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.

Black Memphis Police Director Has Chilling Message After Officer was Fatally Shot During Traffic Stop  —  Speaking to reporters after Officer Sean Bolton was fatally shot during an apparent traffic stop Saturday night, Memphis Police Director Toney Armstrong had a message for the community.

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 …

Scott Walker Still Isn't Sure If President Obama Is Christian  —  Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker still isn't sure President Obama is Christian.  —  “I don't know,” the Republican presidential candidate said Saturday during an appearance before 450 donors to the political network backed by conservative billionaires Charles and David Koch.

The Tortured Tale of Hillary Clinton and The Times  —  The history of the Clintons and The New York Times over the decades is like an airport baggage carousel — with a difference.  New pieces keep barreling down the chute, but none of it ever seems to get removed.

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.

Trump On Black Lives Matter: ‘We Have To Give Power Back To The Police’  —  GOP 2016 frontrunner Donald Trump appeared on this Sunday's Meet the Press and when asked about the Black Lives Matter movement in America, proved he was just as clueless as the rest of the talking heads on the right with this response to host Chuck Todd.

Bernie Sanders Responds to Possible Joe Biden Run  —  Presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders said he's “very fond” of Vice President Joe Biden, but that “the American people... want to go beyond conventional establishment politics.”  —  Sanders made the statements in response to a question …

Charles Koch: We're warriors ‘seeking to right injustices’  —  He compares the conservative movement to America's heroic crusaders for freedom.  —  DANA POINT, Calif. — Charles Koch, in a Sunday afternoon speech to conservative donors and GOP dignitaries, compared the causes …