George W. Bush unleashes on Ted Cruz  —  <p>Inside a sleek Denver condominium, George W. Bush let a hundred donors to his brother's campaign in on a secret.  Of all the rival Republican candidates, there is one who gets under the former president's skin, whom he views as perhaps Jeb Bush's …

Fiorina's support collapses, Trump leads in CNN poll  —  <p>Carly Fiorina's time near the top of the Republican polls may have come to an end, as another national<a href="http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/ 2015/images/10/19/rel11b.-.republicans. pdf"> CNN/ORC poll</a> out Tuesday suggests.

Gowdy appears to accidentally release CIA source's name  —  <p>House Benghazi Committee Chairman Trey Gowdy appears to have accidentally released the name of a CIA source in the midst of a back-and-forth with Democrats about how sensitive the information was and whether its presence …

Justin Trudeau to be prime minister as Liberals surge to majority  —  Harper expected to resign as Conservative leader  —  Canada Votes 2015: CBC election special 0:00  —  Justin Trudeau will be Canada's next prime minister after leading the Liberal Party to a stunning majority government win …

GOP right wing acts like its own party  —  Is the Freedom Caucus moving the United States toward a European-style coalition government?  —  At the moment, the 40-plus hard-right conservatives in the Freedom Caucus have all but created their own political party by blocking the majority …

Americans' Desire for Stricter Gun Laws Up Sharply  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Fifty-five percent of Americans say they want laws covering the sale of firearms to be stricter than they are now, a distinct rise of eight percentage points from 2014.

Donald Trump Fan Anthony Mackie Believes Trump “Worked His Way Up From Nothing”  —  Anthony Mackie is a famous actor.  A famous actor who is currently appearing in a movie about political consulting.  A famous actor who presumably has access to every news source in the world.

A New Attack on Health Care Reform  —  In recent months, several nonprofit insurance plans that were created to compete with for-profit insurance plans under the Affordable Care Act have run into financial difficulties.  Republicans and other critics of health care reform are cynically pointing …

Joe Biden: Speculation About 2016 Bid Reaches Fever Pitch  —  The speculation about whether Vice President Joe Biden will enter the 2016 race reached a fever pitch Monday as supporters, reporters and political prognosticators weighed in on his intentions.  —  One Democratic congressman …

Jim Webb to consider running as an independent  —  Jim Webb, the longshot Democratic presidential candidate, may run as an independent, his campaign said in an email to reporters on Monday evening.  —  The former Virginia senator, who complained last week about not having enough talking …

This Column Is Gluten-Free  —  LONDON — I was in Venice a few weeks ago and friends reported seeing a restaurant menu with the following important message emblazoned it: “We do NOT serve gluten-free food.”  —  It was easy to imagine an exasperated Italian proprietor, driven to frenzy …

Mike Murphy of Right to Rise Explains His Theory That Jeb Bush Is Still the Candidate to Beat  —  When Mike Murphy in June took the helm of his longtime friend and client Jeb Bush's super-PAC, Right to Rise USA, he disappeared from the media, part of a concerted effort not to draw attention away from the candidate.