Boehner takes revenge  —  Foes find themselves losing plum committee posts.  —  John Boehner is getting revenge.  —  He secured his third term as speaker Tuesday afternoon, losing 25 votes on the House floor to three relatively unknown members of the House Republican Conference.

White House threatens Keystone veto  —  The White House said on Tuesday that President Obama would veto legislation that approves construction of the Keystone XL pipeline if it passes Congress.  —  “If this bill passes this Congress the president won't sign it either,” …

Md. Politician Kirby Delauter: Reporters Can't Use My Name Without Permission!  —  Councilman Kirby Delauter of Frederick County, Maryland lashed out on Saturday at a reporter for using his name in an article without his permission.  —  In a Facebook post, Delauter slammed reporter Bethany Rodgers …

Robert F. McDonnell sentenced to two years in prison … A federal judge sentenced former Virginia governor Robert F. McDonnell to two years in prison Tuesday — a term far lower than what prosecutors had sought and one that means the popular politician will be free before his 63rd birthday.

Cop wounded in shootout not happy about de Blasio's visit  —  One of the cops wounded in a wild Bronx shootout didn't appreciate a hospital sympathy visit from Mayor Bill de Blasio, the wounded officer's dad told The Post on Tuesday.  —  The mayor accompanied NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton …

Christie Faces Scrutiny Over Gifts From Cowboys Owner  —  Governor's Aides Said Gifts Acceptable Under State Policy  —  New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie accepted a plane ride to Dallas and a seat at a Cowboys playoff football game in a luxury suite from team owner Jerry Jones …

Apple's next major Mac revealed: the radically new 12-inch MacBook Air  —  Apple is preparing an all-new MacBook Air for 2015 with a radically new design that jettisons standards such as full-sized USB ports, MagSafe connectors, and SD card slots in favor of a markedly thinner and lighter body with a higher-resolution display.

I'd Love To Help My Wife Do The Dishes, But I'm Trapped Under Something Heavy  —  Previously, from the same author.  —  When my employer called me into his office and granted me paternity leave on the birth of my first child, I had no idea what I was in for.

This Letter Could Restart The Case Against Darren Wilson  —  The NAACP Legal Defense Fund* wrote an open letter to Missouri Judge Maura McShane asking her to investigate Ferguson prosecutor Bob McCulloch and his team for misconduct.  The NAACP notes that, under Missouri law …

This Is What Functioning Government Looks Like  —  After an embarrassing start, public-private sector leaders get their acts together on Ebola.  —  When the first person diagnosed with Ebola on U.S. soil died in October, I suggested there was something scarier than the prospect of an outbreak.

Reed: Atlanta fire chief terminated following book controversy  —  Fire Chief Kelvin Cochran — the subject of recent controversy over inflammatory remarks made in a self-published religious book — has been terminated from the Atlanta Fire Rescue Department, Mayor Kasim Reed announced today.

New GOP Congress Fires Shot At Social Security On Day One  —  With a little-noticed proposal, Republicans took aim at Social Security on the very first day of the 114th Congress.  —  The incoming GOP majority approved late Tuesday a new rule that experts say could provoke an unprecedented crisis …

The Changing Face of America's Electorate  —  Political Implications of Shifting Demographics  —  Appendix available in the PDF and Scribd versions of this issue brief.  —  In the wake of the 2012 presidential election, Republican elected officials and conservative political pundits publicly bemoaned …

Devon farmer forced to offload aggressive Nazi-bred ‘super cows’  —  Derek Gow had to thin herd of Heck cattle - linked to extinct European wild ox - because they were too aggressive  —  With their long horns and shaggy coats they may look magnificent, but a British farmer has been forced …

OK, So What Really Happened to Harry Reid?  —  We wrote here about Harry Reid's supposed close encounter with a piece of exercise equipment, which handed him in the hospital.  The equipment was later claimed by Reid's office to be an elastic exercise band.  This is how the accident allegedly happened:

Officials: Doctor at El Paso VA Health Care System shot, shooter kills self  —  A doctor at the El Paso VA Health Care System was shot today and the shooter apparently shot and killed himself, officials said a preliminary investigation shows.  —  The office of U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke …

Ben Carson's History Book Plagiarizes SocialismSucks.Net And Many Other Sources  —  “If it is determined that additional citations or attribution are required, the appropriate revisions will be made in subsequent printings.”  —  Ben Carson Facebook  —  Several sections of potential …

NEW MATH ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES  —  Phyllis Schlafly proposes plan to change ratio of males to females at universities  —  Phyllis Schlafly is a lawyer, conservative political analyst and author of 20 books.  Her latest is “Who Killed the American Family?”  She co-authored with Suzanne Venker …

Budget scorekeeper awaits GOP decision  —  Douglas Elmendorf is remaining as director at the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) until the new Republican Congress either appoints him to another term or replaces him.  —  Elmendorf's term expired on Saturday, but the Congressional Budget Act …

‘Jane Doe’ Lawyers Sue Dershowitz for Defamation  —  Alan Dershowitz has vowed to slap a defamation suit on the two lawyers who claimed in a court document that Florida financier Jeffrey Epstein arranged sexual liaisons for him with an underage prostitute.  —  Those lawyers have beaten him to the punch.

Rev. Al Sharpton's Viagra prescription found in Sandy Rubenstein's home during probe that cleared famed lawyer of rape accusation: police source  —  The 70-year-old lawyer was accused of preying on an unconscious 42-year-old woman, a top official in Al Sharpton's National Action Network, in his Upper East Side apartment in October.

Republicans quietly set to approve continuation of controversial Benghazi committee  —  The Select Committee on Benghazi will continue to convene in 2015, over the objections of Democrats, after House Republicans pushed through language Tuesday to reauthorize the panel without giving any budget or time limits for its work.