As Ebola patient in Texas fights for his life, his family copes with stigma and isolation  —  Thomas Duncan is fighting for his life as his friends say they are isolated.  —  DALLAS — As a Liberian man diagnosed with Ebola was fighting to survive Sunday in a Texas hospital …

Democrats start to point fingers  —  Democrats are starting to play the blame game as they face the possibility of losing the Senate in November.  —  Tempers are running high a month out from Election Day, with polls showing Democratic candidates trailing in the crucial battleground states …

The Truth About Jeb Bush's Presidential Ambitions  —  Some insiders say he's already running.  Others says he's definitely not.  Here's the reality, distilled from over a dozen discussions with those who know Bush really well.  —  There are currently two factions in American presidential politics …

I Don't Have Student Loans and I Don't Feel Bad for People Who Do  —  You probably could have gotten your degree at a more affordable university closer to home.  You might have even been able to live with your parents, like I did  —  My father is not a Wall Street banker.

Rogue donors not ready for Hillary?  —  Hillary Clinton is facing the beginnings of a backlash from rich liberals unhappy with her positions on litmus test issues and her team's efforts to lock up the Democratic presidential nomination before the contest starts.

Former SC GOP director: Execute anyone who comes into contact with Ebola — 'it's just math'  —  DON'T MISS STORIES.  FOLLOW RAW STORY!  —  The former general counsel and executive director of the South Carolina Republican Party is coming under fire for the novel solutions to the Ebola epidemic he is posting on Twitter.

Low Favorable Ratings Still Plague Top Dogs on Capitol Hill  —  Net favorability toward Sen. Harry Reid is his lowest yet  —  PRINCETON, NJ — Relatively few Americans have a favorable impression of U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid or Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives John Boehner …

PBS science reporter: Fox's Ebola coverage is ‘a level of ignorance we should not allow’  —  DON'T MISS STORIES.  FOLLOW RAW STORY!  —  Miles O'Brien, the science correspondent for PBS Newshour, lamented on Sunday that he was embarrassed at some of the coverage of Ebola on Fox News that had a …

Iran frees wife of Post's Tehran correspondent, but he remains in custody  —  An Iranian journalist detained in Iran since July along with her husband, The Washington Post's bureau chief in Tehran, has been released from custody, a family member said Sunday.

Michael Brown protesters interrupt St. Louis Symphony Orchestra concert  —  • By Steve Giegerich sgiegerich@post-dispatch.com > 314-725-6758  —  Michael Brown protesters interrupted the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra's concert on Saturday night, causing a brief delay in the performance at Powell Symphony Hall.

CDC multitasking hurts Ebola fight: Column  —  Disease control shouldn't extend to playground safety and occupational hazards.  —  “You had one job!” is the punchline on a popular Internet meme involving organizational screw-ups.  Now critics are saying something similar about the Centers …

Is Another Obama Administration Scandal About to Explode?  —  While strong cases can be made for both Benghazi and Fast and Furious, most voters consider Barack Obama's misuse of the IRS to be his administration's worst scandal so far.  But, as we wrote last year, targeting of conservative non-profits …

Hewlett-Packard Plans to Break in Two  —  Split Would Separate PC, Printer Operation From Corporate Hardware and Services Business  —  Hewlett-Packard Co. plans to separate its personal-computer and printer businesses from its corporate hardware and services operations …

Republicans Maintain Edge in Senate Races, Poll Finds  —  The fight for control of the Senate is stable and tight, with Republicans maintaining the inside track to a majority in the latest round of data from the New York Times/CBS News/YouGov online panel of more than 100,000 respondents.