Meet the One Numbers-Cruncher Who Foresees Democrats Holding the Senate  —  He's not as well-known as Nate Silver, but Princeton's Sam Wang has a method, too, and he sees Democrats holding (barely) the upper chamber.  —  The list of pundits, political analysts, and numbers-crunchers …

Bobby Jindal Calls Obama Admin ‘Science Deniers’  —  Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal paid a visit to Washington, D.C. this week to roll out his national energy policy blueprint.  —  At a breakfast for reporters Tuesday hosted by the Christian Science Monitor, the Republican governor attacked …

U.S. General Open to Ground Forces in Fight Against ISIS in Iraq  —  WASHINGTON — President Obama's top military adviser said Tuesday that he would recommend deploying United States forces in ground operations against Islamic extremists in Iraq if airstrikes proved insufficient …

Justices question why Democrat Chad Taylor can't withdraw from Senate race  —  ›  —  ‹  —  Kansas Supreme Court justices grilled Secretary of State Kris Kobach's attorney at a special court hearing Tuesday about whether Democrat Chad Taylor should remain on ballot as a candidate for U.S. Senate.

Judge: Hobby Lobby Decision Means Polygamous Sect Member Can Refuse To Testify In Child Labor Case  —  A law enforcement officer escorts polygamist religious leader Warren Jeffs (center) from the courthouse where he was convicted of two counts of child sexual assault

US to send 3,000 troops to Ebola danger zone as Obama administration shuffles military's mission in Africa  — The Obama administration said late Monday night that the U.S. military will set up a command post in Monrovia, Liberia, the Ebola outbreak's epicenter

Fareed Zakaria Never Stopped Plagiarizing: How Dozens Of Episodes Of His CNN Show Ripped Others Off  —  Earlier this year, a certain CNN employee specializing in international news was caught red-handed plagiarizing dozens of instances of reporting.  What did the network do?

Another Day, Another Quote Fabricated By Neil deGrasse Tyson  —  “I'm beginning to think this Neil deGrasse Tyson fellow is a serial fabricator of quotes.”  — President Thomas Jefferson, “Stuff Jefferson Said: The Prequel,” Originally self-published at Amazon.com in 1573

Dinesh D'Souza Is Planning His Prison Memoir  —  The conservative firebrand speaks as he awaits sentencing for campaign fraud  —  On September 23, Dinesh D'Souza will appear before a federal judge in Manhattan to learn whether he will do jail time for violating campaign-finance law.

Newly-Crowned Miss America Kira Kazantsev Worked at Planned Parenthood Abortion Biz  —  You probably know her best as the newly-crowned Miss America or the contestant who belted out the infectious pop tune “happy” as she gleefully tapped on a red solo cup.  But here's something you probably didn't know about the new Miss America.

EAGLE RIVER, AK  —  $3,630 of $7,500  —  Raised by 74 people in 15 hours  —  Eric Thompson was at a party for about 70 friends on September 6th, 2014.  At some point during the evening a massive, “Jerry Springer” type fight broke out involving the Palin family.

Where Health Law Helps Voters but Saps Votes  —  LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Affordable Care Act allowed Robin Evans, an eBay warehouse packer earning $9 an hour, to sign up for Medicaid this year.  She is being treated for high blood pressure and Graves' disease, an autoimmune disorder …

Journalists in their gilded circles are woefully out of touch with popular sentiment and shamefully slur any desire for change  —  Perhaps the most arresting fact about the Scottish referendum is this: that there is no newspaper - local, regional or national, English or Scottish - that supports independence except the Sunday Herald.

Study: Liberals and conservatives sniff out like-minded mates by body odor  —  Conservatives and liberals do not smell the same to potential mates.  According to a study published this month in the American Journal of Political Science, people can literally sniff out ideology …

How ISIS Is Complicating Al Franken's Reelection Bid  —  The threat posed by ISIS has invaded the campaign ads and speeches all across the U.S., but the issue has had special resonance in Minnesota where an unusual number of people have left to join the terrorist group.