6:30 a.m. E.T.

New York Times — “Income Malaise of Middle Class Complicates Democrats’ Stance in Talks”

Washington Post — “Groups Want to Push ‘Right to Work’ Elsewhere”

Wall Street Journal — “U.S. Terrorism Agency to Tap a Vast Database of Citizens “

Associated Press — “‘Fiscal Cliff’ Talks Vexing Official Washington”

Politico — “Joe Biden in the Bullpen”

The Hill — “Senators Fell Left Out of Debt Talks”