CIA Interrogations Saved Lives  —  The Senate Intelligence investigators never spoke to us—the leaders of the agency whose policies they are now assailing for partisan reasons.  —  The Senate Intelligence Committee has released its majority report on Central Intelligence Agency detention and interrogation in the wake of 9/11.

Issa To Gruber: ‘Are You Stupid?’  —  House Oversight Committee Chair Darrell Issa (R-CA) cut right to the chase in his questioning of MIT professor Jonathan Gruber's comments on the “stupidity of the American voter” at a Tuesday oversight committee hearing.

The Rise and Fall of Chris Hughes and Sean Eldridge, America's Worst Gay Power Couple  —  Chris Hughes and Sean Eldridge have always been entitled brats.  And now the media has finally noticed.  —  Just three years ago, Chris Hughes and Sean Eldridge were the toast of the liberal establishment.

Cops swarm Chabad-Lubavitch synagogue, shoot knife-wielding man after student gets stabbed (VIDEO)  —  WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT NYPD anti-terror officers swarmed Chabad-Lubavitch in Crown Heights after Israeli student Levi Rosenviat, 22, was stabbed during prayer early Tuesday.

Republicans clash on reversing nuclear option in Senate  —  Republicans are split over whether to change the Senate's rules to allow filibusters on executive and judicial nominations.  —  As they head into a conference meeting on Tuesday, some Republicans say it's time to undo a wrong committed …

Approval Ratings Hit 5-Year High for Republicans  —  Republicans are enjoying a five-year peak in popularity after their wins in the midterm elections, according to a new Bloomberg Politics poll, while President Barack Obama struggles with his lowest job approval rating, at 39 percent.

Mary Landrieu's Loss and the End of Ticket Splitting  —  Louisiana Sen. Mary L. Landrieu's defeat in the Dec. 6 runoff certainly was no surprise.  If anything, it seemed inevitable since the evening of Nov. 4, when it became clear a Republican rout was underway and Democrats would lose control of the Senate.

FBI Files Charges Against President Of Company Behind West Virginia Chemical Spill  —  Gary Southern, president of Freedom Industries, takes a sip of water at a press conference on the chemical spill.  —  The former president of the company that contaminated drinking water for 300,000 West Virginians …

Sharp Racial Divisions in Reactions to Brown, Garner Decisions  —  Many Blacks Expect Police-Minority Relations to Worsen  —  The public has very different reactions to the recent grand jury decisions in two police-related deaths that have sparked protests in cities across the country.

MoveOn.org Looks to Nudge Elizabeth Warren Into 2016 Presidential Race  —  WASHINGTON — Some Democrats are “Ready for Hillary.”  MoveOn.org is ready for Elizabeth Warren.  —  The liberal group is poised to spend $1 million on a campaign to draft Senator Warren, the Massachusetts Democrat …