Paul Ryan stares down a GOP revolt in his back yard  —  JANESVILLE, Wis. — House Speaker Paul D. Ryan's (R-Wis.) red-brick Georgian revival in this tree-lined, kid-filled Midwestern neighborhood has long been his “refuge,” as his wife calls it, from the divisive world of politics.

Trump campaign falsifies Hillary Clinton's stance on taxes  —  Donald Trump's campaign has released a video that falsifies Hillary Clinton's stance on taxes, the fact-checkers over at Politifact found.  —  The video, which shows the Clinton rally in Nebraska Monday, was posted to YouTube …

Trump loses ground among key voter groups, tracking poll finds  —  Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, right, and vice presidential candidate Gov. Mike Pence, R-Ind., join hands during a campaign rally, Friday, Aug. 5, in Des Moines, Iowa.  (Associated Press)

As Donald Trump Incites Feuds, Other G.O.P. Candidates Flee His Shadow  —  After a disastrous week of feuds and plummeting poll numbers, Republican leaders have concluded that Donald J. Trump is a threat to the party's fortunes and have begun discussing how soon their endangered candidates …

Belgium police machete attack: Knifeman shouting ‘Allahu Akbar’ attacks two female officers outside station  —  The officers were attacked in the city of Charleroi this afternoon by an someone with a a knife or machete  —  A man slashed a policewoman's face with a machete and shouted 'Allahu Akbar …

Teen shooter Ginny Thrasher wins USA's first gold medal of Rio Olympics  —  RIO DE JANEIRO — American shooter Ginny Thrasher won the first gold medal of the Rio Olympics, pulling off an upset in the women's 10-meter air rifle event Saturday morning.  —  Thrasher, 19, beat silver medalist Du Li …

Democratic surge shrinks GOP lead  —  A surge in Democratic voter registration has cut Republicans' advantage in Orange County to less than 6 percentage points and has doubled the number of Democratic cities over the past year.  —  The Republican margin has been shrinking since 1990, when the GOP edge was 22 points.

Donald Trump savages Japan, saying all they will do is ‘watch Sony TVs’ if US is attacked - and threatens to ‘walk’ away from treaty  —  Donald Trump has attacked Japan, one of America's closest allies, stating that if the US is attacked, all Japan would do is “sit home and watch Sony television”.

Congressman Backs Libertarian Presidential Candidate in Campaign First  —  Representative Scott Rigell of Virginia says he plans to vote for the Libertarian Party's presidential ticket, becoming the first member of Congress to express support for Gary Johnson's third-party campaign.

Obama's Cash Payment to Iran Was More Than a Ransom — It Broke Criminal Law  —  The president hoped to camouflage what he knew to be against the law.  —  Did it ever occur to President Obama to ask why he couldn't just cut a check to the Iranian regime?  —  Outrage broke out this week …

Why We Ask to See Candidates' Tax Returns  —  Boston — Lost in the debate over Donald J. Trump's refusal to release his tax returns is the story of where the custom of disclosure comes from — and why it can be so valuable as a measure of character.  It's a tale of presidential tax shenanigans …

Hillary Clinton tried to answer questions about her emails.  It didn't go well.  —  Hillary Clinton has been dealing with questions about her decision to exclusively use a private email server while serving as secretary of state for much of the past 17 months.

How Black Lives Matter Activists Plan to Fix Schools  —  Black Lives Matter activists have already successfully pushed some colleges to address racism on campus and make curriculum more inclusive.  But the movement as a whole has been less visible in the K-12 space.  That's changing.