Protection for Bachmann after ISIL threat  —  Federal law enforcement officials are taking an ISIL threat against Michele Bachmann so seriously that Capitol Police have given the Minnesota Republican her own security detail.  —  An online threat against Bachmann emerged recently …

Monica Lewinsky Gives Tearful Speech About Falling ‘In Love’ With Bill Clinton And Being Shamed Online  —  Former White House intern Monica Lewinsky gave an emotional speech about her role in one of the world's most infamous sex scandals on Monday in Philadelphia at the Forbes Under 30 Summit.

Oscar de la Renta, Who Clothed Stars and Became One, Dies at 82  —  Oscar de la Renta, the doyen of American fashion, whose career began in the 1950s in Franco's Spain, sprawled across the better living rooms of Paris and New York, and who was the last survivor of that generation of bold …

Alabama House Speaker Mike Hubbard indicted on 23 felony corruption charges by Lee County Grand Jury  —  Mike Hubbard, speaker of the Alabama House of Representatives and a powerful leader in the state Republican Party, has been indicted by a grand jury and charged with 23 counts …

Immigration as biggest problem dips to 7%  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — As the quarantine period ends for people exposed to the first person in the U.S. to be diagnosed with Ebola, the virus for the first time ranks among the top 10 issues Americans consider to be the most important ones facing the country.

Clyburn challenger: Gay couples are ‘gremlins’  —  Rep. James Clyburn's (D-S.C.) Republican challenger referred to same-sex couples as “gremlins” and “bullies” in a Facebook post urging supporters to oppose gay marriage at the polls this fall.  —  Anthony Culler, the GOP nominee for Clyburn's seat …

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.

What Exactly Is Elizabeth Warren Going For?  —  Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren isn't running for president but is rallying support for her Democratic colleagues and laying the groundwork for the future.  —  Elizabeth Warren sounds like she's in the center of a national campaign …

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 …

Rubio to introduce Ebola travel ban legislation  —  Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) plans to introduce legislation banning travel between the U.S. and three West African countries hardest hit by the deadly Ebola virus, his office announced Monday.  —  “While Ebola's deadly reach has proven …

Indiana reinstates time limits for some food stamp recipients  —  WASHINGTON -  —  Indiana will begin cutting off food stamp benefits next year to tens of thousands of people who fail to get a job or train for work.  —  Beginning in the spring, the state will limit benefits …

TINA BROWN: OBAMA MAKES WOMEN FEEL ‘UNSAFE’  —  On Monday's “Morning Joe” on MSNBC, author and Daily Beast founder Tina Brown took aim at President Barack Obama and his handling of the several crises facing the country with regards to how women voters view perceive his responses.

Donald Trump Says He'll Decide on 2016 Run Basically the Same Time Hillary Does  —  Game show host Donald Trump showed up in Iowa over the weekend to campaign for Rep. Steve King (R) and (because rules are rules) someone asked the billionaire if he has plans for a 2016 presidential campaign.

Larry Klayman: ‘Ebola-Gate’ Shows That Obama Is As Racist As George Wallace  —  Predicting that President Obama is paving the way for a wave of Ebola-related deaths in the United States, Larry Klayman took to WorldNetDaily on Friday to claim that “Obama has opened the door for Muslim terrorists …

Attorney General Candidate Says Fast Food Workers Should Get ‘A Real Job’  —  Striking workers outside a Chicago Burger King hold signs saying “We are worth more” in Spanish  —  MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN—Brad Schimel, the Republican candidate for Attorney General, told supporters …

Cops: Losers Of Beer Pong Match Opened Fire On Fellow Texas Partygoers  —  After getting vanquished in a beer pong match, a group of sore losers opened fire early yesterday at a Texas house party, wounding a female reveler, police report.  —  The 1:20 AM shooting Sunday took place at a residence in Ames, a city 45 miles from Houston.

Rand Paul: The Most Interesting Conspiracy Theorist in Washington  —  Bilderbergers, the Iraq invasion, Alex Jones—the GOP senator has routinely flirted with America's paranoid fringe.  —  This past summer, Rand Paul, the libertarian senator from Kentucky and a potential 2016 presidential wannabe, was the GOP's It Girl.

ISIS forces launch multiple attacks on Kurdish territory in Iraq, officials say  —  (CNN) — ISIS militants launched about 15 near-simultaneous attacks on Kurdish forces in northern Iraq on Monday in what Kurdish government officials and the Kurdish news agency Rudaw said was a fierce and renewed push for Kurdish-held territory.

Meghan McCain: The right is wrong  —  Meghan McCain, always outspoken, says she's got one big regret — calling Rep. Michele Bachmann a “poor man's Sarah Palin.”  —  “That's the one if I could take it back I would, because I just think it's so linear and so nasty,” McCain said in an interview with POLITICO.

GOP Senator Campaign's Sunflower Fields Are In Ukraine  —  Pat Roberts represents the Sunflower State (Kansas).  —  The image Republican Kansas Sen. Pat Roberts on every page of his website and on his press releases of a sunset on a sunflower field is of a field in Ukraine.

Cuba's Impressive Role on Ebola  —  Cuba is an impoverished island that remains largely cut off from the world and lies about 4,500 miles from the West African nations where Ebola is spreading at an alarming rate.  Yet, having pledged to deploy hundreds of medical professionals to the front lines …