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.

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 …

WBUR Poll: Trump More Firmly On Top In N.H.; Voters Split On Middle East Military Policy  —  Donald Trump is holding on to his lead in the latest WBUR poll of likely voters in New Hampshire's Republican presidential primary, while his closest rival, Dr. Ben Carson, appears to be fading.

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.

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.

Video: Turkey Fans Boo Moment of Silence for Paris Attacks, Then Break Out Into This Chant  —  A moment of silence for the victims of the Paris attacks was booed by Turkish fans Tuesday during a friendly game against Greece, Reuters reported.  —  Reuters reporter Ece Toksabay tweeted …

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.

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 …

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

Congresswoman: Paris Attack A “Chilling Reminder” That We Need Tighter Gun Laws  —  “These people used the kinds of weapons that are still available in the United States of America.  And I think it ought cause us to have another consideration of sensible gun safety laws.”  —  Scott Olson / Getty Images

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.

NRA, Republicans block proposed law to stop suspected terrorists from buying guns in U.S.  —  The NRA — and their gun-loving Republican cohorts — are refusing once more to stop terrorists intent on getting armed in the U.S.A.  —  A legal loophole allows suspected terrorists on the government's …