Inside the Failing Mission to Save Donald Trump From Himself  —  Donald J. Trump was in a state of shock: He had just fired his campaign manager and was watching the man discuss his dismissal at length on CNN.  The rattled candidate's advisers and family seized the moment for an intervention.

Donald Trump May Be Violating RNC Consent Decree Aimed at Voter Intimidation  —  With Trump's dangerous and irresponsible hyperventilating about voter fraud and cheating in Pennsylvania potentially costing him the election, it is probably no surprise, as reported by the Weekly Standard …

Republicans question Trump's travel choices, tight purse strings  —  Washington (CNN)The last time Connecticut voted for a Republican presidential candidate, Americans were listening to music on cassette tapes and most cell phones were the size of shoe boxes.

Hacker Reveals Personal Information for Almost 200 Democrats  —  Guccifer 2.0 says records stolen as part of breach of Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee  —  WASHINGTON—A hacker posted cellphone numbers and other personal information of nearly 200 current and former congressional Democrats …

SEE ALL 223 STORIES  —  Bill Clinton is accusing the FBI director of serving up “the biggest load of bull I've ever heard” — marking the first significant public comments from the husband of the Democratic nominee on the scandal that's plagued his wife's campaign for over a year.

Frustration abundant, GOP could be near breaking point Trump  —  ALTOONA, Pa. (AP) — The Republican Party could be nearing a breaking point with Donald Trump.  —  As he skips from one gaffe to the next, GOP leaders in Washington and in the most competitive states have begun openly contemplating turning …

Trump Spox Katrina Pierson: We Weren't in Afghanistan Until Obama Decided to Go In  —  Donald Trump spokeswoman Katrina Pierson has once again blamed President Obama for something that happened years before he took office.  —  Remember how Pierson blamed Obama for Captain Humayun Khan's death in 2004?

After Mexican “Rapists” Comment, Ivanka Trump Wrote An Unused Clarification  —  In a deposition earlier this summer, Ivanka Trump said she drafted a statement last summer in the wake of her father's comments about the “rapists” that Mexico sends to the United States — though she denied …

Hope Solo, tolerated and excused in victory, exposes herself in Olympic defeat  —  RIO DE JANEIRO — It's called composure, and Hope Solo's never been overburdened with a lot of that, or grace either.  The U.S. women's soccer team had their temperaments tested by a savvy, conservative Sweden in the Olympic quarterfinals and lost.

Does Sean Hannity Want Hillary to Win?  —  Rather than hold Trump to his promise to pivot, Hannity is defending Trump's shtick. … Dear Reader (including Vanilla Ice, because we now live in a world where that's possible),  —  This is an honest question: Does Sean Hannity want Hillary Clinton to be president?

Anthony Weiner caught in new flirty online chat  —  First he was Carlos Danger.  Now — in yet another sexting scandal — he's a randy “mongoose.”  —  Sext fiend Anthony Weiner boasted of his animal prowess — claiming he was “deceptively strong . . . like a mongoose” …

Feds debate releasing Clinton's FBI interview  —  The Obama administration is urgently debating how to respond to congressional demands for the official report on Hillary Clinton's three-and-a-half-hour interview at FBI headquarters, as some inside and outside government raise concerns …

Trump says he will only lose Pennsylvania if there's widespread voter fraud.  That's very wrong.  —  Donald Trump held a rally in Altoona, Pa., on Friday night, during which he told the audience that the only way Hillary Clinton could win the state was if “in certain sections of the state they cheat.”

‘Expedited Removal’ process as cold as ICE: Response to Jeh Johnson  —  I remember the look of dread on Mariana's face when I told her I was returning to Miami.  I met with her on my first day in Texas, volunteering at the Karnes family detention center with the non-profit Refugee …

​Stores to customers: “Cash not welcome here”  —  To get a glimpse of the future of commerce in America, look no further than Sweden.  —  The Scandinavian country is largely a cashless society, with consumers relying on mobile phone payments or plastic.

Kenny Baker, actor behind R2-D2, dies  —  The 3ft 8in actor, who starred in six Star Wars films as well as Time Bandits and Flash Gordon, was 83  —  The British actor who played R2-D2 in the Star Wars films has died at the age of 83 after a long illness.  —  Kenny Baker, who was 3ft 8in tall …