A 112-page internal document provided to U.S. News includes more dirt on Marco Rubio, Iowa vote goals and a January advertising plan.  —  Jeb Bush looks on during the third Republican debate on Wednesday in Boulder, Colo.  —  Even before Jeb Bush's uninspiring debate performance Wednesday night …

Exclusive: GOP campaigns plot revolt against RNC  —  Republican presidential campaigns are planning to gather in Washington, D.C., on Sunday evening to plot how to alter their party's messy debate process — and how to remove power from the hands of the Republican National Committee.

Senate approves two-year budget deal in 3 a.m. vote  —  The Senate passed a two-year budget deal that raises the debt ceiling early Friday morning, sending the agreement to President Obama's desk.  —  The deal was approved in a 64-35 vote after 3 a.m. after a late speech by Sen. Rand Paul …

Gov. Christie, Time to Go Home  —  It's that time in the ever-long presidential campaign when candidates lacking money and mojo are starting to go back to their plows.  Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey should join them.  —  Mr. Christie has been called a lot of things …

College Dean Accuses Texas Officers of Stopping Her for ‘Walking While Black’ — Police Claim Dashcam Video Tells a Different Story  —  Dorothy Bland, dean of the journalism school at the University of North Texas, is used to taking a walk at daybreak.  But rain delayed her exercise regimen …

Clinton on scandals: ‘Go back and read the history’  —  Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton on Thursday squared off with a town hall questioner over her past scandals, urging the audience member to “go back and read the history.”  —  During the New Hampshire event …

Cuomo Planning Role in National Gun Control Campaign  —  Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo intends to take a lead role in a broad campaign pressing for a crackdown on the improper dealing of firearms, swerving into national politics on an issue that has caused him some political heartburn in New York …

Sentenced to Be Crucified  —  Any day now, our Saudi Arabian allies may behead and crucify a young man named Ali al-Nimr.  —  His appeals following his court sentence for this grisly execution have been exhausted, so guards may lead Nimr to a public square and hack off his head with a sword as onlookers jeer.

Where Are Black Children Safe?  —  BLACK children are not allowed to be children.  They are not allowed to be safe, not at home, not at pool parties, not driving or sitting in cars listening to music, not walking down the street, not in school.  For black children, for black people, to exist is to be endangered.

Russian aircraft approach USS Ronald Reagan, prompting US fighter jet scramble  —  YOKOSUKA NAVAL BASE, Japan — The USS Ronald Reagan scrambled its fighter jets earlier this week after two Russian naval reconnaissance aircraft flew within one nautical mile of the U.S. aircraft carrier …

AR-15s Are Fun to Shoot  —  For the last 24 hours I have been focused on, and writing about, the GOP presidential debate.  I spent three hours talking about it while hosting the Laura Ingraham show this morning.  So now it's time for something completely different.  If you're not interested in guns, skip this post.