Exclusive: Police Officer Darren Wilson Explains How He Feared for His Life … Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson has spoken out to ABC News for the first time publicly since fatally shooting a black teenager, Michael Brown, and he said that he would not do anything differently.

Congress Poised To Eliminate Key Tax Breaks For Middle Class, Provide Permanent Tax Breaks For Corporations  —  Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) has reached a compromise with House Republicans on a package of tax breaks that would permanently extend relief for big multinational …

Car plows through protesters during Ferguson rally in south Minneapolis  —  Star Tribune videographer Mark Vancleave shot video of the altercation during a solidarity rally Tuesday near the Minneapolis Police's 3rd Precinct building at Lake Street and Minnehaha Avenue S.

Rand Paul: The Politicians Are To Blame in Ferguson  —  The failure of the War on Poverty has created a culture of violence and put police in a nearly impossible situation.  —  We are witnessing a tragedy in Ferguson.  This city in Missouri has become a focal point for so much.

Witness #40  —  I've been reading through the Ferguson grand jury doc dump released by Mr. McCullough; the documents are housed at the St. Louis public radio station here.  The oddest thing I've seen so far is the account of Witness #40, who just happened to set out on a journey …

Democrats Erred by Acting on Health Care in 2010, Schumer Says  —  Nov. 25 (Bloomberg) — Democrats made a mistake by passing President Barack Obama's health-care law in 2010 instead of focusing more directly on helping the middle class, third-ranking U.S. Senate Democrat Charles Schumer said today.

E.P.A. to Introduce Sweeping New Controls on Smog-Causing Ozone Emissions  —  WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is expected to release on Wednesday a contentious and long-delayed environmental regulation to curb emissions of ozone, a smog-causing pollutant linked to asthma, heart disease and premature death.