Trump Seriously: On the Trail With the GOP's Tough Guy  —  “I'm owned by the people.  I'm no angel, but I'm going to do right by them.”  —  Hey, ya made it, great to see ya!" says Donald Trump, having just stepped aboard his throne room of a plane and stopping by my seat to extend his hand. "

Exclusive: 50 Spies Say ISIS Intelligence Was Cooked  —  It's being called a “revolt” by intelligence pros who are paid to give their honest assessment of the ISIS war—but are instead seeing their reports turned into happy talk.  —  More than 50 intelligence analysts working …

Trump fires back at Carson: ‘Who is he to question my faith?’  —  Donald Trump slammed fellow 2016 Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson for questioning his faith, calling the retired neurosurgeon an “OK doctor” who was “heavy into the world of abortion.”  —  “Who is he to question my faith?”

Bernie Sanders overtakes Hillary Clinton in Iowa  —  People close to Clinton's camp have recently been warning that the Vermont senator could win Iowa and New Hampshire.  —  Hillary Clinton's Iowa edge is gone.  —  Bernie Sanders leads the former secretary of state for the first time among …

This Face Changes the Human Story.  But How?  —  Scientists have discovered a new species of human ancestor deep in a South African cave, adding a baffling new branch to the family tree.  —  Photographs by Robert Clark  —  A trove of bones hidden deep within a South African cave represents …

EXCLUSIVE: James Blake, former tennis star, slammed to ground and handcuffed outside midtown hotel by white NYPD cops who mistook him for ID theft suspect  —  Former tennis great James Blake was slammed to the ground, handcuffed and detained by five plainclothes city cops Wednesday outside …

David Brock: The New York Times has ‘a special place in hell’  —  The pro-Clinton crusader accuses former D.C. bureau chief Carolyn Ryan of helping to turn the paper into a ‘megaphone for conservative propaganda.’  —  David Brock's war against the New York Times just went nuclear — and the paper is responding with equal fury.

Big truths about Hillary  —  In olden days, great columnists such as Walter Lippmann and James “Scotty” Reston would periodically step back and put great events into perspective.  —  As America's summer of political discontent and distemper ends, and as Americans shift from the fun of enjoying …

The Huma Files: Feds formally investigated top Hillary aide for embezzlement  —  Blames husband Weiner for failing to notice extra $30K payment

Oh boy.  Here we go again.  —  A district court in Washington, DC ruled Wednesday that the House of Representatives has standing to bring a lawsuit alleging that the Obama administration is spending federal money to finance the ACA, absent a congressional appropriation.

House Republicans revolt against Iran vote  —  <p>House Republican leaders are, once again, in a jam.</p><p>Just one day after returning from a monthlong summer recess, Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio), Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) …

Making One of the Most Brutal Jobs a Little Less Brutal  —  A career at a major law firm usually means long hours, missed family vacations, and significant burnout—so much so that the troubles of unhappy attorneys in “Big Law” have spawned an industry dedicated to helping them quit their jobs.

Justice Department Sets Sights on Wall Street Executives  —  WASHINGTON — Stung by years of criticism that it has coddled Wall Street criminals, the Justice Department issued new policies on Wednesday that prioritize the prosecution of individual employees — not just their companies …

Congress returns to yet another spending crisis, fears of government shutdown  —  Bloomberg's Toluse Olorinnipa discusses Washington's looming budget deadline.  He speaks on “Bloomberg Surveillance.”  Bloomberg  —  WASHINGTON — Members of Congress return from summer recess facing …

Reporter Claims He Was Fired for Asking Louisiana Senator David Vitter About His History With Prostitutes  —  Derek Myers, a television reporter with NBC affiliate WVLA in Baton Rouge, was fired from the network Tuesday after asking U.S. Senator and Louisiana gubernatorial candidate David Vitter …

The Tiny Town That Hates Elon Musk  —  Residents of South Texas town may be asked to evacuate  —  State officials wooed company with $15 million in incentives  —  People who live in Boca Chica Village, all 26 of them, knew Elon Musk's SpaceX company would put the South Texas town on the map …

Bob Woodward's next book coming Oct. 13  —  Bob Woodward's 18th book, “The Last of the President's Men,” will be out Oct. 13 — spilling the secrets of Alexander Butterfield, a West Wing aide who oversaw the installation of President Richard Nixon's fateful taping system, Simon & Schuster announced Thursday.

Second Oregon judge ends wedding services after gay marriage allowed  —  A second Oregon judge has acknowledged he is no longer performing weddings after a federal judge overturned the state's ban on gay marriage last year.  —  Judge Thomas Kohl, a longtime judge in Washington County known …