Online SHOP enrollment delayed by one year  —  The Obama administration today announced a year-long delay of online enrollment for small businesses looking to purchase health coverage through federal-run exchanges, another setback for HealthCare.gov.  —  The delay, first reported by POLITICO …

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 …

Hudak resigns seat to end recall threat, hold Democrats' Senate majority  —  DENVER — State Sen. Evie Hudak has decided to resign rather than risk facing a recall election that, should she lose, would flip control of the senate to Republicans, FOX31 Denver was first to report Wednesday.

Young men, get a ‘yes’ text before sex  —  Editor's note: Roxanne Jones is a founding editor of ESPN The Magazine and a former vice president at ESPN.  She is a national lecturer on sports, entertainment and women's topics and a recipient of the 2010 Woman of the Year award from Women in Sports and Events.

Obama's photo policy smacks of propaganda  —  Is the Obama White House airbrushing history?  —  It was a hallmark of the Stalin era: Fallen Soviet leaders vanished from official photographs.  Nobody accuses President Obama of such subterfuge (well, nobody except for those who believe …

The Hotline's Senate Race Rankings: Democrats on Defense  —  Thirteen of the 15 seats most likely to switch are Democratic-held.  —  Arkansas Sen. Mark Pryor is his party's most vulnerable incumbent seeking reelection.  (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)  —  A lot has happened since National …

DNC Wants To Help You Talk With ‘Your Republican Uncle’ On Thanksgiving  —  The Democratic National Committee is launched a Thanksgiving-themed website Wednesday called YourRepublicanUncle.com that purports to help people deal with “lively discussions with Republican relatives about politics” that occur during the holiday season.

If You Must Talk Politics at Thanksgiving, Here's How  —  10 unsatisfying rules for disagreeing with friends and family over the holidays  —  On Thanksgiving, it's usually best if you don't talk politics.  The subject tends to aggravate people, and it's very unlikely that anyone's mind will be changed.

The dog ate Obama's health-care reform.  —  When we got up this morning, there was an email on our BlackBerry from “Barack Obama.”  We assumed that, like all the other emails we get from “Obama,” it was a fundraising pitch from Organizing for Action, the 501(c)(4) “social welfare” organization that sells access to the president.

Mike Huckabee labels Lara Logan a ‘hero journalist’ for discredited Benghazi report  —  Fox News host and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee (R) on Wednesday said that Lara Logan's botched reporting on Benghazi made her a “hero journalist” and he was shocked that CBS News would force her off the air.

Soda vs. Pop vs. Coke: Mapping How Americans Talk  —  What's your general term for a sweetened carbonated beverage?  What word or words do you use to address a group of two or more people?  What do you call it when the rain falls while the sun is shining?  —  Former Harvard professor Bert …

It's Thanksgiving So We Asked Brits To Label The United States — We're So Sorry, America  —  What do you mean there's no such place as Further South Dakota?!  [Update: Turns out Americans aren't so great at Europe either.]  —  Erm, sooo, yeah.  We really wish we could tell you this is the worst attempt.

Mike Huckabee radio show ending  —  Mike Huckabee's radio show is done, the former Arkansas governor announced on Wednesday.  —  “The Mike Huckabee Show on radio, which was heard 3 hours a day on over 200 radio stations across the country since April of 2012 will conclude its run at the end …

Joe Lieberman, lobbyist  —  The week of the 2012 elections, the New York Times magazine talked to then-Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.), who was wrapping up his congressional career.  “You're retiring after serving 24 years in the Senate.  What lobbying firm are you going to join now?” the Times asked.

Berlusconi Expelled From Senate in Italy  —  ROME — Having spent months manufacturing procedural delays or conjuring political melodrama in hopes of saving himself, Silvio Berlusconi on Wednesday could no longer stave off the inevitable: Italy's Senate resoundingly stripped him of his parliamentary seat …

US now indicates Iran interim deal wasn't quite finalized  —  ‘Technical details’ have yet to be worked out, State Department says, meaning six-month countdown to permanent deal hasn't started and Iran isn't bound by any new terms  —  WASHINGTON — Iran is currently enjoying a “window” …

Ten Obamacare Talking Points To Ruin Your Thanksgiving  —  We probably all know at least one: the person who comes to a family gathering primed to talk about politics - particularly, to let you know why their view is right, and yours is dead, dead wrong.  These are the worst kind of guests.

Sriracha Factory Shut Down Over ‘Offensive’ Odors  —  LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge has given a dose of cold water to the hot sauce Sriracha, ruling Tuesday that the factory that manufactures the trendy condiment must partially shut down after neighbors complained of the spicy smells it was producing.

Pentagon, Texas Guard end standoff on benefits  —  A standoff between the Pentagon and Texas National Guard ended Tuesday when officials in Austin said same-sex couples could apply for benefits immediately.  —  The decision means that five Texas Guard facilities once closed to gay couples …

New tax law driving expats to renounce U.S. citizenship  —  McClatchy Washington BureauNovember 27, 2013  —  Facebook Twitter Google Plus Reddit E-mail Print  —  WASHINGTON — For Ruth Anne Freeborn, it boiled down to a choice between country and family.