Voter stupidity remark gives GOP new ammo on ObamaCare  —  Comments about voter stupidity made by an ally of the Obama administration are turning into conservatives' newest weapon against the president's healthcare law.  —  A series of unearthed videos of ObamaCare consultant Jonathan Gruber …

Source: Obama to announce 10-point immigration plan via exec action as early as next week  —  EXCLUSIVE: President Obama is planning to unveil a 10-part plan for overhauling U.S. immigration policy via executive action — including suspending deportations for millions — as early as next Friday …

Harry Reid wants Warren in Senate leadership  —  Senate Democrats want to enlist a progressive firebrand as a member of their leadership: Elizabeth Warren.  —  The incoming Senate minority leader, Harry Reid, is engaged in private talks with the Massachusetts freshman to create …

Something Funny Happened In Iowa, And It May Hurt Democrats In 2016  —  Republican Sen.-elect Joni Ernst easily won her race in Iowa last Tuesday, beating Democrat Bruce Braley by 8.5 percentage points.  Her victory wasn't shocking, but its size was (to everyone except pollster Ann Selzer, that is).

Eric Cantor's Secrets for Negotiating with Joe Biden  —  “The Guy's Awesome”  —  Last week's Republican victories may have had the paradoxical effect of increasing the influence of the consummate Congressional Democrat, Joe Biden.  GOP leaders looking to show they can get things done …

Religion in Latin America  —  Widespread Change in a Historically Catholic Region  —  Latin America is home to more than 425 million Catholics - nearly 40% of the world's total Catholic population - and the Roman Catholic Church now has a Latin American pope for the first time in its history.

Justices Hear Challenge to Alabama Redistricting  —  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday wrestled with the role race may play in drawing legislative maps.  —  The issue was an old one, but the case had a novel twist: Wednesday's challenge came from black and Democratic lawmakers …

Which Word Should Be Banned in 2015?  —  If you hear that word one more time, you will definitely cringe.  You may exhale pointedly.  And you might even seek out the nearest the pair of chopsticks and thrust them through your own eardrums like straws through plastic lids.  What word is this?

Don't Soul-Search.  Stiffen Your Backbone.  —  It's a time-honored tradition.  —  After months of covering the midterm elections through a prism of polls and tactics, pundits will shift their focus to the defeated party's so-called season of “soul-searching.”  —  As a Democrat, I'm disappointed in last Tuesday's results.

Internal Memos Detail Davis Campaign Dysfunction … Feb. 11 Letter From Prism Communications Jan. 6 Memo About Davis Campaign Disarray  —  Consultants for Democrat Wendy Davis warned her campaign months ago that the Fort Worth senator was headed for a humiliating defeat in the Texas governor's race unless …

Team Springsteen: Why ‘Fortunate Son’ Belonged At The Concert For Valor  —  Bruce Springsteen performed at the Concert For Valor on the National Mall on Tuesday night.  Events like this are Bruce's calling.  He probably has a star-spangled bat signal in his house that lights up whenever …

Missouri KKK Leader: Ferguson Protests Are Boosting Recruitment [UPDATED]  —  Frank Ancona (center), the head of the Traditionalist American Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, says his group is ready to protect citizens from violent Ferguson protesters.  —  The head of Missouri's most visible KKK group claims …

Federal judge strikes down state's gay marriage ban, stays ruling until Nov. 20  —  Colleen Condon (right) and her partner, Nichols Bleckley, arrived to apply for a marriage license in Charleston County exactly one month ago.  (Brad Nettles/Staff)  —  A federal judge ruled Wednesday morning …