What John Boehner told me the night before he said he was quitting  —  The Debrief: An occasional series offering a reporter's insights … It was late Thursday at the Capitol and the crowds had gone.  Outside of House Speaker John A. Boehner's suite, the halls were empty and silent …

Officials: More work emails from Clinton's private account  —  1 photo  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration has discovered a chain of emails that Hillary Rodham Clinton failed to turn over when she provided what she said was the full record of work-related correspondence as secretary of state …

Holy water: U.S. Rep. Brady helps himself to pope's glass  —  THE HEAVENS may know that Pope Francis on Thursday addressed a joint meeting of Congress, a glass of water by his side.  It may not be as widely known that U.S. Rep. Bob Brady, D-Philadelphia, was keeping an eye on that glass of water.

Pope Francis to Release Pop-Rock Album ‘Wake Up!’  —  Hear uplifting, prog rock-inspired track, “Wake Up!  Go!  Go!  Forward!”  —  As Pope Francis embarks on his historic visit to the United States, His Holiness will spread his message of hope, faith and unity in the form of a prog-rock-infused album titled Wake Up! this November.

Huntington Beach High Student Arrested for Allegedly Beating Visually Impaired Teen; Video of Incident Goes Viral  —  A male Huntington Beach High School student has been arrested after allegedly beating a visually impaired boy in an incident that was captured on video by a bystander, police announced Thursday.

Kentucky clerk in gay marriage dispute switches to Republican Party  —  A county clerk in Kentucky who was briefly jailed for refusing to issue marriage licenses to gay couples said on Friday that she and her family have switched to the Republican Party because the Democrats no longer represented them.

Immigration group planned girl's pope encounter for a year  —  2 photos  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Sophie Cruz's brief encounter with Pope Francis during his parade in Washington this week appeared to be the kind of spontaneous moment that is so endearing about this pope: an initially hesitant …

Carly Fiorina's bogus ‘secretary to CEO’ career trajectory (Fact Checker biography)  —  Editor's Note: Every candidate running for president likes to highlight certain aspects of his or her biography.  This is an occasional series taking a deeper look at 2016 candidates' claims about their personal, professional or political record.

Bitter Truce: Fox News' Ailes ‘Furious’ at National Review's Rich Lowry for Forcing Fox to Cede ‘Moral High Ground’ to Donald Trump  —  The Fox News Channel's top executive, Roger Ailes, is “furious” at the National Review's editor Rich Lowry for using foul language in an attack …

GOP insiders: Jindal and Pataki quit next  —  <p>Bobby Jindal and George Pataki are the next two quitters in the Republican field.</p><p>That's the assessment of Republicans in the POLITICO Caucus, our weekly bipartisan survey of the top activists, operatives and strategists in Iowa …

WMUR/CNN poll: Trump continues to lead, Fiorina now second in New Hampshire  —  Rubio moves to third, followed closely by Carson, Bush, Kasich  —  After facing attacks in two debates and dealing with controversies almost daily, business executive Donald Trump has maintained a big lead in New Hampshire …

FACT SHEET: President Xi Jinping's State Visit to the United States  —  On September 24-25, 2015, President Barack Obama hosted President Xi Jinping of China for a State visit.  The two heads of state exchanged views on a range of global, regional, and bilateral subjects.