Why GOP elites are totally ignoring a political reality that could destroy their party  —  For months now, the race for the Republican presidential nomination has actually been split into two races.  —  In the one that gets talked about the most by the professional political press …

In new shock poll, Sanders has landslides over both Trump and Bush  —  In a new McClatchy-Marist poll, Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) leads Republican candidate Donald Trump by a landslide margin of 12 percentage points, 53 to 41.

FBI expands probe of Clinton emails, launches independent classification review  —  The FBI has expanded its probe of Hillary Clinton's emails, with agents exploring whether multiple statements violate a federal false statements statute, according to intelligence sources familiar with the ongoing case.

Missouri state senator aims to block student's dissertation on abortion  —  Exclusive interview: Missouri grad student defends research on how state's required abortion wait affects women  —  A University of Missouri doctoral student plans to continue research for her dissertation on the effects …

Chris Christie: College unrest a product of ‘lawlessness’ that Obama allows  —  MUSCATAINE, Iowa — In his first campaign stops after a well-received performance in Fox Business's “undercard” GOP presidential primary debate, Gov. Chris Christie (R-N.J.) mixed raw talk about addiction …

What You Need To Know About The Huge Student Protest Sweeping The Country Today  —  On Thursday, students across the country will walk out of their classrooms and march for the right to a free college education.  According to organizers, 110 college campuses across the country are expected to participate in the grassroots event.

Mizzou, Yale and Free Speech  —  On university campuses across the country, from Mizzou to Yale, we have two noble forces colliding with explosive force.  —  One is a concern for minority or marginalized students and faculty members, who are often left feeling as outsiders in ways that damage everyone's education.

Utah judge removes lesbian couple's foster child, says she'll be better off with heterosexuals  —  Last year, Utah couple Beckie Peirce and April Hoagland decided to get married.  Last summer, in a decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide, the Supreme Court confirmed that this was okay.

A new trigger warning for college kids: How to prepare them for the intellectual discomforts of a university  —  Though I'm as strong an advocate as you'll find of free speech and thick skins, I feel some sympathy for the Yale student whose meltdown in a university courtyard went viral …

A Plague of Racial Hoaxes on Campus  —  The two well-publicized incidents of racism on the University of Missouri campus, consisting of offensive slurs directed at African-American students, have not been independently confirmed.  That does not indicate that these events never happened …

Hillary Clinton's claim that she tried to join the Marines  —  “He looks at me and goes, 'Um, how old are you.  And I said, ‘Well I am 26, I will be 27.’ And he goes, ‘Well, that is kind of old for us.’ And then he says to me, and this is what gets me, ‘Maybe the dogs will take you,’ meaning the Army.”

Missouri student files complaint against professor who called for ‘muscle’  —  The University of Missouri student who filmed assistant professor Melissa Click call for “muscle” to eject him from a protest site on campus says he has filed a complaint with police alleging simple assault.

Secret Service Agent Charged With Sexting 14-Year-Old From White House  —  A uniformed Secret Service officer was arrested for allegedly sending nude photos to a contact he thought was a 14-year-old girl, with some texts sent while on the job at the White House, CNN reported Thursday.

Ben Carson Adviser: We Have ‘Intelligence’ About Chinese In Syria (VIDEO)  —  Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson's business manager and adviser Armstrong Williams attempted to support Carson's bizarre debate claims on Syria during a Wednesday interview with MSNBC by assuring the anchor that the Chinese are, in fact, in Syria.

Donald Trump's New Book To Debut Behind Ben Carson's On New York Times Bestseller List  —  Ben Carson isn't only challenging Donald Trump's frontrunner status in the Republican presidential primaries — he's beating him in book sales, too.  —  Trump's new book, Crippled America …

Mizzou Demonstrators Segregate White Allies to Form ‘Black Only Healing Space’  —  Student protesters at the University of Missouri asked white supporters to leave Wednesday night in order to create a “black only healing space.”  —  Steve Schmidt, an activist who was at the protest …

Republicans divided over how far to go with ObamaCare repeal  —  Senate Republicans are divided over how far to go with an ObamaCare repeal bill they plan to send to the president's desk by year's end.  —  Senate GOP leaders have told their members they will repeal as much of the 2010 healthcare reform law …

David Vitter's Race for Governor Could Bring the Senate Together  —  After a rough and highly personal debate in the Louisiana governor's race on Tuesday night, all eyes in the Senate are on David Vitter, the Louisiana Republican who is in a pitched battle to win the governor's mansion back home.

Racial Discrimination Protests Ignite at Colleges Across the U.S.  —  The passion that ousted the heads of the University of Missouri after protests over racial discrimination on campus is spreading to other colleges across the country, turning traditional fall semesters into a period …

Trump talks Clinton's ‘massive’ new hairdo  —  Washington (CNN)Donald Trump said Wednesday he was shocked to see Hillary Clinton's latest hairdo, calling it “massive” in an interview on conservative talk radio.  —  Asked by host Mark Levin what Clinton's appeal to voters is, Trump simply said …

Promised Bipartisanship, Obama Adviser Found Disappointment  —  WASHINGTON — When President Obama first won the White House, he recruited Ray LaHood, a Republican congressman, to join his cabinet.  The appointment, Mr. Obama declared, “reflects that bipartisan spirit” that would distinguish his presidency.

Why aren't Hillary Clinton's exaggerations of her life story bigger news?  —  Hillary Clinton tells a story of how she tried to join the Marines in 1975 but was rejected because she was too old.  The problem?  The story may not be totally true.  —  As The Post's Fact Checker illustrates …