Christie's tea-party problem  —  The day after Chris Christie, the cuddly moderate conservative, won a landslide reelection as the Republican governor of Democratic New Jersey, I took the Internet Express out to Iowa, surveying its various newspapers, blogs and such to see how he might do in the GOP caucuses …

About 40,000 Americans are said to have signed up for plans on HealthCare.gov  —  Roughly 40,000 Americans have signed up for private insurance through the flawed federal online insurance marketplace since it opened six weeks ago, according to two people with access to the figures.

Assessing the Healthcare Rollout … When OZY sat down with President Clinton, one of the things we were most interested to hear were his impressions of the recent national health care rollout.  Here's what he had to tell us.  —  1. The country is better off with the Affordable Care Act than without it.

The Truth about Navigators  —  James O'Keefe, the guerrilla videographer who helped bring down ACORN (the “community organizing” group that Barack Obama worked for as a lawyer and trainer) and got NPR's president fired, is back.  —  This time, his undercover investigators focused on Obamacare's …

I've Got Whooping Cough.  Thanks a Lot, Jenny McCarthy.  —  At this writing, I have been coughing for 72 days.  Not on and off coughing, but continuously, every day and every night, for two and a half months.  And not just coughing, but whooping: doubled over, body clenched …

Virginia attorney general race: Herring takes lead, with a recount appearing likely  —  Democratic state Sen. Mark R. Herring took the lead in the extraordinarily tight Virginia attorney general race Monday evening, after he picked up more than 100 previously uncounted votes in Richmond.

“Ready For Hillary” PAC Huddles In New York For Strategy Session  —  The pro-Hillary Clinton group's first major confab.  Donors and big-name operatives descend on the Parker Meridien for panels like “What It Will Take to Win in 2016” and “Ready for the Right Wing.”  —  Paul J. Richards / Getty Images

Confessions of a Quantitative Easer  —  We went on a bond-buying spree that was supposed to help Main Street.  Instead, it was a feast for Wall Street.  —  I can only say: I'm sorry, America.  As a former Federal Reserve official, I was responsible for executing the centerpiece program …

Dem.  Rep.: ‘I Think the President Was Grossly Misleading to the American Public’  —  Rep. Kurt Schrader, a Democrat from Oregon, said that President Obama was “grossly misleading” on Obamacare:  —  “Very misleading,” the Democratic congressman says of Obama's promise that you can keep your health care plan, if you like it.

One in 10 veterans lacks health insurance.  Obamacare could change that.  —  Welcome to Health Reform Watch, Sarah Kliff's regular look at how the Affordable Care Act is changing the American health-care system — and being changed by it.  You can reach Sarah with questions, comments and suggestions here.

Obama to nominate Timothy Massad for CFTC chairman  —  President Obama will nominate a senior Treasury Department official to lead the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, which is responsible for overseeing a vast swath of markets that influence the price of oil and other commodities …

CNN hires Brian Stelter as Reliable Sources host, media reporter  —  CNN has hired Brian Stelter, the New York Times media reporter, to serve as the new host of “Reliable Sources” its Sunday media program, and as a full-time media reporter on its digital side, POLITICO has learned.

U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran talks about upcoming election  —  WATER VALLEY, Miss (WTVA) — U.S. Senator Thad Cochran says he will soon reveal what plans he may or may not have for re-election.  —  The senator discussed the upcoming election during an appearance at a Veterans Day ceremony in Water Valley.

Analysis: 50K enroll in state-based ObamaCare  —  Nearly 50,000 people have enrolled in 12 ObamaCare insurance marketplaces operated by states since Oct. 1, according to a new analysis.  —  The findings from consulting firm Avalere Health shed light on how many enrollees the administration might announce …

Michigan Bill Advances To Distribute Pot Through Pharmacies  —  A bill advancing in the Michigan Senate would make marijuana available in pharmacies, but there's one catch: It is contingent upon a change in federal law.  —  Michigan already has a medical marijuana law …