GOP clown car runs into ditch  —  Simon says the Republican Party's clown car has become a clown van.  —  DES MOINES — The Republican Party's clown car has become a clown van.  —  With nearly two dozen possible presidential candidates, the GOP is having a seriousness deficit.

Syriza Rides Anti-Austerity Wave to Decisive Victory in Greece  —  Alexis Tsipras's Syriza brushed aside Prime Minister Antonis Samaras's party to record a decisive victory in Greece's elections, after riding a public backlash against years of budget cuts demanded by international creditors.

Last Slide  —  No one seemed to regret the absence of Mitt Romney and Jeb Bush from the stage during a marathon session of conservative political theater in Iowa, as a string of GOP speakers urged Iowa Republicans not to buckle to the establishment.  —  A parade of nine Republicans …

Two dead in murder-suicide inside bustling Home Depot in Chelsea: cops  —  Police said two men were shot inside a Home Depot on W. 23rd Street.  The shooter was found dead at the scene and the other man was pronounced dead at Bellevue Hospital.  —  Two people are dead in a murder-suicide …

Denis McDonough's slip of the tongue  —  White House chief of staff Denis McDonough suffered a slip of the tongue Sunday when he offered the first name of an American woman held hostage by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.  —  In an interview with host George Stephanopoulos on ABC's …

Obama administration to propose new wilderness protections in Arctic refuge — Alaska Republicans declare war  —  The Obama administration will propose setting aside the 1.5 million-acre coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) as wilderness, the White House announced Sunday …

De Blasio, Obama and a Flawed Vision of Liberalism  —  MAYOR BILL DE BLASIO recently got some good news in his standoff with the Police Department.  In the first major poll conducted after the high-profile murder of two patrolmen, 69 percent of New Yorkers said they objected to police officers' turning …

Pope's visit to stoke climate fight  —  Pope Francis's visit to the United States this fall will give him an important stage to push for climate change policies, in a year when global warming is shaping up to be a central issue both for the Vatican and Washington.