Inside Rubio's collapse: A fateful decision that helped unravel his campaign … MIAMI — Marco Rubio had suffered three electoral thumpings in a row when the Florida senator and his image-makers abruptly shifted strategy.  The aspirational candidate, whose presidential campaign was built …

In Her Own Words  —  On Tuesday night, I went to cover Donald Trump's press conference at the Trump National Golf Club in Jupiter, Florida.  I was looking to cover the event like I have covered many live political events for Breitbart News, including an uneventful Trump press conference in Palm Beach the week before.

In the Democratic Debate, Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders Clash on Immigration  —  Hillary Clinton and Senator Bernie Sanders clashed vividly over immigration reform, health care and Cuba during a contentious debate Wednesday as the two Democrats appealed to Hispanic voters and tried to outdo each other in assailing Donald J. Trump.

The Obama Doctrine  —  Friday, August 30, 2013, the day the feckless Barack Obama brought to a premature end America's reign as the world's sole indispensable superpower—or, alternatively, the day the sagacious Barack Obama peered into the Middle Eastern abyss and stepped back from the consuming void …

Scarborough: GOP performs on a ‘fifth-grade level’  —  The Republican Party has “shattered its brand,” Joe Scarborough said Thursday.  —  A day after Democratic presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders respectfully contrasted their records and policy differences …

Senate GOP polling shows upside to SCOTUS blockade  —  Senate GOP leaders are making the case to their members this week that their decision to ignore President Barack Obama's Supreme Court nominee is not just a principled stance, but a politically beneficial one, too.

Donald Trump: ‘I think Islam hates us’  —  Washington (CNN)Donald Trump said Wednesday that he thinks “Islam hates us,” drawing little distinction between the religion and radical Islamic terrorism.  —  “I think Islam hates us,” Trump told CNN's Anderson Cooper, deploring the “tremendous hatred” …

BREAKING: 5 dead, 3 hurt in Wilkinsburg mass shooting  —  WILKINSBURG, Pa. —  Five people are dead and three people are hurt after a mass shooting in Wilkinsburg Wednesday night, Allegheny County police said.  —  Emergency dispatchers confirmed that police and seven ambulances were called to Franklin Avenue just before 11 p.m.

‘Hot Felon’ Jeremy Meeks released from federal prison and gets job offers  —  Jeremy Meeks, right, known as the “hot felon,” was released from prison Tuesday.  —  A convicted felon whose handsome booking photo went viral was released from federal prison this week, and he is now entertaining job offers.

IS Registration Forms Identify 22,000 Jihadis  —  Tens of thousands of documents, containing 22,000 names, addresses, telephone numbers and family contacts of Islamic State jihadis, have been obtained by Sky News.  —  Nationals from at least 51 countries, including the UK …

Dustin Hoffman Breaks Down on Finding Your Roots After Learning Painful Family History: ‘They All Survived for Me to Be Here’  —  As a boy, Dustin Hoffman's father hid his painful family history from his son.  —  But now, thanks to Finding Your Roots, the Oscar-winning actor at long …

Germany's Embrace of Migrants Spawns Rise of Far-Right Leader  —  MANNHEIM, Germany — In the current tussle for the future of Germany, Frauke Petry is what you might call the anti-Angela Merkel.  —  Where Ms. Merkel, the chancellor, has welcomed refugees, Ms. Petry, a rising far-right leader …

How Do You Talk to Your Children About Donald Trump?  Thoughtfully  —  It was mortifying enough when last week's Republican debate introduced the question of whether it was appropriate for one presidential candidate to accuse another of wetting his pants.  But the final straw for Gary Goyette …

Trump pivots to general election, in his own unorthodox way  —  MIAMI (AP) — In his own unorthodox way, Donald Trump is unmistakably evolving into a general election candidate.  —  The over-the-top billionaire is talking about flexibility in his hardline immigration policies.