We Have Our Final Six  —  Tonight's debate showed that the GOP field is smaller than it looks.  Technically, there are still fourteen people running, but the winnowing is far along.  We probably have a final six and possibly a final four.  —  The three winners of the night were pretty obvious …

Paul Ryan elected Speaker  —  Lawmakers on Thursday elected Rep. Paul Ryan as the 54th Speaker of the House, putting an end to weeks of uncertainty over who would lead the raucous 247-member GOP conference after John Boehner's (R-Ohio) surprise resignation.  —  On a day filled with pomp …

Yeah, Jeb Bush Is Probably Toast  —  The post-debate spin could become a self-fulfilling prophecy  —  “You know, I think Jeb Bush is toast,” I told one of my editors after Wednesday night's debate.  —  “I kinda do too,” he replied.  “I'm just worried because that's what everyone else seems to think too.”

Details and Analysis of Senator Ted Cruz's Tax Plan  —  Key Findings:  — Senator Cruz's (R-TX) tax plan would enact a 10 percent flat tax on individual income and replace the corporate income tax and all payroll taxes with a 16 percent “Business Transfer Tax,” or subtraction method value-added tax.

Jeannine Aversa: (202) 606-2649 (News Media)  —  National Income and Product Accounts  —  Gross Domestic Product: Third Quarter 2015 (Advance Estimate)  —  Real gross domestic product — the value of the goods and services produced by the nation's economy less the value of the goods …

Stoned?  Former Donald Trump adviser Roger Stone goes after John Kasich on Twitter  —  Republican presidential candidates, from left, John Kasich, Mike Huckabee, Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio, Donald Trump, Ben Carson, Carly Fiorina, Ted Cruz, Chris Christie, and Rand Paul take the stage during …

Energy Department smashes pumpkins for causing climate change  —  How scary are your jack-o'-lanterns?  Scarier than you think, according to the Energy Department, which claims the holiday squash is responsible for unleashing greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.

After CNBC debacle, Carson camp vows revolt over debates  —  Share Tweet Reddit Digg Mail Print SMS More  —  Boulder, Colo. — After a performance by CNBC moderators that Republicans characterized as both biased and inept, a manager for a top GOP campaign says he will try to organize …

Bernie's Conspiracy Theory  —  Bernie Sanders is the most prominent conspiracy theorist in America.  —  He runs around the country alleging that the economy is “rigged” — a term borrowed from Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren — by what he calls “the billionaire class.”  —  Story Continued Below