F.B.I. Said to Have Stumbled Into News of Petraeus Affair  —  WASHINGTON — The F.B.I. investigation that led to the resignation of David H. Petraeus as C.I.A. director on Friday began with a complaint several months ago about “harassing” e-mails sent by Paula Broadwell, Mr. Petraeus's biographer …

Boehner Tells House G.O.P. to Fall in Line  —  WASHINGTON — On a conference call with House Republicans a day after the party's electoral battering last week, Speaker John A. Boehner dished out some bitter medicine, and for the first time in the 112th Congress, most members took their dose.

Mitch McConnell: ‘We Have a Voter Mandate Not to Raise Taxes’  —  The Senate minority leader on Obama's victory, the fiscal cliff and the folly of ‘Thelma and Louise economics.’  —  In the wake of President Barack Obama's electoral victory, gleeful Democrats believe that the impending …

Florida vote count: Obama wins state  —  Four days after Election Day, a final count of votes in Florida shows President Obama defeated Mitt Romney, bringing the president's total count in the Electoral College to 332.  —  Romney won 206 Electoral College votes.  —  The Associated Press called Florida for Obama on Saturday.

Christian Right Failed to Sway Voters on Issues  —  Christian conservatives, for more than two decades a pivotal force in American politics, are grappling with Election Day results that repudiated their influence and suggested that the cultural tide — especially on gay issues — has shifted against them.

Onward And Upward— Good Guys Always Win In The End  —  The first time he ran for Congress, Alan Grayson lost the primary.  Two years later Blue America encouraged him to run again and he did.  Derided by the political Establishment in Florida and in DC, he beat their favorite in the primary …

Former U.S. Prosecutor Negotiating Plea Deal For Jackson Jr.  —  CHICAGO (CBS) - A former U.S. attorney representing embattled Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. is negotiating a plea deal with the federal government, CBS 2 has learned.  —  CBS 2 Chief Correspondent Jay Levine has the exclusive details.

Why I Despair  —  An apocryphal tale tells of an American who claimed to own George Washington's axe.  “Three times,” he exclaims, the axe has “had its handle replaced, and twice had its head replaced!”  —  This is a joke that has been rendered in more serious form by philosophers throughout the ages …

Rove under fire  —  Karl Rove is scrambling to protect his status in the GOP.  AP Photo  —  Close  —  The face of the historic $1-billion plan to unseat President Barack Obama and turn the Senate Republican, Rove now finds himself the leading scapegoat for its failure.