The Ecstasy of Donald Trump  —  MYRTLE BEACH, South Carolina—All politicians, if they are any good at their craft, know the truth about human nature.  —  Donald Trump is very good, and he knows it better than most.  —  Trump stands alone on a long platform, surrounded by a rapturous throng.

Tighter Lid on Records Threatens to Weaken Government Watchdogs  —  WASHINGTON — Justice Department watchdogs ran into an unexpected roadblock last year when they began examining the role of federal drug agents in the fatal shootings of unarmed civilians during raids in Honduras.

LA City Council proposal would send john letters to owners of cars in prostitution areas  —  A California privacy group is concerned about a Los Angeles City Hall proposal to send warning letters to the owners of cars seen driving in areas known for prostitution.

FBI using elite surveillance teams to track at least 48 high risk ISIS suspects  —  With as many as 1000 active cases, Fox News has learned at least 48 ISIS suspects are considered so high risk that the FBI is using its elite tracking squads known as the mobile surveillance teams or MST to track them domestically.

Inside secret underground ISIS bomb-making lair found littered with US-made guns and drugs  —  AN ASTONISHING series of secret tunnels carved by hand by ISIS militants have been found littered with drugs, copies of the Quran and US-made ammunition.  —  The underground tunnels were used by ISIS militants to hide from bomb raids

Ben Carson to Visit Refugees in Jordan Amid Scrutiny of His Foreign Policy Credentials  —  Ben Carson, who is facing increasing scrutiny over his grasp of foreign policy, is traveling to Jordan on Friday to visit Syrian refugees, in order to gain an understanding of the pressing issue and to polish his candidacy.

Google deems Bernie Sanders' economic plan a ‘phishing scam’  —  Democratic presidential hopeful Bernard Sanders' economic plan triggered Gmail's “phishing scam” antenna, with the mail system saying the senator's liberal campaign promises — including lower prescription drug prices and free college for all — sound like frauds.

Obama: Syrian refugees are like pilgrims on the Mayflower  —  This Thanksgiving, President Obama is calling for Americans to lend a helping hand to another group of pilgrims fleeing persecution.  —  “Nearly four centuries after the Mayflower set sail, the world is still full of pilgrims …

Smithsonian: Statue of Liberty was originally a Muslim woman  —  The Statue of Liberty was originally designed to be a Muslim woman, the Smithsonian Institution's magazine says.  —  An article on the government-administered museum's blog, Smart News, claims one of the designers …

Four new Laquan McDonald shooting videos raise more questions  —  Activists take to the streets in reaction to the release of a Chicago police dash-cam video showing the fatal shooting of Laquan McDonald, 17, by an officer in October 2014.  —  Newly released videos from four additional police vehicles …

End of daily injections for diabetes as scientists restore insulin production  —  Injecting billions of immune cells back into the body boosts insulin production, preventing the need for daily injections  —  The end of daily injections for diabetes sufferers could be in sight after scientists showed …

GOP rider would boost party spending  —  Senate Republicans plan to insert a provision into a must-pass government funding bill that would vastly expand the amount of cash that political parties could spend on candidates, multiple sources tell POLITICO.  —  The provision, which sources …

Plan A for GOP donors: Wait for Trump to fall.  (There is no Plan B.)  —  When Donald Trump landed in Ohio this week, he got a taste of the meager Republican super PAC efforts aimed at him: a 47-second web video clipping together some of his most provocative comments and a small airplane trailing …