This is why it's impossible for the Kremlin to lie about Putin's weird disappearance  —  The president's carefully cultivated image rests on never showing weakness.  —  It's been more than a week now since anybody's seen Russian President Vladimir Putin.  He had a mundane meeting …

Obama adviser behind leak of Hillary Clinton's email scandal  —  President Obama's senior adviser Valerie Jarrett, right, and Hillary Clinton  —  It's the vast left-wing conspiracy.  —  Obama senior adviser Valerie Jarrett leaked to the press details of Hillary Clinton's use …

Jeb Bush slams Obama, Republicans in NH  —  Jeb Bush lobbed attacks at both President Obama and Congressional Republicans in an appearance in Dover, N.H.  —  “Pass a budget for crying out loud,” the Republican former governor of Florida said, slamming members of his own party.  “Let the process work again.

Santorum: Obama ignoring evil  —  Former Sen. Rick Santorum, who is weighing a 2016 presidential bid, accused President Obama on Saturday of ignoring evil.  —  In his speech to a conservative audience at the National Security Action Summit in South Carolina, Santorum blasted …

Senate GOP budget to break with Paul Ryan's blueprints  —  Senate Republicans will not include detailed plans to overhaul entitlement programs when they unveil their first budget in nearly a decade this week, according to GOP sources.  —  The decision would break from Rep. Paul Ryan's …

House Freedom Caucus hires first staffer  —  The House Freedom Caucus, the nascent group of conservative lawmakers who've frustrated GOP leaders, has hired its first staff member as it gears up for upcoming spending battles.  —  Steve Chartan will serve as executive director of the Freedom Caucus, the group said Friday.

Flagging before election, Netanyahu ramps up rhetoric  —  (Reuters) - Flagging in opinion polls before Tuesday's election, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is trying to rally Israeli rightists by casting his centre-left challengers as tools of a global campaign to usurp power.

As governor, Jeb Bush used e-mail to discuss security, troop deployments  —  Jeb Bush used his private e-mail account as Florida governor to discuss security and military issues such as troop deployments to the Middle East and the protection of nuclear plants, according to a review of publicly released records.

New Hampshire, Shaping Up as Free-for-All, Gets Early G.O.P. Attention  —  DOVER, N.H. — The Belknap County Republican Committee's “First-in-the-Nation Presidential Sunset Dinner Cruise” on Lake Winnipesaukee is still over two months away.  But three potential presidential prospects have already committed …

C.I.A. Cash Ended Up in Coffers of Al Qaeda  —  WASHINGTON — In the spring of 2010, Afghan officials struck a deal to free an Afghan diplomat held hostage by Al Qaeda.  But the price was steep — $5 million — and senior security officials were scrambling to come up with the money.

White House Issues Saturday Night Iran Deal Warning To Senate  —  WASHINGTON — In an effort to reassert control over the domestic political debate surrounding sensitive negotiations on Iran's nuclear program, the White House penned a letter Saturday night warning senators to hold back on legislation …

An Open Letter to hdr22@clintonemail.com  —  WASHINGTON — SINCE open letters to secretive and duplicitous regimes are in fashion, we would like to post an Open Letter to the Leaders of the Clinton Republic of Chappaqua:  —  It has come to our attention while observing your machinations during …

Body camera captures incredible rescue of baby Lily from car in Spanish Fork River  —  WARNING: The videos in this story contain raw footage of emergency crews responding to a crash that left a woman dead and her daughter in critical condition.  Some may find some of the images disturbing, viewer discretion is advised.