GOP Senator Breaks Ranks, Calls Party's Supreme Court Strategy ‘Obstructionist’  —  Senate Republicans' widespread vow to automatically block any Supreme Court nominee President Obama puts forth may be wavering.  —  Within minutes of Justice Antonin Scalia passing away on Saturday …

Bush campaign: CBS News should apologize for ‘inexcusable’ report  —  Jeb Bush's campaign is calling on CBS News to apologize for a report that cited jokes about the Republican presidential hopeful committing suicide.  —  “The network should apologize,” Kristy Campbell, Bush's press secretary …

EXCLUSIVE: Twitter Shadowbanning ‘Real and Happening Every Day’ Says Inside Source  —  Rumours that Twitter has begun ‘shadowbanning’ politically inconvenient users have been confirmed by a source inside the company, who spoke exclusively to Breitbart Tech.  His claim was corroborated by a senior editor at a major publisher.

Crazy Nut Donald Trump Thinks George W. Bush Was President on 9/11  —  Lying about Muslims is one thing, but accusing Bush of holding office in 2001 is beyond the pale.  —  Last fall, Donald Trump claimed that, on September 11, 2001, thousands of Muslims cheered the fall of the World Trade Center.

Judge Forces Apple to Help Unlock San Bernardino Shooter iPhone  —  A federal judge on Tuesday ordered Apple to give investigators access to encrypted data on the iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino shooters, assistance the computer giant “declined to provide voluntarily,” according to court papers.

Thomas Piketty on the rise of Bernie Sanders: the US enters a new political era  —  The Vermont senator's success so far demonstrates the end of the politico-ideological cycle opened by the victory of Ronald Reagan at the 1980 elections  —  ow can we interpret the incredible success of the …

Lessons from the Crisis: Ending Too Big to Fail  —  Thank you, David, for that kind introduction.  It is great to be back at the Brookings Institution.  Before I begin, I just want to remind everyone that the views I express today are my own and not necessarily those of the Federal Open Market Committee …

Coburn: Trump-circulated quote attacking Cruz ‘absolute fabrication’  —  Former Sen. Tom Coburn is angry about being quoted in the latest Donald Trump attack on Ted Cruz.  —  Coburn called the quote an “absolute fabrication.”  —  As part of his never-ending criticism of Cruz …

Man arrested for Facebook posts about Syrian refugees in Scotland  —  Offensive comments related to refugees on Isle of Bute and police say arrest shows social media abuse will not be tolerated  —  Police Scotland have said the arrest of a man responsible for a series of offensive Facebook posts …

Woman Gave Birth in Subway Bathroom in 10 Minutes, Video Released by West Covina Police Suggests  —  Video of a woman accused of giving birth to a newborn and then abandoning the child in a West Covina Subway restaurant restroom was released by police on Tuesday, showing the she spent just 10 minutes in the bathroom.

Trump Schedules Competing MSNBC Town Hall Opposite Cruz, Rubio CNN Town Hall  —  In yet another aggressive move that will thrill Trump supporters, late Tuesday morning, Jesse Rodriguez, Senior Producer of MSNBC's “Morning Joe,” announced a town hall event with Republican frontrunner Donald Trump …

The Parmesan Cheese You Sprinkle on Your Penne Could Be Wood  —  Some brands promising 100 percent purity contained no Parmesan at all.  —  The cheese police are on the case.  —  Acting on a tip, agents of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration paid a surprise visit to a cheese factory …