President Morsi in Egypt Seizes New Powers  —  CAIRO — With a constitutional assembly on the brink of collapse and protesters battling the police in the streets over the slow pace of change, President Mohamed Morsi issued a decree on Thursday granting himself broad powers above any court …

Saxby Chambliss takes aim at Grover Norquist  —  Sen. Saxby Chambliss took aim at Americans for Tax Reform head Grover Norquist on Wednesday, telling a local television station he's not worried about a potential primary challenge if he votes to raise taxes.  —  “I care more about my country …

Walmart Strikers Arrested in SoCal Civil Disobedience (Updated 3:30 PM)  —  Check this space for updates throughout the day, and please send tips to jeidelson at gmail dot com.  —  3:30 PM: Civil disobedience is underway now in Paramount, outside Los Angeles, where organizers say 1,500 workers …

Anything For A New TV: The Worst Of Black Friday Shopping Mayhem  —  The shopping tradition extravaganza that is Black Friday never goes off without a hitch.  And this year was no exception.  —  As shoppers braved long lines and jostled in big crowds late Thursday and into Friday …

Jeb Bush in 2016?  Not Too Early for Chatter  —  CORAL GABLES, Fla. — Now that the Obama and Romney campaigns have closed their headquarters in Chicago and Boston, the attention of the political world is shifting to an office suite tucked behind the colonnades of the Biltmore Hotel complex here.

Planned Parenthood Abortion Clinic Offers Black Friday Discount  —  A Planned Parenthood abortion clinic in souther Florida is offering a black Friday discount — including $10 off a visit to the abortion center today.  —  Planned Parenthood of South Florida and the Treasure Coast offered the special …

Man dressed as clown dies during Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade  —  DEATH AT THE PARADE:Robert Blasetti is tended to by emergency workers after collapsing at the parade yesterday.  He was later pronounced dead.  —  A 67-year-old man dressed as a clown went into cardiac arrest and died …

The GOP's bizarre attack on Susan Rice  —  SINCE THE Senate is solely responsible for the confirmation of Cabinet officers, it's not often that members of the House of Representatives jump into a debate about the nomination of a secretary of state — particularly before there has been a nomination.

The GOP Turnout Myth  —  To win future elections, Republicans will need more than better get-out-the-vote software.  —  To win the next presidential race, the GOP will have to understand what went wrong in 2012.  To do that, they've got to come to grips with what did, and did not, happen with turnout.

Tea Party Seeks to Regroup  —  Movement Sets Sights on Ousting Republicans Seen as Not Conservative Enough  —  The tea-party movement is trying to regroup after taking some licks in this month's elections.  Several groups already are setting their sights on 2014 congressional races …

Obama Thanksgiving address: Calls to unite behind WH, doesn't thank God  —  During his fourth Thanksgiving presidential address, President Barack Obama referenced the recent, long and bruising campaign season, urged the country to unite behind his administration and, for the fourth year running, neglected to offer verbal thanks to God.

Wal-Mart vs. the Mob  —  Black Friday always brings out the worst: long lines, short tempers and random outbreaks of shoppers' rage.  This year, Big Labor will ratchet up the Strikesgiving tension with professional grievance-mongers and workers picketing at 1,000 Wal-Mart stores nationwide.