Paul Ryan blasts Boehner over budget deal  —  <p>Rep. Paul Ryan on Tuesday blasted Speaker John Boehner, Senate leadership and the White House for the secretive process they used to negotiate a two-year budget and debt ceiling agreement that appears poised to pass Congress this week. </p><p>"I …

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).

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 …

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.”

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 …

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 …

Poll: Clinton opens up 41-point lead in Iowa  —  <p>With Vice President Joe Biden officially out of the running and the Benghazi testimony behind her, Hillary Clinton has surged to a 41-point lead in the first caucus state of Iowa, according to results out Tuesday from the latest <a href="http …

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.

Pentagon: U.S. to Take ‘Direct Action’ on Ground Against ISIS  —  Defense Secretary Ash Carter today revealed that the U.S. will openly begin “direct action on the ground” against ISIS forces in Iraq and Syria.  —  In his testimony before the Senate Armed Services committee on Tuesday …

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.

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 …

Paul Ryan Pledges: No Immigration Reform under Obama  —  Paul Ryan has signed off on a letter promising restless members of the House Freedom Caucus (HFC) that he won't bring immigration-reform legislation to the House floor while President Obama remains in office.

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 …

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 …

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 …