Cash Flowed to Clinton Foundation as Russians Pressed for Control of Uranium Company  —  The headline in Pravda trumpeted President Vladimir V. Putin's latest coup, its nationalistic fervor recalling an era when the newspaper served as the official mouthpiece of the Kremlin: “Russian Nuclear Energy Conquers the World.”

Statement by the Press Secretary  —  It is with tremendous sorrow that we recently concluded that a U.S. Government counterterrorism operation in January killed two innocent hostages held by al-Qa'ida.  Our hearts go out to the families of Dr. Warren Weinstein, an American held by al-Qa'ida since 2011 …

Poll: Gay-marriage support at record high  —  A record-high 6 in 10 Americans support same-sex marriage and a similar share say individual states should not be allowed to define marriage as only between a man and a woman, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.

McCain: Rand Paul ‘Worst Possible Candidate’ On National Security  —  Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) on Wednesday took a jab at Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) and his presidential run, declaring Paul to be the worst Republican on security issues.  —  “Sen. Paul is the worst possible candidate of the 20 …

Marco Rubio takes lead in Sheldon Adelson primary  —  The billionaire casino mogul is drawn to the Florida senator's life story and hawkish foreign policy views.  —  Before Iowa and New Hampshire, GOP candidates are competing in the Sheldon Adelson primary, and some will travel …

Carly Fiorina to Launch Presidential Campaign on May 4  —  Former Hewlett-Packard CEO will declare GOP campaign online  —  Carly Fiorina plans to launch her presidential campaign on May 4, in an online announcement that dispenses with the pageantry that has become de rigueur in 2016 White House runs.

China Warns North Korean Nuclear Threat Is Rising  —  Pyongyang could double nuclear-weapons arsenal by next year, according to latest Beijing estimates  —  North Korea's nuclear arsenal may be larger than previously thought.  Chinese nuclear experts have revised their estimates on how many warheads that country is building.

Obamacare, Hands Off My Medicare  —  A number of factors underpin the anti-redistributionist shift in public opinion that I wrote about last week.  —  First, and perhaps most important, is the emergence of significant resistance to downward redistribution among the elderly, a major voting bloc.

Why Bush and Rubio Can't Count on Florida  —  Changing Hispanic demographics and decline of Cuba-embargo politics could spell trouble for GOP.  —  One of the biggest political stories of the coming 2016 presidential election happened in Florida last week via an explosion that didn't happen.

Iran parades military equipment 9 photos  —  Iranian sailors march in the parade.  —  Hide Caption  —  9 of 9  —  Story highlights  —  Aaron David Miller is a vice president and distinguished scholar at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and was a Middle East negotiator …

Secret Service took a year to fix broken alarm at George H.W. Bush home  —  The Secret Service took more than a year to replace a broken alarm system at former president George H.W. Bush's home, raising concerns within the agency about the safety of the Houston residence and the Bush family …

Half of U.S. Fracking Companies Will Be Dead or Sold This Year  —  Half of the 41 fracking companies operating in the U.S. will be dead or sold by year-end because of slashed spending by oil companies, an executive with Weatherford International Plc said.  —  There could be about 20 companies left …

Why don't we just abolish the VA?  —  The men and women who serve in the military protect both the United States' security and its values, including political liberty, free enterprise and individual choice.  —  How strange, then, that when their time in uniform ends, we thank them for their service …

What will Patty Murray do?  —  Sen. Patty Murray's two decades in office have been marked by her knack for turning her vanilla-ness into an asset to pass big bills and accrue power.  Lawmakers in both parties say she has a high trustworthiness quotient.  She used it to pull off the budget agreement …

The Most Loud Sex Complaints in New York City Come From This Building: Data  —  NEW YORK CITY — A Bay Ridge couple is having the loudest sex in the city — and the carnal cacophony is driving their neighbors bonkers, records show.  —  The city's 311 system received six complaints …

The Government Shows Photo At Boston Bombing Trial Of Tsarnaev Giving The Finger  —  This image was captured in July 2013 on the day that Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was arraigned on charges for the attacks at the Boston Marathon.  —  An image of convicted Boston Marathon bomber giving the middle finger …

Hillary Clinton Campaign Launches Grassroots Organizing Program In All 50 States  —  WASHINGTON — Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign is launching a major grassroots organizing effort Wednesday, sending staffers to every single state to start building an infrastructure of volunteers ready to pound the pavement.