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» U.S. immigration has reached record high

According to the Center for Immigration Studies, the data show that more than 13 percent of the population is now made up of immigrants, the highest percentage in 93 years.

» Steyer’s climate PAC turns to Oregon, Washington state Senate races

Billionaire ex-hedge fund manager Tom Steyer’s Super PAC is turning to state Senate races in Oregon and Washington to boost Democratic candidates, a move that would help legislatures there pass climate change bills.

» Michael Barone: Scots vote against independence, but controversy continues in Britain

Last week the voters of Scotland, in a heavy turnout and from age 16 up, decided not to disunite what has been arguably one of the most successful and beneficial nations over the last 307 years, the necessarily clunkily named United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

» Obama to create the world’s largest protected marine territory

The president will officially sign a proclamation increasing the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument in the south-central Pacific Ocean on Thursday to 490,000 square miles.

» Justice Dept. sues firms over tax fraud

The Justice Department is suing a tax preparation firm over “tens of millions of dollars” in tax fraud involving the Earned Income Tax Credit, a program with a significant history of bogus payments.

» Editorial: No justification for White House manipulation of pool reports

This week, the White House has committed another, though less serious, outrage. The Washington Post’s Paul Farhi revealed that Obama’s staff has been effectively censoring pool reports written by members of the press.

» Cory Gardner calls Mark Udall ‘nice guy’; Democrats want ad pulled

Democrats on Wednesday called for Rep. Cory Gardner to stop running a television ad that invokes Sen. Mark Udall’s deceased father.

» Timothy P. Carney: The Great Healthcare Cashout: Top Cardin aide to the hospital lobby

The lawmakers, federal appointees and congressional staffers who crafted Obamacare continue to get rich by going to work for the companies subsidized and regulated by the law.

» GAO questions price tag for the F-35

An ambitious effort to equip the Air Force, Marine Corps and Navy with a single combat aircraft, originally billed as a way to be more efficient, will cost $8.8 billion a year or more to operate than the aging planes it will replace, the Government Accountability Office says.