Voter stupidity remark gives GOP new ammo on ObamaCare  —  Comments about voter stupidity made by an ally of the Obama administration are turning into conservatives' newest weapon against the president's healthcare law.  —  A series of unearthed videos of ObamaCare consultant Jonathan Gruber …

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 …

The selling of Obamacare 2.0  —  TV's out; hashtags are in.  —  At this point last year, President Barack Obama had talked up Obamacare on “Leno.”  He tweeted about it with Katy Perry, asked ministers to pitch it to their flocks and dispatched top officials and celebrities to spread the Obamacare word.

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.

All eyes on Jeb Bush  —  The 2016 GOP presidential nominating contest, which began after last week's midterm elections wrapped up, already includes 17 potential candidates and their families, hundreds of would-be staff and several dozen top Republican donors.

Something Funny Happened In Iowa, And It May Hurt Democrats In 2016  —  Republican Sen.-elect Joni Ernst easily won her race in Iowa last Tuesday, beating Democrat Bruce Braley by 8.5 percentage points.  Her victory wasn't shocking, but its size was (to everyone except pollster Ann Selzer, that is).

Eric Cantor's Secrets for Negotiating with Joe Biden  —  “The Guy's Awesome”  —  Last week's Republican victories may have had the paradoxical effect of increasing the influence of the consummate Congressional Democrat, Joe Biden.  GOP leaders looking to show they can get things done …

Religion in Latin America  —  Widespread Change in a Historically Catholic Region  —  Latin America is home to more than 425 million Catholics - nearly 40% of the world's total Catholic population - and the Roman Catholic Church now has a Latin American pope for the first time in its history.

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 …

Team Springsteen: Why ‘Fortunate Son’ Belonged At The Concert For Valor  —  Bruce Springsteen performed at the Concert For Valor on the National Mall on Tuesday night.  Events like this are Bruce's calling.  He probably has a star-spangled bat signal in his house that lights up whenever …

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?

Don't Soul-Search.  Stiffen Your Backbone.  —  It's a time-honored tradition.  —  After months of covering the midterm elections through a prism of polls and tactics, pundits will shift their focus to the defeated party's so-called season of “soul-searching.”  —  As a Democrat, I'm disappointed in last Tuesday's results.

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 …

Missouri KKK Leader: Ferguson Protests Are Boosting Recruitment [UPDATED]  —  Frank Ancona (center), the head of the Traditionalist American Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, says his group is ready to protect citizens from violent Ferguson protesters.  —  The head of Missouri's most visible KKK group claims …

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.

Justices Hear Challenge to Alabama Redistricting  —  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday wrestled with the role race may play in drawing legislative maps.  —  The issue was an old one, but the case had a novel twist: Wednesday's challenge came from black and Democratic lawmakers …