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 to drop out of Democratic race  —  <p>Former Virginia Sen. Jim Webb will announce Tuesday that he will drop his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination.</p><p> In an<a href="http://www.politico.com/story/ 2015/10/jim-webb-democrats-independent- 214929"> email to reporters </a>on Monday evening …

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 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 …

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.

“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 …

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.

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.

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 …

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.

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 …