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.

How Obama Thinks About Terrorism  —  At the core of Barack Obama's terrorism speech on Sunday night lay a contradiction.  He gave the address to convince an increasingly fearful nation that he takes the terrorist threat seriously.  But he doesn't, at least not in the way his political opponents do.

Fox News suspends two commentators for profanity while criticizing Obama  —  Two Fox News commentators were suspended on Monday for using profanities while criticizing President Obama on Monday.  —  Ralph Peters, a Fox News “strategic analyst,” called the president a “total pu—” who “doesn't want to hurt our enemies.”

ACLU: “With Major Reform,” No-Fly List Could Be Used To Stop Gun Purchases  —  An officer from the Transportation Security Administration checks travel documents for passengers traveling through Reagan National Airport on November 25, 2015.  —  Win Mcnamee / Getty Images

Lynch recalibrates message on hateful speech  —  Attorney General Loretta Lynch Monday appeared to recalibrate remarks she made last week that suggested the Justice Department could investigate speech deemed hostile towards Muslims.  —  “Of course, we prosecute deeds and not words,” …

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.

Trump threatens top Bush donor with defamation suit over ‘hater’ ads  —  Donald Trump's top lawyer is threatening Jeb Bush's largest donor to watch what he says in ads bashing the Republican frontrunner — or face a defamation lawsuit.  —  Trump's lawyer dashed off the letter Dec. 4 …

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:

VIDEO: Woman Eats Pizza While Walking Away From Fatal Fort Greene Crash  —  FORT GREENE — Surveillance video appeared to capture a woman calmly munching on a slice of pizza moments after an unlicensed driver hurtled onto a curb and fatally struck a 30-year-old woman Sunday on Fulton Street.

Venezuelan Opposition Claims a Rare Victory: A Legislative Majority  —  CARACAS, Venezuela — Government opponents surged to a rare victory here on Sunday in key congressional elections framed by the country's deep economic crisis, claiming a legislative majority for the first time in years …

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:

Zombie nativity scene draws $500 a day fine from town as Christian protesters descend  —  DON'T MISS STORIES.  FOLLOW RAW STORY!  —  An Ohio man is under fire from local authorities for setting up a zombie nativity scene against town wishes, Fox 19 reports.