Poll: Ryan leads primary challenger by 66 points  —  is expected to dominate in his primary election on Tuesday even without the endorsement of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump  —  A Remington Research Group poll released Friday shows 80 percent of voters support Ryan in his Wisconsin primary …

I Ran the C.I.A. Now I'm Endorsing Hillary Clinton.  —  During a 33-year career at the Central Intelligence Agency, I served presidents of both parties — three Republicans and three Democrats.  I was at President George W. Bush's side when we were attacked on Sept. 11; as deputy director of the agency …

‘Loving wife’ and ‘longtime girlfriend’ place dueling obituaries after N.J. man's death  —  Leroy Black died this week at the age of 55; his Sunday funeral could be interesting  —  I did not know Leroy “Blast” Bill Black in life, but 55 years old is too young for anyone to die …

AJC poll: Hillary Clinton has slim lead over Donald Trump in Georgia  —  Democrat Hillary Clinton has built a slim lead over Donald Trump in Georgia after one of the worst weeks of the Republican's campaign, and the Libertarian presidential ticket cracked double-digits, according to a new Atlanta Journal-Constitution poll.

Video of cop shooting of teenager ‘shocking,’ IPRA chief says  —  Police say Paul O'Neal, 18, was fatally shot after officers stopped a reported-stolen Jaguar on Thursday night in the 7300 block of South Merrill Avenue in Chicago.  Three officers were relieved of their police powers following the shooting.

Insiders to Trump: Drop out  —  Amid widespread chatter that Donald Trump could drop out of the presidential race before Election Day, Republican insiders in key battleground states have a message for The Donald: Get out.  —  That's according to The POLITICO Caucus — a panel of activists …

Trump unveils all-male economic advisory team  —  Donald Trump's campaign on Friday announced more than a dozen members of the Republican nominee's all-male economic advisory team, including several prominent real-estate investors, hedge-fund managers and bankers.

Op-Ed Bernie Sanders: I support Hillary Clinton.  So should everyone who voted for me  —  A Bernie Sanders supporter holds a sign urging party unity at the Democratic convention in Philadelphia on July 27.  (EPA)  —  The conventions are over and the general election has officially begun.

Three Arrested for Distribution of Methamphetamine  —  In late July, the Organized Crime and Narcotics (OCN) Division received information about a possible distributor of methamphetamine and immediately began an investigative inquiry.  Methamphetamine is listed as a Schedule II controlled substance …

How Paul Krugman Made Donald Trump Possible  —  Liberal pundits write viciously about Trump.  But they wrote viciously about Romney, McCain, Bush... and they wonder why people outside their circle stopped listening.  —  His convention was called “one of the worst ever.”

Clinton: I ‘short-circuited’ on ‘truthful’ email answer  —  Hillary Clinton acknowledged Friday that she may have “short-circuited” when she claimed in a recent interviews that FBI Director James Comey said she was “truthful” about her use of a private email server as secretary of state.

Harvard Republican Club Refuses to Endorse Donald Trump  —  In every presidential election since 1888, the members and Executive Board of the Harvard Republican Club have gathered to discuss, debate, and eventually endorse the standard-bearer of our party.  But for the first time in 128 years …

First We Made Fire!  But It May Have Come With Some Downsides  —  When early humans discovered how to build fires, life became much easier in many regards.  They huddled around fire for warmth, light and protection.  They used it to cook, which afforded them more calories than eating raw foods that were hard to chew and digest.

People Aren't Really Appreciating Just How Bad Trump's Campaign Has Been  —  “He is a neutron bomb that has gone off in the Republican Party,” said one top aide to Romney's 2012 campaign.  —  S.V. Date  —  Senior Political Correspondent, The Huffington Post

The Week They Decided He Was Crazy  —  Trump inflicts one wound after another on his campaign.  —  I think this week marked a certain coming to terms with where the election is going.  Politics is about trends and tendencies.  The trends for Donald Trump are not good, and he tends not to change.

July job surge could bring unpleasant fallout for Clinton  —  NEW YORK — Friday's surprisingly strong jobs numbers could carry an unwelcome September surprise for Hillary Clinton, courtesy of Janet Yellen and the Federal Reserve.  —  The July employment report showed a gain of 255,000 jobs …

ANOTHER MYSTERIOUS DEATH=> Activist and Sanders Supporter Who Served Papers to DNC on Fraud Case Found Dead  —  On July 3, 2016, Shawn Lucas and filmmaker Ricardo Villaba served the DNC Services Corp. and Chairperson Debbie Wasserman Schultz at DNC's headquarters in Washington, D.C. …

Pope Francis has enraged transgender activists after describing the idea of gender fluidity as the “annihilation of man.”  —  The Pope, who is known for his more liberal views on issues such as homosexuality, made the remarks at a closed meeting with Bishops in Krakow, however a transcript …

No Right Turn  —  All the experts tell us not to pay too much attention to polls for another week or two.  Still, it does look as if Hillary Clinton got a big bounce from her convention, swamping her opponent's bounce a week earlier.  Better still, from the Democrats' point of view …