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 …

Viewer's guide to election night  —  Though the final makeup of the Senate and House might not be known for days or months, it should take only a few hours after polls start to close for solid clues to emerge about which party is in for a good night.  —  On the Senate side …

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 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 …

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.

On Election's Eve, G.O.P. Is Confident, but Voters Are Sour  —  WASHINGTON — The most expensive midterm campaign in American history stumbled into Election Day on Tuesday with voters' interest at record lows and their divisions deep over what they want their government to do in President Obama's final two years.

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.

The web is a terrorist's command-and-control network of choice  —  People do not want social media platforms to facilitate murder, writes Robert Hannigan  —  The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (Isis) is the first terrorist group whose members have grown up on the internet.

NEW EMAILS SHOW WHITE HOUSE ROLE IN SHERROD OUSTER … WASHINGTON (AP) — A 2010 email from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says his department was “waiting for the go-ahead” from the White House before accepting the resignation of employee Shirley Sherrod, according to newly released documents …

Tom Magliozzi, Popular Co-Host Of NPR's ‘Car Talk,’ Dies At 77  —  Tom Magliozzi, one of public radio's most popular personalities, died on Monday of complications from Alzheimer's disease.  He was 77 years old.  —  Tom and his brother, Ray, became famous as “Click and Clack the Tappet Brothers” on the weekly NPR show Car Talk.

Obama cuts radio ad for Kay Hagan  —  President Barack Obama has cut a radio ad for North Carolina Democratic Sen. Kay Hagan's campaign, asking voters to “stand with” him in supporting the incumbent, who has tried to distance herself from the president for months.  —  “North Carolina, we need to send a message this election.

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.

Prosecutor Claims Perry Threatening Grand Jury After Indictment  —  A grand jury indicted Perry on abuse of office charges in August, after which Perry spoke out against the indictment.  —  “I am confident we will ultimately prevail, that this farce of a prosecution will be revealed for what it is …

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.

Russian monument to Steve Jobs taken down after Apple CEO Cook says he is gay  —  A Russian monument to Apple co-founder Steve Jobs has been taken down, after Apple CEO Tim Cook's announcement last week that he is gay.  —  The monument, which is in the shape of an oversize iPhone …

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 …

Beware a wounded Obama  —  IMMIGRATION BARACK OBAMA IRAN ISRAEL 2014 ELECTIONS 2016 ELECTIONS MAGAZINE 2014 MIDTERMS  —  No matter what the exact outcome of Tuesday's elections, there is little doubt that President Obama will come out of it wounded.  —  Whether or not Republicans take over the Senate, they will certainly gain seats.