Gay marriage bans in four states upheld on appeal  —  The same-sex marriage movement lost its first major case in a federal appeals court Thursday after a lengthy string of victories, creating a split among the nation's circuit courts that virtually guarantees Supreme Court review.

Meet Ben Carson: First Republican to Throw His Hat in 2016 Ring … Yes, the 2016 race for the White House has already gotten started — and it looks like Dr. Ben Carson is first in the ring.  —  Carson, a famous pediatric neurosurgeon and conservative political star, will air …

Hatch: Reid ‘a pathetic majority leader’  —  The Senate's most senior Republican on Thursday bashed current Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), saying with the GOP in charge, there was potential for real accomplishments.  —  In a phone interview with The Hill, Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) …

Democrats Can't Keep Playing Not to Lose  —  Senate candidates ran timid midterm campaigns, relying on turnout and ignoring the issues they're passionate about.  The resulting GOP wave is a warning to Hillary Clinton for 2016.  —  At a dinner in Iowa in November 2007 …

Democrats scrap ad buys for Mary Landrieu  —  The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee is canceling at least some of its advertising reservations for Sen. Mary Landrieu ahead of the December runoff in Louisiana.  —  The committee canceled buys planned from Monday through December 6 in the Lafayette …

The $9 Billion Witness: Meet JPMorgan Chase's Worst Nightmare  —  Chase whistle-blower Alayne Fleischmann risked it all.

Mike Lee's Plan To Fix Congress  —  After years of frustration and months of feverish work, the Republican Party has finally won back the U.S. Senate, and with it, undivided control of Congress.  But no sooner had Tuesday night's balloon drops hit the floor than Republicans around the country …

Obama Wrote Secret Letter to Iran's Khamenei About Fighting Islamic State  —  Presidential Correspondence With Ayatollah Stresses Shared U.S.-Iranian Interests in Combating Insurgents, Urges Progress on Nuclear Talks  —  WASHINGTON—U.S. President Barack Obama secretly wrote Iran's Supreme …

This billionaire thinks the Fed is missing the hyperinflation in the Hamptons  —  Hedge fund billionaire Paul Singer is pretty clueless about economics (Remy Steinegger/WEF)  —  Never underestimate the ingenuity of inflation truthers.  Every time it seems like they've hit rock bottom intellectually …

On his way to a slim victory in a changing Va., Warner may have wooed wrong voters  —  Virginia Sen. Mark Warner (D) is locked in a tight race with GOP challenger Ed Gillespie.  Returns tabulated late Tuesday showed the race was too close to call, but that didn't stop Warner from declaring victory.

Kentucky looks at primary change that would help Rand Paul  —  LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Sen. Rand Paul and Kentucky Republicans are exploring the possibility of turning the state's presidential primary into a caucus instead — a move that could allow him to run for both his Senate seat and president in 2016.

November 5, 2014 - John Cleese  —  Jordan Klepper and Jessica Williams report on the Republicans' sweeping victory in the midterm elections, and John Cleese discusses his memoir, “So, Anyway...”

The Midterms Were Not a Republican Revolution  —  ON election night 1994, as Republicans recaptured the House for the first time in 40 years, I stood in the audience and watched my client Newt Gingrich, who would soon become speaker of the House, declare the beginning of the “Republican revolution.”

Exit Poll Angers Some SC Voters  —  Some South Carolina voters are upset over an exit poll they received which referenced race and slavery.  —  The poll, which was handed out to voters in Charleston, Columbia, Greenville and Spartanburg asked them to agree or disagree on statements …