Despite Filibuster Limits, a Door Remains Open to Block Judge Nominees  —  WASHINGTON — The decision by Senate Democrats to eliminate filibusters for most judicial nominations only marginally enhanced President Obama's power to reshape the judiciary, according to court watchers from across …

Obamas Might Stay in Washington After Presidency Ends  —  The first family might choose to stay in Washington, D.C., after President Obama leaves office in 2016, the president and first lady Michelle Obama told ABC News' Barbara Walters in an interview.  —  By then, their eldest daughter Malia …

An outbreak of lawlessness  —  For all the gnashing of teeth over the lack of comity and civility in Washington, the real problem is not etiquette but the breakdown of political norms, legislative and constitutional.  —  Such as the one just spectacularly blown up in the Senate.

Cancer Patient Who Spoke Out Against ObamaCare Now Being Audited  —  Bill Elliot was a cancer patient who lost his insurance due to ObamaCare and couldn't pay the expensive new premiums.  He was talking about paying the ObamaCare fine, going without health insurance and “letting nature take its course.”

11 Economic Lessons to Make You a Smarter Shopper This Black Friday  —  The first and last rule of prices is that nobody knows what anything is really worth.  Shoppers are guided by shallow clues ("this is cheaper than that") and latent emotions ("it just feels like a good deal") rather than knowledge and deliberate thinking.

Final Iran deal needs to balance out the concessions  —  THE FACT sheet distributed by the Obama administration about the nuclear agreement with Iran is notable for its omissions.  The 2,000-word document, like President Obama's televised statement Saturday night about the deal …

Hillary Clinton Supporters Slowly Realizing She Didn't Do Anything as Secretary of State  —  But that's okay since Hillary Clinton also didn't do anything in the Senate.  It could actually be a good slogan for her campaign.  “Vote for Hillary: She Won't Do Anything as President Either.”

Christie leads possible 2016 GOP contenders in CNN/ORC poll  —  Washington (CNN) - A new national poll indicates, that for the first time, there may be an early frontrunner in the race for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination.  —  And according to a CNN/ORC International survey …

Mormon Bishop Goes Undercover as Homeless Man to Teach about Compassion and Gratitude  —  (KUTV) An LDS Bishop went undercover as a homeless man in his congregation last Sunday.  He wanted to use his disguise as a tool to teach on compassion this Thanksgiving.  —  David Musselman is the bishop of the Taylorsville Fourth Ward.

Media feasting on Bush ‘fake’ turkey claim; false story still repeated 10 years on  —  It wasn't exactly the disastrous rollout of Obamacare, but 10 years ago this week, Washington was consumed with another scandal, dubbed by one CNN newscaster as “Turkey-gate”: Was that a fake turkey President George W. Bush …

Government in Slow Motion  —  Last week, in a fit of fury after they lost the ability to filibuster President Obama's nominees, several Congressional Republicans threatened to retaliate by slowing things down on Capitol Hill.  Democrats “will have trouble in a lot of areas because there's …