John McCain: “I Don't Know” If Cruz Is Eligible For Presidency With Canadian Birth  —  McCain, the Republican nominee in 2008, was born in the Panama Canal Zone when it was a U.S. territory.  —  Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images  —  w.soundcloud.com  —  Arizona Sen. John McCain …

Suspects in Cologne sex attacks ‘claimed to be Syrian refugees’  —  Leaked police report claims senior police officers feared fatalities and that one of those involved in attacks told officers: “I am Syrian.  You have to treat me kindly.  Mrs Merkel invited me”

RINOs Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio and Chris Christie chasing fool's gold  —  It's a shootout in the lifeboat — the Republicans in Name Only (RINO) lifeboat.  —  All the also-rans in the GOP presidential field are firing wildly at one another, trying to grab that coveted fourth-place finish in Iowa and

Bill Clinton rape accuser: Hillary ‘tried to silence’ me  —  A woman who publicly accused former President Bill Clinton of raping her in 1978 is resurrecting her claims on social media.  —  “I was 35 years old when Bill Clinton, Ark. Attorney General raped me,” Juanita Broaddrick tweeted Wednesday.

The Pugnacious, Relentless Progressive Party That Wants to Remake America … At a recent private dinner in Manhattan, a small group of leftists plotted to take over America.  —  The group, a dozen community organizers and activists from all over the country, had convened at a sushi restaurant …

After Horrific Rape Charges, Tennessee High School Cancels Basketball Season  —  Three basketball players at Ooltewah High School in Tennessee have been charged with the aggravated rape and assault of a 15-year-old freshman teammate on December 21.  —  Now, as the investigation …

Email Shows CNN's Invite Only Gun Control “Town Hall” With Obama is a Total Sham  —  Following his executive actions this week, President Obama will participate in what CNN is calling a “town hall” style discussion about gun control at George Mason University tomorrow night.

Veepstakes cloud Senate GOP hopes of preserving majority  —  The Republican imperative to put together a strong White House ticket is butting up against the party's dream of preserving the Senate GOP majority.  —  Republican strategists say Sens. Rob Portman of Ohio and Kelly Ayotte …

Sanders cracks Clinton's Nevada firewall  —  LAS VEGAS — Hillary Clinton has been on the ground in Nevada since last April.  Bernie Sanders only began building up his organization here late in the fall.  —  But the state that's been touted as Clinton's firewall against the Vermont senator …

Man with cleaver killed by Paris police on anniversary of Charlie Hebdo attacks  —  Deadly shooting outside Paris police station  — Police kill man with cleaver after he tried to enter a northern Paris police station, officials say  —  (CNN)Police shot and killed a man wielding …

New charges allege religious leader, who has ties to the Duggars, sexually abused women  —  Ten women on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against Bill Gothard, who for decades was a major force in the conservative Christian homeschooling movement, charging him and leaders in his ministry with sexual abuse, harassment and cover-up.

NOAA: U.S. posts second-hottest year on record  —  The United States posted its second-hottest year on record in 2015, government scientists reported Thursday, extending the streak of warmer-than-average annual temperatures.  —  The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration …

A Dejected Mike Huckabee Is Now Just Burning Bridges With The Religious Right  —  Mike Huckabee has made no secret of his disappointment in fact that Religious Right leaders have failed to rally around his presidential campaign, with many of them instead backing Ted Cruz.

George Zimmerman rips Obama's ‘crocodile tears’ on guns  —  George Zimmerman is accusing President Obama of insincerity for weeping over mass shooting victims one day ago.  —  “He made an announcement and I could think when I saw it was crocodile tears,” Zimmerman, who shot and killed a black teenager in 2012, told TMZ.

Convention can restore limited government  —  Our republic is under siege by the Washington establishment in both parties.  —  America was built on the revolutionary idea that our rights come from God, not from government.  To protect those rights, our founders created a government of the people, by the people and for the people.

Alabama Governor's Office Sues Obama Administration Over Syrian Refugees  —  President Obama shakes hands with Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley upon arrival in Birmingham, Alabama, on March 26, 2015.  —  Saul Loeb / AFP / Getty Images  —  Alabama officials entered the legal fray over the resettlement …

Last Slide  —  Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson at a campaign rally with 500 people in Cedar Rapids shouted out to a fifth-grade class: “Who's the worst student?”  —  Carson's question, intended as a joke in an anecdote about how he felt in elementary school …