Donald Trump Surges in New NBC News/WSJ Poll  —  Days before the first Republican debate, Donald Trump has surged into the national lead in the GOP primary race, with Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush following, a new NBC News/ Wall Street Journal poll shows.

Charles Koch: ‘Life or death struggle for our country’  —  Kicking off a donor seminar, the billionaire casts reckless foreign policy and overspending as bipartisan problems.  —  DANA POINT, Calif. - Charles Koch, in a Saturday evening speech welcoming major donors and leading Republicans …

Seattle CEO who set firm's minimum wage to $70G says he has hit hard times  —  The Seattle CEO who reaped a publicity bonanza when he boosted the salaries of his employees to a minimum of $70,000 a year says he has fallen on hard times.  —  Dan Price, 31, tells the New York Times that things …

No Really—What's the Difference Between a Democrat and a Socialist?  —  What's the difference between a Democrat and a socialist?  As self-described democratic socialist Bernie Sanders makes a play for the Democratic presidential nomination, party chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz says there are more pressing questions at hand.

‘This Week’ Transcript: Donald Trump  —  ANNOUNCER: Starting right now on ABC's THIS WEEK, breaking news — new debris found.  —  Is it from Malaysian Airlines Flight 370 and will it help pinpoint where the plane went down?  —  Crunch time — Donald Trump surging in the polls, ahead of the crucial first GOP debate.

Obama to Unveil Tougher Climate Plan With His Legacy in Mind  —  WASHINGTON — In the strongest action ever taken in the United States to combat climate change, President Obama will unveil on Monday a set of environmental regulations devised to sharply cut planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions …

Crime wave grips Central Park  —  A violent beggar choked a West Side man into unconsciousness in Central Park's Ramble in a hellish mugging that underscores the famed park's skyrocketing robbery stats.  —  “If you scream I'll kill you,” were the last words the 53-year-old victim heard Thursday night …

Assailant in Garland, Texas, attack bought gun in 2010 under Fast and Furious operation  —  Five years before he was shot to death in the failed terrorist attack in Garland, Texas, Nadir Soofi walked into a suburban Phoenix gun shop to buy a 9-millimeter pistol.

Migrants think our streets are paved with gold  —  Those fleeing Africa for financial gain in Europe have unrealistic ideas about what we can offer  —  By Theresa May and Bernard Cazeneuve, France's Minister of the Interior  —  Last week, we saw very starkly the desperate measures …

Iran publishes book on how to outwit US and destroy Israel  —  While Secretary of State John Kerry and President Obama do their best to paper over the brutality of the Iranian regime and force through a nuclear agreement, Iran's religious leader has another issue on his mind: The destruction of Israel.

Biden Associates Resume Discussion About Presidential Run  —  Vice President Joe Biden's associates have resumed discussions about a 2016 presidential run after largely shelving such deliberations during his son's illness and following his death earlier this year.

Sources: Grand jury indicts Attorney General Ken Paxton  —  McKINNEY — A grand jury has indicted Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on multiple felony charges, according to several sources who are familiar with the complaints.  —  The charges will be unsealed in McKinney on Monday about noon …