James Comey challenged the legality of George W. Bush’s wiretapping program, making him a hero to Democrats.
“I have a job to finish here...Another thing that my mother used to say was, 'Do the job you have now well, and your future will take care of itself.' She knew I was ambitious. She could tell from the time I was a little kid I was always thinking about the next thing.”
— NJ Gov. Chris Christie in his PEOPLE Magazine profile coming out Friday.
Mark Pryor Plans “Substantial” Ad Campaign To Rebut Bloomberg
Arkansas Senator Mark Pryor has had enough. On Friday, the Senator will push back on New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg with his own “substantial” ad buy.
Michele Bachmann’s Political Swan Song
Amid a tangle of federal investigations into alleged misuses of campaign finances, and a looming re-election fight against a tough opponent, Bachmann bows out.
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Did Liberace Do DC?
Here’s some untapped material from inside the Beltway overlooked by the filmmakers of HBO’s Behind the Candelabra.
75%
— of Americans say they think it would be positive for American society if more Americans were religious, according to a Gallup poll released today. Over three-quarters of Americans (77%) say religion is losing its influence on American life.
Morning Must Reads: May 29
In the news: Michele Bachmann’s retirement, the Democrats’ kingmaker, liberal hawks and Syria, Eric Holder on Eric Holder, saving the GOP, and Obama’s teddy bear
Uncertain Justice
Justice Anthony Kennedy may hold the key vote in four major cases next month.
The Fox Mole Speaks
TIME interviews Joe Muto, “The Fox Mole,” who published tell-all rants in Gawker while working as an associate producer for The O’Reilly Factor.
“He's like soy sauce in Chinese food: He's everywhere.”
— Bill Allison of the Sunlight Foundation on Jeffrey Katzenberg, who gave or raised more than $30 million to reelect Obama in 2012, according to Mother Jones. Katzenberg is the CEO of DreamWorks Animation.
Chris Christie Wins Stuffed Bear For President Obama
Gov. Chris Christie saved President Barack Obama from arcade-game humiliation, winning the commander in chief a stuffed “Chicago” bear in a football tossing game after Obama went 0-for-5 on the Point Pleasant boardwalk.
10.9%
— The rise in home prices from March 2012 to March 2013, the largest annual gain in seven years, according to the Wall Street Journal.