Was George W. Bush President On 9/11?  An Investigation Into The Controversy Tearing The GOP Apart  —  On Friday, Donald Trump generated substantial controversy when he asserted that George W. Bush was president at the time of the 9/11 attacks.  —  “When you talk about George Bush, I mean …

Disarray has some Republicans talking about dealing with Dems  —  Without a viable alternative to Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.), some centrist Republicans say they'd have little choice but to seek Democratic help in electing a new Speaker.  —  The centrists have long chafed at House conservatives …

Will Hillary Clinton Be Pilloried by the Benghazi Committee?  —  WASHINGTON — HILLARY CLINTON is wrong about the Benghazi committee.  —  It's not the longest-running special congressional investigation ever, as the Hillary campaign tweeted.  According to PolitiFact, other congressional probes …

Secret Service to Protect Trump, Carson as Threats Grow  —  The Secret Service will give agent protection to Ben Carson and Donald Trump while heavily upgrading Hillary Clinton's existing detail, a Washington source close to the agency's plans confirmed to Newsmax.

Longing for the Innocence of Playboy  —  YEARS ago, I remember a friend glumly confiding that her then 10-year-old son had gotten completely freaked out.  What happened?  He'd been at a friend's house.  The boys were around an unsupervised computer, and one of them typed the word “sex” into Google.

Smoking gun emails reveal Blair's ‘deal in blood’ with George Bush over Iraq war was forged a YEAR before the invasion had even started - despite claiming he wanted peace  — Leaked White House memo shows former Prime Minister's support for war at summit with U.S. President in 2002

What is a democratic socialist?  Bernie Sanders tries to redefine the name.  —  DES MOINES — When Sen. Bernie Sanders came to speak in Iowa a few months ago, Drake University student Ian Miller snagged a seat on the stage.  It was a close-up look at a historic campaign …

David Vitter - Interview with Wendy Ellis, October 13, 2015  —  The following interview segments are with former prostitute, Wendy Ellis, also known as Wendy Cortez in original stories that surfaced from Hustler magazine back in 2007.  Ellis originally came forward with allegations …

Huckabee finances challenge his future  —  Mike Huckabee faces the greatest challenge of the top 10 GOP presidential candidates in continuing his campaign, according to the latest fundraising reports released on Thursday.  —  While the former Arkansas governor is in no real danger of missing …

Several Miss Iraq contestants drop out of 1st pageant since 1972 amid death threats  —  More than a dozen aspiring beauty queens have ditched their dreams of becoming the first internationally recognized Miss Iraq in more than 40 years, quitting the pageant amid a flurry of criticism and death threats.

Vice President Joe Biden made no explicit mention of his contemplation of a 2016 presidential campaign tonight at the Athenargoras Human Rights Awards, but he did speak about one of the things believed to be the chief sticking point to a run: grief over the death of his son, Beau, who passed away in May after a fight with brain cancer.

Kids rebel against bland foods in lunch line: Time for a ‘pasta exemption’?  —  A report from the General Accounting office finds students are sneaking salt shakers onto campus and creating a clandestine market for potato chips.  The age-old question remains: How do you get students to eat their peas?