Jeb crams, Donald scrams  —  Bush plans ‘intense’ debate prep, others study up, while Trump visits Scotland.  —  After a week mostly away from the campaign trail, Jeb Bush will hunker down with top advisers for what aides described as “intense debate preparation” starting this weekend in Miami.

MSNBC cancels three shows amid transition  —  MSNBC has formally decided to cancel three programs — “The Cycle,” “Now with Alex Wagner” and “The Ed Show” — as part of a larger effort to shift its daytime lineup away from opinion programming, network sources told the On Media blog on Thursday.

A Pro-Life Opportunity  —  In the wake of the undercover videos showing Planned Parenthood's involvement in the trafficking of aborted baby tissue and body parts, the U.S. Senate has scheduled a vote to defund Planned Parenthood.  It's a fine first step by Congress in response to the horror revealed …

Donald Trump: Number one with Hispanics and expecting to win  —  POLITICKING WITH COTTON CANDY: The early caucus state of Iowa's famed annual state fair turns into a political showcase every fourth year as candidates in party primaries vie for the kind of attention a helicopter can easily deliver

Letter to the New York Times' Dean Baquet  —  Dear Mr. Baquet:  —  I am writing to officially register our campaign's grave concern with the Times' publication of an inaccurate report related to Hillary Clinton and her email use.  —  I appreciate the fact that both you and the Public Editor …

State Department to Release Next Load of Hillary Clinton E-Mails  —  The State Department is set Friday to post online its next batch of e-mails that Hillary Clinton sent and received on a personal account while she was secretary of state.  —  Communications with former department officials …

Sanders vows no third-party run in 2016  —  Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) says he will not run for president as an Independent if he falls short in his bid to secure the Democratic 2016 nomination.  —  Speaking at the Newseum in Washington on Thursday, Sanders said that if he ran a third-party campaign …

Star Of Bloomberg's Trump Supporter Vid: Wait, I'm No Trump Supporter!  —  Bloomberg Politics' “With All Due Respect” won the morning Thursday with a boffo focus group of New Hampshire Trump supporters singing The Donald's praises as a “classy” commander-in-chief in waiting who is definitely …

Ky. man arrested after shooting down $1800 drone hovering over sunbathing daughter  —  A Kentucky man shot down an $1800 drone hovering over his sunbathing daughter and was then arrested and charged with first degree criminal mischief and first degree wanton endangerment.

The G.O.P.'s Crowded Stage  —  ANYBODY not running for president?  —  It seems as if every Republican politician and some who aren't really politicians or even Republicans — that's Donald J. Trump, for one — are gleefully jumping into the most expensive, demanding and demeaning process available without an indictment.

‘God Are People Stupid’: Ted Nugent Unloads On Those Criticizing Dentist for Killing Cecil the Lion  —  Ted Nugent turned to his Facebook page this week to share his passionate thoughts on the lion killed by an American dentist, lashing out at “stupid” individuals who have strongly criticized the hunter.

Army faces recruit deficit, may miss '15 goal  —  WASHINGTON — The Army is nearly 14% short of the recruits it will need to fill its ranks, marking the first time in six years — and only the third in the last 20 — that it may fall short of its recruiting goal for the year.

With Debate and Convention, G.O.P. Looks to Reclaim Ohio in 2016  —  CLEVELAND — When 17 presidential contenders converge on Cleveland to debate on Thursday, not a few party leaders will be shuddering at the prospect of a scene out of “The Hunger Games.”  Or perhaps a duel of insults dominated by Donald J. Trump.

Hillary hints at support for $12 minimum wage  —  Hillary Clinton hinted Thursday that she's supportive of legislation hiking the minimum wage to $12.  —  Clinton, the front-runner in the Democratic presidential primary, has backed the concept of a wage hike on the campaign trail without specifying …

Exorcism to Air on Live TV  —  Destination America will air it on Oct. 30, just in time for Halloween.  —  Destination America is set to make what it's calling “TV history” this Halloween.  —  The Discovery-owned cable network will air what it's deeming the first live televised exorcism in U.S. history on Friday, Oct. 30, at 9 p.m.

Beijing Defeats Almaty in Bid to Host of 2022 Winter Olympics  —  Beijing was awarded the hosting rights to the 2022 Winter Olympics on Friday, setting up the Chinese capital to become the first city in history to stage both the Summer and Winter Games.  —  Members of the International Olympic Committee …

Child Found Unresponsive in Feces Covered Home in Gray Court  —  The Laurens County Sheriff's Office has arrested 25-year-old Savanah Morgan of Gray Court after they found her child unresponsive in a feces filled home with dead animals.  —  Deputies responded to a residence on Martins Lake Road …