BOMBSHELL MEMO: Jeanne Shaheen Conspired With White House Insider On IRS Targeting Scandal  —  Democratic New Hampshire Sen. Jeanne Shaheen was principally involved in a plot with Lois Lerner and President Barack Obama's political appointee at the IRS to lead a program of harassment …

How Big a Night Will It Be for the GOP?  —  At this point, a seven-seat gain would seem the most likely outcome for Senate Republicans.  —  The odds of Republicans winning a Senate majority are obviously getting very high.  Indeed, it would be a real shocker if Democrats held the GOP …

The Crystal Ball's Final 2014 Picks  —  Who we favor in all 507 of Tuesday's Senate, gubernatorial, and House races  —  If you're in Charlottesville tonight, please join the Crystal Ball team — Larry J. Sabato, Kyle Kondik, and Geoffrey Skelley — for a free presentation on the 2014 midterms …

Former CBS News Reporter Sharyl Attkisson Claims Existence of Obama Enemies' List  —  “I kind of assume I'm on a list.  I don't think I'm the only one”  —  Sharyl Attkisson is an investigative journalist who became the story when she quit CBS News after two decades amid allegations …

In e-mail to Dole, Orman explains the difference between a ‘clown’ and ‘clown car’  —  Independent Kansas Senate candidate Greg Orman sent a 256-word e-mail to former Senate majority leader Bob Dole last Friday, denying that he referred to the Republican luminary as a “clown” last week.

What to Watch For as G.O.P. Expects Big Night at Polls  —  WASHINGTON — It is a recipe for sensory overload: Election returns will start flooding every device and screen Tuesday evening, capturing the outcomes of 36 governors' contests, the battle for control of the Senate …

Where did Obama go wrong?  —  The week after his reelection, President Obama was a man full of promise and promises: His job-approval rating stood at 54 percent, the 2010 tea party wave that had knocked his first term off balance appeared to have receded and he seemed as sober about the future as he was hopeful.

The Tectonic Plates of 2014  —  Several key structural factors will help keep in perspective what Tuesday's results say about the balance of power between the parties.  —  Candidates matter, campaigns matter, spending matters, and local quirks matter, too.

De Blasio Unveils New Plans for Troubled Schools in New York  —  In the packed auditorium of an East Harlem high school, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a new approach to fixing New York City's most troubled public schools on Monday, offering them more money and staffing, extending the length of their day …

Utah Cops Exonerated For Shooting Darien Hunt Seven Times In The Back  —  Is it any wonder at all that the black community is angry?  —  Darien Hunt received the death penalty for the crime of carrying a toy sword, and his killers were absolved of any criminal wrongdoing after they shot him seven times as he fled.

Glenn Greenwald and Snowden: ‘Nobody Should Use Facebook’  —  During a Q&A in Canada, Glenn Greenwald was asked why his colleague and NSA whistleblower, Edward Snowden, wasn't on any of the social media platforms — i.e., Facebook — and Greenwald didn't mince words.

Welcome to the most unrepresentative Senate election since World War II  —  With less than 24 hours to go before Election Day, confidence is growing that Republicans are poised to win enough of the battleground Senate races to take control of the upper chamber of Congress.

Election 2014: A new level of collaboration between candidates and big-money allies  —  The 2014 midterm elections mark a new level of collaboration between candidates and independent groups, eroding the barrier that is supposed to separate those running for office from their big-money allies.

A midterm referendum on Barack Obama  —  President Barack Obama's policies aren't actually on the ballot, and neither is he.  But 2014 has been all about him.  —  The midterm map put Democratic candidates on defense — there are indeed red states and blue states, and they vote Republican in the red states …

Lena Dunham Threatens To Sue Truth Revolt For Quoting Her  —  Lena Dunham may not like our interpretation of her book, but unfortunately for her and her attorneys, she wrote that book.

The Governing Class  —  Why the fate of Republican governors matters most for the GOP brand.  —  For the last several years, as the GOP brand in Washington has remained weak, Republican governors have tried to distance themselves from their Washington cousins.

Texas sees surge of disenfranchised voters  —  HOUSTON - A day before Texans go to the polls, an unusual group gathered for lunch at a Mexican restaurant not far from downtown: an unemployed African-American grandmother; a University of Houston student originally from Pennsylvania …

House Republicans could see their first black, gay members in years  —  House Republicans are expected to expand their majority in Tuesday's election in part by welcoming a new crop of fiery conservatives - but also by adding something that has been missing from the GOP: diversity.