GOP Rep. Richard Hanna: I'll vote for Clinton; first House member to cross party line  —  U.S. Rep. Richard Hanna, R-Barneveld, says he will vote for Democrat Hillary Clinton for president.  Hanna said the GOP nominee, Donald Trump, is unfit to serve.  The three-term congressman is shown speaking July 18 …

Will GOP officials jump ship on Trump?  —  The last couple of weeks have been nothing short of disastrous for the Republican Party.  —  No, Donald Trump's position in the race hasn't worsened dramatically, nor did the Democratic convention wash away Hillary Clinton's many political warts.

Utah could vote Democrat for president for first time in 5 decades  —  (KUTV) The Republican and Democrat national conventions are over and as the dust starts to settle, it looks like Hillary Clinton has a chance to carry Utah in the U.S. presidential election.

Obama Says Republicans Should Withdraw Support for Trump  —  WASHINGTON — In his strongest denouncement of Donald J. Trump so far, President Obama on Tuesday said Mr. Trump was “unfit to serve as president” and urged the leaders of the Republican Party to withdraw their backing for his candidacy.

Poll: Clinton Support Spikes Following Democratic Convention  —  Following the Democratic National Convention, Hillary Clinton now leads Donald Trump by 8 points — 50 percent to 42 percent — up from a single-point difference last week, according to the latest NBC News|  SurveyMonkey poll.

NYPD Commissioner William Bratton to Announce Resignation  —  Bratton, 68, will be replaced by Chief of Department James O'Neill.  —  New York City police Commissioner William Bratton will announce on Tuesday that he is resigning and will be replaced by Chief of Department James O'Neill …

Clinton campaign reports nearly $90 million raised in July  —  Hillary Clinton raised nearly $90 million between her campaign and joint fundraising committees with the national and state parties in July, setting her up to enter August — and the campaign's home stretch — with more than $58 million on hand.

Trump: My Position On Keeping Terrorists Out Is What Bothered Khizr Khan  —  In an interview with a local Ohio television station on Monday, Donald Trump said that Khizr Khan was really bothered by his position on border security — specifically his promise to keep radical Islamic terrorists from entering the country.

Donald Trump Avoided Draft With a Heel Problem, but the Details Are Murky  —  Back in 1968, at the age of 22, Donald J. Trump seemed the picture of health.  —  He stood 6 feet 2 inches with an athletic build; had played intramural football, tennis and squash; and was taking up golf.

Why Did Russia Send ‘The Terminator’ on a Humanitarian Mission in Syria?  —  Russia's Defense Ministry says the aircraft was returning from a ‘humanitarian cargo’ mission.  If so, it was a strange model to use.  —  While we don't yet know which rebel group shot down a Russian military helicopter …

Eric Trump: Ivanka wouldn't allow herself to be subjected to sexual harassment  —  Ivanka Trump would not put herself in a position to be sexually harassed in the way that former Fox News chief Roger Ailes is accused of doing, Eric Trump said of his older sister on Tuesday …

Woman, 23, Fatally Shot by Cops in Maryland; Boy, 5, Hurt  —  A woman was shot and killed on Monday when an hours-long standoff at a Maryland apartment ended in an exchange of gunfire that also left a 5-year-old boy wounded.  —  Authorities said Korryn Shandawn Gaines, 23 …

Trump vs. Khan: How Smearing Everyday Americans Became A Right-Wing Media Tradition  —  Who picks a campaign fight with Gold Star parents who have paid the ultimate sacrifice?  —  That's the dominant campaign question being asked from so many different quarters as Donald Trump continues …

Trump: Wind power ‘kills all your birds’  —  bashed renewable energy sources Monday night, saying solar power doesn't work well and wind turbines kill birds.  —  The GOP presidential nominee has stated his preference for coal and natural gas, and has previously said that solar power …

Rush Limbaugh renews contract  —  Rush Limbaugh, the country's best-known conservative talk radio host, has renewed his contract with radio distributor iHeartMedia.  —  The company called it a “long-term, multi-platform agreement,” but did not disclose any details about the length or value of the contract.