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 …

Jim Webb drops out of Democratic race  —  <p>Former Virginia Sen. Jim Webb announced Tuesday that he will drop his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination.</p><p> "I fully accept that my views on many issues are not compatible with the power structure and the nominating base of the Democratic Party …

Unexpected Asteroid to Zip Past Earth On Halloween  —  We can expect a totally different kind of trick-or-treater this coming Halloween.  A rather large asteroid—discovered less than three weeks ago—is set to to fly past the Earth at a distance not seen in nearly a decade.

The Benghazi Witch-Hunt Against Hillary Is Backfiring Just Like Bill Clinton's Impeachment  —  And its chairman, Trey Gowdy, just got caught red handed  —  The House Select Committee on Benghazi has had glaring credibility problems from its inception.  Even if you ignore the thicket …

Canada Lurches to the Left  —  Canada's election on Monday was something much bigger than a local Canadian story.  It's another indicator of how Bill Clinton/Tony Blair-style liberalism is veering sharply to the left across the English-speaking world.  Along with the surge of Bernie Sanders …

The Note: Joe Biden Prompts (In)Decision Frenzy  —  NOTABLES  —TESTING OUT THE MESSAGE?  Biden's supporters have acknowledged the odds would be stacked against him — starting so late with no money, no campaign organization and way behind in the polls.

Republicans votes scarce in House on debt-ceiling hike  —  Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) has his work cut out for him in passing a bill to raise the $18.1 trillion debt ceiling.  —  The lame-duck Speaker needs to win 30 Republican votes to lift the government's borrowing limit …

“Wouldn't wish this on anyone:” Bucks forward claims he was racially profiled at jewelry store  —  MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee Bucks forward John Henson is claiming he was racially profiled at a jewelry store in Whitefish Bay on Monday, October 19th.  The claim resulted in Whitefish Bay police …

Panicked establishment gets ready for war against Trump  —  Share Tweet Reddit Digg Mail Print SMS More  —  This weekend was an inflection point in the Republican presidential race — a moment in which some significant part of the GOP establishment came out of denial and realized Donald Trump might well become their party's nominee.

ICE bosses accused of sex parties  —  Complaint alleges San Diego office was used to recruit swingers … Internal affairs investigators for the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency are questioning employees in San Diego about allegations that a supervisor has been using government …

S.F. principal delays vote results, saying winners aren't diverse  —  When San Francisco middle school principal Lena Van Haren saw which kids on her campus had been elected to the student council, she was disturbed at the lack of diversity among the winners.  There were no Latino or black candidates chosen for the top four spots.

Man shuts down cheating ex with one word text message  —  ORANGE COUNTY, CA - A man found out his ex-fiancée was cheating on him and ended his 5-year long relationship.  He got the last word when she started text messaging him, trying to rekindle their love.

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.

The math on staying below 2°C of global warming looks increasingly brutal  —  Here's a capsule summary of the big UN climate talks this year:  —  1) The good news: Every country is submitting a detailed pledge to curb greenhouse gas emissions.  —  2) The bad: Those pledges, added together …