Poll: Obamacare support, Obama approval sink to new lows  —  President Obama's job approval rating has plunged to the lowest of his presidency, according to a new CBS News poll released Wednesday, and Americans' approval of the Affordable Care Act has dropped it's lowest since CBS News started polling on the law.

Utah town forgets to hold election — again  —  Wallsburg » New recorder forgot to announce opening of filing period.  —  | The Salt Lake City  —  In the Wasatch County town of Wallsburg, the city employee responsible for oversight of elections brought new meaning to the job description by overlooking the election altogether.

The three things we learned from today's Obamacare update  —  Every day, usually around 2 p.m. or so, the Center for Medicare Services hosts a half-hour long call on the status of the insurance marketplace.  Now, every day, we here at Wonkblog will update you on what the federal government told us about how Obamacare is going.

Three nearby hospitals with psychiatric units had room for Deeds's son on Monday  —  At least three hospitals near Bath County had available beds the day before the son of Virginia state Sen. R. Creigh Deeds apparently stabbed his father and then shot himself to death, officials confirmed Wednesday.

Exclusive: US May Have Let ‘Dozens’ of Terrorists Into Country As Refugees … Several dozen suspected terrorist bombmakers, including some believed to have targeted American troops, may have mistakenly been allowed to move to the United States as war refugees, according to FBI agents investigating …

Radel didn't inform Boehner of arrest until Tuesday  —  Rep. Trey Radel (R-Fla.) did not vote Wednesday afternoon on a series of procedural matters hours after pleading guilty to possession of cocaine in D.C. Superior Court.  —  Rep. Trey Radel (R-Fla.) (AP)

Poll: Americans Think Obamacare Will Help the Poor, Not the Country  —  United Technologies/National Journal Congressional Connection Poll finds public opinion on the health law remarkably steady despite rollout troubles.  —  More Americans continue to say that President Obama's health care law …

Obama says Republicans share some blame for health-care law's failures  —  President Obama on Tuesday sought to redirect some of the political blame for the botched rollout of the federal health insurance exchange to Republicans, characterizing GOP lawmakers as rooting for the law's failure.

New York Times D.C. shake-up  —  New York Times Washington bureau chief David Leonhardt will step down and be replaced by political editor Carolyn Ryan, sources familiar with the decision told POLITICO on Wednesday.  —  Leonhardt, who was appointed bureau chief shortly after Jill Abramson …

Twisted Sister, and Brothers  —  WASHINGTON — And I thought my family Thanksgivings were rough.  —  My sister, who loved W. and worked on his 2000 convention, made it clear that I was not welcome in her guest room when I was writing about the phony run-up to the Iraq war.

Obama Administration Maps Out Detour Around HealthCare.gov  —  WASHINGTON — People interested in buying health insurance under Obamacare could soon skip the HealthCare.gov website and apply for coverage and financial assistance directly with private insurance companies and online brokers …

Federal Debt and the Statutory Limit, November 2013  —  The debt limit—commonly referred to as the debt ceiling—is the maximum amount of debt that the Department of the Treasury can issue to the public and to other federal agencies.  That amount is set by law and has been increased …

HealthCare.gov Greets Sebelius With Error Message While Touting Law In Miami (VIDEO)  —  The plagued federal health exchange website HealthCare.gov greeted President Barack Obama's top health official with an embarrassing error message while on a trip promoting the Affordable Care Act in Miami on Tuesday.

Ted Cruz to Chris Cuomo: Thanks for lecture  —  Sen. Ted Cruz faced pointed questioning from CNN host Chris Cuomo on Wednesday, with the Texas Republican at one point thanking Cuomo for the lecture.  —  Cuomo asked Cruz on CNN's “New Day” on Wednesday what the senator has proposed to replace Obamacare …

NRA Sues San Francisco Over Expanded Gun Magazine Ban  —  The National Rifle Association on Tuesday filed suit against San Francisco over a new measure expanding the city's ban on large-capacity gun magazines, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.  —  The suit claimed the measure …

Sex in the Senate  —  Bobby Baker's salacious secret history of Capitol Hill.  —  On Jan. 1, 1943, Robert Gene Baker arrived in Washington at the height of World War II to become a Senate page.  Two decades later, this son of a mailman from Pickens, S.C., had become the reigning Washington wheeler-dealer …

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 …

Aryan Brotherhood may target teen suspects, police say  —  Two Spokane teenagers accused of killing a World War II veteran during a parking lot robbery may have been targeted by the Aryan Brotherhood, a California-based white supremacist prison gang.  —  Court documents indicate Spokane police learned …