Cruz: GOP may block Supreme Court nominees indefinitely  —  In a vintage return to his confrontational style, Sen. Ted Cruz indicated that Republicans could seek to block a Democratic president from filling the vacant Supreme Court seat indefinitely.  —  After staking his endorsement of Donald …

Inside the Trump Bunker, With 12 Days to Go  —  Win or lose, the Republican candidate and his inner circle have built a direct marketing operation that could power a TV network—or finish off the GOP.  —  Subscribe Reprints  —  On Oct. 19, as the third and final presidential debate gets …

Inside ‘Bill Clinton Inc.’: Hacked memo reveals intersection of charity and personal income  —  When top Bill Clinton aide Douglas Band wrote the memo, he was a central player at the Clinton Foundation and president of his own corporate consulting firm.  He made a case that his work had served …

In U.S., Support for Assault Weapons Ban at Record Low  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — The fewest Americans in 20 years favor making it illegal to manufacture, sell or possess semi-automatic guns known as assault rifles.  Thirty-six percent now want an assault weapons ban, down from 44% in 2012 …

Megyn Kelly Seeks Salary North of $20 Million in Contract Talks With Fox News  —  ‘The Kelly File’ host is in active negotiations; keeping her at the network is a priority for management, including Rupert Murdoch.  'It's up to her' and others ‘would give their right arm for her spot,’ he says.

Former congressman says he will literally engage in armed rebellion if Trump loses  —  He's suggesting actual treason.  —  Joe Walsh, who was a United States congressman from 2011 until 2013, declared on Wednesday afternoon that he will take up arms if Donald Trump is not elected to the presidency.

Jill Stein's Ideology Says One Thing—Her Investment Portfolio Says Another  —  Green Party Presidential Nominee Jill Stein has largely based her campaign on her uncompromising positions on the environment, opposition to big banks and Wall Street, defense contractors, and the pharmaceutical industry.

House Republicans are already preparing for ‘years’ of investigations of Clinton  —  SOUTH JORDAN, Utah — Jason Chaffetz, the Utah congressman wrapping up his first term atop the powerful House Oversight Committee, un-endorsed Donald Trump weeks ago.  That freed up him to prepare for something else …

Mark Halperin Tells Trump What He Wants to Hear in Embarrassing Interview  —  How do you get Donald Trump to talk to you with less than two weeks to go before Election Day?  Tell him exactly what he wants to hear.  That's been the approach by Fox News' Sean Hannity and radio host Rush Limbaugh.

Donald Trump Says He'll Teach Military Expert ‘a Couple of Things’ About Mosul  —  Donald Trump went on the offensive against a military expert and former dean of the Army War College, Jeff McCausland, who said the Republican nominee's comments this weekend about the battle to reclaim Mosul …

Trump-Linked Voter Intimidation Group Releases New Script For ‘Citizen Journalists’  —  Vote Protectors wants volunteers to approach voters on Election Day to ask about “election fraud.”  —  National Political Reporter, The Huffington Post  —  Vote Protectors, an anti-voter-fraud group loyal …

Patton Oswalt: 'I'll Never Be at 100 Percent Again'  —  WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — Michelle McNamara, a 46-year-old true-crime writer, died chasing a serial killer.  —  The Golden State Killer, a name she coined while working on a book about him, raped and murdered dozens of victims in the 1970s and '80s and remains at large.

California poll: Trump's numbers dropping into ‘uncharted territory’  —  Less than two weeks before Election Day, Hillary Clinton and Kamala Harris have commanding leads and propositions to legalize marijuana and levy a $2-per-pack tax on cigarettes appear heading for approval.

UT/TT Poll: In Texas, Trump holding narrow lead over Clinton  —  Donald Trump and Mike Pence held a 45-42 lead over Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine in the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll.  —  Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump held a three-percentage-point lead …

Republicans in Congress Fear Losses, and Then the Hard Part  —  WASHINGTON — Congressional Republicans have come to grudgingly accept an unfolding reality: Things are not looking good.  —  Donald J. Trump is lagging in polls and pulling down the party's congressional candidates …

Why Are Influential Celebrities Remaining Silent This Election?  —  From Taylor Swift to Mark Wahlberg.  —  In a normal election, many people would likely discredit a celebrity's endorsement of a presidential candidate as a meaningless gesture.  But when an election involves cruel insults hurled …

Trump promises ‘new deal for Black America’  —  called for a “new deal for black America” in a Wednesday afternoon address, as he works to bridge the gap he faces with the crucial voting bloc less than two weeks from Election Day.  —  Speaking in Charlotte, N.C., the GOP nominee criticized years …

CAUGHT ON TAPE: Bill Clinton Tells Alleged Mistress to Deny He Got Her State Job  —  NEW YORK - Speaking in a series of recorded phone conversations in 1991 with his alleged mistress Gennifer Flowers, Bill Clinton can be heard telling Flowers to deny that he aided her in obtaining a state job.

Church pastor: The truth about my late-term abortion  —  Trump's words drove me to tears, and to write my painful story for the first time.  —  Elections are supposed to be about real people — and not the ones whose names appear on the ballot.  They are supposed to be about all of us …

The Kansas Economy: Three Pictures  —  The Philadelphia Fed released coincident indices today.  Figure 1 shows state-by-state 3 month trends.  Needless to say, the outlook for Kansas — that laboratory for supply side nostrums — is not auspicious.  —  Source: Philadelphia Fed, accessed 26 Oct 2016.

Man sought for stealing Torah scrolls valued at $200,000 from Brooklyn synagogue  —  MIDWOOD, Brooklyn - The NYPD is looking for a man accused of stealing four Torah scrolls from a Brooklyn synagogue Tuesday.  —  The sacred texts valued at $200,000 were taken from Avenue O Synagogue around 1 a.m., police said.

A Chinese billionaire is staking his legacy — and thousands of American jobs — on this factory in Ohio  —  MORAINE, OHIO — Shortly after his private plane landed in Ohio on a recent morning, the Chinese billionaire set off down Interstate 75 to inspect the factory on which he has staked …

Amber Tamblyn: What My Mother's Experiences With Misogyny Mean for the Future  —  Somewhere between Donald Trump calling Hillary Clinton a woman with “tremendous hate in her heart” and “a nasty woman,” I found myself making a phone call to my mother I was hoping I could avoid forever.

UW-Madison sex assault case snowballs as dozens come forward, ‘stalking’ list seized  —  On Oct. 12, in Madison, Wis., a female student went to police and filed a complaint against a 20-year-old student by the name of Alec Cook.  —  She said she and Cook had originally contacted each …

Fox News Poll: Clinton leads Trump by three points  —  With less than two weeks to go, the race for the White House has narrowed as Hillary Clinton now has a three-point advantage over Donald Trump.  —  That's within the margin of error of the national Fox News Poll of likely voters.

Indiana: a perfect storm for voter fraud debate  —  Poll: Most believe votes will be counted accurately  —  (CNN)In the final weeks of the campaign as Donald Trump fuels questions concerning voting irregularities, a case in Indiana — the home turf of the GOP running mate Mike Pence …