Longtime Trump confidant smears Khan family as members of the Muslim Brotherhood  —  DON'T MISS STORIES.  FOLLOW RAW STORY!  —  While Vice Presidential candidate Mike Pence was posting a Facebook statement claiming Donald Trump “cherishes” the Khan family, a close confidant and advisor …

Did Trump go too far?  —  Washington (CNN)Donald Trump's criticism about the Muslim parents of a slain American soldier has generated — once again — a backlash within his own party.  —  Just 100 days from the election, Trump has responded in his standard fashion — dig in, claim he's being treated unfairly and attack back.

With Khan family, has Trump finally gone too far?  —  NEW YORK (AP) — In a defensive crouch, Donald Trump complained Monday about being “viciously attacked” by the father of a decorated Muslim Army captain killed in Iraq, persisting in an emotionally charged feud that has left him increasingly isolated among fellow Republicans.

First on CNN: Top Jeb Bush adviser leaves GOP, will vote for Clinton if Florida close  —  Jeb Bush adviser Sally Bradshaw, who is leaving the GOP  —  (CNN)Jeb Bush's top adviser, Sally Bradshaw, has left the Republican Party to become an independent, and says if the presidential race in Florida is close …

Americans More Positive About Democratic Than GOP Convention  —  PRINCETON, N.J. — Americans are evenly divided on whether they view the Democratic Party more favorably (44%) or less favorably (42%) after the party's national convention last week.  However, their ratings of the Republican Party …

How Paul Manafort Wielded Power in Ukraine Before Advising Donald Trump  —  WASHINGTON — Few political consultants have had a client fail quite as spectacularly as Paul Manafort's did in Ukraine in the winter of 2014.  —  President Viktor F. Yanukovych, who owed his election to …