For Republicans, Mounting Fears of Lasting Split  —  The Republican Party is facing a historic split over its fundamental principles and identity, as its once powerful establishment grapples with an eruption of class tensions, ethnic resentments and mistrust among working-class conservatives …

Heavily armed ‘security detail’ shows up at Oregon standoff encampment  —  Update at 2 p.m.: Armed members of the Pacific Patriot Network are leaving the occupied Malheur National Wildlife Refuge.  —  Joseph Rice, a spokesman for the network, told reporters that his group presented occupation …

How New Year's Eve in Cologne Has Changed Germany  —  New Year's Eve in Cologne rapidly descended into a chaotic free-for-all involving sexual assault and theft, most of it apparently committed by foreigners.  It has launched a bitter debate over immigration and refugees in Germany — one that could change the country.

Notes on a Phenomenon  —  On Tuesday night, my daughter and her friends went down to Claremont, New Hampshire to see Donald Trump in action.  She and her chums range from the not terribly political to those with the usual enthusiasms of youth, so they went mainly because Trump's a hot ticket …

TSA to stop accepting some states' drivers licenses in 2018  —  Airline passengers in five states and a U.S. territory will be unable to present their current driver's licenses at airport checkpoints after Jan. 22, 2018, under new rules announced on Friday by the Department of Homeland Security.

To the man I sat next to on the train: I am the gun owner you hate  —  TO THE man I sat next to on my way in to Boston:  —  When I boarded the commuter rail, you were already in the midst of a spirited phone conversation and didn't seem to care about how loud you were talking.

Roger Goodell calls NFL stadium proposals in Oakland, St. Louis and San Diego ‘unsatisfactory’  —  NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, addressing the media on Dec. 2, has cleared the way for a vote on possible relocation to Los Angeles.  —  The proposed stadium solutions in Oakland …

HESPERIA: Man caught with garageful of stolen candy, deputies say  —  City News Politics Topics Environment Education Announcements Traffic Photos Blogs … Candy bars led to jail bars for a 35-year-old desert man caught with a garageful of stolen sweets, say San Bernardino County sheriff's officials.

University of Missouri Faculty Declare Support for ‘Muscle’  —  Professors at the school release letter in support of Melissa Click.  —  You no doubt remember Melissa Click, the University of Missouri journalism professor who was caught on camera demanding “some muscle” …

Donald Trump Praises Man He Once Called A Neo-Nazi  —  In 2000, Trump called Pat Buchanan a neo-Nazi.  In 2015, he's singing his praises.  —  Scott Eisen / Getty Images  —  Republican frontrunner Donald Trump praised Pat Buchanan on Twitter Saturday, a man he once called a neo-Nazi and a dangerous demagogue.

Muslim woman ejected from Trump rally  —  A Muslim woman was escorted out of Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump's rally in South Carolina on Friday after she stood up in silent protest.  —  Rose Hamid, a 56-year-old flight attendant, was sitting in the stands behind Trump …