Jeb Bush: Early polls 'really don't matter'  —  <p>Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, who has persistently trailed Donald Trump and Ben Carson in the Republican presidential polls, is questioning the accuracy of them showing him way behind. </p><p>"These polls really don't matter," Bush said in an interview on “Fox News Sunday.”

Clinton camp: Clinton did not sign form on Abedin job change  —  <p>Hillary Clinton's chief of staff —and not Clinton herself — signed a State Department form that helped another Clinton aide change to a job status that allowed broader private-sector employment, a Clinton campaign official …

Media thumps Trump, but polls show he's winning big  —  Rumors of Donald Trump's demise may have been greatly exaggerated.  —  Ever since rival Carly Fiorina was widely perceived to have bested Trump at the second GOP debate in California on Sept. 16, media outlets have been lining up to suggest that the front-runner is waning.

Man starts gas station blaze trying to kill spider with lighter  —  CENTER LINE - A man tried to kill a spider at a gas station using a lighter causing a dangerous fire.  —  Using a lighter to kill the bug, he started a blaze that quickly engulfed the gas pump.

On Islam, Ben Carson Is Right and Charles Krauthammer Is Wrong  —  Ben Carson campaigning in California, September 9, 2015 (Kevork Djansezian/Getty)

Carly Fiorina Really Was That Bad  —  HER silver tongue honed by decades in corporate marketing, Carly Fiorina has used two debates, and a steely determination on the campaign trail, to climb near the top of the polls for the Republican nomination.  —  But Americans should pause …

POLITICO Playbook, presented by the American Bankers Association — HILLARY tells CHUCK TODD that server was Bill's: ‘It was sitting there in the basement’ — ‘I did not participate’ in lawyers' decision on emails to submit - RUBIO EMERGES from pack  —  <p><b>By Mike Allen </b>(@mikeallen …

Third GOP debate sets off wave of anxiety  —  <p>The uncertain terms of the next Republican debate are setting off a wave of anxiety among middle and bottom tier campaigns, with several lashing out at the Republican National Committee for failing to provide clarity on how many candidates …

Pope Francis is scaring the hell out of conservatives.  Here's the real reason why  —  It isn't just that conservatives disagree with the pontiff's politics.  He threatens something even more fundamental  —  Republican legislators who attended Pope Francis' address to Congress …