The Spring Valley Arrest Video Isn't Disturbing: Here's Why  —  The latest viral video of alleged “police brutality” is remarkably short and devoid of context.  According to cell-phone video - apparently shot by students at Columbia, S.C.'s Spring Valley High School - a “student resource officer …

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 …

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 …

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 …

MSNBC's Melissa Harris-Perry and her ‘hard work’ history  —  a snowstorm was crippling Ohio.  On her eponymous MSNBC show, host Melissa Harris-Perry provided some coverage of the weather event, tossing to NBC News correspondent Kerry Sanders on location.  “Yes, it's been coming down since early this morning.

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.

For immediate release  —  Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in September suggests that economic activity has been expanding at a moderate pace.  Household spending and business fixed investment have been increasing at solid rates in recent months …

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.

Obama: I'm not going to 'take everyone's guns away'  —  President Obama on Tuesday dismissed the notion that he is seeking to take away people's firearms as he delivered his latest call for stronger gun laws.  —  Speaking to police chiefs in Chicago, Obama sought to rebut the argument made by conservatives …

Yes, Republicans Can Win Black Voters  —  From the November 2, 2015, issue of NR  —  In October 2012, just as presidential campaigning had reached fever pitch, I was raking leaves in the front yard of my northern-Virginia home when I noticed a pack of volunteers clad in “Romney 2012” …

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 …

Dr. Who?  The New York Times Has A Ridiculous Ben Carson Double Standard  —  According to a national poll released Tuesday morning from CBS News and The New York Times, Ben Carson has become the leading contender for the Republican presidential nomination.  Carson now has the support …

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 …

JLENS blimp has come free of its tether at APG, now floating over Pennsylvania; fighter jets monitoring … One of the two military surveillance blimps that has been watching the East Coast from Maryland has broken free of its mooring at Aberdeen Proving Ground and is now drifting over Pennsylvania, authorities said.

Rafael Cruz Says LGBT Activists Will Push To Legalize Pedophilia  —  Ted Cruz's father also warned against nondiscrimination ordinances, which he says promote the teaching of sexual orientation and gender identity in public schools.  —  SALT LAKE CITY — LGBT activists' next goal is legalizing pedophilia …

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 …

WATCH: 2 Minutes Of CNN's Over-The-Top Runaway Blimp Coverage  —  When a hefty surveillance blimp broke free from its tether in Aberdeen, Maryland, outside of Washington on Wednesday, CNN began its speculative, over-the-top analysis on the rogue balloon floating above the eastern United States.

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.