Morning Plum: A brutal reality check for the Democratic Party  —  The news that Tea Party Republican Matt Bevin snatched the Kentucky governor's mansion away from Democrats is a particularly stark reminder of how deep a hole Democrats have dug for themselves on the level of the states …

Houston Equal Rights Ordinance fails by wide margin  —  Houston's controversial equal rights ordinance failed by a wide margin Tuesday, with voters opting to repeal the law that offered broad non-discrimination protections, according to incomplete and unofficial returns.

First on CNN: U.S. officials believe ISIS planted bomb on Russian plane  —  (CNN)The latest U.S. intelligence suggests that the crash of a Russian passenger jet in the Sinai over the weekend was most likely caused by a bomb on the plane planted by ISIS or an ISIS affiliate, according to a U.S. official familiar with the matter.

“On a school bus?!”  Driver fired after he was caught on camera allegedly doing raunchy things on board  —  MILWAUKEE — A bus driver was caught in the act on Tuesday, November 3rd, and what was allegedly happening on the school bus was sick enough to make one neighbor take notice.

Marco Rubio spent lavishly on a GOP credit card, but some transactions are still secret  —  It has become legend in Florida political circles, a missing chapter in Marco Rubio's convoluted financial story: two years of credit card transactions from his time in the state House …

Kelly Grills Cruz On Proposal That Only Republicans Moderate GOP Debates  —  Fox News Megyn Kelly, who has expressed skepticism of Republican candidates' demands following the CNBC debate, on Tuesday night quizzed Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) on his pitch that only Republican journalists moderate the Republican primary debates.

Reid mocks ‘Morning Joe’ interview of Kochs  —  Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid again took on his favorite archnemeses on Wednesday: The Koch brothers.  But this time, he took the “Morning Joe” hosts along for the ride.  —  Putting on his media critic hat, the Nevada Democrat mocked Joe Scarborough …

Obamacare Is Dead  —  It doesn't work because it couldn't work.  —  Regardless of whether there is a President Cruz or a President Rubio in January 2017, regardless of the existence or size of a Republican majority in Congress, the so-called Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) has failed.

The World's Most Powerful People 2015  —  Forget about the 1%.  The 73 men and women who are featured on Forbes' annual ranking of the World's Most Powerful People are the 0.00000001% -the global elite whose actions move the planet.  These heads of state, financiers, philanthropists and entrepreneurs truly run the world.

The Conservative-Media Revolution Has Forced the Liberal Media to Abandon Any Pretense of Objectivity  —  From the November 19, 2015, issue of NR  —  When I arrived in New York City 28 years ago to begin my national radio program, my objective was to have the most-listened-to show in the country.

Ben Carson: Egyptian Pyramids Built For Grain Storage, Not By Aliens Or As Tombs  —  “...you know, it doesn't require an alien being when God is with you.”  —  View Video ›  —  Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson told graduates during a commencement address in the late nineties …

Oviedo middle school student gets detention for hug  —  Student's family fears principal taking policy too far  —  OVIEDO, Fla. -  —  A before-school hug between friends ended in detention for one local student, and now her parents are questioning the school's policy.  —  “I just like hugged them.

Super PACs, Outside Groups Dominate GOP '16 Ad Spending  —  A whopping 95 percent of the TV ad spending in the Republican presidential race has come from outside groups and Super PACs, while just 5 percent comes from the actual campaigns, according to an NBC News analysis of TV ad spending data from SMG Delta.

How Democrats Could Win the House.  Really.  —  Whatever happens in the White House a year from now, it's an article of faith that not much will change in the House, where Republicans have a seeming lock on the majority.  —  But wait: the ascendancy of Donald Trump and Ben Carson just might have cracked the window open.

Bryan Cranston's First Amendment Crusade: On ‘Trumbo,’ Trump, and Why He Respects Fox News  —  The award-winning actor sat down to discuss his fine turn as blacklisted Hollywood screenwriter Dalton Trumbo, the political divide in America, and his three words for Dick Cheney.

Assailant killed by police after stabbing five in UC Merced campus attack  —  Daniel Garcia-Ceja was walking to class at UC Merced Wednesday morning and ran into a campus police barricade at the Scholars Lane bridge.  Students stopped at the barricade were confused about why it was closed.

Is Bentley the World's Largest Dog?  —  THROOP — What's 38 inches tall, 228 pounds, and eats 110 pounds of food a month?  This is no riddle; this is a true story of a big dog in Lackawanna County whose owners are trying to get him into the record books.  —  When he comes at you at a gallop …