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 …

Did Clinton get a post-convention bump?  —  Hillary Clinton has received a bump in support after the Democratic convention and has now pulled ahead of Donald Trump.  —  Forty-six percent of voters nationwide say they'll vote for Clinton in November, while 39 percent say they'll back Trump.

Melania Trump's girl-on-girl photos from racy shoot revealed  —  Here's the nation's would-be first lady — and right beside her, a second lady.  —  Three years before she met husband Donald Trump, Melania Trump was snapped in a nude frolic with another female model, bombshell photos obtained exclusively by The Post show.

Trump Surrogate on CNN: ‘Russia Did Not Seize Crimea’  —  A Donald Trump campaign surrogate argued on CNN Sunday night that Russia did not seize Crimea from Ukraine, despite the fact that Russia recently seized Crimea from Ukraine.  —  “Again, Russia did not seize Crimea,” GOP consultant Boris Epshteyn argued.

Gov. Scott: Florida Calls on CDC to Activate Emergency Response Team Following Confirmed Mosquito-Borne Transmissions  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Today, Governor Rick Scott announced that the Florida Department of Health (DOH) has identified 10 additional people in Florida with the Zika virus …

Breaking: DePaul University Bans Shapiro  —  There comes a time in every society where even its most basic values come under attack.  In the United States, since the beginning of our country's founding, we have had certain God-given unalienable rights: freedom of religion, freedom of the press …

Gawker founder Nick Denton files for bankruptcy  —  Gawker Media founder Nick Denton filed for Chapter 11 personal bankruptcy protection on Monday, in order to prevent former professional wrestler Hulk Hogan from moving to seize his assets.  A.J. Daulerio, a former editor of Gawker.com, is also expected to file for bankruptcy.

IN PICTURES: Huge Pro-Erdogan Islamist Rally In Germany  —  Around 50,000 supporters of Turkey's Islamist president Recep Tayyip Erdoan have rallied in Cologne, Germany to demand his authoritarian reign continues.  —  The Islamist crowd chanted “Allah hu Akbar!” and held signs reading …

How the ‘Stupid Party’ Created Donald Trump  —  It's hard to know exactly when the Republican Party assumed the mantle of the “stupid party.”  —  Stupidity is not an accusation that could be hurled against such prominent early Republicans as Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, Elihu Root and Charles Evans Hughes.

Is Donald Trump OK?  Erratic behaviour raises mental health questions  —  As his behaviour grows more bizarre, more and more analysts are asking if there's something off with the Republican candidate.  —  WASHINGTON—There is an elephant in the election.  —  It was tiptoed around …

Obama Rebukes Trump: 'I'm Pretty Tired Of Some Folks Trash-Talking' Troops  —  As Donald Trump continued to hurl attacks on the family of U.S. Army Captain Humayun Khan, President Barack Obama praised the sacrifice of American armed services members and their families Monday at the Disabled American Veterans convention.

Uber China Merges with Didi Chuxing  —  Today we're announcing our intention to merge Uber China with Didi Chuxing.  —  Three years ago I traveled to China with a small group of people to see if we might be able to launch Uber there.  It was an ambitious idea, given that we were still …

Guy Cecil of Pro-Clinton PAC Priorities USA Will Not Be Outspent  —  A Q&A about how he intends to spend his $200 million.  —  Ever since the Supreme Court in 2010 legalized the spending vehicles known as super-PACs, Democrats have used the Citizens United case to plead a perpetual penury.

Expert To Rio Olympic Athletes: 'Don't Put Your Head Under Water'  —  RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Just days ahead of the Olympic Games the waterways of Rio de Janeiro are as filthy as ever, contaminated with raw human sewage teeming with dangerous viruses and bacteria, according to a 16-month-long study commissioned by The Associated Press.