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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

“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 …

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.

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 …

Washington Post pulls Biden campaign launch story after ‘glitch’  —  <p>The Washington Post published an item Monday evening to its website with the headline “Biden to launch a presidential campaign.”  </p><p>But even the fast clickers were disappointed to reach a page on the Washington Post website titled …

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 …

Obama meets with Texas teen clockmaker at ‘Astronomy Night’  —  President Obama hosted 300 students, 11 astronauts and Bill Nye at the White House for the second Astronomy Night.  Among the students was Ahmed Mohamed, the Texas boy whose clock project was mistaken for a bomb.  VPC

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.