Cruz Excoriates Rubio on Foreign Policy, Links Him to Clinton  —  In an exclusive interview, the Texas Republican positions himself as a third way between “neo-con” interventionism and isolationism.  —  Ted Cruz on Monday offered his strongest denunciation so far of Marco Rubio's foreign policy views …

Trump mulls debate boycott unless CNN donates $5M  —  Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump (Steven Senne, AP)  —  Donald Trump proposed demanding $5 million from CNN in order for him to participate in the next Republican presidential debate during a rally in Macon, Ga. on Monday.

Clinton emails show Benghazi response, back-patting after contentious hearing  —  As the number of classified Hillary Clinton emails grew to nearly 1,000, they also reveal how freely she and her staff shared information on the Benghazi attacks including confirming the death of Ambassador Chris Stevens …

Ferguson mom's body found nude in pool of blood after meeting Facebook friend  —  FERGUSON, MO (KTVI) - The Major Case Squad is activated in Ferguson after a young mother is found dead in her home.  Was the killer caught on camera?  That's what her relatives believe.

Black Pastor: Donald Trump Isn't Telling The Whole Truth About Closed-Door Meeting  —  In the minutes following a closed-door meeting with black pastors on Monday afternoon, billionaire presidential candidate Donald Trump touted the event as a huge success.  More than 100 leaders …

Remarks by President Obama at the First Session of COP21  —  PRESIDENT OBAMA: President Hollande, Mr. Secretary General, fellow leaders.  We have come to Paris to show our resolve.  —  We offer our condolences to the people of France for the barbaric attacks on this beautiful city.

Why Congress stopped gun control activism at the CDC  —  History is not always written by the victors.  In a Nov. 20 letter to the Labor, Health, Human Services, and Education Appropriations Subcommittee, House Democrats urged repeal of the 1996 ban on funding for gun control advocacy …

Cover-Up in Chicago  —  THERE'S been a cover-up in Chicago.  The city's leaders have now brought charges against a police officer, Jason Van Dyke, for the first-degree murder of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald.  But for more than a year, Chicago officials delayed the criminal process …

When in Paris... President Obama has a ‘working dinner’ at three-star eatery  —  As working dinners go, President Obama's meal Monday night in Paris with French President Francois Hollande, Secretary of State John Kerry and others wasn't too shabby.  —  No cartons of takeout — instead …

Elizabeth Warren Only Female Democratic Senator Missing From Hillary Clinton Endorsement Event  —  One by one tonight, 13 female Democratic senators took the stage inside the packed ballroom at the Hyatt Regency in Washington, DC to raise money and announce their support for Hillary Clinton.

You won't believe why N.H.'s top paper endorsed Christie |  Moran  —  If you haven't read the fulsome endorsement of Gov. Chris Christie from New Hampshire's most influential paper, take a minute.  This could be important.  —  Know two things about this endorsement from the Manchester Union-Leader.

President Obama ‘Confident’ US-led Coalition Has Momentum to ‘Degrade and Destroy’ ISIS  —  A week after Turkey shot down a Russian fighter jet near the Syria border, President Obama continued his effort to refocus the battle against the Islamic State, while deescalating tensions between Russia and Turkey.

Scans prove there's no such thing as a ‘male’ or ‘female’ brain  —  You may have read that having a male brain will earn you more money.  Or maybe that female brains are better at multitasking.  But there is no such thing as a female or male brain, according to the first search for sex differences across the entire human brain.

56 Arrests in U.S. This Year Related to ISIS, Study Says  —  WASHINGTON — American authorities this year have arrested nearly five dozen people in the United States for helping to support or plot with the Islamic State, according to a new study, the largest number of terrorism-related arrests …

Carter: U.S. Special Operations Forces Expanding in Iraq  —  Defense Secretary Ash Carter told Congress on Tuesday that the U.S. would establish a special operations “targeting force” in Iraq as part of the intensified military effort to fight ISIS.  —  The special operations force would conduct raids …

Spike Lee Doesn't Hold Back: On ‘Chi-Raq,’ Laquan McDonald, and How Trump Is ‘Like Hitler’  —  The legendary filmmaker sat down with Marlow Stern in Brooklyn to discuss his excellent new film tackling gun violence in Chicago, the legacy of Kobe Bryant, and much more.