Alec Baldwin Talks About His MSNBC Show's Sudden Cancellation  —  Following a confrontation with paparazzi outside of his New York City home—allegedly calling a paparazzo a “c**ksucking fag”— MSNBC suspended Alec Baldwin's show, and now they have cancelled it.

A Plea to Avoid Crush of Users at Health Site  —  WASHINGTON — White House officials, fearful that the federal health care website may again be overwhelmed this weekend, have urged their allies to hold back enrollment efforts so the insurance marketplace does not collapse under a crush of new users.

Top-Secret Document Reveals NSA Spied On Porn Habits As Part Of Plan To Discredit ‘Radicalizers’  —  WASHINGTON — The National Security Agency has been gathering records of online sexual activity and evidence of visits to pornographic websites as part of a proposed plan to harm the reputations …

Obama seeks limits on tax-exempt groups  —  The Obama administration on Tuesday moved to rein in the “dark money” groups that have spent millions of dollars in political campaigns without disclosing their donors.  —  In draft guidance to be issued by Treasury and the IRS …

CBS News' Lara Logan Taking Leave Of Absence Over Discredited ‘60 Minutes’ Benghazi Report  —  NEW YORK — Jeff Fager, chairman of CBS News and executive producer of '"60 Minutes," informed staff Tuesday that Lara Logan and her producer, Max McClellan, would be taking a leave of absence following …

Is another Republican wave building?  —  President Obama's poll numbers are at record lows.  The health care law that serves as the cornerstone of his domestic policy legacy is even more unpopular.  And there are few chances to change the conversation among a skeptical public that isn't happy with Washington.

Dinesh D'Souza Deletes Tweet Calling Obama ‘Grown-Up Trayvon’  —  Conservative commentator Dinesh D'Souza on Tuesday called President Barack Obama a “Grown-Up Trayvon” on his Twitter page, but he appeared to delete the tweet shortly after.  —  “I am thankful this week when I remember …

White House faces tough court fight on ObamaCare mandate  —  The Obama administration faces a tough task in convincing the Supreme Court to rule in favor of ObamaCare's contraception mandate, according to legal experts.  —  They say Chief Justice John Roberts's court, which upheld the health law …

Americans back Iran deal by 2-to-1 margin: Reuters/Ipsos poll  —  (Reuters) - Americans back a newly brokered nuclear deal with Iran by a 2-to-1 margin and are very wary of the United States resorting to military action against Tehran even if the historic diplomatic effort falls through, a Reuters/Ipsos poll showed on Tuesday.

GETAWAY-DAY EDITION — PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN GURUS TO PUSH FOR BIG DEBATE CHANGES based on rise of social media and early voting — DE BLASIO ALREADY AFFECTING NYC  —  EXCLUSIVE: Top officials from past presidential campaigns have quietly formed a group to push for major changes …

Release Detail  —  November 27, 2013 - Obama Hits Historic Low In Ohio, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; Clinton Tops Kasich, Ties Christie In 2016 Race  —  President Barack Obama's job approval rating among Ohio voters is a negative 34 - 61 percent, his lowest score in any Quinnipiac …

CNN/ORC Poll: Are Obamacare's flaws fixable?  —  Washington (CNN) - Despite the flawed rollout of HealthCare.gov, a majority of Americans still seem to have an open mind about whether Obamacare will work, and more than half of those surveyed in a new national poll believe the current problems can be solved.

State successes show health law can work  —  With all the waves of bad news about the Obamacare website and the canceled policies, it would be easy to conclude that nothing in this law will ever work — that it's just too big and complicated and messy.  —  But that's not the complete picture of the Affordable Care Act rollout.

Senate Dems want HealthCare.gov CEO  —  Seven Senate Democrats are calling on President Obama to appoint a permanent “chief executive officer” to oversee the ObamaCare website after the departure of Jeffrey Zients at the end of the year.  —  In a letter sent to the White House on Tuesday …

O.J. Simpson denied bid for new trial, but his lawyers vow to keep up fight  —  Former football star O.J. Simpson won't win a new trial on his October 2008 Las Vegas conviction on armed robbery and kidnapping charges.  —  Clark County Judge Linda Marie Bell, who heard Simpson's appeal …

MAP: Incumbent Republicans Face Almost All Of The Primary Challenges  —  Though much has been made about Democrats' positioning on Obamacare as 2014 approaches, it may be Republicans that face more hurdles in the early parts of the campaign.  —  In seven of eight Senate races …