A 112-page internal document provided to U.S. News includes more dirt on Marco Rubio, Iowa vote goals and a January advertising plan.  —  Jeb Bush looks on during the third Republican debate on Wednesday in Boulder, Colo.  —  Even before Jeb Bush's uninspiring debate performance Wednesday night …

Senate approves two-year budget deal in 3 a.m. vote  —  The Senate passed a two-year budget deal that raises the debt ceiling early Friday morning, sending the agreement to President Obama's desk.  —  The deal was approved in a 64-35 vote after 3 a.m. after a late speech by Sen. Rand Paul …

Exclusive: GOP campaigns plot revolt against RNC  —  Republican presidential campaigns are planning to gather in Washington, D.C., on Sunday evening to plot how to alter their party's messy debate process — and how to remove power from the hands of the Republican National Committee.

Bill de Blasio endorses Hillary Clinton  —  New York Mayor Bill de Blasio endorsed Hillary Clinton for president on Friday.  —  “She has said what she believes in.  This is a very sharp progressive platform.  I believe she will follow through on it,” de Blasio said during an interview with MSNBC's …

College Dean Accuses Texas Officers of Stopping Her for ‘Walking While Black’ — Police Claim Dashcam Video Tells a Different Story  —  Dorothy Bland, dean of the journalism school at the University of North Texas, is used to taking a walk at daybreak.  But rain delayed her exercise regimen …

Hillary Clinton Says We Shouldn't Abolish Death Penalty  —  Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has come out in favor of not abolishing the death penalty, but, during remarks at a Wednesday campaign stop in Manchester, N.H., said she thinks the application of it needs to be re-examined.

Making it Easier to Upgrade to Windows 10  —  Windows 10 has been a great journey so far.  Following the plan we originally outlined in June, more than 110M devices have upgraded.  If you're already running Windows 10 - thank you!  —  Our aspiration is for customers to choose Windows, and to love Windows.

Sanders promises to lead fight against Islamophobia  —  Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Wednesday invoked his ancestors' deaths in Holocaust concentration camps as he embraced a Muslim student and promised to lead the fight against racism.  —  “Let me be very personal if I might.

Where Are Black Children Safe?  —  BLACK children are not allowed to be children.  They are not allowed to be safe, not at home, not at pool parties, not driving or sitting in cars listening to music, not walking down the street, not in school.  For black children, for black people, to exist is to be endangered.

Sentenced to Be Crucified  —  Any day now, our Saudi Arabian allies may behead and crucify a young man named Ali al-Nimr.  —  His appeals following his court sentence for this grisly execution have been exhausted, so guards may lead Nimr to a public square and hack off his head with a sword as onlookers jeer.

Gov. Christie, Time to Go Home  —  It's that time in the ever-long presidential campaign when candidates lacking money and mojo are starting to go back to their plows.  Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey should join them.  —  Mr. Christie has been called a lot of things …

Alphabet's Google to Fold Chrome Operating System Into Android  —  Move is a sign of the growing dominance of mobile computing  —  Alphabet Inc. 's Google plans to fold its Chrome operating system for personal computers into its Android mobile operating system, according to people familiar with the matter …

Clinton on scandals: ‘Go back and read the history’  —  Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton on Thursday squared off with a town hall questioner over her past scandals, urging the audience member to “go back and read the history.”  —  During the New Hampshire event …

Russian aircraft approach USS Ronald Reagan, prompting US fighter jet scramble  —  YOKOSUKA NAVAL BASE, Japan — The USS Ronald Reagan scrambled its fighter jets earlier this week after two Russian naval reconnaissance aircraft flew within one nautical mile of the U.S. aircraft carrier …

AR-15s Are Fun to Shoot  —  For the last 24 hours I have been focused on, and writing about, the GOP presidential debate.  I spent three hours talking about it while hosting the Laura Ingraham show this morning.  So now it's time for something completely different.  If you're not interested in guns, skip this post.

Ted Cruz's best moment of the debate was also completely wrong  —  “The questions that have been asked so far in this debate illustrate why the American people don't trust the media,” Ted Cruz said with considerable disgust.  “This is not a cage match.”  —  Cruz ticked off the insults …