Time for GOP panic?  Establishment worried Carson or Trump might win  —  Less than three months before the kick-off Iowa caucuses, there is growing anxiety bordering on panic among Republican elites about the dominance and durability of Donald Trump and Ben Carson and widespread bewilderment over how to defeat them.

A Six-Figure Settlement on Campus Free Speech  —  As debates roil over free speech on American college campuses and as mechanisms that critique Israeli policies continue to divide, the universe delivered a perfect enmeshing of both stories in the Land of Lincoln.

In Obama Era, G.O.P. Bolsters Grip in the States  —  LEXINGTON, Ky. — Young, telegenic and news media savvy, State Auditor Adam Edelen looked like a shoo-in for re-election when Democrats gathered in a horse barn here for a buffet dinner late last month.  Most figured he would go on to …

The Pundits Have It All Wrong.  Ted Cruz Is a Real Threat For the Nomination.  —  Ted Cruz gets no respect.  At least no respect in keeping with the impressiveness of the campaign he's built and his increasing odds of winning the Republican nomination.  —  The press and the political class …

Dear Claremont McKenna College Community  —  Dear CMC Community: Students, Faculty, Staff, Friends, Family:  —  I made a statement 24 hours ago, stating that because of Dean Spellman's failure to address her comment about the “CMC mold”, I felt uncomfortable as a student of color expressing …

Jennifer Lawrence: GOP 'doesn't support women's basic rights'  —  Actress Jennifer Lawrence says she has trouble staying true to her Republican upbringing because of the GOP's treatment of women.  —  “I was raised a Republican but I just can't imagine supporting a party …

Candidates' Solutions to Top U.S. Problems Get Mixed Reviews  —  PRINCETON, N.J. — Americans are divided on whether any of the presidential candidates have come up with good ideas for handling the problem they see as the most important facing the country, with 47% saying “yes” and 45% saying …

The dark, complex history of Trump's model for his mass deportation plan  —  Esteban Torres was 3 years old when his father was sent back to Mexico by U.S. immigration authorities.  —  “One day, my father didn't come home,” remembers Torres, who lived with his family in a mining camp in Arizona at the time.

Springfield Woman Goes Viral After Attending Trump's Speech  —  Donald Trump's visit to Springfield is getting a lot of attention thanks to a Springfield woman who sat right behind the GOP front runner.  —  Donald Trump spoke for more than a hour during his visit to the Prairie Capital Convention Center …

SpaghettiOs Original 14.2oz Cans Recalled Due to Potential Choking Hazard  —  Campbell Soup Company is voluntarily recalling 14.2 ounce cans of SpaghettiOs Original due to a potential choking hazard posed by pieces of red plastic found in a small number of cans.

US flies B-52 bombers near disputed islands claimed by China  —  The United States flew two B-52 bombers over the weekend near man-made islands constructed by China in the South China Sea, a U.S. official told The Hill, in a clear challenge to China's territorial claims to the area.

Russia reveals giant nuclear torpedo in state TV ‘leak’  —  The Kremlin says secret plans for a Russian long-range nuclear torpedo - called “Status-6” - should not have appeared on Russian TV news.  —  The leak happened during a report on state-run Channel One about President Vladimir Putin …

Republicans are becoming the anti-cronyism party  —  Share Tweet Reddit Digg Mail Print SMS More  —  The Republican Party, judging by the latest presidential debate, is now the party positioned against crony capitalism and corporate profiteering through government.

Sister Souljah's New Moment  —  The rapper-turned-author and namesake for an iconic political maneuver has long since moved beyond the Clintons  —  Sister Souljah doesn't watch TV anymore—she says the VH1 reality series Basketball Wives, “the show with all of the women who are not wives at all …

Fox News Takes Up VA Secretary's Offer to Call, Gets Voicemail That's Full  —  Fox & Friends decided to take Veterans Affairs secretary Robert McDonald up on his offer to call his cell phone with any problems facing vets, and the hosts roared with laughter Thursday when a voice told them McDonald's mailbox was full.