CDC chief on Ebola: We can't shut the border  —  Tom Frieden, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, on Friday said restricting travel between the U.S. and West Africa would likely “backfire” and put Americans more at risk of contracting Ebola.

Are big three senate races slipping from Dems?  —  It's been the most remarkably enduring story line of Election 2014: three Democratic senators defying their states' deep red complexion and their president's abysmal approval ratings to stay competitive in races that should have, on paper, been lost long ago.

The GOP's Midterm Strategy Is a Lot Like “Seinfeld”  —  It's a campaign about nothing—but way less funny  —  As if to signal his awareness that there's a gaping void in the GOP's midterm election strategy, Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus did something a little unusual …

Obama's Éminence Grise  —  As the Obama administration crashes and burns, insiders begin to blame Valerie Jarrett.  —  Are significant chunks of the mainstream media in despair over Barack Obama?  This past week, Obama used 60 Minutes to attempt to shift blame for the failure …

Lindsey Graham: The Embodiment of Everything Wrong with the GOP  —  Reading this Stephen Hayes report was good for a laugh: … Graham is kidding himself if he thinks he could be the nominee, so I'm not sure what the point of this would be.  The likely 2016 field will already be filled with reliably hawkish candidates.

Former Top Official Says Kim Jong-un Is No Longer in Control of North Korea  —  An elite group of exiles from North Korea gathered in September in the Netherlands to discuss the state of the regime they used to serve.  The conference included top diplomats, an ex-senior official of the Ministry of Security …