Nancy Pelosi says she doesn't know who Jonathan Gruber is.  She touted his work in 2009.  —  House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Thursday that, not only did Jonathan Gruber not play a significant role in drafting Obamacare, but that she doesn't even “know who he is.”

Obama Aides Say Moves Will Avert 5 Million Deportations  —  WASHINGTON — President Obama will ignore angry protests from Republicans and announce as soon as next week a broad overhaul of the nation's immigration enforcement system that will protect up to five million undocumented immigrants …

Americans' Cellphones Targeted in Secret U.S. Spy Program  —  Fake Cellphone Towers on Planes Used to Target Criminals, but Also Sift Through Thousands of Other Phones  —  WASHINGTON—The Justice Department is scooping up data from thousands of cellphones through fake communications towers deployed …

Obama, Down but Not Out, Presses Ahead  —  WASHINGTON — President Obama emerged from last week's midterm election rejected by voters, hobbled politically and doomed to a final two years in office suffering from early lame-duck syndrome.  That, at least, was the consensus in both parties.

pointergate  —  A few days before the November 4th election, I took a photo with an organizer while doorknocking to get the vote out.  In that photo, the organizer and I pointed at one another (after, it has often been remarked, an awkward moment of set-up).

Rob Portman plans for White House run as anti-Obama  —  CINCINNATI (CNN) — Rob Portman is mapping out a possible presidential run, creating a narrative, talking to fundraisers and looking to change his image from the senator who once ran George W. Bush's budget office to the anti-Obama from Ohio with a serious resume.

Secret Emails of Potential Clinton Campaign Managers Revealed … For the past five years, a prominent Democratic operative who is a leading contender to manage a Hillary Clinton presidential campaign has maintained a private email listserv for friends and associates that carries a provocative name: the “Mook Mafia.”

Frustrated Democratic Senators Vent, but Re-Elect Reid to Be Their Leader  —  WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats voted to retain Senator Harry Reid of Nevada and the other senior members of their leadership on Thursday, putting off for now the uncomfortable question of how to inject new energy …

Secret Service Blunders Eased White House Intruder's Way, Review Says  —  WASHINGTON — An intruder was able to climb a fence and enter the White House in September because of a succession of “performance, organizational, technical” and other failures by the Secret Service …

14 From '14: Quick Takes on the Midterm  —  After going over the results from last week, we had a number of bite-sized observations to offer — 14, to be exact:  —  1. The polls really were worse than usual  —  This cycle featured the largest average miss by the two major poll aggregators …

Dems Deny Duckworth a Proxy Vote in Democratic Leader Elections  —  The pregnant Illinois congresswoman and wounded war veteran is unable to travel to D.C.  —  Rep. Tammy Duckworth of Illinois, who is expecting a baby in December, is being denied a request to vote by proxy …

Obama's Unexpectedly Good Week  —  Eight days ago, President Obama went before the White House press corps to acknowledge the previous day's midterm-election results and take his knocks.  “Obviously, Republicans had a good night,” he said.  “And they deserve credit for running good campaigns.

A Major Breakthrough on Climate Change  —  The deal jointly announced in Beijing by President Obama and China's president, Xi Jinping, to limit greenhouse gases well beyond their earlier pledges is both a major diplomatic breakthrough and — assuming both sides can carry out their promises …