NBC/Marist Polls Show Donald Trump Running Strong in Iowa, NH  —  Donald Trump is running strong in the early nominating states of Iowa and New Hampshire, according to two new NBC News-Marist polls.  —  Trump leads the Republican presidential field in New Hampshire, getting support from 21 percent of potential GOP primary voters.

Cruz girds for McConnell showdown in rare Sunday session  —  Sen. Ted Cruz has found a way to seize the spotlight at a time his campaign for president is losing the battle for buzz.  —  The Texas Republican on Sunday will attempt an unusual procedural move to overturn Senate Majority Leader …

Hillary Clinton denies sending classified info from private server  —  WINTEREST, Iowa — Hillary Clinton said she is confident none of the emails she sent or received using her private email server while secretary of state contained information that was classified when she sent them.

Lieberman: Schumer is ‘key’ to blocking nuclear deal  —  Former Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) is pressuring a top Senate Democrat to buck the Obama administration on its Iran nuclear deal to ensure a safer future for Israel.  —  Lieberman, the Senate's first Orthodox Jew …

Looking Away From Abortion  —  IN an essay in his 1976 collection, “Mortal Lessons,” the physician Richard Selzer describes a strange suburban scene.  People go outside in the morning in his neighborhood, after the garbage trucks have passed, and find “a foreignness upon the pavement,” a softness underfoot.

Sen. Heller: John McCain 'Wouldn't Accept' Amendment to Arm Troops on Bases Before Chattanooga Attack  —  During a July 23 interview on the Lars Larson Show, Senator Sen. Dean Heller (R-NV) said that in June he “submitted an amendment” to the 2016 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) …

Officers find woman's decapitated body, mutilated dogs in Phoenix  —  Phoenix police officers found a woman's decapitated body and two mutilated dogs inside an apartment where officials believe the man responsible also cut his left arm off and removed one of his own eyeballs.

Congress Must Hold Obama Accountable for His Deception Over Iran  —  By lying and withholding information about the agreement, he gives aid and comfort to America's enemy.  —  The president “must certainly be punishable for giving false information to the Senate.”