Police: Woman allegedly kills herself with gun bought to prepare for Ferguson unrest  —  St. Louis (CNN) — A woman appears to have accidentally fatally shot herself in the head with a gun bought to prepare for possible Ferguson-related unrest, according to sources briefed on the police investigation.

Hagel Said to Be Stepping Down as Defense Chief Under Pressure  —  WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is stepping down under pressure, the first cabinet-level casualty of the collapse of President Obama's Democratic majority in the Senate and a beleaguered national security team …

Giuliani: 'White police officers wouldn't be there if you weren't killing each other.'  —  Former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani faced immediate Web backlash Sunday morning after he asked why people protest the killing of unarmed Ferguson, Mo., teenager Michael Brown but not black-on-black crime.

Giving thanks for government  —  Raise your hand if you love big government — you know, intrusive, controlling high-tax big government.  —  Not you, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.).  The only Socialist elected to Congress is excused from this caucus.  —  But seriously, every Republican …

Bigger Than Immigration  —  Don't let yourself get lost in the weeds.  Don't allow yourself to believe that opposition to President Obama's executive actions on immigration is only about that issue, the president's tactics, or his lack of obsequiousness to his detractors.

Hansen: “I need to step down”  —  One day after thnaking people for their support and saying he was the victim of character assassination, incoming Spesker Ira Hansen sent an early morning email to his caucus declaring his intention to step down:  —  Ironically for an email slugged “Irony …

Mitch McConnell preps for 2016 battle  —  Facing a daunting map, Republicans are already plotting ways to hang onto their new Senate majority.  —  Mitch McConnell spent years charting the Republican path back to power — and now he's already plotting to make sure they don't lose it.

Transgender woman buried by family as a man at Idaho funeral  —  Jennifer Gable was buried as Geoffrey Gable by her family in Twin Falls, Idaho even though she had legally changed her name and had been living as a woman for the past several years.  'What her parents have done is just a horrible thing …

Thousands of lost Lois Lerner IRS emails found by IG  —  An IRS watchdog has located an estimated 30,000 of the lost Lois Lerner emails, according to a source familiar with the matter.  —  The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration told congressional staffers Friday the emails belonging …

9-month-old girl shot inside Brooklyn home while dad cleaned gun: police  —  Jessica Rosales' parents will face criminal charges, police say, after the little girl was hit with a bullet while dad Pedro Rosales cleaned his illegal handgun.  —  A Brooklyn man shot his 9-month-old daughter …

SNL skit suggests Obama's immigration executive action is unconstitutional  —  Last night, Saturday Night Live's “cold open” mocked President Obama's new executive action shielding 4 million illegal immigrants from the threat of immediate deportation.  To the tune of a “Schoolhouse Rock!” …