Poll: Obamacare support, Obama approval sink to new lows  —  President Obama's job approval rating has plunged to the lowest of his presidency, according to a new CBS News poll released Wednesday, and Americans' approval of the Affordable Care Act has dropped it's lowest since CBS News started polling on the law.

Rep. Trey Radel busted in cocaine sting  —  Freshman GOP lawmaker says he struggles with alcoholism and made ‘an extremely irresponsible choice.’  —  WASHINGTON — Rep. Trey Radel, R-Fla., was caught buying drugs as part of a federal investigation into a Washington, D.C. …

How the GOP Should Fix ObamaCare  —  Along the way Republicans can create real choice, real competition and real savings while protecting those who need help.  —  Republicans are the only ones who can fix President Obama's broken promise now.  —  The problem is simply stated.

Reid Preparing to Move for Limits on Filibuster  —  WASHINGTON — Senator Harry Reid, the majority leader, is prepared to move forward with a vote that could severely limit the minority party's ability to filibuster presidential nominees, possibly as early as this week, Democrats said Tuesday.

New York Times D.C. shake-up  —  New York Times Washington bureau chief David Leonhardt will step down and be replaced by political editor Carolyn Ryan, sources familiar with the decision told POLITICO on Wednesday.  —  Leonhardt, who was appointed bureau chief shortly after Jill Abramson …

Exclusive: US May Have Let ‘Dozens’ of Terrorists Into Country As Refugees … Several dozen suspected terrorist bombmakers, including some believed to have targeted American troops, may have mistakenly been allowed to move to the United States as war refugees, according to FBI agents investigating …

North Texas Drivers Stopped at Roadblock Asked for Saliva, Blood  —  Fort Worth police apologize for its role in federal survey  —  Some drivers along a busy Fort Worth street on Friday were stopped at a police roadblock and directed into a parking lot, where they were asked by federal contractors …

Twisted Sister, and Brothers  —  WASHINGTON — And I thought my family Thanksgivings were rough.  —  My sister, who loved W. and worked on his 2000 convention, made it clear that I was not welcome in her guest room when I was writing about the phony run-up to the Iraq war.

Release Detail  —  November 19, 2013 - Colorado Gov Has Early Lead In Reelect Bid, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; Voters Back Fracking, Mixed Signals On Gun Control  —  Colorado voters give Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper a split approval rating and more voters say he does not deserve to be reelected …

Ted Cruz to Chris Cuomo: Thanks for lecture  —  Sen. Ted Cruz faced pointed questioning from CNN host Chris Cuomo on Wednesday, with the Texas Republican at one point thanking Cuomo for the lecture.  —  Cuomo asked Cruz on CNN's “New Day” on Wednesday what the senator has proposed to replace Obamacare …

McDonald's Advice To Underpaid Employees: Sell Your Christmas Presents For Cash  —  Tis the season for holiday spirit: Yule logs, egg nog, festive lights and exchanging gifts with loved ones.  If you work for McDonald's, though, be sure to save those receipts.

Voters in Albuquerque, New Mexico, defeat measure to limit abortions  —  (Reuters) - Voters in Albuquerque defeated a proposal on Tuesday that would have outlawed most late-term abortions in New Mexico's largest city in the first test of such a measure on a municipal ballot in the United States.

Sex in the Senate  —  Bobby Baker's salacious secret history of Capitol Hill.  —  On Jan. 1, 1943, Robert Gene Baker arrived in Washington at the height of World War II to become a Senate page.  Two decades later, this son of a mailman from Pickens, S.C., had become the reigning Washington wheeler-dealer …

Utah Town Forgot To Hold Municipal Election In November  —  The town recorder in Wallsburg, Utah forgot to advertise for and organize municipal elections this year, the Salt Lake Tribune reported Tuesday.  —  The town of fewer than 300 people must wait until 2015 to elect a new mayor …

Anderson Cooper Renews CNN Contract (Exclusive)  —  The long-term deal keeps one of CNN's most recognizable personalities at the network through the 2016 presidential election.  —  Anderson Cooper  —  Anderson Cooper has signed a new deal with CNN that will keep him at the cable news network through …