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 …

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 …

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.

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 …

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 …

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.

Housemate Takes Blame for Shining Laser at Planes in Bronx  —  After being charged this week with injuring several pilots by shining a laser beam at their planes, Frank J. Egan was held up as a pest, his arrest an example of pinpoint investigative work leading the authorities to a typically elusive target.

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.