Harry Reid is set to go nuclear  —  Senator Harry Reid appears set to go nuclear — before Thanksgiving.  —  With Senate Republicans blocking a third Obama nomination to the powerful D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, a senior Senate Democratic leadership aide tells me Reid is now all but certain …

Obama hits new low with Dems  —  President Obama's relationship with congressional Democrats has worsened to an unprecedented low, Democratic aides say.  —  They are letting it be known that House and Senate Democrats are increasingly frustrated, bitter and angry with the White House …

Rep. Trey Radel charged with cocaine possession  —  Rep. Trey Radel, a freshman Republican from Florida, was arrested on Oct. 29 for possession of cocaine in the District of Columbia, according to D.C. Superior Court documents.  —  Radel, 37, was charged with misdemeanor possession of cocaine in D.C. Superior Court on Tuesday.

President Obama's Handwritten Tribute to the Gettysburg Address  —  One hundred fifty years after President Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address, President Obama penned a handwritten tribute to President Lincoln's historic remarks.  Read his essay below, then share it with others.

NRSC apologizes for Obama Girl tweet  —  The National Republican Senatorial Committee came under fire Tuesday for tweeting a photo that superimposed Kentucky Senate candidate Alison Lundergan Grimes's head on the body of “Obama Girl,” the model who starred in a series of 2007 music videos about her crush on President Obama.

Supreme Court Refuses to Block Texas Abortion Law  —  A sharply divided Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed Texas to continue enforcing abortion restrictions that opponents say have led more than a third of the state's clinics to stop providing abortions.  —  The justices voted 5-4 to leave …

Obamacare bombshell: IT official says HealthCare.gov needs payment feature  —  Another ‘black eye’ for HealthCare.gov  —  CNBC's Dan Mangan analyzes the startling admission by an Obama administration official that a large portion of the Obamacare web site has not yet been built.

North Texas Drivers Stopped at Roadblock Asked for Saliva, Blood  —  Fort Worth police apologize for its role in federal survey  —  Some drivers along a busy Fort Worth street on Friday were stopped at a police roadblock and directed into a parking lot, where they were asked by federal contractors …

Virginia Political Figure Stabbed as Son Takes Own Life, Police Say  —  State Senator R. Creigh Deeds, a leading Virginia political figure who ran unsuccessfully for governor in 2009, was stabbed repeatedly on Tuesday at his home during an altercation with his son, who then apparently took his own life, the authorities said.

My Obamacare Cancellation  —  “Seething at a President I helped elect.”  —  We received the letter in the mail a couple months ago.  The good people at Regence Bluecross Blueshield were pleased to inform us that due to Obamacare our current low-monthly premium, comically-high deductible medical policy …

Obama Backs Piecemeal Immigration Overhaul  —  President in WSJ CEO Council Interview Also Discusses Iran and Health Law  —  WASHINGTON—President Barack Obama said Tuesday he would accept a piecemeal approach to overhauling the immigration system, a move aimed at jump-starting a moribund process …

The Oxford Dictionaries Word of the Year 2013 is...  Illustration © Barry Hall, cube fish media  —  It's that time of the year again.  With a fanfare and a drum roll, it's time to announce the Oxford Dictionaries Word of the Year.  The votes have been counted and verified and I can exclusively reveal that the winner is....

ESPN's FiveThirtyEight Announces Managing Editor, Key Editorial Hires  —  FiveThirtyEight.com, the definitive website for data-driven journalism, will re-launch in early 2014 in coordination with ESPN.  In anticipation of the launch, the editorial team has made a number of key hires to fulfill …