The Meaning of the Ferguson Riots  —  The St. Louis County grand jury's decision not to indict the white police officer who in August shot and killed Michael Brown, an unarmed black teenager, would have generated widespread anger and disappointment in any case.

Why Didn't Republicans See Obama's Immigration Move Coming?  —  Congress foiled by extremely predictable scheme.  —  Shares  —  One of the strangest things about the immigration debate is the fervent belief by conservatives that President Obama is motivated only by devious partisan considerations.

The Pitchforks Are Coming... For Us Plutocrats  —  To: My Fellow Zillionaires  —  You probably don't know me, but like you I am one of those .01%ers, a proud and unapologetic capitalist.  I have founded, co-founded and funded more than 30 companies across a range of industries …

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Has Stent Placed in Her Heart  —  Ginsburg, 81, said in a series of interviews this year that she has no plans to retire.

Veto threat derails Reid tax deal  —  The White House on Tuesday threatened to veto an emerging deal that would restore several lapsed tax breaks, bringing into the open tensions between President Obama and the top Senate Democrat.  —  Jennifer Friedman, a White House spokeswoman …

Schumer: Dems erred with ObamaCare  —  Democrats made a strategic mistake by passing the Affordable Care Act, Sen. Charles Schumer (N.Y.), the third-ranking member of the Senate Democratic leadership, said Tuesday.  —  Schumer says Democrats “blew the opportunity the American people gave them” …

Why amnesty will force layoffs  —  President Obama's amnesty for illegal immigrants will produce a disaster of unparalleled magnitude when the ObamaCare employer mandate kicks in.  —  Those granted amnesty will not be eligible for ObamaCare.  The amnesty will merely keep them safe from deportation; it won't make them legal.

Ferguson: In Defense of Rioting  —  Darlena Cunha is a Florida-based contributor to The Washington Post and TIME among dozens of other publications.  —  The violent protests in Ferguson, Mo., are part of the American experience.  Peaceful protesting is a luxury only available to those safely in mainstream culture

Obama Admits: ‘I Just Took an Action to Change the Law’  —  The White House has argued that President Obama's executive amnesty order last week was made well within the existing law.  But in remarks in Chicago tonight, President Obama went off script and admitted that in fact he unilaterally made changes to the law.

Will the GOP scrap Obama's State of the Union address?  —  In early 1999, the political environment in Washington, D.C., bordered on surreal.  President Clinton had just been impeached.  House Speaker Newt Gingrich had just been ousted from his leadership post, forced out by his own members.

U.S. EPA: We need tougher ozone standards  —  For 44 years, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has defended the American people's right to breathe clean air by setting national air quality standards for common air pollutants.  —  Successful public health protection depends on the latest science.

Obama fires back at hecklers: ‘Get the facts’  —  President Obama shot back at hecklers Tuesday who interrupted his speech in Chicago, insisting they “get the facts.”  —  Back in his hometown, Obama pitched his sweeping executive actions on immigraton to a pre-dominantly Polish-American crowd.