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).

This budget deal is what GOP surrender looks like  —  Share Tweet Reddit Digg Mail Print SMS More  —  During the era of House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, it's become popular in conservative circles to blast Republican leadership for surrendering.  —  These charges, in my view, were often not fair.

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 Arrested Says She Was Standing Up for Classmate  —  Niya Kenny was arrested at Spring Valley High School following the altercation between her classmate and School Resource Officer Ben Fields.  —  CONNECT  —  Columbia, SC (WLTX) - Niya Kenny, 18, is speaking out after she was taken …

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 …

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.

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” …

Jeb Bush: My Plan to Preserve, Protect and Reform Medicare and Social Security  —  As a great, prosperous and compassionate nation, we must ensure access to health care and retirement income security for our seniors.  But we must also face the fact that changes are needed to preserve and protect these programs for future generations.

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 …

Lena Dunham Plans To Dress Up As A Planned Parenthood Abortionist For Halloween  —  Lena Dunham has revealed what she will be dressing up as a Planned Parenthood abortionist this Halloween.  —  In her e-mail newsletter, Lenny Letter, Dunham explained today what it takes to have a winning Halloween costume …

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 …

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.

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 …

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 …

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 …