Better Late Than Never  —  After almost two months, Mayor Bloomberg finally cleans Obamaville.  —  After loitering for nearly two months, New York's Mayor Michael Bloomberg finally took action overnight, clearing out so-called protesters who had turned Zuccotti Park, a privately owned …

Jolted, Wall St. Protesters Face Challenge for Future  —  Emergency-service trucks rumbled up Broadway to positions on two sides of Zuccotti Park.  Powerful klieg lights blinked on, illuminating about 220 protesters in tents and sleeping bags.  The one-square-block plaza was as bright as day.

DC Shooting Suspect Could Be Threat to Obama, Police Say  —  ABC News has learned authorities are increasingly concerned that a man sought in connection with a bizarre shooting incident on the Washington Mall last week may pose a threat to President Obama.  —  The Secret Service now suspects …

White House opposes GOP-led balanced budget amendment  —  The White House on Tuesday announced it opposes a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution that is coming to a vote in the House later this week.  —  President Obama does not need to sign a proposed Constitutional amendment …

Harry Reid: Grover Norquist Is Thwarting Super Committee … WASHINGTON — A new wave of pessimism colored super committee talks on Tuesday as Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) blasted anti-tax crusader Grover Norquist for meddling with the panel's progress and suggested that the American public “impeach” him.

Democrats gain upper hand in deficit-reduction negotiations  —  Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said Tuesday that Democrats will block Republican efforts to torpedo cuts to the Pentagon should the supercommittee on deficit reduction fail.  —  Reid's threat is yet another signal …