Has ‘The Donald’ Peaked?  —  Donald Trump remains the leader in the race for the Republican presidential nomination, but his support has fallen by a third over the past week-and-a-half.  Carly Fiorina is now near the front of the pack.  —  The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds Trump …

How Roger Ailes Picked Trump, and Fox News' Audience, Over Megyn Kelly  —  Ailes had to mute his defense of his star anchor after the GOP debate.  —  Shares  —  In the fallout since the first GOP debate, Fox News chairman Roger Ailes has found himself caught between Donald Trump …

Harvard Law professor Lawrence Lessig exploring White House bid  —  Another Democrat is stepping into the presidential ring.  —  Harvard Law professor Lawrence Lessig is exploring a bid for the White House, according to a website announcing the plan.  He aims to crowdsource enough money …

Armed ‘Patriot’ Group Roams Ferguson With Assault Rifles  —  Heavily-armed members of a controversial right-wing “patriot” group added an extra dose of unease to protests in Ferguson, Missouri, early Tuesday.  —  The Oath Keepers organization says its members — all former military …

Schumer: Go back and get better Iran deal  —  The Obama administration should go back to the negotiating table with Iran and force the Islamic republic to accept a “better” nuclear deal, Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) said on Monday.  —  In his first public remarks since Thursday evening's …

Lost dog from Texas travels 900 miles, found in Orange Park  —  Lost dog from Texas found in Orange Park  —  ORANGE PARK, Fla. — The last week has been an incredible journey for a miniature Australian Shepherd named Bell.  —  The 11-month-old pup is from a home just North of Houston, but went missing last week.

The Forgotten Story of America's Other Racist Flag  —  You know that racist flag?  The one that supposedly honors history but actually spreads a pernicious myth?  And is useful only to venal right-wing politicians who wish to exploit hatred by calling it heritage?  It's past time to pull it down.

Nancy Reagan invites 16 candidates to CNN debate  —  Washington (CNN)Former First Lady Nancy Reagan is inviting 16 Republican presidential candidates to participate in the CNN/Reagan Library presidential debate on September 16.  —  Former Virginia Gov. Jim Gilmore, who participated in the debate …

BlackLivesMatter Activists Plan to Disrupt Hillary Clinton Event  —  Activists from Boston's #BlackLivesMatter chapter plan to disrupt a Hillary Clinton event in Keene, New Hampshire, on Tuesday afternoon, asking her questions specifically about her platform on drug enforcement.

The Nihilistic Populism of Donald Trump  —  Is The Donald a populist candidate?  Our friend Glenn Reynolds argued in Sunday's USA Today that the rise of Donald Trump is best understood as a populist event—"an indictment of the GOP establishment and, for that matter, of the American political establishment …

Sanders pulls crowd of 27,500 in LA  —  Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) attracted another huge crowd at a rally for his presidential campaign in Los Angeles on Monday night.  —  The Sanders campaign, citing Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena officials, said 27,500 people were inside the venue …

Anger Outruns the Facts in Ferguson  —  A year after Michael Brown's death, protesters remain as furious as ever at police and refuse to say if a cop can ever be justified in using force.  —  FERGUSON, Missouri—If there is any growing national sense of weariness over the unrest and protests in Ferguson …

The Coddling of the American Mind  —  Something strange is happening at America's colleges and universities.  A movement is arising, undirected and driven largely by students, to scrub campuses clean of words, ideas, and subjects that might cause discomfort or give offense.

After 2 Killers Fled, New York Prisoners Say, Beatings Were Next  —  Night had fallen at the Clinton Correctional Facility when the prison guards came for Patrick Alexander.  They handcuffed him, took him into a broom closet for questioning, and then, Mr. Alexander said in an interview last week, the beatings began.