former governor and Senator Ted Cruz, the conservative firebrand …

Congress Should Protect the Fair Treatment for All Donations  —  Beginning in 2010, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) systematically targeted taxpayers based on their political beliefs.  Unaccountable, unelected bureaucrats at the IRS deliberately slowed and denied applications for tax-exempt status …

Obama's Mideast ‘free fall’  —  Mounting chaos in the region puts the administration on the defensive.  —  Barack Obama faces a slew of Middle East crises that some call the worst in a generation, as new chaos from Yemen to Iraq — along with deteriorating U.S.-Israeli relations …