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 …

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 …

Big-Name Plan B's for Democrats Concerned About Hillary Clinton  —  If Hillary Rodham Clinton's new apology for her private email server fails to reassure jittery supporters, it could amplify the chatter among some Democrats who have been casting about for a potential white knight to rescue …

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 …

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.

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

House GOP to postpone vote on Iran after member revolt  —  House Republican leaders are delaying a vote on the Iran nuclear deal scheduled for Wednesday because of a rebellion from rank-and-file conservatives.  —  The House was to hold a procedural vote to begin 11 hours of debate …

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 …

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 …

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 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 …

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.

Watch Mike Huckabee's ‘Biblical’ Support For Kim Davis Get Dismantled On Live Television  —  Tuesday afternoon, former Arkansas governor and current Republican candidate for president Mike Huckabee stood on a stage in Kentucky and held hands with Kim Davis, a county clerk who was released …