The senator’s conservatism, fundraising heft and front-of-the-pack status in Iowa appear to suggest he has the most direct route to the Republican nomination.
The real estate mogul said he doubts the senator from Texas has the "temperament" to be president.
Voters turned out in droves on Sunday to prevent the anti-immigrant National Front party from capturing regional office a week after the once-fringe group shocked many by winning the nationwide vote in the first round of elections.
Keith Ellison is one of two Muslims in Congress. (Linda Davidson/The Post)
Even when the Republican presidential front-runner isn't fanning the flames of discord, Minnesota Democrat Keith Ellison receives calls with slurs and insults. Yet he insists on normalcy and optimism.
Enrique Marquez, a convert to Islam, had purchased guns used in the terrorist shooting that killed 14 people and had discussed mounting an attack in 2012 with Syed Farook, law enforcement officials said.
The GOP presidential hopeful touts his life story but doesn’t discuss his brother-in-law’s central role in a cocaine ring.
The pact reached by 196 nations owes much of its success to the president's willingness to take on congressional Republicans and the fossil-fuel industry.
A Fox News poll that pegged his support at 5 percent in Iowa got the senator from Kentucky over the line of eligibility.
NFL WEEK 14
Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton fractured his throwing hand. Both the Colts and Seahawks lost key players to injuries Sunday as well.
Kirk Cousins passed for 300 yards as Washington eked out its first victory away from FedEx Field this season, snapping a nine-game losing streak on the road that dated from Oct. 27, 2014.
The Saturday morning shooting in the city of Lynwood provoked protests. Videos of the incident appear to show the man being shot as he walked away from deputies and moments later crawling on the ground.
In initial results from the first elections in Saudi history in which women were allowed to vote, women won seats in 10 different regions. Results are still to be announced in several more regions.
In the main event, the Irishman handed the Brazilian his first loss in 10 years to capture the featherweight title.
Loyalty to the chemical plants on the Ohio-West Virginia border runs deep. But when a jury blamed DuPont for causing a woman’s cancer — with 3,500 other plaintiffs waiting — many became anxious about their economic future.
Some people have been using the hashtag to call attention to the country's poor human rights record under a president who assumed power through a coup.
On Sunday, temperatures soared more than 20 degrees above normal into the low 70s, and the warmth may continue on Monday.
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