In a Defiant, Angry Speech, Donald Trump Defends Image Seen as Anti-Semitic  —  Donald J. Trump on Wednesday offered a defiant defense of his campaign's decision to publish an image widely viewed as anti-Semitic — saying he regretted deleting it — and vigorously reaffirmed his praise of Saddam Hussein, the murderous Iraqi dictator.

Rigged 101  —  The conspiracy theory about Donald Trump is that he intends to throw the election to Hillary Clinton.  Well, maybe Hillary wants to throw it right back.  —  Trump and Clinton are engaged in a stirring contest over who is least unworthy of occupying the presidency …

Trump's son-in-law under fire from family  —  Jared Kushner, Donald Trump's Jewish son-in-law and increasingly a power player atop his presidential campaign, was an obvious choice to publicly defend the candidate this week amidst a firestorm over a tweet that many viewed as anti-Semitic.

Will House Republicans overplay their hand on Hillary Clinton?  —  For more than 20 years, whenever Bill and Hillary Clinton have gotten into real political trouble, they have found an unlikely ally in House Republicans.  —  Over and over again, from Bill Clinton's darkest hours as president …

Philando Castile Shooting in Minnesota Leads Governor to Seek U.S. Investigation  —  Minnesota's governor called on Thursday for a federal investigation into the shooting of a black man by a police officer during a traffic stop near St. Paul, after millions of people watched the bloody …

Minn. cop fatally shoots man during traffic stop, aftermath broadcast on Facebook  —  A Minnesota traffic stop turned deadly Wednesday evening as a police officer opened fire on a driver.  —  The victim, 32-year-old Philando Castile, died at a Minneapolis hospital, a family member told The Washington Post.