Trump looking to institute political tests for immigrants  —  JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — Donald Trump will declare an end to nation building if elected president, replacing it with what aides described as “foreign policy realism” focused on destroying the Islamic State group and other extremist organizations.

Pals Ivanka Trump and Wendi Deng Murdoch Go Sightseeing in Croatia  —  Ivanka Trump is taking a break from the campaign trail to vacation with friends.  —  The daughter of GOP nominee Donald Trump shared a scenic snap with Wendi Deng Murdoch, the ex-wife of billionaire media mogul Rupert Murdoch, from Dubrovnik, Croatia.

Clinton Surges Past 270 Electoral Votes in NBC News Battleground Map  —  Biden: Clinton ‘Knows What It Means’ to Be First Woman President 0:43  —  First Read is a morning briefing from Meet the Press and the NBC Political Unit on the day's most important political stories and why they matter.

‘Nightly Show’ Canceled; Larry Wilmore “Saddened” By “Unblackening” at Comedy Central  —  The late-night talk show will end its run Thursday, with Chris Hardwick's ‘@Midnight’ serving as its temporary replacement.  —  It's the end of the road for Larry Wilmore's Comedy Central series The Nightly Show.

Gabby Douglas, her Olympics over, tearfully responds to social media critics  —  RIO DE JANEIRO — As younger U.S. teammates added to their medal haul Sunday, Gabby Douglas, the Virginia Beach native who captivated the gymnastics world in winning all-around gold at the 2012 Olympics …

Trump Spokeswoman Katrina Pierson: We All Make Mistakes … WASHINGTON — Just about the only person on Donald Trump's presidential campaign who can overshadow the boss and keep her job is Katrina Pierson — the Texan and Trump spokeswoman who has made waves over a pair of embarrassing on-air flubs.

The Trump vote: New data reveals hints as to who is most likely to pull the lever for Trump  —  A new Gallup analysis undermines some assumptions about Trump voters, and confirms that race plays a huge role  —  “Who are Donald Trump's supporters?”  It's a question that pundits …

Clinton Leads In Breitbart Poll Conducted As Rebuke To MSM Surveys  —  Aiming to address a recent slew of “mainstream media” polls showing Hillary Clinton holding a decisive lead over of Donald Trump, Breitbart News conducted its own survey.  But the conservative news site came up with similar results.

Giuliani Claims There Were No Terror Attacks On US Soil Before Obama (VIDEO)  —  Speaking in Youngstown, Ohio ahead of Donald Trump, Rudy Giuliani, who was the mayor of New York City on 9/11, declared that Islamic extremists hadn't carried out any terror attacks on American soil before Barack Obama's presidency.

Suspected shooter in Queens slaying of Imam and friend taken into police custody, may have been settling score in Muslim-Hispanic feud  —  The killer who crept up behind an imam and his friend near a Queens mosque and shot both men in the head may have been settling a score in a feud between Muslims …

Trump In 2008 Interview: “I Support Hillary, I Think She's Fantastic”  —  In a previously unreported exchange from 2008, Donald Trump threw his support behind then-Senator Hillary Clinton's bid for the Democratic nomination, calling her “fantastic.”  —  BuzzFeed News found a transcript …

‘You have right to be believed’ edited out of Clinton website  —  Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton  —  's campaign reportedly made some edits to the campus sexual assault page on its website shortly after a viral tweet from Juanita Broaddrick, Buzzfeed News reported.

The State of the Clinton-Trump Race: Is It Over?  —  It has been three weeks since Democrats gathered for their convention, and Hillary Clinton still holds a large and consistent lead in national and battleground state polls.  —  Her national lead over Donald J. Trump of seven …

Reince Priebus mulling RNC re-election bid  —  Reince Priebus may not have had enough.  —  The longest-serving chairman of the Republican National Committee in history is weighing a return engagement as head of the GOP, POLITICO has learned.  —  It's a move that would come as a surprise to many.

New York is getting really trashy  —  New Yorkers are making a big stink about the city not picking up their trash.  —  They've called in 16,936 complaints of missed pickups to the city's 311 hotline from Jan. 1 to Aug. 1 — a surge of 26 percent from 13,489 over the same period last year …