Schumer: Refugee pause may be necessary  —  Sen. Charles Schumer (N.Y.), the third ranking member of the Senate Democratic leadership, on Tuesday said it may be necessary to halt the resettlement of Syrian refugees in the United States.  —  Republicans immediately seized on Schumer's comment …

3 terrorist suspects killed, others held in raid in Saint-Denis, officials say  —  Saint-Denis, France (CNN)Three terrorist suspects have been killed in the Paris suburb of Saint-Denis during an ongoing security operation linked to the deadly attacks that rocked the French capital five days ago, a police source said.

Ben Carson Is Struggling to Grasp Foreign Policy, Advisers Say  —  Ben Carson's remarks on foreign policy have repeatedly raised questions about his grasp of the subject, but never more seriously than in the past week, when he wrongly asserted that China had intervened militarily in Syria and then failed …

Trump names Cruz when asked about VP spot  —  Donald Trump on Tuesday named Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) when asked about his possible running mate in 2016.  —  “Ted Cruz is now agreeing with me 100 percent,” he said when asked about his vice presidential pick, according to Lifezette.

Trump on Jindal dropping out: I'm not unhappy to see them go  —  Despite Bobby Jindal's constant barbs at him throughout the course of his now-kaput campaign, Donald Trump said Wednesday that “ultimately,” the Louisiana governor was “very nice” to him.  —  “Well, he was, you know, a little nasty with me.

The Koch intelligence agency  —  The political network helmed by Charles and David Koch has quietly built a secretive operation that conducts surveillance and intelligence gathering on its liberal opponents, viewing it as a key strategic tool in its efforts to reshape American public life.

John Kerry's Freudian slip  —  John Kerry said this today: … (Emphasis added)  —  You don't have to be a psychiatrist to detect a Freudian slip in Kerry's statement that there was “perhaps even a legitimacy” to the Charlie Hebdo attack.  Charles Krauthammer was a psychiatrist and he detects it.

Dartmouth's disgrace, Hanlon edition  —  My first term at Dartmouth I took a great freshman seminar with Professor Peter Bien on Politics and the Novel.  We read A Passage to India, Under Western Eyes, The Secret Agent, Guard of Honor, Freedom or Death, The Trial, and a few others.

Turkey fans boo minute's silence for Paris victims  —  Turkish fans booed during the minute's silence for the victims of the Paris attacks before their national team drew 0-0 with Greece in a friendly international soccer game on Tuesday.  —  The mark of respect was observed at matches across Europe …

Two U.S. flights to Paris diverted by bomb threats; innocent Muslims ejected from Baltimore plane for ‘watching the news’; bomb squad in Chicago and ‘firebomber racist’ targets mosque  — Two Air France flights headed to Paris were diverted after bomb threats - both flights landed safely

The Silicon Valley Suicides  —  The air shrieks, and life stops.  First, from far away, comes a high whine like angry insects swarming, and then a trampling, like a herd moving through.  The kids on their bikes who pass by the Caltrain crossing are eager to get home from school, but they know the drill.

Feds fight to end phone secrecy after Paris attacks  —  Pressure is rising on Apple, Google and other technology companies to allow law enforcement and intelligence agencies access to encrypted phones and other devices.  —  In the wake of the coordinated terrorist attacks on Paris …

Trump: ‘Absolutely no choice’ but to close mosques  —  The United States will have “absolutely no choice” but to close down some mosques where “some bad things are happening,” Donald Trump said in a recent interview, explaining his rationale for doing so.  —  “Nobody wants to say this and nobody wants …