George Will raises possible Trump link to Russian oligarchs  —  Fox News contributor George Will says GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump  —  will not release his tax returns because they may show “he is deeply involved in dealing with Russia oligarchs.”

France church attack: Priest killed in hostage-taking near Rouen  —  A priest has been killed in an attack by two armed men at his church in a suburb of Rouen in northern France.  —  The attackers entered the church in Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray during Mass, taking the priest, Fr Jacques Hamel, 84, and four other people hostage.

PolitiFact: Democrats never mentioned terrorism on Day One of DNC  —  Republicans' claim that Democrats did not mention terrorism or ISIL on the first night of the Democratic National Convention is correct, PolitiFact said Tuesday morning.  —  Following Monday night's speeches …

Charges dismissed against Planned Parenthood videographers  —  The Harris County District Attorney's office on Tuesday dismissed all charges against anti-abortion activists who secretly videotaped Planned Parenthood officials in Houston.  —  David Robert Daleiden and Sandra Merritt were charged …

The creator of the viral pro-Trump act ‘USA Freedom Kids’ now plans to sue the campaign  —  Within hours of their performance at a Donald Trump rally in Pensacola, Fla. Last January, the U.S.A. Freedom Kids were a sensation.  —  You remember the video: Three pre-teen girls …

Dem Senate nominee calls Toomey an ‘a—hole’  —  Democratic Senate nominee Katie McGinty got into some hot water Monday when she called her rival, Sen. Pat Toomey, an “a**hole.”  —  It was a shocking comment given the decorous attitude Senate candidates usually try to adopt.

He (she) who gets booed  —  I doubt that anyone, Republican or Democrat, watched the entire session of the Democratic convention yesterday, except for those who are paid to.  Dana Milbank of the Washington Post is paid to report, from a leftist perspective, on the human comedy.

Democratic Machine Chose Clinton Long Ago.  But Why?  —  “If Trump wins (or comes close),” writes my friend Tim Lee, “liberals are going to need a better answer than writing half the electorate off as racist.”  —  As the Democratic National Convention lurches off to a chaotic start …

Poll: No Post-Convention Bounce for Donald Trump  —  Donald Trump received no significant bounce following the Republican National Convention, according to the latest NBC News|  SurveyMonkey Weekly Election Tracking Poll.  Hillary Clinton still leads Trump by a single point: 46 percent to 45 percent.

Grayson's ex-wife claimed domestic abuse over two decades  —  Rep. Alan Grayson's ex-wife repeatedly went to police with accusations of domestic abuse over a two-decade period, according to documents she has provided to POLITICO, revelations that come as the Florida congressman enters …

Trump under oath: New testimony says he planned early anti-immigrant rant  —  When Donald Trump used his presidential campaign announcement speech to rail against Mexican immigrants as rapists and sources of other crimes, he'd planned the verbal fusillade in advance but hadn't discussed it with anyone …

Ayotte Leads Hassan in InsideSources/NH Journal Poll  —  Trump Takes 9-Point Lead Over Clinton in Granite State  —  An InsideSources/NH Journal poll finds that incumbent U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte is gaining momentum in her race against New Hampshire Gov. Maggie Hassan.