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.

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.

“This guy is such a total pussy, it's stunning,” Peters continued.  —  True, if you mean “pussy” in the sense that pussy makes the world go 'round.  In the sense that it's the most powerful weapon on the planet to have ever existed.  Most wars have been started over little more than pussy.

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:

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.

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.

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:

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,” …

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.

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.

Obama's tweet on gay marriage among most popular of 2015  —  President Obama's tweet after the Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage nationwide earlier this year was one of the most retweeted messages of 2015.  —  Obama's short message applauding the “big step” toward equality was retweeted …

Jeb Bush's Pot Joke Did Better Than Donald Trump's Most Retweeted Tweet Of 2015  —  This is the 2015 Year in Political Twitter data you're looking for.  —  In 2015, the political news on Twitter was mostly about this dude.  —  Scott Olson / Getty Images  —  Given his celebrity …

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.

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?