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.

‘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 …

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 …

Overdoses suspected in deaths of 2 women at HARD Summer music festival  —  Two 19-year-old women died of suspected drug overdoses after collapsing at the HARD Summer music festival at the Fairplex in Pomona, authorities said Sunday.  —  Both women were found unresponsive at the festival Saturday evening …

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.

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.