Accord reached after Sanders sues the DNC over suspended access to critical voter list  —  The presidential campaign of Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont filed a lawsuit against the Democratic National Committee on Friday, arguing that the party had unfairly suspended the campaign's access to key voter information.

Fox News Poll: Trump jumps, Cruz climbs, Carson sinks in GOP race  —  Donald Trump, a candidate even Republicans once considered a side show, increases his lead yet again in the nomination race, according to the latest Fox News national poll.  —  The poll also finds Ted Cruz ticking up, Marco Rubio slipping, and Ben Carson dropping.

Students at Lena Dunham's college offended by lack of fried chicken  —  Students at an ultra-liberal Ohio college are in an uproar over the fried chicken, sushi and Vietnamese sandwiches served in the school cafeterias, complaining the dishes are “insensitive” and “culturally inappropriate.”

New Poll Shows College Students Reject Absurd “Microagression” Culture, Black Lives Matter  —  A new scientific poll sanctioned by Young America's Foundation and conducted by Inc./Woman Trend shows the majority of college students reject the “microaggression,” politically correct culture plaguing campuses around the country.

After a somber start to his vacation, President Barack Obama arrived in Hawaii on Saturday to celebrate Christmas and ring in his final year as president.  —  Air Force One carrying Obama, first lady Michelle Obama, and daughters Malia and Sasha landed at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam …

Leader McConnell warns GOP voters: We need candidates ‘who can win’  —  Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Friday warned Republican voters to steer clear of nominating Tea Party candidates who can't win in next year's general election.  —  “The way you have a good election year …

GOP gobsmacked by Trump's warm embrace of Putin  —  Four years ago Mitt Romney, the Republican nominee, stood before the American public and definitively stated that Russia was America's biggest “geopolitical foe.”  —  This week, the far-and-away Republican poll leader Donald Trump gave Vladimir Putin …

Governor's post-party call to police: Call off your officers  —  This story has been updated to include a written statement from the Governor's Office, and quotes from an interview Governor Martinez gave to KRQE News 13 on Friday evening.  —  SANTA FE (KRQE) — Governor Susana Martinez …

The New Preschool Is Crushing Kids  —  Step into an American preschool classroom today and you are likely to be bombarded with what we educators call a print-rich environment, every surface festooned with alphabet charts, bar graphs, word walls, instructional posters, classroom rules …

Watch the Christmas Parody Infomercial the Ted Cruz Campaign Has Paid to Air During ‘SNL’  —  Republican presidential hopeful Ted Cruz will air a Christmas-themed parody infomercial during the broadcast of this weekend's “Saturday Night Live.”  —  The ad, which features …

Doubts About Saudi Arabia's Antiterrorism Coalition  —  One of the greatest weaknesses in the American-led fight against the Islamic State is the lack of competent regional forces to join in defeating the militants, especially on the ground.  Saudi Arabia's plans to organize a military coalition …

Students, faculty protest Donald Trump with yellow stars marked ‘Muslim’ at Univ. of San Diego  —  A religious studies professor at the University of San Diego is responding to anti-Muslim rhetoric by leading a silent protest on campus where students and faculty don yellow stars marked “Muslim.”

Six protesters taken into custody in anti-CPV power plant demonstration  —  SLATE HILL - Actor James Cromwell held his fist in the air defiantly as he sat in the entrance to the Competitive Power Ventures power plant construction site and led fellow protesters in a chant Friday morning.