Time for GOP panic?  Establishment worried Carson or Trump might win  —  Less than three months before the kick-off Iowa caucuses, there is growing anxiety bordering on panic among Republican elites about the dominance and durability of Donald Trump and Ben Carson and widespread bewilderment over how to defeat them.

BREAKING: Mary Spellman Resigns as Dean of Students  —  At 12:02 p.m. on Thursday, November 12, Mary Spellman resigned as Dean of Students following calls for her resignation after students of color articulated concerns about the Dean of Students office being unsupportive towards students …

In Obama Era, G.O.P. Bolsters Grip in the States  —  LEXINGTON, Ky. — Young, telegenic and news media savvy, State Auditor Adam Edelen looked like a shoo-in for re-election when Democrats gathered in a horse barn here for a buffet dinner late last month.  Most figured he would go on to …

The Self-Destruction of the American University … It's in a way ludicrous to mention in the same breath the childish idiocy at Yale, the Lord-of-the-Flies frenzy at the University of Missouri, and the embrace of National Socialism by the great philosopher Martin Heidegger.

A Six-Figure Settlement on Campus Free Speech  —  As debates roil over free speech on American college campuses and as mechanisms that critique Israeli policies continue to divide, the universe delivered a perfect enmeshing of both stories in the Land of Lincoln.

Jennifer Lawrence: GOP 'doesn't support women's basic rights'  —  Actress Jennifer Lawrence says she has trouble staying true to her Republican upbringing because of the GOP's treatment of women.  —  “I was raised a Republican but I just can't imagine supporting a party …

Candidates' Solutions to Top U.S. Problems Get Mixed Reviews  —  PRINCETON, N.J. — Americans are divided on whether any of the presidential candidates have come up with good ideas for handling the problem they see as the most important facing the country, with 47% saying “yes” and 45% saying …

The dark, complex history of Trump's model for his mass deportation plan  —  Esteban Torres was 3 years old when his father was sent back to Mexico by U.S. immigration authorities.  —  “One day, my father didn't come home,” remembers Torres, who lived with his family in a mining camp in Arizona at the time.

Donald Trump Is Upset  —  The candidate says we were unfair to him on trade.  —  Being attacked by Donald Trump is one of journalism's more exhilarating experiences.  We got the treatment on Thursday when he took to various TV shows and Twitter with his usual soft sell and demanded corrections …

SpaghettiOs Original 14.2oz Cans Recalled Due to Potential Choking Hazard  —  Campbell Soup Company is voluntarily recalling 14.2 ounce cans of SpaghettiOs Original due to a potential choking hazard posed by pieces of red plastic found in a small number of cans.

US flies B-52 bombers near disputed islands claimed by China  —  The United States flew two B-52 bombers over the weekend near man-made islands constructed by China in the South China Sea, a U.S. official told The Hill, in a clear challenge to China's territorial claims to the area.