• The Rude Pundit calls in at 11:30am ET / 8:30am PT to talk about why Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia is such an a-hole
• Three professional “storm chasers” were among the 13 people who died in the tornadoes that ripped through the Oklahoma City area Friday, the research project they ran confirmed Sunday.
• The IRS, already under fire after officials disclosed that the agency targeted conservative groups, faces increased scrutiny because of an inspector general’s report that it spent about $50 million to hold at least 220 conferences for employees between 2010 and 2012.
• Amid a furor over a Justice Department subpoena of Associated Press phone records, Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., the third-ranking senator in the Democratic leadership, yesterday continued to voice confidence in Attorney General Eric Holder.
• With student loan rates set to double in a month, President Barack Obama on Friday urged Congress to extend the current rates, a demand which Republicans rejected as needlessly partisan.
• Angelina Jolie returned to the red carpet for the first time on Sunday, weeks after announcing that she had undergone a double mastectomy in February. Jolie joined partner Brad Pitt for the premiere of his new film, “World War Z,” in London.
