Statement by Secretary Johnson on Travel Restrictions and Protective Measures to Prevent the Spread of Ebola to the United States  —  Today, as part of the Department of Homeland Security's ongoing response to prevent the spread of Ebola to the United States, we are announcing travel restrictions …

Political Polarization & Media Habits  —  When it comes to getting news about politics and government, liberals and conservatives inhabit different worlds.  There is little overlap in the news sources they turn to and trust.  And whether discussing politics online or with friends …

Chris Christie: 'I'm Tired Of Hearing About The Minimum Wage'  —  New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) said Tuesday that he's “tired” of hearing discussion on the minimum wage and seemed to suggest that a higher minimum wage isn't something to “aspire to.”  —  “I gotta tell you the truth …

Churchgoer taken aback by political flier's lynching imagery  —  Dawn McNair said she was surprised Sunday when her daughter pointed out the background on a political flier urging people to get out and vote.  —  The front of the flier blares: “Kay Hagan doesn't win!  Obama's impeachment will begin!

Morning Plum: Republican accidentally tells the truth about Obamacare  —  Ohio Governor John Kasich, who has accepted the Medicaid expansion his state, recently suffered from an outbreak of accidental candor, making these remarks about the Medicaid expansion and the prospects for repealing Obamacare:

Arkansas Democrat Mark Pryor: Desegregation an ‘Unwilling Invasion’  —  Arkansas Democratic Sen. Mark Pryor argued that the federal government's desegregation of Arkansas's largest public school in 1957 was an “unwilling invasion” that took “a local problem out of the local authorities' hands” …

RNC co-chair: Wisconsin voters not so ‘sharp’  —  The co-chairwoman of the Republican National Committee said in Wisconsin that voters there “might not be as sharp as a knife.”  —  “It's not going to be an easy election, it's a close election,” said Sharon Day, the co-chairwoman …

Anthony Weiner: Done with politics, not life  —  For Anthony Weiner, life these days consists of figuring out fatherhood and his future.  The first he's doing pretty well with; as for the second, he's got a long way to go.  —  Three years out from the 2011 sexting scandal that forced …

Colorado Dems: We Caught James O'Keefe and His Friends Trying to Bait Us Into Approving Voter Fraud  —  The conservative provocateur allegedly posed as a mustachioed “civics professor.”  —  James O'Keefe Bill Haber/AP  —  James O'Keefe, the conservative provocateur, has been on the prowl in Colorado …

Michael Savage: Veterans With PTSD Are Destroying America  —  Last week on his talk radio program, Michael Savage got into an argument with a caller over whether California lawmakers should rename a San Francisco tunnel in honor of Robin Williams.  The caller, who said he was a veteran suffering …

Democratic turnout flyer: ‘If you want to prevent another Ferguson...’  —  The Democratic effort to pump up the African-American vote in Georgia just took an interesting turn.  —  A reader has sent us this early-voting turnout mailer sent out by the Georgia Democratic party that focuses …

Paying $292,000 to a Group That May Not Exist  —  A certain level of murkiness has become the rule when it comes to campaign finance in a post-Citizens United world.  But even by this standard, a group called Right Solutions Partners LLC is remarkable for its opacity.

Phyllis Schlafly: End Early Voting Because It Helps Democrats  —  When Republican-controlled legislatures around the country have passed laws curtailing early voting, they have invariably insisted that these laws have nothing to do with politics.  —  Eagle Forum founder Phyllis Schlafly …

6 Things You Won't Believe The “Duck Dynasty” Congressional Candidate Said  —  Zach Dasher is challenging incumbent Rep. Vance McAllister.  —  https://www.facebook.com/DasherforCongr ess/ photos/pb.544994868953516.-2207520000.1 413842738.  /588420881277581/?type=3&theater

Former aide pleads guilty to embezzling $1.8 million from Dewhurst campaign funds  —  AUSTIN - Former David Dewhurst campaign manager Kenneth “Buddy” Barfield is facing up to 28 years in prison and millions in fines and restitution payments after pleading guilty Tuesday to embezzling nearly $1.8 million …

Why is there no surgeon general?  Ask Democrats  —  Some of President Obama's most ardent supporters have accused Republicans of “politicizing” the Ebola crisis.  It's not a terribly serious accusation; a public health emergency requires the response of many government agencies, so how could politics not be involved?

Surveillance Video Apparently Catches Guy Doing Something at the Ballot Box That Left Republican Monitor Stunned  —  An Arizona county party official said he saw a man stuffing “hundreds” of ballots into the ballot box and later told a local news outlet the entire incident was caught on surveillance video.

ASA policy reversal delegitimizes BDS, but does not reverse past discrimination  —  When the American Studies Association adopted its Israel boycott in February, it was “credited... for giving moment to the boycott campaign.”  Now the ASA has significantly reversed its boycott of Israeli scholars …

Rand, Ron Paul split over travel ban  —  Ron Paul on Monday said that calls for a ban on travel from West African countries affected by Ebola are primarily “politically motivated” — just days after his son Sen. Rand Paul announced his support for one.  —  Appearing on Newsmax TV's …

Steve King: US Becoming A ‘Third-World Country’ Thanks To Undocumented Immigrants Bringing In Ebola And Beheadings  —  Donald Trump travelled to Iowa to campaign for Rep. Steve King this past weekend, and their joint press conference was just about as ridiculous as you might imagine.

American released from North Korea  —  (CNN) — Jeffrey Fowle, an American arrested in North Korea in May for leaving a bible at his hotel, has been released and is on his way home, a senior State Department official told CNN on Tuesday.  —  An American government plane picked up Fowle …

Fed's Dudley: Bad Bank Behavior Could Drive Break Up  —  New York Fed President Suggests Putting Senior Management on Hook for Regulatory Fines  —  Federal Reserve Bank of New York President William Dudley said the government will have to consider breaking up large financial institutions …