The Week Elizabeth Warren Decided to Run for President  —  Or may have decided.  We won't know for a few months whether the Massachusetts senator will challenge Hillary Clinton for the Democratic nomination, but if she chooses to run, we're going to look back at this week as a pivotal moment in Warren's decision-making.

More Videos: Gruber Talks About Writing Obamacare; Said Under Oath He Didn't Write It  —  When MIT professor and Obamacare architect Jonathan Gruber testified in front of Congress earlier this week about the lack of transparency used to deceive the American people about the Affordable Care Act …

Ex-CIA director defends rectal rehydration  —  Former CIA Director Gen. Michael Hayden on Thursday defended revelations from Senate Intelligence Committee Democrats that the agency used rectal rehydration on detainees.  —  “These were medical procedures,” Hayden said during a tense interview on CNN's “The Lead with Jake Tapper.”

Sabrina Erdely Was Once Disciplined By Stephen Glass For Fabrication  —  And you thought this whole story couldn't get more bizarre.  According to “Penn In Ink,” a collection of essays about the University of Pennsylvania by author Samuel Hughes, Sabrina Erdely (Sabrina Rubin at the time) …

The Torture Party: Why Republicans Defend the Most Sadistic Government Program in Recent History  —  The allegation that the Bush administration used torture had gone from outrageous smear to tired news without ever having passed through the stage of acceptable topic of discussion.  —  Shares

Was my 17-year-old son lynched, in the year 2014?  The police still won't tell me  —  It's hard to think such a thing could still happen in the United States.  This is justice?  Tell us what happened to Lennon.  Tell me what happened to my son  —  Friday 12 December 2014 10.41 EST

Inside the Collapse of The New Republic  —  Last Friday morning, Chris Hughes, the owner of The New Republic, and Guy Vidra, the magazine's C.E.O., presided over a meeting at the publication's Penn Quarter offices in Washington, D.C. It had been a busy twenty-four hours: a day earlier …

Joe Biden: 'I'll Kill Your Son'  —  In a speech Wednesday, the vice president recalled a moment from childhood when he ‘smashed [the] head’ of local bully—and then threatened to kill him.  —  Vice President Joe Biden said he once chased down a bully on his bicycle, physically assaulted him …

In New Election, Jeb Bush Stakes Out the Middle Ground  —  WASHINGTON — When former Gov. Jeb Bush of Florida quietly visited Senator John McCain in his Capitol Hill office this fall, discussion turned to a subject of increasing interest to Mr. Bush: how to run for president without pandering to the party's conservative base.

Cop Shows Up At Penn Student's Room To Question Her About Activist Facebook Post  —  If only they were this diligent about investigating right-wing domestic terrorists.  —  Activists also report that the day after the town hall was held at Calvary United Methodist Church …

School shooting reported in North Portland; at least two victims  —  At least two people were shot at Rosemary Anderson High School in Portland on Friday.  —  A Portland Fire and Rescue officials said three people were transported to the hospital.  Two of them are confirmed gunshot victims.

Poll Finds Unease in New York After Garner Case; Challenge for de Blasio  —  Mayor Bill de Blasio rose to power promising a new era of cultural comity in New York City, generating big expectations that he could heal longstanding urban divisions over ethnicity, money and class.

TN Congressman — GAFFE OF THE YEAR ... Sexual Assault Begins at Home  —  GAFFE OF THE YEAR  —  Sexual Assault Begins at Home  —  Prepare to apply palm to forehead.  —  Tennessee Congressman Steve Cohen made one of the all-time blunders yesterday when asked about a sexual assault case involving a Tennessee Titans football player.

“Blow Me” Domain Registered To Republican Congressman  —  The website could have been registered by Farenthold, or possibly as a prank by someone not associated with the Texas conservative.  —  Whoisology.com / Via whoisology.com  —  The website Blow-me.org is registered to Republican Texas …