Rice threatens relationship with Israel . . . National Security Adviser Susan Rice denounced Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's upcoming address to a joint meeting of Congress, calling it "destructive" to the relationship between the United States and Israel. Rice, appearing on "Charlie Rose," said that Netanyahu's decision to accept the invitation of House Speaker John Boehner to offer critical views of a potential nuclear deal with Iran shortly before the Israeli elections has "injected a degree of partisanship, which is not only unfortunate. I think it's destructive of the fabric of the relationship. Washington Post 

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No, they can't.

U.S. can no longer fight two wars . . . The United States military does not currently have the ability to fight two major wars simultaneously, according to a new report, a significant reduction from the capacity enjoyed by defense officials for decades. Washington Free Beacon

Iran said to be pursuing nukes in secret . . . Despite Iran's denials that it is on the path to a nuclear bomb, new evidence charges that the Islamic republic has an "underground top-secret site" that is enriching uranium intended for nuclear weapons that has been hidden from the West for years.

What? Iran hiding something from John Kerry. How could this happen?

State Department made Minnesota a terror recruiter's dream . . . The State Department has helped to relocate tens of thousands of refugees from the war-torn African nation of Somalia to Minnesota, where they can take advantage of some of America’s most generous welfare and charity programs. Washington Times

Will Boehner risk the Tea Party's wrath? . . . Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) is back in a familiar spot: between a rock and a hard place. The Senate appears poised to send the House a “clean” bill funding the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), free of any measures attacking President Obama’s executive actions on immigration. But it’s not clear the plan could win the support of even a majority of Boehner’s conference. The Hill

GOP caves to Obama on Internet regulation . . . With the Federal Communications Commission poised Thursday to impose unprecedented regulations on the Internet, congressional Republicans have quietly backed down on a plan to block the looming FCC rules ahead of time with their own legislation. Washington Examiner

The FCC was pressured by Obama into its decision. It's an independent agency. Who is looking into this?

Republicans start aiming to rein in the Fed . . . The Republican Party is getting ready to take on the Federal Reserve and the Obama administration’s rules defining when banks and other financial firms are big enough to threaten the financial system if they fail. Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala., said Tuesday that the committee will hold a hearing on “reforming” the Fed next week, amid a high-profile campaign by Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., to subject the Fed’s monetary policy decisions to an outside audit. Washington Examiner

I've never understood how such a powerful part of the federal government is almost completely outside the democratic process - unaccountable for the most part for decisions that have enormous consequences.

Netanyahu rejects meeting with Democrats . . . Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declined an invitation to hold a closed-door session with Democratic senators during his visit to Washington next month, saying such a meeting would "compound the misperception of partisanship" surrounding his planned address to Congress. CNN

Good. Let them stew and face questions about how much they really support Israel.

Are Democrats in denial? . . . Democrats' official autopsy of their defeat in the 2014 reveals a party largely unshaken by its stinging defeat in the midterm elections. "It is clear that Americans overwhelmingly support the people and issues that the Democratic Party fights for every day," the report asserts. In other words, Democratic ideas are better, but somehow more people voted for Republicans. The Atlantic

Walker leads in Iowa . . . Scott Walker is off to a strong start among caucus-going Republicans in Iowa, according to a new poll released Wednesday morning. Among the 12 candidates mentioned in Quinnipiac University’s poll, the Wisconsin governor garnered 25 percent. Politico

Walker denies he was targeting Bush . . . Wis. Gov. Scott Walker denied Tuesday that he took a swipe at former Fla. Gov. Jeb Bush when he suggested the night before that "unlike some out there, I didn't inherit fame or fortune from my family." Fox News

Well who else was he talking about? Prince William?

Rahm fails to secure win, faces runoff . . . In failing to secure an outright victory -- the first time that has happened since a city election law change two decades ago made the contest nominally nonpartisan -- Emanuel has opened the door to a more competitive landscape. Chicago Tribune​

Saudis put man to death for renouncing Muslim faith . . . An Islamic court in Saudi Arabia has sentenced a man to death for renouncing his Muslim faith, the English-language daily Saudi Gazette reported on Tuesday. The man, in his 20s, posted an online video ripping up a copy of Islam's holy book, the Koran, and hitting it with a shoe, the newspaper reported. Reuters

Our close allies. BTW, Obama, born of a Muslim father, is also held by some to be in violation of the same law - renouncing the faith. Jews get their religion from the mothers, Muslims from dad.

North Korea could have 100 atomic weapons by 2020 . . . And cutting-edge European companies could be unwittingly contributing to Pyongyang's suspect nuclear program with their equipment diverted to the isolated country via China, they said. AFP

That's how many Iran will have by 2025. Welcome to your children's world.

Chris Kyle killer guilty . . . Erath County District Court Judge Jason Cashon sentenced Eddie Ray Routh to life in prison without the possibility of parole, then turned the floor over to the families of the two men the defendant had just been found guilty of murdering. Relatives of “American Sniper” Chris Kyle did not speak, but the brother and father of victim Chad Littlefield wanted to have their say. Each stood to somberly and sternly address Routh. Yahoo News

H&R Block helped shape Obamacare. Now comes payday . . . Get your billions back, America! (And give a bunch of it to H&R Block.) Five years ago, a bevy of high-priced H&R Block lobbyists worked on the tax preparation company’s behalf to shape the Affordable Care Act. And this April 15, those efforts are set to pay off in a big way for the company. Daily Caller

Anti-Semiticism soaring on campuses . . . Anti-Semitism on college campuses is growing, with more than half of Jewish students claiming they have witnessed or been subjected to some form of anti-Jewish harassment, according to a new report by a leading human rights organization. With college campuses across the country acting as a hotbed for anti-Israel activism, Jewish students say they are beginning to be targeted on the basis of their religion. Washington Free Beacon

Wish I was back on campus to help fight these people.

Holder won't charge Zimmerman . . . George Zimmerman will not face civil rights charges in the death of Trayvon Martin, the U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday, ending its probe three years after the Florida neighborhood watch volunteer fatally shot the unarmed black teenager. Reuters

Conservative charges Hollywood vindictiveness . . . Popular actress Stacey Dash, one of the rare Hollywood figures to mock Oscar winner Patricia Arquette’s stage plea Sunday for equal rights for women, plans to reveal how swift and brutal the liberal backlash was when she “came out” as a conservative. Washington Examiner

Feds spend $226,364 on "gender affirmation" for convicts . . . The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is spending over $200,000 on a study involving “gender affirmation” and incarcerated transwomen in San Francisco. The project will use an “innovative, transgender-specific theoretical model,” called the “Model of Gender Affirmation.” Washington Free Beacon

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