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 …

Obama in Winter  —  They say failure can be a good teacher, but, so far, the Obama administration is opting out of the course.  The post-midterm period has been one of the most bizarre of the Obama presidency.  President Obama has racked up some impressive foreign-policy accomplishments …

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.

Democrats press Obama to wait on immigration executive action  —  President Obama has a tough decision to make on the timing of an executive order to freeze deportations of illegal immigrants.  —  Senate Democrats want him to wait to give them time to pass an omnibus spending bill …

Why is Obama ignoring the experts on illegal immigration?  —  There are some important voices that have been starkly absent as President Obama gets ready to issue an executive order that would usurp federal immigration law in the coming days.  —  “We're all pretty much ticked,” …

Keystone at Senate tipping point  —  Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.) and other supporters of the Keystone XL oil pipeline are stuck at 59 votes — one vote shy of the supermajority they need to move their bill forward on Tuesday.  —  Sens. Carl Levin (D-Mich.) and Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.) …

Uber Executive Suggests Digging Up Dirt On Journalists  —  Senior vice president Emil Michael floated making critics' personal lives fair game.  Michael apologized Monday for the remarks.  —  Emil Michael, senior vice president of business for Uber, in July.  —  David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images

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 …

In GOP, a new voice of immigration dissent  —  He hasn't even taken his first vote in Congress, but incoming freshman Rep. Carlos Curbelo is already breaking with his party on immigration.  —  The Florida Republican is a vocal supporter of actions on immigration reform that many in the GOP have rejected …

AP Exclusive: Charles Manson gets marriage license  —  2 photos  —  CORCORAN, Calif. (AP) — Mass murderer Charles Manson plans to marry a 26-year-old woman who left her Midwestern home and spent the past nine years trying to help exonerate him.  —  Afton Elaine Burton, the raven-haired bride-to-be …

In Mr. Obama's own words, acting alone is ‘not how our democracy functions’  —  DEMOCRATS URGING President Obama to “go big” in his executive order on immigration might pause to consider the following scenario:  —  It is 2017.  Newly elected President Ted Cruz (R) insists he has won a mandate to repeal Obamacare.

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.