Obama: Increasing Gun Control, Rejecting Islamophobia Are Key to Combating Terrorism  —  In a rare prime-time address to the country from the Oval Office, President Obama made clear that he thinks increased gun control at home is essential to fighting ISIS—and terrorism in general.

France elections: National Front leads in regional polls  —  France's far-right National Front (FN) appears to have made big gains in the first round of regional elections, estimates show.  —  They put the FN ahead in at least six of 13 regions in mainland France.

Face the Nation transcripts December 6, 2015: Trump, Christie, Sanders  —  This is the transcript for the December 6 edition of Face the Nation.  Guests included Donald Trump, Chris Christie, Bernie Sanders, Jeff Pegues, Fran Townsend, Michael Morell, Gwen Ifill, Ben Domenech, Gerald Seib, and Ed O'Keefe.

How I'd Rein In Wall Street  —  SEVEN years ago, the financial crisis sent our economy into a tailspin.  Over five million people lost their homes.  Nearly nine million lost their jobs.  Nearly $13 trillion in household wealth was wiped out.  —  Under President Obama, our economy has come a long way back.

Sanders: Climate change poses ‘major’ national security threat  —  Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) says climate change poses “major” national security threat to the U.S.  —  “I mean, we're talking about, according to the CIA, future, major national security issues …

U.S. Intel to Obama: ISIS Is Not Contained  —  A new report stands in stark contrast to earlier White House assurances that ISIS had been “contained.”  And it is already spurring changes in how the U.S. grapples with ISIS.  —  A new U.S. intelligence report on ISIS, commissioned by the White House …

Trust and Money at Core of Crucial Paris Talks on Climate Change  —  LE BOURGET, France — The international climate change negotiations entering their second and final week encompass a vast and complicated array of political, economic and legal questions.  But at bottom, the talks boil down to two issues: trust and money.