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).

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 …

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 …

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 …

Pentagon chief unveils new plan for ISIS fight  —  Defense Secretary Ash Carter on Tuesday described new ways the U.S. military plans to increase pressure on the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) after months of criticism that the administration is not doing enough to defeat the terrorist group.

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 …

Washington firm pitching Fiorina for paid speeches  —  <p>Carly Fiorina has a pretty packed campaign schedule, but she is also available for speaking engagements — on a limited basis, that is, according to an email sent by the speaking firm that represents the former Hewlett-Packard chief …

Ted Cruz's plan to pick off the competition  —  <p>GLENWOOD, IOWA — It was a rainy morning when Ted Cruz arrived for the first of five stops on his Iowa schedule.  He could barely squeeze in the door.  So many people were stuffed in the three-room coffee shop that some opted to stand outside …

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 …

Planned Parenthood TX Doc: Harvesting Intact Fetal Heads “Will Give Me Something to Strive For”  —  #PPSellsBabyParts PLANNED PARENTHOOD TX DOC: HARVESTING INTACT FETAL HEADS “WILL GIVE ME SOMETHING TO STRIVE FOR”  —  Dr. Amna Dermish, Planned Parenthood Late-Term Abortion Doctor in Austin …

A Frustrated Koch Brother Decides It's Time to ‘Spout Off’  —  Charles Koch decries tone of the 2016 campaign and says he'll wait to determine his spending  —  WICHITA, Kan.—Charles Koch sounds a lot like an ordinary voter when he bemoans what he said is a lack of substance and civility in the 2016 White House race.

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.

REI Closing its Doors on Black Friday - Invites Nation to OptOutside  —  $2.2 billion specialty outdoor retailer will pay 12,000 employees to not work on November 27  —  SEATTLE - In a letter addressed to its 5.5 million members, REI, the nation's largest consumer co-op and specialty outdoor retailer …

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.