Obama's Oval Office address reflects struggle to be heard  —  In the weeks since the terrorist attacks in Paris, President Obama has stressed in speech after speech that America's law enforcement and homeland security officials are “relentless.”  He has insisted that the country remains “strong” and “resilient.”

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.

Obama Actually Thought He Was Being Reassuring Tonight  —  President Obama's Sunday night speech was about three-quarters of what the cynics and his critics expected.  The lone bits of good news were the president's belated acknowledgement that the Fort Hood shooting was terrorism - not …

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.

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.

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.

Rubio: No-fly list full of ‘everyday Americans’  —  Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) says a majority of the people on the federal “no-fly list” do not belong there and therefore should not have their right to purchase firearms taken away.  —  “These are everyday Americans that have nothing to do with terrorism …