Senate Defeats Bill on Keystone XL Pipeline in Narrow Vote  —  WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats, by a single vote, stopped legislation that would have approved construction of the Keystone XL pipeline, one of the most fractious and expensive battles of the Obama presidency.

Obama's Agenda Threatens to Divide the Democratic Party  —  Hillary Clinton's ability to win the White House in 2016 depends on the president moving to the middle, not playing to his base.  —  President Obama's biggest problem over the next two years may not be coming from recalcitrant Republicans …

McConnell looks to create super PAC dedicated to GOP Senate  —  CONGRESS SENATE REPUBLICAN PARTY MITCH MCCONNELL KENTUCKY CAMPAIGN FINANCE 2014 ELECTIONS 2016 ELECTIONS PENNAVE SUPER PACS 2014 MIDTERMS  —  Incoming Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is exploring the creation …

White House prepares activists for Obama's immigration order  —  The White House held calls with activist groups on Tuesday to prepare them for President Obama's executive action on immigration, sources tell The Hill.  —  Administration officials didn't go into detail on what would be included …

A Walker '16 boom: He looks great — on paper  —  Gov. Scott Walker, R-Wisc.  —  The Republican nomination for the presidency in 2016 may be Scott Walker's to lose.  If your response, as it might be, is “Scott Who?” then you're not paying attention yet.  —  I just spent a week among people who are …

“God View:” Uber Investigates Its Top New York Executive For Privacy Violations  —  In the wake of a BuzzFeed News story, the transit company is looking into the official's tracking of a journalist's location.  —  BuzzFeed News  —  Uber said Tuesday that it is investigating its top …

Why House Republicans Did Even Better Than They Expected  —  When the 114th Congress is sworn in on Jan. 3, House Republicans will boast their largest majority since Herbert Hoover was president.  If all leaders in the yet-to-be-called races hold their leads, Republicans will go from 234 seats to 247 …

Gruber's Obamacare payday highlights ulterior motives behind ‘do something’ cry  —  WHITE HOUSE OBAMACARE JONATHAN GRUBER  —  For all the cursing of congressional gridlock, one of the greatest sources of Washington's evils may be the bias in favor of doing something.

GOP Rep. Hal Rogers Floats ‘Rescission’ Plan To Combat Executive Amnesty  —  The chairman of the House Appropriations Committee pitched GOP colleagues on a plan to rescind funding for targeted programs in the next Congress to respond to President Obama's planned executive amnesty, throwing a new idea into a ring already full of them.

Woman's Remains Being Tested for Ebola in New York  —  A woman who died of an apparent heart attack at a New York City hair salon on Tuesday will be tested for the Ebola virus out of “an abundance of caution” because she had recently been in West Africa, city health officials said.

Dem anger flares over pregnant lawmaker  —  A meeting of House Democrats flared up on Tuesday over the increasingly thorny issue of whether a pregnant member should be allowed to vote from afar in the party's leadership elections this week.  —  Democratic leaders, including Rep. Nancy Pelosi …

NAACP responds to racial school administrator retweet  —  UPDATE: The NAACP sent 13News Now the following statement: … NORFOLK — A retweet has stirred up controversy at Booker T. Washington High School in Norfolk.  —  The tweet, allegedly sent from the account of a school administrator …

Key ObamaCare official used threats, ‘tantrums’ to push website launch despite concerns, email claims  —  This Nov. 5, 2013 file photo shows Medicare chief Marilyn Tavenner testifying on Capitol Hill in Washington.  (AP)  —  A key ObamaCare official engaged in a “cruel and uncaring march” …

K Street to cash in on GOP ties  —  A cadre of former congressional staffers on K Street stands to gain influence with the rise of a new crop of GOP chairmen in the Senate.  —  Lobbyists whose stock is about to skyrocket include those with ties to new leadership on the Banking, Finance …

Jonathan Gruber mentions on TV: Fox News 779, MSNBC 79  —  Coverage of a 2013 video showing MIT professor and Obamacare adviser Jonathan Gruber talking about the “stupidity” of American voters has varied greatly by cable network, a review of closed captioning information shows.  —  How varied?