Ukraine: President Viktor Yanukovych is holding talks with the opposition after demonstrations and violence continued. Demonstrators briefly occupied the energy ministry in Kiev and fires burned in the streets throughout the night. In a growing crisis for the government, demonstrators …

Nation: Leaders of major tech companies urged President Obama yesterday to dial back the NSA’s electronic spying. Execs from Google, Apple, Yahoo and other companies met with the President for two hours, a day after the NSA’s massive data collection …

Deal: House and Senate negotiators reached a budget deal for the first time in three years, potentially avoiding another government shutdown in January. Washington’s Democratic Sen. Patty Murray said, “We have broken through the partisanship and gridlock.”   The agreement …