Roger Ailes Used Fox News Budget to Finance ‘Black Room’ Campaigns Against His Enemies  —  As Rupert Murdoch seeks to stabilize Fox News in the wake of Roger Ailes's ouster, a crucial question remains unanswered: How was Ailes able to spend millions of dollars to settle sexual harassment claims without it setting off alarm bells?

Poll finds Clinton has widened lead ahead of Trump to 8 points  —  Hillary Clinton has emerged from the two major party conventions and their aftermath with an eight-point lead over Donald Trump, aided by a consolidation of support among Democrats and a failure so far by Republicans …

Trump's economic advisers are also his biggest donors  —  After spending months scolding his rivals for being beholden to their financial backers, Donald Trump unveiled an economic advisory council this week — and filled it with some of his biggest donors.  —  Of the 13 men …

Column If Hillary Clinton wins, can she claim a ‘mandate’?  —  Hillary Clinton speaks at the 2016 National Assn. of Black Journalists' and National Assn. of Hispanic Journalists' Hall of Fame Luncheon in Washington on Aug. 5.  (Andrew Harnik / Associated Press)

Researchers or Corporate Allies?  Think Tanks Blur the Line  —  Think tanks are seen as independent, but their scholars often push donors' agendas, amplifying a culture of corporate influence in Washington.  —  WASHINGTON — As Lennar Corporation, one of the nation's largest home builders …

Kasich: Trump Jr. called aide to float VP offer  —  (CNN)Ohio Gov. John Kasich still isn't ready to support Donald Trump for president — but he confirmed that one of his aides was contacted about possibly joining the real estate mogul's ticket as his vice president.

Trump video mocks Clinton as short-circuiting robot  —  A new Donald Trump  —  as a malfunctioning robot, a reference to her recent remark that she “short-circuited” when speaking about the FBI's probe into her email server.  —  “Is robot Hillary melting down,” the video, posted by Trump on his Facebook page Saturday, asks.

Lebanese Olympians ‘refuse to ride in bus with Israelis’  —  Israeli sailing team trainer says some Lebanese delegates tried to block Israelis from entering vehicle en route to opening ceremony  —  Members of the Lebanese delegation to the 2016 Olympic Games refused to travel on the same bus …

GOP senator rips Trump over ‘unhelpful’ remarks about Somali immigrants  —  (R-Maine) slammed Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump  —  's recent comments about her state's Somali community.  —  “Mr. Trump's statements disparaging immigrants who have come to this country legally …

Donald Trump's Allies Urge Big Donors to Look Past Controversies and Pitch In  —  Carl Icahn was late, but he still had something to say.  —  Wedging himself around a table crowded with Republican donors at a Hamptons beach house, he jumped in as Senator Mitch McConnell described how important …

Bartiromo: An early look at Trump's economic plan  —  Donald Trump Is hoping next week acts as a catalyst to turn around what has been a tough week for the Republican presidential nominee.  Trump is expected to unveil his economic plan on Monday, which he says will create millions of new jobs.

From a Dacha Wall, a Clue to Raoul Wallenberg's Cold War Fate  —  MOSCOW — The 1945 disappearance of Raoul Wallenberg — a Swedish diplomat who saved thousands of Hungarian Jews from Nazi gas chambers — ranks among the most enduring mysteries of World War II.

Despite Claim, Trump Campaign Says It Barred Ryan Challenger From Rally  —  Donald Trump Finally Endorses Paul Ryan, John McCain in Bid for Party Unity 2:25  —  GREEN BAY, Wisc.  — Donald Trump's campaign said Friday it barred House Speaker Paul Ryan's primary challenger Paul Nehlen …

Attacker wounds 2 police in Belgium, shouts ‘Allahu Akhbar’  —  CHARLEROI, Belgium (AP) — Two female officers were attacked and wounded by a man wielding a machete and shouting “Allahu Akhbar” outside the main police station in the Belgian city of Charleroi on Saturday, police said.