Poll: 69 percent oppose shutdown over Planned Parenthood  —  <p>Nearly seven in 10 Americans — 69 percent — oppose shutting down the government over funding for Planned Parenthood, according to the results of a new national <a href="http://www.quinnipiac.edu/ images/polling/us/us09282015_um96cvr.pd f" …

Trump gets down to business on 60 Minutes  —  Scott Pelley interviews Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, who lays out key policy details and reveals a major part of his tax proposal  —  The following script is from “Trump” which aired on September 27, 2015.  Scott Pelley is the correspondent.

Senator Warren's Remarks at the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate  —  BOSTON, MA - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren delivered remarks today at the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate, as part of the Institute's “Getting to the Point” speaker series.

‘Murdered’ German woman Petra Pazsitka reappears after vanishing 31 years ago  —  A German woman who vanished 31 years ago and had been registered as dead after a man confessed to her murder, has been found alive and well and living in Düsseldorf.  In 1984, Petra Pazsitka, then 24 …

Almost All US Temperature Data Used In Global Warming Models Is Estimated or Altered  —  We have written many times about the fact that the temperature data used in the alarmists' global warming models are not original data as measured by thermometers.  Rather, they are “adjusted” numbers …

The Blackmail Caucus, a.k.a. the Republican Party  —  John Boehner was a terrible, very bad, no good speaker of the House.  Under his leadership, Republicans pursued an unprecedented strategy of scorched-earth obstructionism, which did immense damage to the economy and undermined America's credibility around the world.

CNN debate criteria would allow Joe Biden to participate  —  (CNN)Vice President Joe Biden will be invited to participate in the first Democratic presidential primary debate if he declares his intention to seek his party's nomination as late as the day of the debate, eligibility criteria released Monday by CNN shows.

Modern Immigration Wave Brings 59 Million to U.S., Driving Population Growth and Change Through 2065  —  Views of Immigration's Impact on U.S. Society Mixed  —  Fifty years after passage of the landmark law that rewrote U.S. immigration policy, nearly 59 million immigrants have arrived in the United States …

How GOP Radicals Made the Speakership Unappealing  —  The speaker of the House is the first constitutional officer mentioned in the American Constitution, well before the president.  In Article 1, Section 5, the Constitution says “The House of Representatives shall chuse their Speaker.”

PRIESTLY BETRAYAL  —  In the hour-long, freewheeling talk that has become a trademark of his papacy, the pope returned to the problem of priestly abuse.  On Sunday, he met five victims of sexual abuse and issued his most comprehensive condemnation of the crime.

Meet the Press Transcript - September 27, 2015  —  CHUCK TODD:  —  This Sunday, the two leading women running for president.  First, Hillary Clinton.  Her emails, those sinking poll numbers and questions about whether Joe Biden will jump in.  My one-on-one with the former Secretary of State.

Wondering about NASA's Mars mystery?  We may have found the answer  —  (CNN)NASA says it has big news for us Monday.  “Mars Mystery Solved,” the agency's news release touts without offering even a hint as to what mystery they mean.  —  For those who just can't wait, a little Googling …

Yes, Hillary Clinton broke the law  —  Since there has been much evasion and obfuscation about Hillary Rodham Clinton's e-mail use, it seems appropriate to step back and simply review what we know in light of the law.  It's also instructive to compare Clinton's situation to arguably …