Pollster's Legs Wobble After Fawning Donald Trump Focus Group  —  “My legs are shaking,” the pollster Frank Luntz says of the results  —  A flock of two dozen mad-as-hell supporters of Donald Trump agreed to assemble on Monday night in a political consultant's office to explain their passion for the Republican frontrunner.

Anchor Jorge Ramos Thrown Out of Trump Event, Told to ‘Go Back to Univision’  —  News anchor Jorge Ramos, who works for Univision and Fusion, was thrown out of an event for Donald Trump after he asked a question without being called on.  —  Trump told Ramos, who was trying to ask …

Infamous Katrina figure visible in Jeb Bush campaign video  —  21 photos:  —  Jeb Bush's life  —  Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush waves as he takes the stage as he formally announces he is joining the race for president with a speech June 15, 2015, at Miami Dade College in Miami.  —  Hide Caption 1 of 21

I'm a Duke freshman.  Here's why I refused to read ‘Fun Home.’  —  It's not about being uncomfortable.  It's about being asked to do something that I think is immoral.  —  As a Christian, I knew that my beliefs and identity would be challenged at a progressive university like Duke.

Watchdog: US Ambassador Kennedy used private email  —  1 photo  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Senior staff at the U.S. Embassy to Japan, including Ambassador Caroline Kennedy, have used personal email accounts for official business, an internal watchdog said in a report Tuesday.  Some emails contained sensitive information.

Napa Valley Wine Train chief: It was ‘100% wrong’ to boot black women's group  —  The Napa Valley Wine Train on Tuesday issued a fuller apology to members of a book club made up largely of black women, saying company employees were “100 percent wrong” to kick them off the train for supposedly being loud.

Man dies after being run over by WWII tank on Jelly Belly chairman's property  —  The husband of Jelly Belly's chief executive accidentally crushed a man to death with a World War II-era tank during a reunion on the family's property in Fairfield, Calif., authorities said.

Fox News staffers warn Trump to back off of Megyn Kelly after feud reignites; Update: “Unacceptable,” “disturbing,” says Ailes; Update: Hannity joins in; Update: Trump responds to Ailes  —  War.  —  Just flagging this so that we have an easy point of chronological reference for The Day Fox's Trump Coverage Changed.

Why I'm supporting Hillary Clinton  —  On Feb. 1, 2016 I intend to proudly caucus for Hillary Clinton — plain and simple.  Hillary Clinton is not new to the fight for middle class families.  Throughout her public life she has consistently fought to expand and strengthen the middle class.

Inquiry Weighs Whether ISIS Analysis Was Distorted  —  WASHINGTON — The Pentagon's inspector general is investigating allegations that military officials have skewed intelligence assessments about the United States-led campaign in Iraq against the Islamic State to provide a more optimistic account …

The Man Who Got China Right  —  In the fall of 2009, Jim Chanos began to ask questions about the Chinese economy.  What sparked his curiosity was the realization that commodity producers had been largely unaffected by the financial crisis; indeed, they had recorded big profits …

Largest Online Male Escort Service Raided  —  Rentboy.com CEO and Six Current and Former Employees Arrested  —  A criminal complaint was unsealed today in federal court in Brooklyn charging the CEO of Rentboy.com, Jeffrey Hurant, and six Rentboy.com employees with conspiring to violate the Travel Act by promoting prostitution.

What Germany can learn from LBJ  —  Lessons for Merkel and Schäuble from a wily American president.  —  As a former Europe Minister in the U.K., I count myself among those Brits who are true friends of Germany.  Indeed, there is much to admire about the achievements of what must …

Fateful dead  —  Angry Turks turn on their government at funerals for slain soldiers.  —  ISTANBUL — Mourners at the funerals of Turkish soldiers killed in the latest clashes with Kurdish militants have blamed the interim Justice and Development Party (AKP) government for recklessly endangering troops ahead …

As stock market drops, so do Hillary's chances  —  Economists and political forecasters say a downturn would be devastating for Democrats.  —  Getty  —  NEW YORK — U.S. stocks continued their sharp decline on Tuesday, fueling talk of a worst-case scenario for both Wall Street and the broader U.S. economy heading into 2016.

Owen Wilson: Donald Trump Is the Charlie Sheen of Politics  —  The laid-back Texan opens up about his new geopolitical thriller No Escape, reprising his role as male model Hansel in Zoolander 2, and his thoughts on The Donald.  —  In his latest film No Escape—his first serious …

Stephen Hawking says he has a way to escape from a black hole  —  Hawking outside the KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm yesterday  —  Stuff that falls into a black hole is gone forever, right?  Not so, says Stephen Hawking.  —  “If you feel you are in a black hole, don't give up …

Feds: Menendez named on 9 pages in ‘ledger’ found in Melgen's office  —  When federal agents looking into health care fraud searched the office of Florida eye doctor Solomon Melgen in January 2013, they found references to U.S. Senator Robert Menendez scattered all around.

How companies make millions off lead-poisoned, poor blacks  —  BALTIMORE CITY — The letter arrived in April last year, a mishmash of strange numbers and words.  This at first did not alarm Rose.  Most letters are that way for her — frustrating puzzles she can't solve.

Why Biden shouldn't run, and won't  —  There may be a very long-shot pathway to the presidency for Vice President Biden in 2016, but running as a vulture candidate — whose candidacy would be premised on the bet that the partisan vendetta of personal destruction being waged against Hillary Clinton …

Graham on Trump: 'I'll beat his brains out' in S.C.  —  Washington (CNN)Sen. Lindsey Graham says Donald Trump is a “complete idiot” and if the two face off in the Republican primary in Graham's home state of South Carolina, “I'll beat his brains out.”  —  Graham, the South Carolina senator …

Rick Perry adviser joins Donald Trump campaign  —  Sam Clovis, the prominent conservative Iowa operative who departed Rick Perry's campaign this week, is heading to Donald Trump's camp to serve as his national co-chairman and policy adviser.  —  “I had an opportunity to get to know Mr. Trump …