Donald Trump bounces into the lead  —  (CNN)The bounce is back.  —  Donald Trump comes out of his convention ahead of Hillary Clinton in the race for the White House, topping her 44% to 39% in a four-way matchup including Gary Johnson (9%) and Jill Stein (3%) and by three points in a two-way head-to-head, 48% to 45%.

Bedlam erupts as Wasserman Schultz speaks to Florida delegates  —  PHILADELPHIA — Chaos erupted as Debbie Wasserman Schultz addressed Florida delegates on Monday, with opponents upset about leaked emails jeering the outgoing Democratic National Committee chairwoman as she delivered a speech at a state breakfast meeting.

Despite what you've heard, Democrats aren't in disarray.  Their party is under attack from the outside.  —  Perhaps it was inevitable that one way or another we'd get a spate of “Dems in Disarray!” headlines as the Democratic National Convention begins, since for a long time that has been the default story …

Trump Credits One Of ‘Our Friends’ In Russia, China With DNC Hack (VIDEO)  —  Donald Trump on Monday attributed the Democratic National Committee hack that led to the ouster of its chair to “one of our many, many ‘friends’” in Russia or China.  —  At a campaign event with running mate …

YouGov/Economist Poll: July 23-24, 2016  —  This is a summary of a YouGov/Economist Poll conducted July 23-24, 2016.  The sample is 1300 general population respondents with a Margin of Error of ±4.2% (4.5% for registered voters). … GENERAL ELECTION (among registered voters):

Bernie Sanders to delegates: Please don't protest on convention floor  —  PHILADELPHIA — Sen. Bernie Sanders sent a text message to the leaders of his delegation pleading with them not to protest on the Democratic convention floor Monday night.  —  “I ask you as a personal courtesy …

Democrats' Pursuit of Unity Falters on First Day of Convention  —  PHILADELPHIA — Anger and frustration reigned on the first day of the Democratic National Convention on Monday as a divided party grappled with the fallout from an email leak that showed its officials trying to ease Hillary Clinton's path …

Clinton's Image at Lowest Point in Two Decades  —  PRINCETON, N.J. — As the Democratic National Convention gets underway in Philadelphia, Hillary Clinton's image is at its lowest point in the 24 years of her national career, with 38% of Americans viewing her favorably and 57% unfavorably.

FBI Suspects Russia Hacked DNC; U.S. Officials Say It Was to Elect Donald Trump  —  Did the Russian government hack the DNC to bring down Hillary Clinton?  That's the view that's quickly emerging inside American intelligence and law enforcement agencies.  —  The FBI suspects …

Why Putin hates Hillary  —  When mass protests against Russian President Vladimir Putin erupted in Moscow in December 2011, Putin made clear who he thought was really behind them: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.  —  With the protesters accusing Putin of having rigged recent elections …