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On Morning Joe, New York magazine's John Heilemann argues that the current direction of the Republican party provides a Hispanic conservative with a national platform, like Texas Senator Ted Cruz, with a huge advantage in the 2016 race.
After falling out with al-Shabaab, Alabama native Omar Hammami gets a comeuppance from someone who seems like a fellow Western jihadi. Did Hammami rip off someone else's jihadi rap?
America's Catholic bishops have gone from a strong attack on interracial marriage bans in 1967 to a plea against being "held hostage" by states that allow same-sex couples to marry in 2013.
Nearly half of the $1.2 trillion federal budget reduction would come from defense spending. "They know we're doing our utmost to turn it off," a House GOP aide says.
