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.

Elizabeth Warren Gets Senate Democratic Leadership Spot  —  WASHINGTON — Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) gained a leadership position in the Senate Democratic caucus Thursday, giving the prominent progressive senator a key role in shaping the party's policy priorities.

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 …

The Big Question Democrats Need to Ask Themselves Before They Nominate Hillary  —  By most accounts, Hillary Clinton had a good election night.  Or at least her 2016 chances did.  The New York Times reported that voters and operatives woke up the next day counting on her to “resurrect the Democratic Party.”

Mary Landrieu: Dead Woman Walking?  —  As lawmakers return to Capitol Hill this week in a flurry of lame duck activity, one last Democrat has yet to lose her reelection campaign: Sen. Mary Landrieu of Louisiana.  She's not going down without a fight, but Louisiana Democrats remain skeptical she can pull it off.

The Republican Obsession With ‘Restoring’ America  —  Why so many conservatives have nostalgia for an era that wasn't all that golden  —  Next January, just in time for a potential presidential bid, Marco Rubio will publish a book.  It's called American Dreams: Restoring Economic Opportunity for Everyone.

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.

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 …

Obama Outmaneuvers Republicans on Climate Change  —  Republicans' best argument against regulating carbon emissions from U.S. coal plants has always been this: If China won't act, what use is it?  Why risk harming the U.S. economy if the resulting drop in emissions isn't enough to slow the worst effects of climate change?

A Response to President Xi Jinping  —  During their summit meeting in Beijing, President Obama and President Xi Jinping of China made much of their agreement to ease visa restrictions for businessmen, students and tourists.  —  Yet when Mr. Xi was asked at a news conference if he would do the same …

Extreme Wealth Is Bad for Everyone—Especially the Wealthy  —  Billionaires: Reflections on the Upper Crust by Darrell M. West (Brookings)  —  When I was fourteen I met a man with a talent for restoring a sense of fairness to a society with vast and growing inequalities in wealth.