Why 2014 Isn't as Good as It Seems for the Republicans  —  The Republicans are looking forward to having a good week.  They are favored to win the Senate, and they could pick up enough House seats to finish with their largest margin since 1928.  —  But perhaps more important …

Iowa Poll: Ernst takes 7-point lead  —  Joni Ernst has charged to achieve a 7-point lead over Democrat Bruce Braley in a new Iowa Poll, which buoys the GOP's hope that an Iowa victory will be the tipping point to a Republican takeover of the U.S. Senate.  —  Ernst, a state senator and military leader …

I barred Netanyahu from State Dept., Baker says  —  James Baker, a former secretary of State, didn't seem troubled during an interview on Sunday by recent anonymous comments from Obama administration officials knocking Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel.

Coulter: Democrats Targeting Low-IQ ‘Bottom 51 Percent’ Who Care About Women's Rights  —  Conservative columnist Ann Coulter on Sunday accused Democrats supporting women's rights to win the “bottom 51 percent” of voters “in terms of IQ.”  —  Conservative columnist Ann Coulter …

ISIS Pitches to the Hosts of Shark Tank on SNL  —  SNL did a Shark Tank parody tonight with a twist: the hosts got a pitch from none other than representatives of ISIS.  Yes, the ISIS you're thinking of.  And these terrorists, one of them played by host Chris Rock, explained why the hosts …

The Climate-Change Solution No One Will Talk About  —  The equation seems fairly simple: The more the world's population rises, the greater the strain on dwindling resources and the greater the impact on the environment.  —  The solution?  Well, that's a little trickier to talk about.

The Economy Elects Presidents.  Presidents Elect Congress.  —  In 1992, Bill Clinton's strategist, James Carville, made famous a presidential campaign mantra: It's “the economy, stupid.”  He meant that presidential election outcomes are tied to the nation's economic conditions, something that should not surprise many people.

Will Virgin Galactic's Crash End Space Tourism?  —  The crash of Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo experimental space plane on Friday, which killed one test pilot and severely injured another, may have wrecked the future of space tourism.  —  “For the industry, the joyride is over,” …

McCain Defends Palin: Coverage of Family Brawl Is ‘Biased,’ ‘Unfair’  —  With all the news Sarah Palin's been making these days, what with her family's infamous brawl and all, it's natural to turn to her creator for his thoughts, and thus did KTVK sit down with Senator John McCain (R-AZ).

Minority Voter Suppression In North Carolina Witnessed Firsthand  —  It is harder to vote in North Carolina these days.  On June 25, 2013, the Supreme Court, in Shelby v. Holder, gutted a landmark provision of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.  A majority of the justices struck down Article 5 of the Act …