FBI Warns Ferguson Decision ‘Will Likely’ Lead to Violence By Extremists Protesters … As the nation waits to hear whether a Missouri police officer will face charges for killing unarmed teenager Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., the FBI is warning law enforcement agencies across the country that the decision …

The worst two paragraphs about American politics you'll read today  —  Ron Fournier, like many of us, is frustrated with the state of American politics.  And like a moth driven to the flame, Ron Fournier knows that what's wrong is a lack of bipartisanship.  —  How else to explain …

Why Is This Bush Official Flip-Flopping on Obamacare?  —  Smellin' of Troy.  —  Shares  —  Jonathan Gruber's candid video commentaries have unleashed the latest in a never-ending round of conservative denunciations of Obamacare, the evilest, sneakiest, failing-est, and most unconstitutional assault of freedom ever.

California Tells Court It Can't Release Inmates Early Because It Would Lose Cheap Prison Labor  —  Out of California's years-long litigation over reducing the population of prisons deemed unconstitutionally overcrowded by the U.S. Supreme Court in 2010, another obstacle to addressing …

Vincent Gray rejects plea offer; federal prosecutors appear on track for indictment  —  D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray rejected an offer by federal prosecutors in September that he plead guilty to a single felony count in connection with their long-running investigation of his 2010 campaign, a person with knowledge of the talks said.

California's Attorney General Thinks Legal Weed Is Inevitable  —  In an interview with BuzzFeed News, California Attorney General Kamala Harris, a rising star in the Democratic Party, said she had “no moral opposition” to marijuana legalization.  But there are a lot of details to figure out.

Exclusive: Obama Orders Hostage Policy Review  —  The Obama administration is finally looking to fix its disjointed efforts to handle U.S. hostages.  But that comes too late for the family of an American aid worker killed by ISIS.  —  President Obama has ordered a top-to-bottom review …

Poll: Resistance to Obama order on immigration  —  WASHINGTON — President Obama's plan to sign an executive order on immigration, expected as early as this week, will meet more resistance than support, a new USA TODAY Poll finds.  Close to half of those surveyed, 46%, say he should wait …

Obamacare repeal is more likely, and now GOP needs an alternative  —  CONGRESS OBAMACARE SUPREME COURT HEALTH CARE LAW MAGAZINE  —  This month, two developments have shaken the conventional wisdom that repealing President Obama's healthcare law is an impossibility.

Why Hillary 2016 Thinks She Can Expand Obama's Electoral Map  —  The top minds in the proto-Hillary Clinton 2016 campaign infrastructure are already gaming out Electoral College scenarios.  What they think they have is a candidate who could compete in a handful of traditionally red states …

Eric Holder on His Legacy, His Regrets, and His Feelings About the Death Penalty  —  Bill Keller and Tim Golden of The Marshall Project spoke with Holder in Brooklyn, where he was visiting a widely praised drug court.  The transcript has been edited for length and clarity.

Rick Santorum Wishes Obama Would Be A Racial Uniter Like Segregationists Jerry Falwell and Jesse Helms  —  Potential Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum had an opportunity to speak at length to Iowa conservatives last week, when he guest hosted Steve Deace's radio show on Veterans Day.

The State Secrets Senator Mark Udall Should Reveal  —  When Mark Udall lost his Senate seat in the midterm elections, civil libertarians familiar with his efforts to inform Americans about the CIA and NSA had the same thought: Before leaving office, the Colorado Democrat should tell the public …

Stop calling me ‘the Ebola nurse’  —  I never had Ebola, and politicians who lie do nothing to protect your health  —  I never had Ebola.  I never had symptoms of Ebola.  I tested negative for Ebola the first night I stayed in New Jersey governor Chris Christie's private prison in Newark.