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 …

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 …

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 …

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.) …

Stop Comparing Donald Trump And Bernie Sanders  —  A lot of people are linking the candidacies of Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump under headings like “populist” and “anti-establishment.”  Most of these comparisons are too cute for their own good — not only because it's too early to come …

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

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 …

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?”

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 …

Fed, Don't Raise Rates Yet!  —  China, the strong dollar and lingering labor scars are all strong arguments against any change this year.  —  The recent wild swings on Wall Street have further fueled the debate on when the Federal Reserve should “lift off,” or raise rates.

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.

The U.S. News and World Report college rankings: A public vs. private dilemma  —  There was a time in the 1980s when the University of California at Berkeley was deemed a top-five national university on the most prominent annual ranking in higher education, up there with Harvard, Princeton, Stanford and Yale.

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 …

Man shares photos with gorilla on smart phone and the gorilla's reaction is priceless  —  He was visiting the zoo's gorilla sanctuary for the first time with his daughter when he noticed another visitor showing his iPhone to a gorilla named Jelani.  —  Jelani looked very intrigued …

Trump storms Washington  —  <p>With the outline of the Capitol behind him and the expansive Mall spread before him, Donald Trump — the anti-Washington, anti-establishment hero of the right — brought his bombast to the nation's capital on Wednesday.</p><p> He didn't hold back.</p><p>" We …

Iran's Supreme Leader Says Israel Won't Exist in 25 Years  —  TEHRAN — Iran's supreme leader predicts that Israel will not exist in 25 years, and rules out any new negotiations with the “Satan,” the United States.  —  In remarks published Wednesday on his personal website and in posts on Twitter …