Alec Baldwin Talks About His MSNBC Show's Sudden Cancellation  —  Following a confrontation with paparazzi outside of his New York City home—allegedly calling a paparazzo a “c**ksucking fag”— MSNBC suspended Alec Baldwin's show, and now they have cancelled it.

A Plea to Avoid Crush of Users at Health Site  —  WASHINGTON — White House officials, fearful that the federal health care website may again be overwhelmed this weekend, have urged their allies to hold back enrollment efforts so the insurance marketplace does not collapse under a crush of new users.

CBS News' Lara Logan Taking Leave Of Absence Over Discredited ‘60 Minutes’ Benghazi Report  —  NEW YORK — Jeff Fager, chairman of CBS News and executive producer of '"60 Minutes," informed staff Tuesday that Lara Logan and her producer, Max McClellan, would be taking a leave of absence following …

Top-Secret Document Reveals NSA Spied On Porn Habits As Part Of Plan To Discredit ‘Radicalizers’  —  WASHINGTON — The National Security Agency has been gathering records of online sexual activity and evidence of visits to pornographic websites as part of a proposed plan to harm the reputations …

Obama seeks limits on tax-exempt groups  —  The Obama administration on Tuesday moved to rein in the “dark money” groups that have spent millions of dollars in political campaigns without disclosing their donors.  —  In draft guidance to be issued by Treasury and the IRS …

Is another Republican wave building?  —  President Obama's poll numbers are at record lows.  The health care law that serves as the cornerstone of his domestic policy legacy is even more unpopular.  And there are few chances to change the conversation among a skeptical public that isn't happy with Washington.

Dinesh D'Souza Deletes Tweet Calling Obama ‘Grown-Up Trayvon’  —  Conservative commentator Dinesh D'Souza on Tuesday called President Barack Obama a “Grown-Up Trayvon” on his Twitter page, but he appeared to delete the tweet shortly after.  —  “I am thankful this week when I remember …

White House faces tough court fight on ObamaCare mandate  —  The Obama administration faces a tough task in convincing the Supreme Court to rule in favor of ObamaCare's contraception mandate, according to legal experts.  —  They say Chief Justice John Roberts's court, which upheld the health law …

Americans back Iran deal by 2-to-1 margin: Reuters/Ipsos poll  —  (Reuters) - Americans back a newly brokered nuclear deal with Iran by a 2-to-1 margin and are very wary of the United States resorting to military action against Tehran even if the historic diplomatic effort falls through, a Reuters/Ipsos poll showed on Tuesday.

State successes show health law can work  —  With all the waves of bad news about the Obamacare website and the canceled policies, it would be easy to conclude that nothing in this law will ever work — that it's just too big and complicated and messy.  —  But that's not the complete picture of the Affordable Care Act rollout.

Senate Dems want HealthCare.gov CEO  —  Seven Senate Democrats are calling on President Obama to appoint a permanent “chief executive officer” to oversee the ObamaCare website after the departure of Jeffrey Zients at the end of the year.  —  In a letter sent to the White House on Tuesday …

Corbett's numbers just keep getting worse  —  Tom Corbett's situation has gone from bad to worse in the eight months since PPP last polled Pennsylvania.  Corbett is now the most unpopular Governor anywhere in the country that we've polled, with only 24% of voters approving of him to 65% who disapprove.

Mary Cheney takes veiled shot at Liz Cheney  —  Mary Cheney, the gay daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney whose split with her Senate candidate sister, Liz, has become a national story, sent an email on behalf of the pro-gay marriage group “Freedom Indiana” in which she appears to take a veiled dig at her sibling.

The Obamacare success stories you haven't been hearing about  —  Delaware artist David Shevlino will get better health coverage at lower cost next year, thanks to Obamacare.  Why aren't we hearing more about him?  (David Shevlino / November 25, 2013)  —  Last summer Ellen Holzman and Meredith Vezina …

O.J. Simpson denied bid for new trial, but his lawyers vow to keep up fight  —  Former football star O.J. Simpson won't win a new trial on his October 2008 Las Vegas conviction on armed robbery and kidnapping charges.  —  Clark County Judge Linda Marie Bell, who heard Simpson's appeal …