Address to the Nation by the President  —  **Please see below for a correction, marked with an asterisk.  —  THE PRESIDENT: Good evening.  On Wednesday, 14 Americans were killed as they came together to celebrate the holidays.  They were taken from family and friends who loved them deeply.

Clinton Thumps Trump in Latest Head-to-Head Poll  —  Hillary Clinton leads the Republican presidential field in hypothetical general-election match-ups, with Ben Carson and Marco Rubio running the closest to her, according to a new national MSNBC/Telemundo/Marist poll.

TIME Announces Shortlist for 2015 Person of the Year  —  Meet the eight final contenders  —  A shortlist of candidates chosen by TIME magazine's editors for the 2015 Person of the Year was revealed on NBC's TODAY show Monday morning.  The eight contenders are, in alphabetical order:

How the Democrats Flubbed San Bernardino  —  The response of President Obama and his media allies to the terror attack in California should have liberals worried.  —  Has there ever been a better example of liberal overreach than the coverage that followed the shooting in San Bernardino?

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.

Statement on The President's Oval Office Address  —  WASHINGTON - House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) issued the following statement tonight in response to President Obama's Oval Office address on terrorism:

Poll: Most Americans Say Send Ground Troops to Fight ISIS  —  Washington (CNN)With President Barack Obama set to address the nation on ISIS and terrorism tonight, a new CNN/ORC Poll finds Americans increasingly displeased with the President's handling of terrorism and more willing to send U.S. ground troops into the fight against ISIS.

People are faking disabilities to fly with their pets  —  Travel blogger Alyssa Ramos, 27, is preparing for a holiday trip to Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and she has her system down.  In addition to one wheelie, she has a carrying bag for her 7-pound Pomeranian — Oscar de la Ramos …

Coca-Cola Pulls Offensive Ad, but the Damage Is Already Done  —  In an ad distributed by Coca-Cola Mexico, pretty, young white people do their holiday good deed by bringing bottles of soda to a remote village and build a wooden Christmas tree in the town square.

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 …

A House Divided  —  On July 28th, Mark Meadows, a Republican representative from North Carolina, walked to the well of the House and filed a motion to vacate the chair.  It's an obscure parliamentary tool that allows any member of the House to trigger a vote to oust the Speaker.

Gun Advocates Rejected by U.S. High Court on Assault Weapons  —  Justices won't question Chicago suburb's ban on some guns  —  Top court avoids intensifying debate over gun control  —  A divided U.S. Supreme Court steered clear of a politically charged fight over gun rights …