The Truth about the “Palin Brawl” - The Media Reveals Its Bias Against Conservative Women Once Again  —  First, the media said Trig was not really my mom's kid.  —  Then, they claimed my mom said “I can see Russia from my house.”  —  Recently, they said my parents are giving a divorce.

Joni Ernst: My Gun Will Defend Me If Government Decides ‘My Rights Are No Longer Important’  —  WASHINGTON — Joni Ernst, the Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in Iowa, said during an NRA event in 2012 that she would use a gun to defend herself from the government.

Doctor who treated Ebola patients rushed to NYC hospital  —  Police officers leave the apartment of Dr. Craig Spencer (left) in West Harlem.  —  The Big Apple may have its first case of Ebola.  —  A 33-year-old Doctors Without Borders physician who recently treated Ebola patients in Guinea …

Kids from poorer neighborhoods keep coming to trick-or-treat in mine.  Do I have to give them candy?  —  Get Dear Prudence delivered to your inbox each week; click here to sign up.  Please send your questions for publication to prudence@slate.com.  (Questions may be edited.)

The Democrats' Coming Blame Game  —  Less than two weeks before Election Day, Democrats are bracing for losses—and are already quietly trying to shift the blame.  —  Years of disappointment and tension between Democrats and their president are now on open display as politicians …

Obama Is Too Cool for Crisis Management  —  By the time President Obama gave in and appointed an Ebola czar on Oct. 17, the White House response to this latest national crisis had already run a familiar course: the initial assurance that everything was under control; the subsequent realization that it wasn't …

Oops: Scott Brown lists self as Mass. state senator in recent campaign filing  —  New Hampshire Republican U.S. Senate candidate Scott Brown tried to politically navigate how he could run for office in the Granite State thirteen weeks after officially moving here from Massachusetts.

CNN anchor, liberals give grins and thumbs up to violence against the ‘Right’ women  —  BELTWAY CONFIDENTIAL CNN ALASKA SARAH PALIN MEDIA WAR ON WOMEN  —  How do you get liberals to approve of violence against women?  Just tell them the women are Republicans named “Palin.”

King on gays: 'I don't expect to meet them should I make it to heaven'  —  Congressman speaks exclusively to the Herald  —  U.S. Rep. Steve King, R-Kiron, suggests gays won't make it to heaven.  —  What's more, in an interview, King intimated that the divorced or cohabitators could be thwarted …

JEANNE SHAHEEN CAMPAIGN KICKS BREITBART NEWS REPORTER OUT OF NEW HAMPSHIRE EVENT  —  EXETER, New Hampshire — The campaign of Democratic incumbent Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) kicked this reporter out of an event at ReVision Energy on Wednesday afternoon.  —  Shaheen's campaign asked the owner …

Does Raising the Minimum Wage Hurt Employment?  Evidence from China  —  Raising the minimum wage is a polarizing issue.  One side worries that raising it will lower employment.  The other side downplays the impact on employment and plays up the positive impact on the living standards of the poor.

The Only Thing I Have To Say About Gamer Gate  —  I had a day off this weekend from shooting Supernatural, and I was walking around downtown Vancouver on Saturday, sampling all the artisan coffee I could get my throat around.  At one point I saw a pair of guys walking towards me wearing gamer shirts.

Obama Asserts Fast and Furious Executive Privilege Claim for Holder's Wife  —  Judicial Watch announced today that it received from the Obama Department of Justice (DOJ) a “Vaughn index” detailing records about the Operation Fast and Furious scandal.  The index was forced …

Glenn Beck: Not ‘All That Bad’ If McConnell Loses To Grimes (AUDIO)  —  Glenn Beck doesn't think it would be “all that bad for the country” if Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell (R) loses reelection to Alison Lundergan Grimes (D).  —  Less than two weeks before Election Day …

Homeland Security confiscates Royals underwear in Kansas City  —  BY JENEÉ OSTERHELDTKANSAS CITY STAR  —  Peregrine Honig says she just wanted to help celebrate the hometown team when she designed Lucky Royals boyshorts.  —  The panties, with “Take the Crown” and “KC” across the bottom …

The Poll Tax That Wasn't  —  In her dissent, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg called the law “purposely discriminatory,” and everyone piled in behind her with denunciations of the Lone Star State's blatant racism.  —  For the left, voter ID is tantamount to a poll tax.

The Kind Of Racism That ‘Dear White People’ Overlooks  —  This post contains spoilers.  —  If you haven't seen Dear White People, you should.  It's the first film in years to really confront black identities, of which there are many, in a sharp and funny way.

Christie Has ‘Head in Sand’ on Minimum Wage, Labor Chief Says  —  The Obama administration wants to raise the minimum wage, but Republicans aren't convinced.  —  Oct. 23 (Bloomberg) — New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has “got his head in the sand” when it comes to the plight …

Peter King Slams Doctors On Ebola, Suggests Ebola Went Airborne  —  “The doctors were absolutely certain that this can not be transmitted and it was not airborne and yet we find out the people who have contracted it were wearing all protective gear.”  —  View Video ›

Richardson Reacts to New Poll Indicating Swing in His Favor  —  PORTLAND, Ore.- A dramatic shift in poll numbers has taken place since Governor John Kitzhaber's campaign became riddled with scandal.  A poll commissioned by KATU has Dennis Richardson with a surprising double-digit lead.

As Midterms Near, GOP Leads on Key Issues, Democrats Have a More Positive Image  —  Far Fewer Democrats See Vote as ‘For’ Obama Than in 2010  —  With less than two weeks before the midterm elections, the Republican Party holds significant leads on several major issues.

9 percent of likely 2014 voters are ‘enthusiastic’ about President Obama  —  We've written plenty on this blog about Democrats' enthusiasm deficit in the 2014 election.  This gap was, is and will almost definitely continue to be real through Nov. 4.  —  But while it's well understood …