The Daily Show springs tense showdown with Native Americans on Redskins fans  —  The four die-hard Redskins fans thought the opportunity was as golden as the vintage helmets of their favorite football team: “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart” wanted them to appear on the Comedy Central program …

White House intruder was an Army vet with PTSD, family says  —  The intruder who scaled a White House fence and made it through the front doors was an Army veteran diagnosed with combat trauma, but authorities said Saturday the case was still under investigation.

Grand Illusion in Syria  —  ACROSS years of war and at an extraordinary cost, the United States built an army that was supposed to prevent jihadists from gaining a sanctuary in the heart of the Middle East.  It had American-trained leaders, American-made weaponry and 250,000 men under arms …

Kansas gubernatorial candidate addresses 1990s strip club incident  —  In the late 1990s the Democratic candidate for governor of Kansas was getting a lap dance at a strip club when cops raided it in search of drugs, a situation Paul Davis on Saturday described as being “in the wrong place at the wrong time.”

How Qatar is funding the rise of Islamist extremists  —  The fabulously wealthy Gulf state, which owns an array of London landmarks and claims to be one of our best friends in the Middle East, is a prime sponsor of violent Islamists  —  Few outsiders have noticed, but radical Islamists now control Libya's capital.

Chuck Todd Splits US Into ‘Starbucks Nation’ And ‘Chick-Fil-A Country’ (VIDEO)  —  “Meet the Press” host Chuck Todd on Sunday described the 2014 midterm elections as a battle between “Starbucks nation” and “Chick-Fil-A country.”  —  He split the U.S. into the Democratic urban areas …

Climate Science Is Not Settled  —  We are very far from the knowledge needed to make good climate policy, writes leading scientist Steven E. Koonin … The idea that “Climate science is settled” runs through today's popular and policy discussions.  Unfortunately, that claim is misguided.

Chuck Hagel piles on the NFL  —  CNN reports that Chuck Hagel has asked his staff for detailed information about the U.S. military's relationships with the National Football League in the wake of the controversy over how the league is handling domestic-abuse allegations against players.

Climate Change March Begins in New York City  —  Under leaden skies, throngs of demonstrators stretching as far as the eye could see started to move through Midtown Manhattan late Sunday morning, chanting their demands for action on climate change.  —  With drums and tubas, banners and floats …

Peter Thiel: the billionaire tech entrepreneur on a mission to cheat death  —  The co-founder of PayPal and likely the most successful venture capitalist in Silicon Valley is on a mission to change the world through technology - and to find a cure for death  —  An hour into my conversation …