WBUR Poll: After Conventions, Clinton Up 15 Points Over Trump In New Hampshire 06:31  —  Play  —  According to a new WBUR poll of New Hampshire voters, Hillary Clinton is enjoying a dramatic post-convention bump and now leads Donald Trump by 15 points.  Our poll also shows Democrat Maggie Hassan …

Why Donald Trump's campaign is like a speeding car with its parts falling off  —  Stuart Stevens was the chief strategist for Mitt Romney's 2012 presidential bid.  He is also one of the most vocal Republican critics of Donald Trump.  I reach out to Stuart every few months to gauge where he stands vis a vis Trump.

Gaps in Melania Trump's immigration story raise questions  —  Nude photographs published this week are raising fresh questions about the accuracy of a key aspect of Melania Trump's biography: her immigration status when she first came to the United States to work as a model.

Russell Square stabbings: Man arrested on suspicion of murder  —  A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a US citizen was killed and five other people were injured in a knife attack in central London.  —  Police believe the attack in Russell Square on Wednesday was “spontaneous”, with victims “selected at random”.

Clint and Scott Eastwood: No Holds Barred in Their First Interview Together  —  Think your old man is a ball-buster?  Try being the son of Clint Eastwood.  And then try making a name for yourself in the family business.  This month, as Clint and Scott Eastwood go head-to-head at the box office …

Erickson Angrily Tears Into Trump Boosters: You ‘Reflect the Evil Character of Your God’  —  Erick Erickson has been a #NeverTrump conservative for a while now, but something Trump said today finally pushed him to a place of extreme anger at his boosters.  —  Erickson was set off …

Trump Boasts About Watching ‘Top Secret’ Iran Video Immediately After Becoming Eligible To Receive Classified Briefings  —  His vivid description raised questions about whether he disclosed classified material.  —  National Political Reporter, The Huffington Post  —  Foreign Affairs Reporter, The Huffington Post

The Trump Hispanic Engagement Effort Is Sputtering  —  WASHINGTON, DC — Ileana Garcia is the type of true believer that campaigns love.  The telegenic former radio personality created Latinas for Trump.  She defends Donald Trump on Spanish-language networks, sets up events for like-minded women …

I was Capt. Khan's commander in Iraq.  The Khan family is our family.  —  The writer is a retired U.S. Army major general.  —  I am a former soldier who served our nation in uniform for more than 34 years.  I was also Capt. Humayun Khan's combat brigade commander in Diyala province, Iraq, in 2004.

Drop the politics, put health first: Paul Ryan  —  Democrats obstruct deal.  —  We shouldn't be politicizing the Zika threat.  We should be fighting it.  From the start, the Republican-led Congress has made it a priority to enact smart measures and secure resources to protect the public.

Obama Commutes 214 Criminal Sentences, Including Firearm Offenses  —  The White House announced Wednesday President Obama has commuted 214 criminal sentences, the most of any day in history since 1900.  Sixty-seven of the individuals who were granted clemency were serving life sentences.

Missouri's head public defender assigns case to Gov. Nixon, cites overburdened staff  —  Fed up with what he says is the governor's failure to properly fund his overwhelmed office, the state's lead public defender ordered Gov. Jay Nixon this week to represent a poor person in Cole County this month.

Gay Syrian man beheaded and mutilated in Turkey  —  The headless, mutilated body of a gay Syrian man has been identified by gay housemates in Istanbul who say he had been gang-raped previously.  —  The friends of Muhammad Wisam Sankari told a Turkish gay rights group, kaosgl.org, that they had been threatened by violent male gangs.

Third party candidates won't really matter in November  —  If you think the Libertarian and Green Party nominees may have an impact on who wins the White House in November, you need to think again.  —  They won't.  —  As long as Libertarian Gary Johnson and Green Party nominee Jill Stein …