Law in the Raw  —  Nearly a week has gone by since the Supreme Court's unexpected decision to enlist in the latest effort to destroy the Affordable Care Act, and the shock remains unabated.  “This is Bush v. Gore all over again,” one friend said as we struggled to absorb the news last Friday afternoon.

Gov. Mike Beebe says he will pardon his own son  —  Gov. Mike Beebe says he will pardon his son, Kyle, for a felony crime from his past.  —  “Mr. Governor, I am asking for a second chance at life.  I am asking for a second chance to be the man that I know that I can be,” Kyle Beebe wrote in his pardon application to his father.

Source: Obama to announce 10-point immigration plan via exec action as early as next week  —  EXCLUSIVE: President Obama is planning to unveil a 10-part plan for overhauling U.S. immigration policy via executive action — including suspending deportations for millions — as early as next Friday …

Harry Reid wants Warren in Senate leadership  —  Senate Democrats want to enlist a progressive firebrand as a member of their leadership: Elizabeth Warren.  —  The incoming Senate minority leader, Harry Reid, is engaged in private talks with the Massachusetts freshman to create …

Robert Reich's advice to Hillary Clinton: Ride the populist wave  —  Former Labor Secretary Robert Reich is not running for president, but he thinks any Democrat who is - including his “old friend” Hillary Clinton - should worry about Republicans outflanking them on populism.

House, Senate to vote on Keystone XL pipeline  —  Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.) moved quickly on Wednesday to force the U.S. Senate to pass a long-stalled bill allowing the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline.  Senate leaders agreed to hold a vote as early as next Tuesday.

In Climate Deal With China, Obama May Set 2016 Theme  —  WASHINGTON — President Obama's landmark agreement with China to cut greenhouse gas pollution is a bet by the president and Democrats that on the issue of climate change, American voters are far ahead of Washington's warring factions …

Internal Memos Detail Davis Campaign Dysfunction … Feb. 11 Letter From Prism Communications Jan. 6 Memo About Davis Campaign Disarray  —  Consultants for Democrat Wendy Davis warned her campaign months ago that the Fort Worth senator was headed for a humiliating defeat in the Texas governor's race unless …

Bill Cosby raped me.  Why did it take 30 years for people to believe my story?  —  Only when a male comedian called Cosby a rapist did the accusation take hold.  —  In 2004, when Andrea Constand filed a lawsuit against Bill Cosby for sexual assault, her lawyers asked me to testify.

Barber-McSally race: Recount certain  —  The state's first-ever general-election recount for a congressional seat will occur in the race between Republican Martha McSally and incumbent Democratic Rep. Ron Barber in southern Arizona, as final vote totals from Pima County had McSally winning by just 161 votes, out of more than 219,000.

Which Word Should Be Banned in 2015?  —  If you hear that word one more time, you will definitely cringe.  You may exhale pointedly.  And you might even seek out the nearest the pair of chopsticks and thrust them through your own eardrums like straws through plastic lids.  What word is this?