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

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.

Fox News Is Straight Up Clowning Donald Trump Now  —  The feud between the cable channel and the GOP frontrunner is taking an unexpected, utterly trolling turn  —  Fox News has responded to Donald Trump's most recent social foray, and boy is it a doozy.  —  Fox News just released a statement …

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 …

Robert Gates: Republicans' grasp of national security is at a child's level  —  Former defense secretary condemns media for failing to challenge presidential candidates on promises he believes are unaffordable, illegal or unconstitutional  —  Robert Gates, a Republican stalwart …

FBI thwarts mass shooting at Milwaukee Masonic Temple  —  FBI agents have interrupted what federal prosecutors describe as a planned mass shooting with automatic rifles at a Masonic Temple in downtown Milwaukee, it was announced Tuesday.  —  Samy Mohamed Hamzeh, 23, has been charged with possessing machine guns and a silencer.

Creator of anti-Planned Parenthood videos faces felony charge  —  A Houston grand jury that was investigating accusations of misconduct against Planned Parenthood on Monday instead indicted two anti-abortion activists who recorded covert videos of the organization's employees.

Terri Schiavo appears in Jeb Bush ad, and her husband calls Jeb ‘disgusting’  —  The Right to Rise super PAC helping Jeb Bush is airing an ad in South Carolina that features a photo of Terri Schiavo, the brain dead Pinellas County woman, who died 10 years ago despite Bush's efforts to halt the removal of her feeding tubes.

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 …

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.

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?