Police Raid New Jersey Home in Search of Manhattan Bomber  —  Hours after five pipe bombs were discovered near a train station in Elizabeth, N.J., federal agents and the police raided a home nearby early Monday morning as part of the sweeping search for the person or people responsible for Saturday night's bombing in Manhattan.

What to Look For as Bridge Scandal Trial Opens  —  After three long years, it's time for some traffic problems in ... Newark.  —  That is where reporters are lining up at federal court on Monday morning, waiting for opening arguments in the George Washington Bridge lane-closing trial …

More than 800 immigrants mistakenly granted citizenship  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government has mistakenly granted citizenship to at least 858 immigrants from countries of concern to national security or with high rates of immigration fraud who had pending deportation orders …

Republican friendships shatter over Trump  —  A few months ago, Matt Schlapp, the former White House political director under president George W. Bush, walked into a cocktail party and tried to join a conversation with Republican consultants he has known for years.

Trump Deletes Tweet Hitting Obama, Clinton Over Weekend Attacks  —  A tweet knocking President Barack Obama's and Hillary Clinton's “failed” policies after three potential terror attacks over the weekend was deleted from Donald Trump's account on Monday.

Joe Scarborough, Donald Trump look to repair relations  —  Joe Scarborough wants to make nice with Donald Trump.  —  Last week, Scarborough and his “Morning Joe” co-host, Mika Brzezinski, visited the Republican presidential nominee at Trump Tower to rekindle a once-rosy relationship …

President Trump's First Term  —  His campaign tells us a lot about what kind of Commander-in-Chief he would be.    —  On the morning of January 20, 2017, the President-elect is to visit Barack Obama at the White House for coffee, before they share a limousine—Obama seated on the right …

The Progressive Case for Hillary Clinton Is Pretty Overwhelming  —  For a lot of liberals, the most important goal of this election is to keep Donald Trump out of the White House.  And since Trump naturally sucks up most of the political oxygen, that means lots of blogging about Trump and not so much about Clinton.

Family ID's attacker behind ‘potential act of terrorism’ in St. Cloud  —  The attacker who wounded 9 inside the mall was shot and killed by an off-duty officer.  The father revealed the suspect's identity.  —  Video (03:30) : Including a description of surveillance video from the mall and the FBI's role in seeking out motive.

Vote as if It Matters  —  Does it make sense to vote for Gary Johnson, the Libertarian candidate for president?  Sure, as long as you believe two things.  First, you have to believe that it makes no difference at all whether Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump moves into the White House — because one of them will.

The Death of ‘He Said, She Said’ Journalism  —  Last Saturday, The New York Times published an extraordinary story.  What made the story extraordinary wasn't the event the Times covered.  What made it extraordinary was the way the Times covered it.  —  On its front page, top right …

Details and Analysis of the Donald Trump Tax Reform Plan, September 2016  —  By  —  Key Findings  — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's tax plan would significantly reduce income taxes and corporate taxes, and eliminate the estate tax.  — According to the Tax Foundation's Taxes …

A Readers' Guide To President Obama's Amazing Congressional Black Caucus Speech … On a September night when he gave a rousing valedictory speech to the famed Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) at the dinner for its annual legislative weekend, as awareness is setting in about how adroit …

A doctor asks: Was ObamaCare designed to fail?  —  As ObamaCare's troubles mount, I've heard my patients and my peers in healthcare ask: How could the law's authors not have seen this coming?  —  For my part, I think a different question needs to be asked: What if they did?

What America Lost as Women Entered the Workforce  —  It's a shame that Phyllis Schlafly had a corner on skepticism about women's liberation.  “Why should we trade in our special privileges and honored status for the alleged advantage of working in an office or assembly line?” …