Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, is boasting about being the first to put his toe in the water for the 2016 Republican nomination. Does that also make him likely to be the first to drown in the primaries?

In a scene reminiscent of starstruck fans swooning over idols such as Frank Sinatra and Elvis Presley, Pope Francis was mobbed by a group of overexcited nuns, let out from their closed convents during his visit to Naples. The archbishop had to rein them in after they swarmed the pontiff, showering him with gifts and greetings. Ted Cruz should be so lucky.

President Obama is determined to expand the federal government during his last two years in office. How's he going to do it? "By hook or by crook," he told the Huffington Post.