The Hillary Letters  —  NOTE: READ THE HILLARY CLINTON-SAUL ALINSKY LETTERS HERE.  —  Previously unpublished correspondence between Hillary Clinton and the late left-wing organizer Saul Alinsky reveals new details about her relationship with the controversial Chicago activist and shed light on her early ideological development.

Exclusive: Lois Lerner breaks silence  —  Employers won't hire her.  She's been berated with epithets like “dirty Jew.”  Federal agents have guarded her house because of death threats.  And she's spent hundreds of thousands of dollars defending herself against accusations she orchestrated …

The Crumbling Climate-Change Consensus  —  Extremists' rhetoric heats up as their case falls apart.  —  Protesters at the People's Climate March in New York City, September 21.  (Andrew Burton/Getty Images)  —  The United Nations Climate Summit will begin in New York this Tuesday, but environmental activists didn't wait.

Those Lazy Jobless  —  Last week John Boehner, the speaker of the House, explained to an audience at the American Enterprise Institute what's holding back employment in America: laziness.  People, he said, have “this idea” that “I really don't have to work.  I don't really want to do this.

Secret Service considers a larger buffer zone around the White House  —  After an unprecedented security breach Friday night at the White House, the U.S. Secret Service is weighing a series of measures that would move tourists and D.C. residents farther away from the complex to reduce the chances …

KTVA reporter quits on-air, reveals herself as owner of Alaska Cannabis Club  —  Reporter Charlo Greene quit on-air during KTVA-TV's 10 p.m. newscast Sunday, revealing herself as the owner of the medical marijuana business Alaska Cannabis Club and telling viewers that she would be using …

Sam Brownback's failed ‘experiment’ puts state on path to penury  —  GOV. SAM BROWNBACK of Kansas says he has come to regret characterizing his policy agenda as a “real live experiment” that would test the efficacy of deep tax cuts to spur jobs and economic growth.  In fact, Mr. Brownback's choice of words was apt.

Obama's October Surprise  —  Get ready for bombs bursting in air and this election's October Surprise - President Obama's air strikes to “degrade and ultimately destroy” ISIS.  —  Last week a Fox News poll identified a phenomenon that my friend, pollster Dana Blanton, dubbed “The ISIS effect.”

Innocent man wrongly jailed for 23 years dies days before lawsuit  —  Jailed for more than two decades for a crime he did not commit, William Lopez's brief taste of freedom came to a sudden, tragic end Saturday when he died just days before his $124 million lawsuit for false imprisonment was set to start.

Emma Watson: Gender equality is your issue too  —  Speech by UN Women Goodwill Ambassador Emma Watson at a special event for the HeForShe campaign, United Nations Headquarters, New York, 20 September 2014  —  [Check against delivery.]  —  Today we are launching a campaign called “HeForShe.”

Willie Nelson Feels Maureen Dowd's Pain  —  WASHINGTON — WHEN Willie Nelson invites you to get high with him on his bus, you go.  —  The man is the patron saint of pot, after all, and I'm the poster girl for bad pot trips.  —  It seemed like a match made in hash heaven.

Will It Take a Keg Stand for Mary Landrieu to Get Reelected?  —  Tailgating with the most endangered Democrat in the Senate. … It's game day in Baton Rouge, and the bro in the purple shirt wants Mary Landrieu's help doing a keg stand.  —  Landrieu, elected three times by the narrowest of margins …

Stephanie Schriock dodges on DNC question  —  EMILY's List President Stephanie Schriock on Monday declined to rule out that she would consider seeking the chairmanship of the Democratic National Committee.  —  POLITICO reported last week that the current chairwoman, Florida Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz …

Obama's lawless immigration plan is a gift to the 1 percent  —  Unlike most political issues, immigration is not really a right vs. left or Republican vs. Democrat issue.  Instead, immigration is better understood as an elite vs. public issue where the elite in our society tends …

IL & MI  —  We continue our polls in Midwestern states today with our home base—Illinois—and races in Michigan.  —  Illinois: Everything old is new again  —  Governor Pat Quinn has made a career out of proving those who dismiss his chances in political races wrong.

McCain won't campaign against Udall  —  U.S. Sen. John McCain plans to barnstorm the country on behalf of Republican Senate candidates in states such as Kansas, Iowa, North Carolina, New Hampshire and Oregon.  —  However, McCain, R-Ariz., told The Arizona Republic that he intends to sit …

Eye on presidency?  Sen. Rand Paul to open office in Bay Area  —  Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., speaks at the state GOP convention in Los Angeles.  His plan to set up an office in the Bay Area may indicate a run for president.  Photo: Chris Carlson, Associated Press