Budget deal faces last-minute protest by Republicans  —  <p>House Republicans are facing a last-minute uprising against Speaker John Boehner's budget deal, as dozens of GOP lawmakers are telling leadership they might vote against the package because of changes to crop insurance programs …

CBS/NYT Poll: Ben Carson edges out Donald Trump  —  Ben Carson has surpassed Donald Trump and now narrowly leads the Republican field in the race for the nomination in the latest national CBS News/New York Times Poll.  —  Twenty-six percent of Republican primary voters back Carson, giving him a four-point edge over Trump (22 percent).

Why aren't the GOP's presidential stragglers dropping out of the race?  —  LAS VEGAS — Rand Paul's presidential campaign was doing a lousy job of playing dead.  On Monday afternoon, the Kentucky senator trekked to an office park between Las Vegas's airport and largest university to cut the ribbon on a new headquarters.

BuzzFeed To Withdraw From SXSW Over Canceled Gaming Panels  —  In a letter to organizers, BuzzFeed said it intended to withdraw from the conference if SXSW refuses to reverse its Monday decision canceling two panels related to gaming and online harassment due to threats of “on-site violence.”

Student Who Videotaped Incident Speaks Out  —  Columbia, SC (WLTX) - One of the students who videotaped a violent incident between a school resource officer and a student at Spring Valley High School says he and other students were scared as the incident played out.

FBI warns of anarchist plot to ambush cops on Halloween  —  The FBI released an alert Monday warning the NYPD and police departments nationwide of a potentially dangerous anarchist group that says it plans to ambush cops on Halloween.  —  The extremist group - known as the National Liberation Militia …

Resolution Introduced to Impeach IRS Commissioner  —  WASHINGTON—Today, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) and 18 members of the Committee introduced a resolution to begin proceedings in the U.S. House of Representatives to impeach Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner John Koskinen.

Fox Host: We Don't Regulate Cars!  Why Should We Regulate Guns?  (VIDEO)  —  Fox News host Harris Faulkner asked on Tuesday why guns should be regulated in the U.S. if “we're not regulating the car.”  —  The comment took place during a discussion on the show “Outnumbered” …

How the FBI Could Derail Hillary Clinton's Presidential Run  —  James Comey - not Bernie Sanders — is the biggest challenge to Hillary Clinton's presidential ambitions, a prospect that should keep the former Secretary of State up at night.  The fiercely independent head of the FBI is directing …

Apple Reports Record Fourth Quarter Results  —  iPhone, Apple Watch & App Store Drive Revenue Growth of 22%  —  Apple® today announced financial results for its fiscal 2015 fourth quarter ended September 26, 2015.  The Company posted quarterly revenue of $51.5 billion and quarterly net profit …

EXCLUSIVE: Rev. Al Sharpton will not deliver eulogy at slain NYPD Officer Randolph Holder's funeral  —  BY JENNIFER FERMINO NEW YORK DAILY NEWS CITY HALL BUREAU CHIEF  —  Rev. Al Sharpton announced on Tuesday that he will not give the eulogy for slain NYPD Officer Randolph Holder at his funeral …

A Letter To Rand Paul: Stop Using Fake Founding Fathers Quotes  —  Paul has once again written a book littered with easy-to-check historical inaccuracies.  —  Scott Olson / Getty Images  —  Dear Sen. Rand Paul,  —  Four months ago, we brought to your attention that your first two books …

Carly Fiorina, Presidential Candidate, Available for Paid Speeches  —  Carly Fiorina is running for president - and also available for paid speaking gigs.  —  The former Hewlett-Packard Co. CEO has “limited availability” for paid speeches, according to solicitations sent …

Greenland Is Melting Away  —  This river is one of a network of thousands at the front line of climate change.  —  ON THE GREENLAND ICE SHEET — The midnight sun still gleamed at 1 a.m. across the brilliant expanse of the Greenland ice sheet.  Brandon Overstreet, a doctoral candidate …

Rand Paul Says He'll Filibuster Debt Ceiling Bill  —  DENVER — Republican presidential candidate and Kentucky senator Rand Paul says he'll filibuster a bill to raise the debt ceiling, he told reporters on Tuesday.  —  “I will filibuster the new debt ceiling bill,” Paul said before a campaign appearance at the University of Colorado.

Exclusive: Feds Investigate Hobby Lobby Boss for Illicit Artifacts  —  One of America's most famously Christian businesses is amassing a vast collection of Biblical antiquities.  The problem is some of them may have been looted from the Middle East.  —  In 2011, a shipment of somewhere between 200 …

In Bruce Lee-like move, Northern California police department to adopt nunchakus  —  video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player … Graphic: comparing batons and nunchucks

CNBC's John Harwood Has No Business Moderating A GOP Presidential Debate  —  It's not news to anyone that political journalists tend to be liberal.  That alone doesn't mean they're bad at their jobs, but the presence of strong political views combined with the lack of ideological diversity …

Week ahead: GOP moves to block Obama climate rule  —  Lawmakers opposed to the Obama administration's climate rule for power plants are moving to block the regulations from taking effect.  —  Several senators will offer Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolutions Monday that seek to stop the Clean Power Plan.