A Note from Jeb Bush  —  Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah!  —  Like many of you, our family was blessed with the opportunity to gather together over the recent Thanksgiving holiday.  —  Columba and I are so proud of the wonderful adults our children have become, and we loved spending time with our three precious grandchildren.

District court declares Obama immigration action unconstitutional (Updated)  —  Earlier Tuesday, a federal court in Pennsylvania declared aspects of President Obama's executive actions on immigration policy unconstitutional.  —  According to the opinion by Judge Arthur Schwab …

Seth Rogen And James Franco Cancel All Press Appearances In Light Of “The Interview” Threats  —  The stars of Sony's upcoming film pulled out of all planned media appearances on Tuesday.  The two were scheduled to appear at a live BuzzFeed Brews to answer questions about the Sony hack and their controversial film.

'Oh God It's Mom': Brother Operatives Get Surprise C-SPAN Caller  —  C-SPAN guests usually go on prepared for the occasional offensive question from a caller but when Dallas and Brad Woodhouse went on to Washington Journal Tuesday they got something different: a call from their mother.

Ted Cruz apologizes to colleagues over antics  —  Ted Cruz privately apologized to GOP senators Tuesday for interrupting their holiday schedules by his surprise tactics that effectively brought the Senate into session over the weekend.  —  According to five senators who attended Tuesday's caucus lunch …

Pakistani Taliban Attack on Peshawar School Leaves 145 Dead  —  Aftermath of School Attack in Pakistan Aftermath of School Attack in Pakistan  —  The scene on Tuesday in Peshawar in northwestern Pakistan after more than 100 people were killed in a Taliban attack on a school.  —  Video by Quynhanh Do on

Russian Rate Jump Fails to Stop Ruble Crash  —  The ruble plummeted into a freefall, losing as much as 19 percent as panic swept across Russian financial markets after a surprise interest-rate increase failed to stem the run on the currency.  —  The ruble plunged to as weak as 80.10 per dollar …

“Witness 40”: Exposing A Fraud In Ferguson  —  TSG probe unmasks grand jury witness who spun fabricated tale  —  The grand jury witness who testified that she saw Michael Brown pummel a cop before charging at him “like a football player, head down,” is a troubled, bipolar Missouri woman …

An Apology to Our Readers  —  A story in <em>New York</em>'s most recent issue was false.  —  In the most recent edition of New York, its annual Reasons to Love New York issue, the magazine published a story about a Stuyvesant High School senior named Mohammed Islam, who was rumored to have made $72 million trading stocks.

Congress quietly ends federal government's ban on medical marijuana  —  Tucked deep inside the 1,603-page federal spending measure is a provision that effectively ends the federal government's prohibition on medical marijuana and signals a major shift in drug policy.

TSA chief: Travelers from some nations targeted  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Transportation Security Administration needed an exemption from new Obama administration rules restricting racial profiling by the government so the TSA could target travelers for extra scrutiny based on their nationality and gender …

Ex-staffer for congressman alleges harassment  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — A former staffer for Rep. Blake Farenthold is suing the office of the Texas Republican, saying she was fired soon after she complained of a hostile work environment.  —  Lauren Greene, a former communications director Farenthold …

Second Graders Spend Recess Protesting Ferguson.  Are They Too Young?  —  The 20-odd people chanting “Honk if you want justice,” on a New Bedford, Massachusetts sidewalk Dec. 12 got a lot of attention.  They were second graders, rallying against police for the shooting death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri.