Assange Timed WikiLeaks Release of Democratic Emails to Harm Hillary Clinton  —  WASHINGTON — Six weeks before the anti-secrecy organization WikiLeaks published an archive of hacked Democratic National Committee emails ahead of the Democratic convention, the organization's founder …

Elizabeth Banks Parodies Donald Trump's RNC Entrance During Her DNC Appearance  —  At the Democratic National Convention tonight, actress Elizabeth Banks spoofed the WWE-style entrance Donald Trump made at the RNC last week in Cleveland — and compared the RNC to the “Hunger Games” film franchise in which she starred.

O'Reilly: Slaves Who Built White House Were “Well-Fed And Had Decent Lodgings Provided By The Government”  —  BILL O'REILLY (HOST): Finally tonight, Factor Tip of The Day.  As we mentioned, Talking Points Memo, Michelle Obama referenced slaves building the White House in referring to the evolution of America in a positive way.

Obama: ‘Possible’ Russia interfering in US election  —  President Obama on Tuesday raised the possibility that Russians hacked the Democratic National Committee (DNC) in order to influence the outcome of the 2016 presidential election.  —  “Anything's possible,” Obama said in an interview with NBC News.

David Duke's Remarks on Senate Backing Put Donald Trump's Camp on the Defensive  —  PHILADELPHIA — Donald J. Trump's campaign is dismissing questions about the white supremacist David Duke, after the former Ku Klux Klan leader said on his radio program that the Republican presidential nominee left open …

Donald Trump gripes about hotel hot air, says he might not pay bill  —  Donald Trump is complaining about hot air at a Virginia hotel, and the hotel is pushing back.  —  The Republican presidential nominee said he felt like he was “in a sauna” speaking to supporters at the Hotel Roanoke & Conference Center …

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 …

Dead at 53  —  There won't be any more calls to Miss Cleo ... the iconic TV psychic is dead after battling cancer ... TMZ has learned.  —  A rep for Miss Cleo — whose real name was Youree Harris — tells us she died Tuesday morning in Palm Beach County, FL.

Video: Grayson threatens to have POLITICO reporter arrested  —  Rep. Alan Grayson threatened to have a POLITICO reporter arrested Tuesday, alleging that the reporter assaulted him as he attempted to question the congressman about allegations of domestic abuse.

The Dark and Rotten Election  —  Yesterday I told you why Clinton's label of “dark” for Trump's convention speech was such a well-designed linguistic kill shot.  It is so good, in fact, that I speculated it was designed by the Godzilla of persuasion - who I did not name.  —  Dark is a fresh, unusual word (for politics).

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 …

Donald Trump Defends RNC In Interview: “I Wasn't Looking for Star Power, I Was Looking for Policy”  —  EMAIL ME  —  The GOP candidate spoke to THR about what lines he's willing to cross during campaigning (is the Monica Lewinsky scandal fair game?), whether Roger Ailes could work …

Bill Clinton Gets It Right  —  Just before Bill Clinton strode onstage to be his wife's character witness, his wife's convention planners played a video tribute to him.  “When he said stuff, you believed it,” a man dressed in union gear said of Bill Clinton, “because you lived it.”