Paul Ryan Won't Run for President in 2016  —  In an interview with NBC News, the former VP nominee says he can make a “huge difference” as House Ways and Means Committee chairman instead.

Atty. Gen. Harris to announce U.S. Senate bid on Tuesday  —  California Atty. Gen. Kamala Harris will announce Tuesday that she is running for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Barbara Boxer, according to a Harris advisor.  —  “She's not testing the waters.  She's charting the course.

The return of Charlie Hebdo: Magazine gets ready to publish again  —  If the Charlie Hebdo attackers thought they could eliminate the magazine, they're about to be proven wrong a million times over.  —  Editors of the Paris-based satirical magazine released the cover of their next issue on Monday night …

The time Obama walked in on a staffer who had a friend in bed  —  Reggie Love knows how to put the body in “bodyman.”  —  In a memoir due out in early February, Love recounts his years working for Barack Obama - in the Senate, on the 2008 campaign and in the White House.

25,000 attend German anti-Islam march, but counter-protests bigger  —  Dresden (Germany) (AFP) - A record 25,000 people joined an anti-Islamic march in Germany on Monday, claiming their stance was vindicated by last week's Paris jihadist attacks.  —  However, the impressive turnout was dwarfed …

Not a Single Person Has Donated to Dick Morris's Anti-Hillary Super PAC  —  Sixteen months ago, to some fanfare, Dick Morris re-entered the anti-Clinton fray with a new PAC.  He launched Dick Morris's Just Say No to Hillary PAC, registering it from Tampa.  From time to time …

‘Our President Should Have Been There’  —  Cruz is the junior U.S. Senator for Texas.  —  We must never hesitate to stand with our allies.  We should never hesitate to speak the truth.  In Paris or anywhere else in the world.  —  On Sunday, leaders representing Europe, Israel, Africa …

Elizabeth Warren wins on Antonio Weiss nomination  —  Antonio Weiss pulls out of Treasury slot; will instead serve as counselor.  —  NEW YORK — Antonio Weiss, the Wall Street banker who President Barack Obama had picked to be the third-ranking official at the Treasury Department …

Why History Will Eviscerate Obama  —  Democrats nominated Barack Obama in 2008 to extract America from George W. Bush's Iraq misadventure and to spread more fairly the proceeds of a quarter-century-old boom for which they credited Bill Clinton.  The Election Eve collapse of Lehman Brothers changed things.

FBI investigating Central Command Twitter hack  —  Centcom Twitter, YouTube accounts hacked  —  CNBC's Eamon Javers reports on the hack on the Centcom Twitter account.  —  The Twitter account for U.S. Central Command was hacked on Monday, with pro-ISIS messages plastering the account's profile.

James Risen, New York Times Reporter, Will Not Be Called to Testify in Leak Case  —  WASHINGTON — James Risen, a New York Times reporter, will not be called to testify at a leak trial, lawyers said Monday, ending a seven-year legal fight over whether he could be forced to identify his confidential sources.

A Peaceful Disclosure - I Am Gay  —  I have read many stories of people who have “come out again” or accepted they are gay after some time in the ex-gay world.  Many of their stories are compelling and well-written.  But, sometimes I wish they would get to the point right off the bat.

What Dallas's historically low murder rate can teach us about policing  —  Here at The Watch, we've praised Dallas Police Chief David Brown and his staff for the department's community-oriented approach to policing, openness and transparency about excessive force, its rejection of law enforcement …

House Budget Chair Signals Big Social Security Reforms A-Coming  —  The new House Budget Committee chairman hinted Monday that he had big plans for Social Security reform in the next two years, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.  —  A week after the House voted on a rule …

Eurozone must act before deflation grips  —  A helicopter drop would work — but I fear it would be too unconventional for the European mind  —  Deflation in the eurozone has nothing to do with the price of oil.  Its cause is a series of policy errors over several years …

These ‘staunch defenders’ of the free press are attending today's solidarity rally in Paris  —  So here are some of the staunch defenders of the free press attending the solidarity rally in Paris today...  — Daniel Wickham  · Sun, Jan 11 2015 11:10:58