Police: shooter dead after opening fire at Marysville-Pilchuck High School  —  A gunman believed to have opened fire at Marysville-Pilchuck High School Friday morning is dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to two law-enforcement sources.  —  Police have not released details …

CNN Poll: Georgia Senate race statistical tie  —  (CNN) — Democrat Michelle Nunn has a slight 47%-44% edge over Republican David Perdue in the Georgia race for an open Senate seat, according to a new CNN/ORC International survey released Friday.  —  The three-point margin falls within …

CORRECTED: Dems Miss Insulin Pump In Video Of Perdue Signing Young Woman  —  “No pictures on this,” David Perdue jokes, as campaign staffers hold up signs in front of the camera.  Update: Another angle on the video suggests American Bridge didn't capture the whole scene.  —  View Video ›

Report: Fox News Is Too Negative For Jeb Bush  —  No stranger to taking on his party's most conservative voters, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R) is now calling out the bastion of conservative media.  —  CNN's Peter Hamby reported that during a speech Thursday night at a South Carolina fundraiser …

Hillary Clinton: ‘I love ... Elizabeth’  —  BOSTON — Hillary Clinton hit Elizabeth Warren country on Friday, repeatedly praising the anti-big banks Massachusetts senator for going after “those who deserve” it, while rallying voters to put embattled Democrat Martha Coakley in the governor's mansion.

Could non-citizens decide the November election?  —  Could control of the Senate in 2014 be decided by illegal votes cast by non-citizens?  Some argue that incidents of voting by non-citizens are so rare as to be inconsequential, with efforts to block fraud a screen for an agenda to prevent poor …

Coeur d'Alene Says Hitching Post Is Exempt From Gay Rights Law … The city of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, said a for-profit wedding chapel owned by two ministers doesn't have to perform same-sex marriages.  —  The city has been embroiled in controversy ever since the owners of the Hitching Post sued the city.

The Spectacular Implosion Of The GOP's Senate Hopes In Oregon  —  Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley really did not want to run against Monica Wehby.  —  She had the résumé of a formidable challenger: a pediatric neurosurgeon, a pro-choice mom in socially liberal Oregon …

Media Should Stop Lecturing Americans About Their Ebola Concerns  —  Like 98 percent of Americans, I've heard the news about Ebola.  I've even followed the news with interest for months, taking seriously the media claims that this was a serious outbreak that had potential to become even more serious.

Anthony Weiner Still Doesn't Understand How to Use Twitter  —  It's been three years (only!) since Anthony Weiner's political career went limp because he sent photos of his d**k to random women via social media, and yet he has still not learned how to use Twitter.

Plutocrats Against Democracy  —  It's always good when leaders tell the truth, especially if that wasn't their intention.  So we should be grateful to Leung Chun-ying, the Beijing-backed leader of Hong Kong, for blurting out the real reason pro-democracy demonstrators can't get what they want …

Revenge of the Democrats: Wealthy liberals top list of super PAC donors in 2014  —  One billionaire has spent more than $70 million on the 2014 elections; Image credit: DonkeyHotey, Flickr  —  In a reversal from 2012, liberal billionaires top the list of biggest super PAC donors with a little …

On Race and Voter ID, John Roberts Wants It Both Ways  —  Once, the chief justice said the only way to stop discriminating on race was to stop discrimination on race.  Now his tune isn't so clear.  —  “The way to stop discrimination on the basis of race,” Chief Justice John Roberts wrote in 2007 …

John Heilemann and Mark Halperin Promise Washington the Program It Deserves  —  You both have a reputation for using alcohol to get sources to say things they should not.  Should I have brought a bottle of tequila?  Mark Halperin: That is an urban legend.  It's not like it's never happened …

Pro-Orman Republican Owes Candidate Big Money  —  Senate candidate Greg Orman of Kansas has been accused by Republicans as a Democrat-in-Independent's clothing, which explains why Orman is surrounding himself with Republicans in the final days of his campaign against GOP incumbent Pat Roberts.

We know College Feminists Care About Sexual Assault.  But What About Abortion?  —  In the past three years, more abortion restrictions have been enacted in the United States than in the entire previous decade.  At the same time, 85 colleges and universities are now under federal investigation for their handling of sexual violence.

Could the ‘Perfect’ Campaign Lose?  —  Kay Hagan is trying to prove months of good work can withstand a national climate that's threatening other Dems.  Republicans are confident she can't.  —  RALEIGH, N.C.—It took Kay Hagan 10 minutes to cover everything she wanted to say about public education.