USA TODAY MIDDAY REPORT 05/13/2014

John Boehner suggests he is thinking about retirement John Boehner told business leaders in San Antonio on Monday that he expects to be House speaker next year but is unsure if he will still be in Congress in November 2016.

Leftist Thought Police Emboldened and on a Tear Before I begin, I want to pose a question to the powers that control our society today: Am I allowed to comment on issues that pertain to homosexuality if I don't echo the views of our masters? Will people who read this column willingly twist what I say to justify condemnation of anyone who disagrees with them? They certainly do it to many other people.

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Rubio: Open Congress' retirement to all workers Younger workers would face higher retirement ages but all Americans could join federal retirement accounts in a plan proposed Tuesday by Sen. Marco Rubio in his latest in a series of national policy prescriptions.

In God We Trust motto makes comeback The phrase, "In God We Trust" celebrates an anniversary this year and is enjoying something of a revival in being displayed in public places, but there's irony in that, a Duquesne University law professor said.

Democrats and Republicans Talking Past the Voters It's a cliche to say that Washington, D.C., is "out of touch" with voters, but there's something to it. Arguably, in 2012, the Republican Party seemed focused on a subject -- debt -- that wasn't a high priority for average Americans.

The NFL's inexcusable lack of compassion for Michael Sam In the drafting of Michael Sam, the NFL may have succeeded in keeping the Gay Gestapo off its back. But the league has fumbled badly by extolling behavior that may well turn out to be a death sentence for this young man.

Muslims Pressure 9/11 Museum Muslim advocates and scholars are stepping up pressure on the museum at the rebuilt site of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks to edit or at least let more scholars see a documentary movie exhibit about al-Qaida before the museum's opening this month.