Hillary Clinton for the Democratic Nomination  —  Voters have the chance to choose one of the most broadly and deeply qualified presidential candidates in modern history.  —  For the past painful year, the Republican presidential contenders have been bombarding Americans with empty propaganda slogans …

GOP braces for Trump Iowa result  —  Republican senators, the pillars of the party establishment, are anxiously awaiting the Iowa caucuses on Monday to find out if Donald Trump is the real deal or simply a media-hyped mirage.  —  GOP strategists expect between 150,000 and 185,000 voters will turn out …

He Said He Was An Undecided Iowan Until He He Received This Controversial Mailer From Ted Cruz.  —  Sarah Rumpf is a journalist, attorney, and caffeine addict living in Austin, Texas.  Follow her on Twitter @rumpfshaker.  —  ShareTweetEmail  —  Independent Journal Opinion is an opinion platform …

Stockholm train station mob on rampage beating up refugee children  —  A mob of black-clad masked men went on a rampage in and around Stockholm's main train station last night beating up refugees and anyone who did not look like they were ethnically Swedish.

Why does Sweden have more boys than girls?  —  There is something odd going on with the ratio between boys and girls in Sweden.  The latest estimates suggest there are 123 boys for every 100 girls among 16 and 17-year-olds.  That's an even greater imbalance than in the same age group in China.

The Hillary Clinton top-secret email controversy, explained  —  The saga of Hillary Clinton and her emails took an unusual turn on Friday: the State Department announced it is withholding 22 emails because they contain information marked “top secret.”  And Clinton's campaign immediately objected …

Why I still believe Donald Trump will never be president  —  As Donald Trump continues his pundit-defying dominance of the national polls, with early primaries just days away, the once-unthinkable has become all too thinkable: Could Trump actually pull this off?  Could he become president?

Obama to visit Baltimore County mosque, marking first visit to a U.S. mosque as president … President Barack Obama will visit a mosque in Baltimore County next week amid growing concern about hostility directed toward Muslim Americans — marking the first time Obama has visited a U.S. mosque as president.

The Goldberg File  —  Dear Reader (including those of you who feel entitled to a jocular parenthetical statement every frick'n week),  —  Let me just say I'm in a foul mood.  —  I know, I know, Trump supporters will declare, “Your tears are delicious!”  —  But that's not right.

Gay man reacts to Military Spouse of the Year nomination  —  For the first time, the military spouse of the year nominee at Naval Base Coronado is gay.  —  “I was the kid who didn't want to be gay,” Brian Alvarado said.  “I was scared.”  —  But, there was no denying it.

Three Somali men who gang-raped white 16-year-old girl in bathroom of hotel where they had stayed to celebrate Eid are jailed for 30 years  —  Three Somali men who gang-raped a white 16-year-old girl in the bathroom of a hotel where they went to celebrate Eid have been jailed for 30 years.

EU leaders: ‘No link’ between Cologne sex attacks and migrant crisis  —  European Commission denies link between migration crisis and attacks on women in Germany  —  The sex attacks that took place in Cologne on New Year's Eve were simply a “matter of public order” and had nothing …

EPA: High lead levels in Flint exceed filters' rating  —  Local, state and federal officials Friday evening urged all Flint residents to get their water tested for lead after recent samples exceeded levels that can be effectively treated by water filters handed out to residents.