Grace Notes: Top Republican? Top Democrat? Senate debate highlights battles within large field

Pictured from left to right are U.S. Senatorial candidates, John Fleming, John Neely Kennedy, Caroline Fayard, Foster Campbell and Charles Boustany Jr. during a forum at the campus of Louisiana Tech University on Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2016. Pictured from left to right are U.S. Senatorial candidates, John Fleming, John Neely Kennedy, Caroline Fayard, Foster Campbell and Charles Boustany Jr. during a forum at the campus of Louisiana Tech University on Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2016.

Hillary Clinton – presidential leadership without smirks or squints: Melissa Stacho

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton speak during the second presidential debate at Washington University in St. Louis Oct. 9. In the below op-ed, Melissa Stacho writes that Clinton's upright body language and straightforward way of answering questions bests Trump's sideways glances and smirks. CLEVELAND -- This election year seems to be all about noise and words and talk: Who's louder, who jumped on social media first, how much debate time each candidate got, how many times they interrupted each other, what one or the other said ten or 20 or 25 years ago.

GOP congressman: No, the election isn’t rigged

Oklahoma GOP Rep. Tom Cole, who is supporting Donald Trump for president, said Tuesday he doesn't agree with the Republican nominee that the election is "rigged." After noting he agrees with Trump that "the media" has been unfair and that "the elites" have mobilized against him, Cole said: "If you're talking about the actual election process, no, I don't agree ... It doesn't occur on a scale vast enough to change the outcome of a presidential election."

If the US presidential elections are rigged… – Editorial

The free world, which proudly includes Jamaica, relies heavily on the United States to remain the greatest bastion of democracy, with free and fair elections as the central feature and an enduring symbol. For that reason, we are appalled at the recent claim by the Republican presidential nominee, Mr Donald Trump, that the US elections are rigged.

George F. Will: a judicial slap to a careless Congress

By GEORGE F. WILL WASHINGTON -- Another small step was taken last week on the steep and winding ascent back to constitutional norms. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, the nation's second-most important court, did its judicial duty by reprimanding Congress for abandoning constitutional propriety.

Who is more Catholic than whom?

To hear the many howls of protest from conservatives, you'd think a handful of emails released by WikiLeaks demonstrates Hillary Clinton's campaign is a nest of anti-Catholics. Fortunately for her, the emails, which are 4 to 5 years old, tell a far more interesting tale about the struggles inside the Catholic Church in the period before the ascendancy of Pope Francis.

Heed voters on Medicaid expansion

The August primary already is having a positive impact: The Legislature is expected to hold hearings and vote next session on Medicaid expansion - and it could pass. It remains to be seen whether Gov. Sam Brownback will loosen his opposition to expansion - or whether the loss of more of his allies in the Nov. 8 general election is needed to help change his priorities.

Our choice for President: Hillary Rodham Clinton

Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton speaks as Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump listens during the second presidential debate at Washington University in St. Louis, Sunday, Oct. 9, 2016. In just a few weeks, Staten Islanders will join the rest of our nation in electing the 45th president of the United States.

Donald Trump tries to strengthen India connection by courting Hindu right, PM Narendra Modi

US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump lights a diya before delivering remarks to the Republican Hindu Coalition on Saturday. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump's India connection with the Hindu right in US was on show at a fundraiser recently.