Enrollment totals for the Affordable Care Act in October were pretty awful. What happened in November will no doubt bring a smile to faces at the White House. read more
Republicans in the House aren't the only ones learning how to talk to and about women. (Huffington Post) Budget deal whacks Medicare providers. (Huffington Post) The Senate moves forward on a 2nd Obama nominee for the DC Circuit. (The Hill) The latest NBC/WSJ poll has bad news for Pres. Obama. (NBC News) CIA reveals that "Zero Dark Thirty" writer heard secret information by mistake. (AP) Among Detroit's many woes: water. (AP) read more
Tonight's guest list: Joe Cirincione, member of the Council on Foreign Relations, president of the Ploughshares Fund, author of the new book “Nuclear Nightmares: Securing the World Before It Is Too Late”; David and Francine Wheeler, who lost their six-year-old son Ben at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, CT last year read more
Rumors have circulated for months that Speaker John Boehner would retire next year. Now that he's announced otherwise, the implications for federal policymaking are significant. read more
President Obama shook hands with Raul Castro in Johannesburg. For reasons that make no sense whatsoever, this reminds John McCain of Chamberlain and Hitler. read more
Patricia Millett's nomination to the D.C. Circuit was originally blocked by a pointless filibuster. Then the "nuclear option" happened, leading to a very different result this morning. read more
When it comes to women and the GOP, "sensitivity" and "connecting on an emotional level" is condescending. It's also beside the larger point. read more
