Left blasts Clinton in secret emails  —  Emails sent by liberal activists and obtained by The Hill reveal significant dissatisfaction with Hillary Clinton, the front-runner for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2016.  —  The critical messages about the former first lady show …

Democratic, Republican Party Favorable Ratings Now Similar  —  Ratings of GOP improve, but are still negative  —  PRINCETON, NJ — Americans' views of the Democratic and Republican parties are now similar, mainly because of their more positive ratings of the GOP.

How gender mattered in the rise and fall of Debbie Wasserman Schultz  —  Devastating.  —  That's really the only way to describe Politico's piece on DNC Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz.  —  Based on interviews with DNC staffers — both former and current — the piece described Wasserman Schultz …

ISIS Video Uses British Hostage, John Cantlie, as Spokesman  —  Departing from its serial beheading videos of Western hostages that have outraged the world, the Islamic State released a new video on Thursday featuring a captive British journalist seated behind a desk, explaining the group's message …

Apple will no longer unlock most iPhones, iPads for police, even with search warrants  —  Apple said Wednesday night that it is making it impossible for the company to turn over data from most iPhones or iPads to police — even when they have a search warrant — taking a hard new line …

Scottish independence: voters turn out for Scotland's historic referendum - live  —  Rolling coverage throughout the day as Scotland votes to decide whether to stay part of the United Kingdom  — Final poll puts yes on 47% and no on 53%  — Andy Murray: Lets do this!  — Are the Scots independent yet?

How Gary Hart's Downfall Forever Changed American Politics  —  On a scalding July day five years ago, I found myself hiking in Red Rocks Park, just outside Denver, with Gary Hart.  The copper cliffs were brilliantly lit in the midday sun, which burned our uncovered heads as we trudged …

Teaching the Children: Sharp Ideological Differences, Some Common Ground  —  Wide Gaps over Teaching Faith, Tolerance, Obedience  —  As the public grows more politically polarized, differences between conservatives and liberals extend their long reach even to opinions about which qualities …

Comment: The huge costs of Scotland getting small  —  AS THE SONG says, “Don't it always seem to go that you don't know what you've got 'til it's gone.”  The Scottish push for secession from the United Kingdom takes for granted the benefits of peaceful, deep, economic, social …

Party Like it's 1994: Gingrich, DeLay Reunite With ‘Greatest Class’  —  A half-dozen lawmakers joined nearly 40 former colleagues, including former speaker Newt Gingrich, inside the National Resources Committee hearing room to reminisce about one of the biggest “wave” elections in congressional history.

AF to change instructions for oaths  —  WASHINGTON (AFNS) — The Air Force has instructed force support offices across the service to allow both enlisted members and officers to omit the words “So help me God” from enlistment and officer appointment oaths if an Airman chooses.

EXPOSED: THE SECRET MAILING LIST OF THE GAMING JOURNALISM ELITE  —  Several prominent gaming journalists across America are part of a secret mailing list on which they discuss what to cover, what to ignore, and what approach their coverage should take to breaking news, Breitbart can reveal.

We Still Don't Know What $1.6 Trillion Bought Us  —  One of the biggest efforts the Federal Reserve has ever embarked on — a $1.6 trillion bond-buying program to stimulate the U.S. economy known as the third round of quantitative easing — is coming to an end next month.

Five Signs the Dark-Money Apocalypse Is Upon Us  —  Welcome to the Year of Dark Money.  —  It's the home stretch of the 2014 election season.  No single theme or issue has dominated the midterms, but 2014 is on pace to be the Year of Dark Money.  —  Nonprofit groups, some well-known …

A NYC Bartender's Powerful Open Letter To The Hedge Funder Who Allegedly Grabbed Her Ass  —  A SoHo bartender is fed up with misogynistic bros treating her like a piece of meat, and she's written a powerful open letter to the hedge funder who she says grabbed her ass at work.

Forgiving Biden  —  Media that lean left will react differently to their friends than to their enemies.  —  Vice President Joe Biden, who in our kingless nation has been sent to play the role of Britain's Prince Philip, condemned unscrupulous bankers earlier this week and, in doing so, caused something of a flap.

Coming Out of the PrEP Closet  —  Each morning, I take a pill called Truvada to protect me from becoming infected with HIV.  This strategy, also known as pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP, reduces the risk of HIV infection by up to 99 percent if the pill is taken once a day.

Sheldon Adelson cracks open checkbook for GOP  —  Las Vegas casino mogul Sheldon Adelson has donated $10 million to a Karl Rove-backed outfit boosting Republican Senate candidates and promised a similar amount to an allied group focused on House races, POLITICO has learned.

7.3 million enrolled in Obamacare  —  There are 7.3 million people enrolled in health insurance plans on the Obamacare exchanges, CMS Administrator Marilyn Tavenner told Congress on Thursday, the first update since enrollment ended.  —  The figure represents the number of people who are signed up and paid up as of Aug. 15.