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• Judge Rules Against Arizona's Sheriff Joe in Racial Profiling Suit
  A federal judge on Friday found hard-line Arizona lawman Joe Arpaio had violated the constitutional rights of Latino drivers in his crackdown on illegal immigration.
• Louisiana Moves Ahead With School 'Choice' Plan
  Louisiana's schools chief has vowed to push ahead with a plan to let students take classes from private firms and nonprofits at taxpayers' expense, despite a legal setback and objections from some educators.
• Illinois House Votes to Allow Residents to Carry Concealed Guns
  The Illinois House of Representatives on Friday voted overwhelmingly to allow residents to carry concealed guns, taking the state one step closer to joining all others in allowing some form of carrying guns in public.
• NY/NJ Port Authority Fires Treasurer, Two Others for Taking Gifts
  The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey fired its treasurer and two of her staff members for accepting meals and theater tickets on local and international trips.
• California Rejects Ammunition Tax, Background Checks Advance
  California lawmakers turned down a proposed tax on ammunition for the third time in a decade, while keeping alive a bill to require that buyers undergo background checks.
• Reince Priebus to Newsmax: RNC is Going Bold on Principles, History
  Republicans have "sort of lost our history," says Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus, who is spearheading the RNC's Growth and Opportunity Project to deal with the problem.
• Quake Rattles Northern California
  Quake Rattles Northern California
• Bush Aide's Son Arrested in Hatchet Killing
  The son of a former aide to President George W. Bush is charged in Maryland with killing a man with a hatchet.
• Obama Tells Navy Graduates They Must Uphold ‘Highest Standards’
  Obama Tells Navy Graduates They Must Uphold ‘Highest Standards’
• Poll: 67 Percent of Americans Think Economy Still in Bad Shape
  More than two-thirds of Americans still believe economic conditions in the country are poor, according to a new CNN/ORC International survey released Friday.
• Sequester Makes Memorial Day Weekend Longer for Federal Employees
  About 115,000 federal workers across four agencies are having to take an unpaid day off Friday, turning their Memorial Day weekend into a four-day mini-vacation.
• Holder Starved of Justice Deputies as Obama Nominees Stall
  A combination of executive and congressional inaction has left U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder without permanent appointees in at least six top positions inside the Justice Department, even as he faces increased criticism from U.S. lawmakers.Holder,...
• Trayvon Martin Texts, Photos Released by Zimmerman's Defense Team
  Trayvon Martin's texts and photos were released by George Zimmerman's defense team Thursday revealing another possibly more troubling side of the slain Florida teen.
• Bridge Collapse in Washington Caused by Truck Hitting Span
  A section of a major interstate highway bridge in Washington state collapsed yesterday, sending two vehicles into the rushing waters of the Skagit River north of Seattle. Three people were rescued and no one is believed to have died, authorities said. The bridge carried...
• De Borchgrave: Kerry Is Chasing 'Brass Ring' of Independent Palestinian State
  Arnaud de Borchgrave’s Perspective: Secretary of State John Kerry, on his fourth visit to the Middle East in two months is chasing the brass ring of an Israeli-Palestinian agreement for the creation of an independent Palestinian state.
• More Than 2,000 Oklahoma Residents Register for FEMA Help
  According to a White House official, more than 2,200 people affected by the deadly tornadoes in Oklahoma had registered with FEMA for direct assistance made available through the major disaster declaration which was issued Monday night, reports the Washington Times. That...
• Some Big Insurance Companies Opt Out of California's Health Exchange
  UnitedHealth, Aetna and Cigna, three of the nation's major insurance companies, have decided to sit out the first year of California's health exchange. The state announced 13 carriers that will compete for customers in Covered California, the health exchange set up under...
• Schmitz: Who's Not Watching the Obama Administration?
  Joseph E. Schmitz' Perspective: As the Obama administration attempts to ride out three major scandals, a fourth has yet to make headlines: the lack of independent and effective Senate-confirmed inspectors general.
• Boy Scouts Approve Policy Accepting Openly Gay Boys
  In one of their most dramatic choices in a century, local leaders of the Boy Scouts of America voted Thursday to ease a divisive ban and allow openly gay boys to be accepted into the nation's leading youth organization.
• Pelosi: No Taxpayers Money for Illegals' Healthcare
  House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi has pledged that illegal immigrants who gain a pathway to citizenship will not receive taxpayer dollars for healthcare.
• Census Bureau: Texas Cities Lead Nation in Population Growth
  The Lone Star State is growing by extraordinary leaps and bounds, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
• Coburn: Oklahoma Can Care for Itself
  Republican Sen. Tom Coburn of Oklahoma said the Federal Emergency Management Agency has enough money to deal with the tornadoes that ravaged his home state this week without the need for Congress to appropriate more.
• Major Health Insurers Opt Out of CA's State-Run Market
  Millions of Californians could face higher health insurance premiums next year after some of the nation's most prominent health insurers refused to sign up for California's new state-run health insurance exchange.
• Environmentalists Debunk 'Myth' About High Costs of Nuclear Power
  Nuclear energy is more economical than solar energy, say environmentalists Ted Nordhaus and Michael Shellenberger in an opinion piece for The Wall Street Journal.
• Iowa Gov. Branstad Accepts Medicaid Expansion
  Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad has reversed his stand against expanding Medicaid under Obamacare to become the nation's ninth Republican governor to embrace it under a dealhe worked out with the Democratic lawmakers.

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