Second Health Care Worker Tests Positive for Ebola  —  A second health care worker at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital who provided care for the first Ebola patient diagnosed in the United States has tested positive for the disease.  —  The health care worker reported a fever Tuesday and was immediately isolated at the hospital.

The Secret U.S. Casualties of Iraq's Abandoned Chemical Weapons  —  A controlled detonation of recovered mustard shells near Taji, Iraq, on Aug. 17, 2008.  —  The soldiers at the blast crater sensed something was wrong.  —  It was August 2008 near Taji, Iraq.

The Democratic Party hits a 30-year low  —  The Democratic Party is held in worse regard than at any point in the past 30 years, according to a new poll.  —  The poll, from the Washington Post and ABC News, shows 39 percent of Americans now have a favorable impression of the blue team, while 51 percent have an unfavorable impression.

The Future Of The Culture Wars Is Here, And It's Gamergate  —  Over the weekend, a game developer in Boston named Brianna Wu fled her home after an online stalker vowed to rape and kill her.  She isn't the first woman who's been forced into hiding by aggrieved video game fans associated with Gamergate …

City subpoenas pastors' sermons in equal rights ordinance case … Houston's embattled equal rights ordinance took another legal turn this week when it surfaced that city attorneys, in an unusual step, subpoenaed sermons given by local pastors who oppose the law and are tied …

Gardner leads Udall in Colorado Senate race  —  Washington (CNN) — Republican Cory Gardner has opened up a four-point lead in a Colorado Senate race that's key in determining whether Democrats can hold onto their majority, a new CNN/ORC poll shows.  —  Gardner held a 50 percent to 46 percent edge …

DSCC Goes Dark in Kentucky  —  The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee has gone dark in Kentucky, where the party is targeting Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.  —  After a significant investment in support of Kentucky Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes …

Exclusive Poll: Nunn leads Senate race by 3%  —  ATLANTA — For the first time, Michelle Nunn leads the race for Georgia's Senate seat.  In an exclusive 11Alive poll conducted by Survey USA, Democrat Michelle Nunn leads likely voters 48% to Republican David Perdue's 45%.

The audacity of Greg Orman  —  REPUBLICAN PARTY KANSAS 2014 ELECTIONS PAT ROBERTS  —  OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — The image some conservatives have of Greg Orman, the wealthy businessman running as an independent against veteran Republican Sen. Pat Roberts here in Kansas, is that Orman is …

If You Like Your Insurance, Can You Keep It This Time Around?  —  The Affordable Care Act's website is still facing challenges ahead of the second round of open enrollment.  —  People who already bought health insurance through Obamacare will likely face another round of confusing technical issues …