Poll: Donald Trump surges to 32% support  —  Washington (CNN)Donald Trump has become the first Republican presidential candidate to top 30% support in the race for the Republican nomination, according to a new CNN/ORC Poll, which finds the businessman pulling well away from the rest of the GOP field.

NY Times Launches Its Jew-Tracker  —  The New York Times today offers up a table examining the Democratic (but not Republican) Senators and House members opposed to Obama's Iran agreement, noting whether they are Jewish and the proportion of Jewish constituents in their state or district.  Like this:

Huckabee: Dred Scott Decision “Remains To This Day The Law Of The Land”  —  The Dred Scott decision was overturned by the 14th Amendment.  —  While defending Kentucky Clerk Kim Davis's refusal to issue marriage licenses out of her religious opposition to same-sex marriage …

Oath Keepers Send Armed Guards To Protect Kim Davis From US Marshals  —  The Oath Keepers, the anti-government “Patriot” group that mounted an armed standoff with the Bureau of Land Management at the Bundy Ranch, stationed armed guards outside of military recruitment centers after the Chattanooga shooting …

Bernie Sanders overtakes Hillary Clinton in Iowa  —  People close to Clinton's camp have recently been warning that the Vermont senator could win Iowa and New Hampshire.  —  Hillary Clinton's Iowa edge is gone.  —  Bernie Sanders leads the former secretary of state for the first time among …

David Brock: The New York Times has ‘a special place in hell’  —  The pro-Clinton crusader accuses former D.C. bureau chief Carolyn Ryan of helping to turn the paper into a ‘megaphone for conservative propaganda.’  —  David Brock's war against the New York Times just went nuclear — and the paper is responding with equal fury.

Jindal calls Trump practically every name in the book  —  Bobby Jindal pulled no punches against Donald Trump on Thursday, raining down a deluge of criticisms on the current Republican leader in the polls, calling him “a narcissist,” “an egomaniac,” “non-serious,” “substance-free,” “insecure …

GOP scores early win in ObamaCare lawsuit  —  A federal district judge on Wednesday delivered a blow to the Obama administration, ruling that the House Republican lawsuit against ObamaCare can move forward.  —  “The Court concludes that the House has standing to pursue those constitutional claims …

Rand Paul Tries to Reclaim the Spotlight  —  The race for the Republican presidential nomination has devolved into vehement denunciations, and Rand Paul's voice seems to have gone a bit hoarse in recent weeks.  —  The novelty of his libertarian brand has worn off as Republicans have swung …

Chicago Sikh American Assaulted in Hate Crime Last Night  —  For Immediate Release  —  Media & Communications Director, The Sikh Coalition  —  Mark@sikhcoalition.org, 202-380-8489  —  September 9, 2015 (Chicago, IL) - On Tuesday evening, Inderjit Singh Mukker, a Sikh American resident …

Officer Asked Speeding Driver Where She Was Headed — After She Told Him, the Cop Grabbed Her Hand and Did the Unexpected  —  Maxine Morgan admits she “wasn't really paying attention” as she sped down a Louisiana highway with her husband, Jimmy Morgan.  But Bossier Parish deputy Jackie Loveless was paying attention.

Mystery Ice Falls from Sky, Crashes Through Roof of Modesto Home  —  It wasn't a bird, and it wasn't a plane.  It was a chunk of ice — and a big one — that fell through the roof of a Modesto home Wednesday morning.  —  It would almost be something to laugh at — like the story of …

Exclusive: 50 Spies Say ISIS Intelligence Was Cooked  —  It's being called a “revolt” by intelligence pros who are paid to give their honest assessment of the ISIS war—but are instead seeing their reports turned into happy talk.  —  More than 50 intelligence analysts working …

DNC chair closes door on more debates  —  Democratic National Committee chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz is closing the door on adding more Democratic presidential debates, and said a controversial clause penalizing candidates for participating in unsanctioned debates would stand.

ABC's David Muir nicknamed ‘Anchor Monster’  —  “ABC World News Tonight” anchor David Muir is being nicknamed “Anchor Monster” by network staffers after repeatedly losing his temper with his crew over being beaten in the ratings by his rival, NBC's Lester Holt.