Can We Start Taking Political Correctness Seriously Now?  —  <span>“Help me get this reporter out of here.  I need some muscle over here.”</span> … The student protest at the University of Missouri began as a response to a serious problem — outbursts of vile racism on campus …

Cruz on the rise before debate  —  Ted Cruz's plan to win the Republican presidential nomination is coming together.  —  The Texas senator has been edging up in the polls and has a chance to drive home his advantage Tuesday night, when the fourth televised GOP debate takes place in Milwaukee.

Clinton laughs after audience member suggests he wants to strangle Fiorina  —  Hillary Clinton failed to admonish an audience member on Tuesday who said he wanted to “strangle” Republican primary candidate Carly Fiorina.  —  The audience member said he was a systems engineer who was laid off …

MU journalism faculty voting to remove Click's courtesy appointment  —  COLUMBIA — Faculty in the Missouri School of Journalism were voting Tuesday to revoke a courtesy appointment for Melissa Click, an assistant professor in MU's Department of Communication.

Out100 2015 Cover Revealed: President Barack Obama … The 44th President of the United States is our Ally of the Year—a president who came to office on a wave of euphoria, appeared to lose momentum halfway through, and has since rallied, helping us secure marriage equality …

University of Missouri Police Ask Students to Report ‘Hurtful Speech’  —  The Missouri University Police Department (MUPD) sent an email to students Tuesday morning urging them to call them and report any hurtful speech they encounter on the campus.  —  In an email that was flagged …

Trump Floats Starbucks Boycott, Pledges Return Of ‘Merry Christmas’  —  Donald Trump on Monday night criticized Starbucks for creating a blank red cup for the holiday season, rather than including winter or Christmas-themed designs.  —  Starbucks' decision has angered Christians who believe …

Was The Poop Swastika Incident At Mizzou A Giant Hoax?  —  Something stinks at the University of Missouri.  A reported incident of vandalism at Mizzou sparked university-wide protests, a boycott by the school's 4-5 football team, and eventually the resignation of the university's president and chancellor.

Bill O'Reilly makes a mess of history  —  Were the lungs the seat of wisdom, Fox News host Bill O'Reilly would be wise, but they are not and he is not.  So it is not astonishing that he is doubling down on his wager that the truth cannot catch up with him.  It has, however, already done so.

Jim Gilmore: “I'm Not Some Weirdo,” I Was Governor Of A State  —  More like not happy Gilmore.  —  Mandel Ngan / AFP / Getty Images  —  Though Virginia Gov. Jim Gilmore barely registers in the polls at all, he will be on the ballot in at least two primary states, South Carolina and New Hampshire.

EXCLUSIVE: You'll Never Guess Who Ronda Rousey Is Backing for President  —  Here's a hint: It's NOT Donald Trump.  —  Google Plus  —  As Bernie Sanders prepares to enter the primary-season Octagon against arch-rival Hillary Clinton, he can take some comfort in the fact that the world's …

FBI steps up interviews in Clinton email probe  —  Even as Hillary Clinton tries to put questions about her private email server behind her, the FBI has stepped up inquiries into the security of the former secretary of state's home-made email system and how aides communicated over email, POLITICO has learned.

Senate sends revised defense bill to Obama  —  The Senate overwhelmingly passed a revised annual defense policy bill on Tuesday, sending the measure to President Obama's desk for a second time.  —  The Senate voted 91-3 on the $607 billion National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) …

Chelsea Manning ‘feels like a freak’ with 2-inch prison haircut, sues Army  —  It would be hard to imagine the saga of Chelsea Manning getting any stranger — or more poignant.  But it did one night in September when the former U.S. Army intelligence analyst, who is serving a 35-year prison term …

Fox debate moderator to Republicans: ‘Be careful about looking like whiners and babies’  —  Fox Business Network hasn't exactly been subtle about its plan to make Tuesday's Republican presidential primary debate better than the last one.  —  Here's the script of a 10-second promo for the event in Milwaukee …

I Can't Stop Watching These Old Clips of Bernie Sanders' Cable-Access Show  —  After he was elected mayor of Burlington, Vermont, in 1981, Bernie Sanders took his message straight to the people via a cable access show called Bernie Speaks.  It was a low-budget production.