WikiLeaks founder could be charged under Espionage Act  —  Federal authorities are investigating whether WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange violated criminal laws in the group's release of government documents, including possible charges under the Espionage Act, sources familiar with the inquiry said Monday.

Andy Greenberg  —  When will WikiLeaks return to its older model of more frequent leaks of smaller amounts of material?  —  If you look at the average number of documents we're releasing, we're vastly exceeding what we did last year.  These are huge datasets.  So it's actually very efficient for us to do that.

Wonkbook: Dem compromise would extend 90% of Bush tax cuts; food-safety bill comes to vote; federal-pay freeze  —  President Obama is meeting with the Republican congressional leadership today, but it's hard to imagine much progress being made at the powwow: Obama has already embraced …

GOP pushed pay freeze months ago  —  Washington Democrats have antagonized House Minority Whip Eric Cantor with the nickname “Dr. No.” But the White House may have to amend that to “Dr. Know” after reversing course and calling for the very same federal pay freeze Cantor promoted earlier this year with his oft-ridiculed YouCut program.

Tax fight pits Bush vs. Obama  —  The looming Senate debate on taxes sets up a showdown between George W. Bush and President Obama on tax policy — and the former president could come out the winner.  —  The Senate is expected to hold dueling votes on extending the cuts before they expire on Dec. 31 …