Evangelical leader Jerry Falwell Jr. endorses Trump  —  The move was expected, but the timing was significant as the Iowa caucuses near.  — Robert Costa, Jenna Johnson -  · - Post Politics -  · - 4 hours ago -  ·  —  The two parties can't agree on the problems, let alone the solutions

As Donald Trump and Ted Cruz Soar, G.O.P. Leaders' Exasperation Grows  —  DES MOINES — Republican leaders are growing alarmed by the ferocious ways the party's mainstream candidates for president are attacking one another, and they fear that time is running out for any of them to emerge …

MSNBC, NH Union-Leader To Host Unsanctioned Democratic Debate  —  MSNBC and the New Hampshire Union-Leader will host an unsanctioned Democratic presidential debate just days before the state's first-in-the-nation primary, the newspaper confirmed Tuesday.  —  “Meet the Press” …

We checked if 2,000 voters recognized the 2016 candidates' faces.  Here's what we found.  —  Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are by far the most recognizable faces in the 2016 race, a poll conducted by Morning Consult and Vox has found.  —  Ninety-six percent of respondents to the online poll …

Police officers flee angry mob in Swedish refugee center through back door … A police patrol of 10 officers was forced to flee a refugee center in Sweden after being surrounded by a mob of violent migrants.  Law enforcement officials had arrived to relocate a 10-year-old boy after reports of his repeated rape at the facility.

Why can't Donald Trump handle Megyn Kelly?  —  This feud has gotten ridiculous.  Republican front-runner and businessman Donald Trump is now threatening to boycott the upcoming GOP debate if host Fox News doesn't remove Megyn Kelly as a moderator.  —  I don't usually like the argument …

Hillary Clinton Goes Back to the Dunning School  —  Last night Hillary Clinton was asked what president inspired her the most.  She offered up Abraham Lincoln, gave a boilerplate reason why, and then said this: … Clinton, whether she knows it or not, is retelling a racist—though popular …

State Lawmakers ‘Distracted’ by Women's Wardrobes  —  Republican Sen. Mitch Holmes has seen women wearing “over the top” attire during his decade in the Kansas Statehouse, by which he means, their tops didn't cover over enough.  —  “A blouse that came way past the rib cage …

Trump: ‘Obviously’ I Was Joking About Shooting People And Not Losing Votes  —  Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said Tuesday that he was just joking when he said he could shoot somebody and still not lose votes in the 2016 race.  —  Trump told a crowd Saturday at a campaign rally …

Kids would rather play Xbox than make money shoveling.  It's pitiful.  —  Snowzilla has gone, leaving behind confused snowfall estimates, regrettable junk-food decisions, an incubating October baby boom and a lingering sense of dread for many parents.  —  The work ethic of our kids: Where is it?

Rome spares Iranian president's blushes by covering nude statues  —  Sculptures in Capitoline Museum obscured by large white panels for Hassan Rouhani's meeting with Italian PM  —  Italian officials keen to spare the Iranian president, Hassan Rouhani, any possible offence on his visit …

Maine Gov. LePage: Bring back the guillotine  —  Maine Gov. Paul LePage says the guillotine should be brought back so there can be public executions of drug traffickers.  —  In a radio interview Tuesday on WVOM, LePage said legislative proposals to increase prison sentences for drug traffickers do not do enough.