Democrats push to speed up slow Senate  —  Senate Democrats spent the lame-duck session slogging through endless motions to break filibusters, yet they're quietly maneuvering to curtail these Senate stall tactics - even though they'll have a weaker caucus next year.

Car crashes onto George W. Bush's lawn  —  Former President George W. Bush had an unexpected and unwanted pre-Christmas surprise Wednesday night when a car crashed on the lawn of his suburban Dallas home.  —  Though officials initially classified the incident as an “executive threat” …

Congress Bars Gitmo Transfers  —  Congress on Wednesday passed legislation that would effectively bar the transfer of Guantanamo detainees to the U.S. for trial, rejecting pleas from Obama administration officials who called the move unwise.  —  A defense authorization bill passed by the House …