Supreme Court Allows Texas to Use Strict Voter ID Law in Coming Election  —  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Saturday allowed Texas to use its strict voter identification law in the November election.  The court's order, issued just after 5 a.m., was unsigned and contained no reasoning.

Amid Assurances on Ebola, Obama Is Said to Seethe  —  WASHINGTON — Beneath the calming reassurance that President Obama has repeatedly offered during the Ebola crisis, there is a deepening frustration, even anger, with how the government has handled key elements of the response.

Conservative Cardinal Who Clashed With Pope Francis Confirms He Has Been Ousted  —  The head of the Catholic Church's highest court speaks to BuzzFeed News from the Vatican.  —  Cardinal Raymond Burke leaves meeting during Extraordinary Synod on the Family in Vatican City.  —  Franco Origlia / Getty Images

Why aren't the deficit fetishists exalting President Obama?  —  Remember just a while back how the deficit was going to swallow the country whole and lead our children into indentured servitude?  Remember the chorus of very serious people intoning that companies would hire more people …

Unable to Meet the Deductible or the Doctor  —  Patricia Wanderlich got insurance through the Affordable Care Act this year, and with good reason: She suffered a brain hemorrhage in 2011, spending weeks in a hospital intensive care unit, and has a second, smaller aneurysm that needs monitoring.

Cliven Bundy Dares Eric Holder to Visit Nevada in Bizarre Campaign Ad  —  Cliven Bundy, the Nevada rancher who became famous for sharing his thoughts about “the Negro” earlier this year, has just inserted himself into the 2014 midterm elections.  The one-time conservative icon appears …

Biden Cocaine Scandal Mirrors Joe McCarthy Scandal  —  The brief military career of 44-year-old Hunter Biden, Vice President Joseph Biden's younger son, seems to have ended after one month in the naval reserve.  Biden is reported to have tested positive for cocaine use, and was immediately discharged.

Police Officer in Ferguson Is Said to Recount a Struggle  —  WASHINGTON — The police officer who fatally shot Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., two months ago has told investigators that he was pinned in his vehicle and in fear for his life as he struggled over his gun with Mr. Brown …

Why An Ebola Flight Ban Wouldn't Work  —  On Sept. 19, Thomas Eric Duncan boarded a flight in Monrovia, Liberia, possibly after having lied on a screening questionnaire about his contact with persons carrying the Ebola virus.  The next day, Duncan arrived in Dallas to visit his fiancée and son.