Poll: Trump beats Hillary head-to-head  —  Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump leads Democrat Hillary Clinton head-to-head, according to a new poll released Friday.  —  The poll by SurveyUSA finds that matched up directly, Trump garners 45 percent to Clinton's 40 percent.

Clintons personally paid State Department staffer to maintain server  —  Hillary Rodham Clinton and her family personally paid a State Department staffer to maintain the private e-mail server she used while heading the agency, according to an official from Clinton's presidential campaign.

At West Point, Annual Pillow Fight Becomes Weaponized  —  For generations, freshmen cadets at the United States Military Academy have marked the end of a grueling summer of training with a huge nighttime pillow fight that is billed as a harmless way to blow off steam and build class spirit.

When does your religion legally excuse you from doing part of your job?  —  Can your religion legally excuse you from doing part of your job?  This is one of the questions in the Kentucky County Clerk marriage certificate case.  But it also arises in lots of other cases — for instance …

Planned Parenthood fire determined to be arson  —  An early-morning fire at Planned Parenthood in Pullman Friday was arson, according to the Pullman Fire Department and the Inland Northwest Joint Terrorism Task Force.  —  The fire, which started around 3:30 a.m., caused significant damage …

Hillary Clinton Relying on Southern Primaries to Fend Off Rivals  —  Hillary Rodham Clinton's presidential campaign is methodically building a political firewall across the South in hopes of effectively locking up the Democratic nomination in March regardless of any early setbacks in the Iowa caucuses and the New Hampshire primary.

Gay rights bill faces GOP roadblock  —  Republicans are proving to be a roadblock for a sweeping civil rights bill championed by lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people.  —  Despite a string of federal victories for the LGBT community, including a landmark Supreme Court ruling legalizing gay marriage …

Farrakhan: The American System Has to Be Taken Down  —  Friday in Cleveland, OH at a “Justice Or Else!” rally for “10.10.15,” the 20th anniversary of The Million Man March gathering being held in Washington, D.C. on October 10, 2015, Louis Farrakhan said for real racial justice to occur …

Ep.  24: Another Dr. K.  *  —  Q & A, hosted by Jay NordlingerAnother Dr. K. … What could be more interesting than an hour with Bill Kristol?  When it comes to political talk, not much.  Jay and he talk politics, sure.  That includes 2016.  But they talk about a lot more, too.

Is Trump the Candidate Reform Conservatives Are Seeking?  —  For the last few years, a small but prominent group of conservative writers and thinkers has urged the Republican party to rethink its economic agenda with a greater focus on the needs of the middle class.

Talk in G.O.P. Turns to a Stop Donald Trump Campaign  —  Quiet conversations have begun in recent weeks among some of the Republican Party's biggest donors and normally competing factions, all aimed at a single question: How can we stop Donald Trump?  —  Republican strategists and donors …