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 …

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 …

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.) …

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

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.

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 …

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.

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 …

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.

Fake weddings and a honeymoon in Vegas; dad-daughter duo arrested in green card marriage schemes  —  The groom was a U.S. citizen strapped for cash.  The bride was Chinese and in search of a green card.  —  One month after their first meeting, they tied the knot at Dynasty Wedding Studio in Temple City.

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.