Hillary's cash flow issue  —  <p>Hillary Clinton narrowly edged out Bernie Sanders in third quarter fundraising, but she was in a class all by herself when it came to blowing through campaign cash, according to a POLITICO analysis of reports filed Thursday with the Federal Election Commission.</p><p …

APNewsBreak: Top Biden aide lays out potential 2016 platform  —  1 photo  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Joe Biden would run an optimistic and unscripted “campaign from the heart” based on restoring middle-class opportunity, one of his top political advisers said Thursday …

Obama's Comments on Clinton Emails Collide With F.B.I. Inquiry  —  WASHINGTON — Federal agents were still cataloging the classified information from Hillary Rodham Clinton's personal email server last week when President Obama went on television and played down the matter.

Insurrection Erupts at the Democratic National Committee  —  Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz's autocratic ways in setting the debate schedule in Hillary's favor, insiders say, alienated many of her colleagues.  And the problem may get worse.  —  jheil

RNC chair: GOP will be ‘cooked’ as national party with 2016 loss  —  Share Tweet Reddit Digg Mail Print SMS More  —  Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus fears the worst for his party in the event of a loss in 2016.  —  During an exclusive interview with the Washington Examiner Thursday …

Joseph's Tomb site catches fire in spate of Palestinian-Israeli violence  —  (CNN)Fire broke out at the compound housing Joseph's Tomb overnight, a religious site venerated by Jews, the Israel Defense Forces said.  Palestinian forces dispersed alleged Palestinian arsonists and put out the fire.

A Grim Decision on Afghanistan  —  President Obama was upbeat last Christmas, standing before American troops in Hawaii as he proclaimed the end of the United States' combat mission in Afghanistan.  —  “Because of the extraordinary service of the men and women in the armed forces …

Democrats, Republicans and Wall Street Tycoons  —  Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders had an argument about financial regulation during Tuesday's debate — but it wasn't about whether to crack down on banks.  Instead, it was about whose plan was tougher.  The contrast with Republicans …

After Confederate flag battle, South Carolina senator questions Mass. banner  —  South Carolina officials voted this summer to remove their state's Confederate flag after a devastating, racially-charged mass murder in a Charleston church.  —  While explaining his support of that decision on Thursday …

Biggest elephant killed in Africa for almost 30 years brings back memories of Cecil the lion  —  Exclusive: German hunter pays nearly £40,000 to shoot one of the largest elephants ever seen in Zimbabwe, while conservationists and safari guides mourn the loss of ‘magnificent’ animal

L.A. County mudslides trap numerous cars; I-5 closed to traffic  —  The emergency message crackled over the car radio, warning listeners of looming flash floods.  —  Wayne Foss of Lancaster dismissed it without a second thought and continued on his way to an afternoon business meeting in nearby Lake Hughes.

Free Beacon: Trump donation was to buy hats  —  <p>The Washington Free Beacon says that a filing with the Federal Election Commission showing that their digital managing editor gave more than $500 to Donald Trump's presidential campaign was actually from purchasing Trump merchandise …

Tom Coburn Slams “Cruz Effect”: Less Faith In Congress, “Disappointment In The Hinterlands”  —  “...what you do is you create greater disappointment in the hinterlands, because you gave them a false hope, knowing that you couldn't accomplish it, but it was about yelling, and screaming, and waving the flag.”

Bernie Sanders rejects CEO Martin Shkreli's campaign donation  —  WASHINGTON — The man who has become the public face of rising drug prices says he has donatedto presidential candidate Bernie Sanders — who has been bashing Big Pharma on the campaign trail — to try to get a meeting so the two can talk it out.

A Toddler Has Shot Someone Every Week In 2015, Washington Post Reports  —  2015 isn't over yet, but the Washington Post reports that so far someone has been shot by a toddler every single week.  —  Reporter Christopher Ingraham says he spent hours sifting through news reports, and the numbers are quite shocking.

Leaked docs detail expansive drone campaign  —  Secret government documents leaked to the public on Thursday detail the United States's escalating reliance on drones — and warn that they can be counter-productive and cause a staggering civilian toll.  —  The cache of documents …