SCOTUS could roil the GOP: How new threat to Obamacare may backfire on the right  —  Republicans could finally realize their dream of seeing Obamacare eviscerated — and they may not like the outcome  —  On Friday, the Supreme Court agreed to hear arguments in King v. Burwell …

The 6 Senate Democrats Most Likely To Vote With McConnell's GOP  —  By the time Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) moves in to the majority leader's suite just off the Senate floor, he'll likely be leading a caucus of 54 Republican senators.  —  That means he'll need six Democrats to break filibusters …

Glenn Beck Reveals the Life-Changing ‘Pivot Point’ He Has Kept Hidden From Almost Everyone for Five Years  —  Glenn Beck on Monday revealed the true extent of his health issues, saying he can no longer keep what has happened a secret from his friends, his staff or audience, whom he considers to be his family.

Editor's note: Donna Brazile, a CNN contributor and a Democratic strategist, is vice chairwoman for voter registration and participation at the Democratic National Committee.  A nationally syndicated columnist, she is an adjunct professor at Georgetown University and author of “Cooking With Grease: Stirring the Pots in America.”

Dems unlikely to ram through Obama's attorney general pick  —  President Obama will have to get his nominee for attorney general past a Republican-controlled Senate, Democratic and Republican aides say.  —  A packed schedule after the election is almost certain to push the vetting process …

Local Officials Encourage Police To Seize Cars, Flatscreen TVs, And Computers From Civilians  —  Those who watch Last Week Tonight With John Oliver know what it means to be the subject of a civil forfeiture.  As Oliver described it, “It's really legalized robbery by law enforcement.”

Gum-chewing, limo-eschewing Obama riles some Chinese  —  People in China took to the internet to criticize President Obama for getting caught on camera chewing gum as he arrived at an economic summit in Beijing.  Some also took offense to his method of transportation.  VPC

Republicans Didn't Win the Midterms (They Just Lost Less)  —  The real winners last week were disgust, apathy, and the push for political disruption.  —  Talk about a shellacking.  Two-thirds of voters in last week's elections are dissatisfied or angry with Republican Party leaders in Congress …

Tad Devine signs on to work with Bernie Sanders on potential 2016 run  —  Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) has spent months fishing for a strategist to guide his potential 2016 presidential campaign.  On Monday, he hooked a big one: Tad Devine, one of the Democratic Party's leading consultants …

Putin Hits on China's First Lady, Censors Go Wild  —  Russia's Don Juan-in-chief just got a little too friendly with Xi Jinping's wife.  —  GOOGLE +

Kansas revenues will fall $1 billion short of 2015 and 2016 expenses, fiscal experts say  —  Kansas will collect $1 billion less in revenue in 2015 and 2016 than its projected expenses following massive income tax cuts signed into law by Republican Gov. Sam Brownback.

There Are Now Zero Cases Of Ebola In The United States  —  New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, announced a mandatory quarantine after Dr. Craig Spencer of New York fell ill.  —  CREDIT: AP Photo/Mark Lennihan  —  After 19 days of treatment …

Nearly half of Americans will now live in states under total GOP control  —  Republicans had a very good Nov. 4; this much we know.  —  But merely looking at the GOP's likely nine-seat gain the Senate and its double-digit gains in the House doesn't really do its wave justice.

Bad Decisions Came Back to Haunt Democrats in Midterms  —  Americans reeling from the economy still resent the policy choices that President Obama and congressional Democrats made early on.  —  Democrats are now sifting through the rubble of what was their party on election night …

Racially-charged tweet on Ferguson shooting to get Texas teacher fired  —  Texas English teacher Vinita Hegwood is out of a job after tweeting that those who disagreed with her about the racially-charged shooting in Ferguson, Mo., which sparked looting and riots, could kill themselves.

Republicans Vow to Fight E.P.A. and Approve Keystone Pipeline  —  WASHINGTON — The new Republican Congress is headed for a clash with the White House over two ambitious Environmental Protection Agency regulations that are the heart of President Obama's climate change agenda.

Can a Teacher Be Too Dedicated?  —  How much is too much?  Charter schools are trying to stem burnout and high teacher turnover with work-life balance policies.  —  James Cavanagh is 22 years old, fresh out of the University of Delaware.  With his degree in elementary education …