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.”

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 …

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 …

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 …

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.

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.