Carson: I won't raise the debt ceiling as president  —  In a new interview with The Hill, GOP presidential candidate Ben Carson said he would not sign any budget deal that raised the debt ceiling if he is elected president.  —  Carson, who has surpassed Donald Trump in polls of Iowa voters …

A Letter To Rand Paul: Stop Using Fake Founding Fathers Quotes  —  Paul has once again written a book littered with easy-to-check historical inaccuracies.  —  Scott Olson / Getty Images  —  Dear Sen. Rand Paul,  —  Four months ago, we brought to your attention that your first two books …

Resolution Introduced to Impeach IRS Commissioner  —  WASHINGTON—Today, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) and 18 members of the Committee introduced a resolution to begin proceedings in the U.S. House of Representatives to impeach Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner John Koskinen.

Apple Reports Record Fourth Quarter Results  —  iPhone, Apple Watch & App Store Drive Revenue Growth of 22%  —  Apple® today announced financial results for its fiscal 2015 fourth quarter ended September 26, 2015.  The Company posted quarterly revenue of $51.5 billion and quarterly net profit …

Amish man sues to buy firearm without photo ID in gun rights, religious freedom lawsuit  —  Lately, Americans have argued both about their right to bear arms and whether the free exercise of religion allows businesses and state officials to claim exemptions from requirements that conflict with their religious beliefs.

BuzzFeed To Withdraw From SXSW Over Canceled Gaming Panels  —  In a letter to organizers, BuzzFeed said it intended to withdraw from the conference if SXSW refuses to reverse its Monday decision canceling two panels related to gaming and online harassment due to threats of “on-site violence.”

Shotguns have ‘virtually sold out’ in Austria as citizens rush to buy arms amid fears of a massive influx of migrants, dealers claim  —  Weapon sales are soaring in Austria as citizens of the small Alpine nation become paranoid over the numbers of refugees crowding into their country.

Fox Host: We Don't Regulate Cars!  Why Should We Regulate Guns?  (VIDEO)  —  Fox News host Harris Faulkner asked on Tuesday why guns should be regulated in the U.S. if “we're not regulating the car.”  —  The comment took place during a discussion on the show “Outnumbered” …

SIOUX CITY, Ia.  — Businessman Donald Trump is a proud man.  But he's not too proud to beg.  —  “Iowa, will you get your numbers up, please?” he pleaded to a crowd in Sioux City, where he made his first stop in Iowa since recent polls showed him falling behind retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson.

Campaigns erupt over greenrooms at third GOP debate  —  <p>DENVER, Colo. — Just hours before GOP candidates take the stage here Wednesday night, tensions over the Republican National Committee's handling of the debates are flaring anew.</p><p>At issue this time: greenrooms.</p><p> During …

John Kasich: 'I've About Had It' With Fellow Republicans In The 2016 Race  —  Republican presidential candidate and Ohio Gov. John Kasich said Tuesday at a campaign rally that he's “about had it” with other GOPers in the 2016 race, The Columbus Dispatch reported.

Walgreens Agrees to Buy Rite Aid for $9.4 billion  —  Deal creates drugstore giant amid a consolidating health-care industry  —  Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. agreed to buy Rite Aid Corp. for about $9.4 billion, in a move that would create a drugstore giant at a time when companies …

CNBC is friendly turf for Trump  —  <p>When Donald Trump takes his center spot on Wednesday at CNBC's GOP debate, he'll be staring across the stage at some familiar faces.</p><p>Over the years, the billionaire real-estate mogul has enjoyed a lot of positive attention from the business network.

Hillary Clinton's take on VA crisis spurs backlash  —  Clinton says veterans are satisfied and VA woes are “not as bad as it has been made out.”  —  CONNECT  —  A declaration by Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton that the national crisis in care for American military veterans …

Donald Trump's take on burkas: Islamic women might prefer them  — Donald Trump joked Monday that women in the Islamic world might prefer to wear burkas because it lessens the need to apply make-up  — “I saw a woman interviewed.  They said 'We want to wear them, we've worn them for a thousand years.

Is Marco Rubio the John Edwards of the 2016 Race?  —  Jeb Bush often compares Rubio to Obama.  But the analogy is all wrong.  —  It isn't lost on Jeb Bush, or aides to his struggling presidential campaign, that the biggest threat to his candidacy doesn't come from outside the Republican establishment, but from within.

How the FBI Could Derail Hillary Clinton's Presidential Run  —  James Comey - not Bernie Sanders — is the biggest challenge to Hillary Clinton's presidential ambitions, a prospect that should keep the former Secretary of State up at night.  The fiercely independent head of the FBI is directing …

Betty Crocker's Joy of Looking … Photographs by MAURIZIO CATTELAN AND PIERPAOLO FERRARI and TEXT BY TAMAR ADLEROCT. 27, 2015  —  is a dish hard to make sense of: a shimmering vermilion ring of canned tomato sauce, held motionless by gelatin, concealing a coeur caché of canned asparagus …

Video: Cop Uses Chokehold, Pepper Spray To Take Down Skateboarder In Columbus Circle  —  A Queens man skateboarding in Columbus Circle on Sunday evening was arrested by an NYPD officer who appeared to use a chokehold to subdue him.  The skateboarder, Yibin Mu, published video showing the arrest on YouTube yesterday:

Carly Fiorina, Presidential Candidate, Available for Paid Speeches  —  Carly Fiorina is running for president - and also available for paid speaking gigs.  —  The former Hewlett-Packard Co. CEO has “limited availability” for paid speeches, according to solicitations sent …

Apple Rolls Out Carrier Billing For iTunes, Starting In Germany With O2  —  At long last, Apple is adding a way for people to pay for purchases on iTunes beyond credit or debit cards — a move that points to the company sharpening its focus on marketing the iPhone to a wider set of users.