Campaigns erupt over greenrooms at third GOP debate  —  <p>DENVER, Colo. — Just hours before GOP candidates take the stage here Wednesday night, tensions over the Republican National Committee's handling of the debates are flaring anew.</p><p>At issue this time: greenrooms.</p><p> During …

Paul Ryan will support budget deal  —  <p>After sharply criticizing how it came together, Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan announced he would support the budget deal Wednesday.</p><p>" What I've heard from members over the last two weeks is a desire to wipe the slate clean, put in place a process …

S.C. Deputy Who Slammed Student to Be Fired: Sources  —  South Carolina authorities will announce Wednesday that Richland County Senior Deputy Ben Fields, the school resource officer who was caught on camera violently flipping a high school student in her classroom, will be relieved of duty, sources told NBC News.

Marco Rubio should resign, not rip us off  —  Sun Sentinel Editorial Board … After five years in the U.S. Senate, Marco Rubio does not like his job.  A long-time friend told The Washington Post “he hates it.”  Rubio says hate might be too strong a word, but he sure acts like he hates his job.

The Sanders Brain Trust's Plan to Beat Hillary Clinton  —  Top aides Tad Devine and Jeff Weaver lay out his path to victory.  Step one: take the gloves off.  —  jheil  —  The pizzas ordered in by the Bernie Sanders brain trust had just been delivered to the DoubleTree hotel near …

Republicans Remain Divided as Democrats Unite  —  It is a good time to review the unusual—maybe unprecedented—presidential contest, which exhibits striking fluidity and uncertainty, with a huge group of candidates on the Republican side, and an equally striking coalescence toward an early consensus on the Democratic side.

Lindsey Graham describes why the kids table debate ‘sucks’  —  (CNN)For a presidential candidate who believes Washington “needs to drink more,” Sen. Lindsey Graham got a good head start at CNN's Politics on Tap event Tuesday.  —  Graham got behind the bar, serving up beers in downtown Boulder …

Louisiana man cashes in life savings in pennies  —  Ruston resident Otha Anders started saving his first penny more than 45 years ago when he found it on the ground.  —  The coin reminded him to pray and give thanks.  —  “I became convinced that spotting a lost or dropped penny …

Student says teacher taught ‘God is not real’  —  A Katy seventh grader has some strong accusations.  —  She says her teacher asked the class to deny God exists.  —  Jordan Wooley says it all happened during a class assignment and now the school is apologizing.

Showdown in the South China Sea: How did we get here?  —  (CNN)Dotted with small islands, reefs and shoals, the South China Sea is home to a messy territorial dispute that pits multiple countries against each other.  —  China's “nine-dash line” — its claimed territorial waters that extend hundreds …

This Commerical Might Be One of the Only Factual Things to Air During Tonight's GOP Debate  —  If you watch tonight's Republican primary debate on CBNC, you can expect to hear opinions on the economy and pot, attacks on newly annointed front-runner Ben Carson, and more.

The Left's War on Comment Sections  —  The internet was born open but is becoming closed everywhere.  Nowhere is this more apparent than in the rush to shutter readers' comments sections at major news organisations.  Cheered on by intolerant, snobbish cultural elites, news organisations …

License Plate Readers Exposed!  How Public Safety Agencies Responded to Major Vulnerabilities in Vehicle Surveillance Tech  —  Law enforcement agencies around the country have been all too eager to adopt mass surveillance technologies, but sometimes they have put little effort into ensuring …

Former Episcopal Bishop Heather Cook sentenced to seven years in drunk-driving death of cyclist … Former Episcopal Bishop Heather Cook was sentenced Tuesday to seven years in prison for killing a cyclist in a drunken crash in Baltimore two days after Christmas.

How 4 Federal Lawyers Paved the Way to Kill Osama bin Laden  —  WASHINGTON — Weeks before President Obama ordered the raid on Osama bin Laden's compound in May 2011, four administration lawyers hammered out rationales intended to overcome any legal obstacles — and made it all but inevitable …