So, Uh, Here's The Full Text Of Sarah Palin's Bizarre Trump Speech  —  “Thank you so much.  It's so great to be here in Iowa.  We're here just thawing out.  Todd and I and a couple of our friends here from Alaska, lending our support for the next president of our great United States of America, Donald J. Trump.

Caltech Researchers Find Evidence of a Real Ninth Planet  —  Caltech researchers have found evidence of a giant planet tracing a bizarre, highly elongated orbit in the outer solar system.  The object, which the researchers have nicknamed Planet Nine, has a mass about 10 times that of Earth …

Polls  — Donald Trump has surged nearly 12 points in the last two months and is closing on half of the GOP vote in Florida, where Hillary Clinton has improved in all head-to-head matchups against GOP frontrunners  — Trump leads the GOP field with 47.6 percent, followed by Ted Cruz at 16.3 percent …

'90s Scandals Threaten to Erode Hillary Clinton's Strength With Women  —  This month, Lena Dunham, wearing a red, white and blue sweater dress with the word “Hillary” emblazoned across the chest, told voters how Hillary Clinton had overcome sexism in her political career.

Rifle capable of taking down helicopter found at ‘El Chapo’ hideout purchased through Fast and Furious program  —  A .50-caliber rifle found at Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman's hideout in Mexico was funneled through the gun-smuggling investigation known as Fast and Furious, sources confirmed Tuesday to Fox News.

Can Hillary take ‘13 Hours’ of truth?  —  Audiences can decide who to believe about Benghazi — self-serving bureaucrats or the men who lived through it.  —  Democratic partisans have seized on the new movie 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi, which portrays the fateful night …

Alarmed Clinton Supporters Begin Focusing on Sanders's Socialist Edge  —  Democrats backing Hillary Clinton, nervously eyeing Senator Bernie Sanders's growing strength in the early nominating states, are turning to a new strategy to raise doubts about his candidacy, highlighting his socialist beliefs …

2015 Was Hottest Year in Recorded History, Scientists Say  —  Scientists reported Wednesday that 2015 was the hottest year in recorded history by far, breaking a record set only the year before — a burst of heat that has continued into the new year and is roiling weather patterns all over the world.

Why Twitter Doesn't Work with Sarcasm, Chap.  823  —  Here's an illustration of something I understood in principle but have been reminded of in specific.  —  In the wee hours of last Friday night, I finally finally finally said adieu to a long story that will be in the March issue of the magazine.

The Confessions of R. Kelly  —  Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement (effective 1/4/2014) and Privacy Policy (effective 1/4/2014).The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with prior written permission of Condé Nast.

What Kind of Man Spends Millions to Elect Ted Cruz?  —  In 2010, Arthur Robinson, a research chemist, decided to run for Congress in southern Oregon.  Robinson, now 73, was not your average candidate.  In a lab on a sheep ranch in the Siskiyou Mountains, he's spent the last couple of years collecting thousands of vials of human urine.

GOP Strategist: Trump Supporters Are ‘Single Men Who Masturbate To Anime’  —  While explaining that he believes that Donald Trump's success in the Republican party does not mean that establishment conservatism is dying, GOP strategist Rick Wilson dismissed the “childless single men” who support Trump's presidential bid.

Electing Gollum should not be our objective  —  One candidate on this national stage wants you to give him power.  He tells you he is rich, so he must be smart.  —  If you give him power he claims he will fix America, but there is another tradition in America.

Donors changing tune on Trump  —  Republican donors are quietly coming around to the idea that Donald Trump could be their party's nominee for president.  —  While many major Republican donors still cannot abide the idea of Trump as their party's 2016 standard-bearer …