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.

Ivanka and Jared's Power Play  —  How the patrician couple came to have an outsized influence on a populist Presidential campaign.  —  The modern Presidential campaign may be the world's most sophisticated pop-up operation, a billion-dollar multilayered organization that, if it hopes to succeed …

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.

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 …

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.

‘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.

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 …

Exclusive: Donald Trump: Utah can help make America great again  —  Editor's note: The Deseret News has asked the major presidential candidates to share their views with our readers.  We've published exclusive op-eds from Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson and Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.

GOP lays out case for charging Clinton with perjury  —  A pair of leading House Republicans on Monday laid out detailed instructions for the Justice Department to file perjury charges against Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton  —  More than a month after first requesting …

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.

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 …

Cubs fire Wrigley Field DJ for playing inappropriate song  —  Chicago Tribune  —  The Cubs fired the Wrigley Field DJ who played an inappropriate song after Aroldis Chapman's appearance during Sunday night's game.  —  The '90s song, “Smack My B—  Up” by the English band the Prodigy …

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.

The Online Privacy Debate Won't End With Gawker  —  Last month, I spoke at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland because I believe our country is on the wrong track, and we need to solve real problems instead of fighting fake culture wars.  I'm glad that an arena full of Republicans stood …