Charlie Hebdo attack: Suspected extremist gunmen surrounded?  —  French police surround terror suspects near airport 02:38  —  Story highlights  —  Dammartin-en-Goele, France (CNN)[Breaking news update, posted at 6:08 a.m. ET]  — The two suspects in the Charlie Hebdo attack spoke …

The President Proposes to Make Community College Free for Responsible Students for 2 Years  —  Post by The White House.  —  Today, the President unveiled a new proposal: Make two years of community college free for responsible students across America.  —  In our growing global economy …

Source: Tom Steyer considering run for Barbara Boxer's seat  —  Billionaire environmentalist Tom Steyer is mulling a run for Barbara Boxer's Senate seat, according to a person close to the former hedge fund trader.  —  “My sense is that he will take a look at it and consider it over the next few days or so,” the person said.

Establishment vs. Establishment  —  It may not be only the right flank of the Republican party that's crowded in 2016.  Mitt Romney is more open to a third presidential bid than ever before, according to friends and top donors of the former Massachusetts governor, which means there might …

U.S. Liberals at Record 24%, but Still Trail Conservatives  —  Story Highlights  —  PRINCETON, N.J. — Conservatives continued to outnumber moderates and liberals in the U.S. population in 2014, as they have since 2009.  However, their 14-percentage-point edge over liberals last year …

Dean Baquet addresses NYT's republication of anti-Semitic cartoons  —  New York Times executive editor Dean Baquet decided that his paper would not publish Charlie Hebdo's cartoons of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad primarily because he did not want to insult the paper's Muslim readers.

House votes down ObamaCare's 30-hour workweek, 252-172  —  The House on Thursday in a 252-172 vote approved legislation that would waive fees on businesses that do not offer health insurance to employees working fewer than 40 hours per week.  —  The legislation - which has been at the center …

Three Georgia Men Charged With Domestic Terrorism  —  Will Lindsey Graham have anything to say about this?  —  2015 is beginning with a bang, as the indictments roll in and more home-grown terrorist plots are revealed.  —  Here's one from Rome, Georgia, a picturesque Southern town that might be an idyllic vacation spot.

Last Slide  —  It looks inevitable now that the criticism-magnet that is the Iowa Straw Poll will survive, despite attempts by some influential Republicans to make it go away.  —  The Republican Party of Iowa's governing board will vote on its future at 11 a.m. Saturday …

Sturdy U.S. employment gains eyed; jobless rate seen at 5.7 percent  —  (Reuters) - U.S. job growth likely remained brisk in December, setting the economy up for a stronger pace of expansion this year, even as the global economy shows signs of buckling.  —  Employers probably added 240,000 jobs …

How not to oust a speaker  —  House conservatives spent almost a year pondering a challenge to John Boehner but couldn't deliver.  —  A group of House conservatives spent almost a year dreaming big about toppling Speaker John Boehner, but less than a day before the vote they still hadn't found someone to replace him.

Most of America's rich think the poor have it easy  —  There is little empathy at the top.  —  Most of America's richest think poor people have it easy in this country, according to a new report released by the Pew Research Center.  The center surveyed a nationally representative group …