Facebook page linked to Taliban and Al Qaeda was registered to same address as British Muslim father whose Disneyland trip was blocked by Homeland Security  —  A British Muslim father whose planned Disneyland trip was ruined when he and his family were barred from boarding a flight to the U.S …

Kentucky's New Governor Strips Voting Rights For Felons And Lowers Minimum Wage In Sweeping Reforms  —  Kentucky's newly sworn-in Gov. Matt Bevin has issued a series of executive orders undoing much of his Democratic predecessor's work in one fell swoop.  —  Not only did Bevin strip …

Carson Telegraphs Major Campaign Shake-Up: ‘Everything Is On The Table’  —  UPPERCO, Md. (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson said Wednesday he is moving toward a major shake-up of his struggling campaign, with just six weeks to go until early voting begins to select party nominees.

Rand Paul Says He Won't Participate In Undercard Debate  —  “I'm not gonna let any network or anybody tell me we're not a first-tier campaign.”  —  w.soundcloud.com  —  Rand Paul said on Wednesday that he will refuse to participate in a “second-tier” debate if he is relegated to the undercard stage by the Fox Business Network.

Conservatives' biographies show that history can move right  —  Share Tweet Reddit Digg Mail Print SMS More  —  Biography is one way — often the most vivid way — in which people understand history.  The beautifully written biographies of Franklin Roosevelt that rolled off the presses …

Sorry, Conservatives, Obamacare Is Still Working  —  We will stop correcting you when you stop being wrong.  —  1.7k  —  1.3k  —  Two years ago this time, conservatives were giddily predicting that Obamacare would collapse, “a failure of the administrative state on a level unimagined …

Bush: Problem With Confederate Flag Is ‘What It Began To Represent Later’  —  GOP 2016er Jeb Bush defended his decision as Florida governor to take down the Confederate battle flag from the state capitol by arguing the controversy around Confederate monuments “isn't the 19th century issue, it's the 20th century issue.”

Brian Beutler  —  Hillary Clinton has an amazing plan to close every public school in America.  —  But she might want to sit in on a better-than-average math class before stating goals like this: “I wouldn't keep any school open that wasn't doing better than average.”

UPDATED!  That Deleted Ted Cruz Cartoon Wasn't The Worst Thing Wash Post Published This Week  —  Updated at 10:43 A.M.: Scroll down for cartoonist Ann Telnaes' comments on controversy.  —  By now, you've probably heard about the early Christmas gift that The Washington Post gave to Ted Cruz …

The seven deadly stupidities of 2015 political coverage  —  Congratulations on having almost survived what surely has been one of the most perfectly stupid years in political journalism.  —  There are a lot of reasons that our political process is such a goat roping - particularly …

The Right's Post-Constitutional Moment  —  No one will ever mistake Donald Trump for a student of James Madison.  —  The real-estate mogul has demonstrated about as much familiarity with the U.S. Constitution as with the Bible, which is to say, none.  Trump has captivated a share …

Sanders on Trump: ‘He has discovered that women go to the bathroom’  —  COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa — Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders ratcheted up his criticism Tuesday of Republican front-runner Donald Trump, calling him a “coward billionaire” and mocking him for talking …

President Obama's Christmas Wish for Christians Persecuted by ISIS  —  President Obama expressed his wishes during the Christmas season for persecuted Christians around the world, especially those in the Middle East who have experienced “brutal atrocities” at the hands of ISIS.

The Typical American Lives Only 18 Miles From Mom  —  Families traveling from far-flung places and returning home for the holidays.  That image of an American Christmas, retold in song and movies, fits the perception of Americans as rootless, constantly on the move to seek opportunity even if it means leaving family behind.