Read the new debate demands Ben Ginsberg has compiled from Republican campaigns  —  Ben Ginsberg, the Republican attorney who's become the pro bono debate negotiator for frustrated GOP candidates, has amended his initial letter of questions to TV networks.  When Sunday night's meeting …

Florida poll shows Trump in front, with Bush's help  —  MIAMI — Donald Trump remains the clear frontrunner in Florida and, a new poll of likely Republican voters shows, he can partly thank the unlikeliest of people for that: Jeb Bush.  —  With the former Florida governor in the crowded primary …

Ryan's move could be big boost for tax reform  —  Paul Ryan's rise to House speaker is fanning hopes that a once-in-a-generation tax overhaul might be on the horizon.  —  The Wisconsin Republican who claimed the gavel last week is one of Congress' preeminent tax experts …

Russian plane crash: Final moments of doomed airliner revealed in flight data as it emerges crew went unpaid for two months - latest news  —  The airline of the jet that crashed into the Sinai had not paid its staff in over two months, Russian news agencies have reported.

Washington Post reporter removed from meeting with Kerry  —  A correspondent for The Washington Post was escorted out of a meeting between Secretary of State John Kerry and Uzbekistan President Islam Karimov on Sunday.  —  Carol Morello asked a question about the State Department's critique …

‘Colossal waste’: DOD slammed for $43M, US-funded gas station in Afghanistan  —  The $43 million gas station in Sheberghan, Afghanistan, constructed by the Department of Defense's Task Force for Stability and Business Operations (TFBSO) Downstream Gas Utilization project.  (SIGAR)

The Slow-Motion Implosion of ObamaCare  —  I see firsthand in my company why not enough people are signing up and premiums are rising.  —  Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell announced recently that she expects 10 million people to be enrolled in health-care coverage through …

Bill Gates says that capitalism cannot save us from climate change  —  There's no fortune to be made.  Even if you have a new energy source that costs the same as today's and emits no CO2, it will be uncertain compared with what's tried-and-true and already operating at unbelievable scale …

Only external force could have broken apart crashed Russian airliner - owner  —  The Russian passenger jet that crashed in Sinai, Egypt, must have been damaged by a force in flight and couldn't have just broken apart, the airline of the ill-fated Airbus A321 said.

Rubio's polling numbers skyrocket in NH  —  Sen. Marco Rubio's star turn in last Wednesday's GOP presidential debate is already paying off, with a new poll showing his numbers rocketing upward in New Hampshire.  —  The Florida senator surged to third place behind Donald Trump and Ben Carson …

Family of man shot by customer with concealed carry license: 'Something doesn't seem right'  —  The stepson of a 55-year-old suspected robber shot dead Saturday night at a Southwest Side store by a customer with a concealed carry license expressed anger, frustration and doubt about the incident Sunday.

Cruz's silent super PACs a growing worry for campaign  —  The super PACs backing Sen. Ted Cruz's presidential run have yet to reserve any TV time in the early primary states — or anywhere else — despite a combined $38 million war chest that ranks second among presidential contenders only to Jeb Bush's $103 million operation.