Donald Trump aide on awkward exchange with CNN anchor: ‘I think I unraveled her’  —  An interview between a CNN anchor and a top aide to Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump devolved into a palpably uncomfortable debate over polls on Wednesday evening.

Alt Right Rejoices At Trump's Steve Bannon Hire  —  As Breitbart's chief Steve Bannon did a lot to normalize the racist, anti-semitic world of the Alt-Right, they couldn't be happier he has now joined the campaign of their king, Donald Trump.  —  Donald Trump's campaign is under new management …

Uber's First Self-Driving Fleet Arrives in Pittsburgh This Month  —  Near the end of 2014, Uber co-founder and Chief Executive Officer Travis Kalanick flew to Pittsburgh on a mission: to hire dozens of the world's experts in autonomous vehicles.  The city is home to Carnegie Mellon University's …

American Swimmers Pulled Off Plane in Rio  —  RIO DE JANEIRO — Two American swimmers were pulled off their flight to the United States by the Brazilian authorities, Olympic officials said Wednesday night, the latest indication that the police were skeptical of the swimmers' claims …

Ed Rendell: Clinton Foundation should be disbanded if Clinton wins  —  Former Gov. Ed Rendell (D-Pa.) says the Clinton Foundation should be disbanded if Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton  —  is elected to the White House.  —  “I definitely think if she wins the presidency they have to disband it.

Jan Brewer Calls Clinton ‘Lying Killer,’ Says Arizona Won't Go Blue  —  Former Arizona governor and Trump supporter Jan Brewer referred to Hillary Clinton as a “lying killer” and affirmed that Democrats would not flip her home state in November.  —  Making her weekly call-in Tuesday …

Omaha dad finds pot brownies, eats 4 of them, says mean things to cat  —  An Omaha dad who mistakenly ate some marijuana brownies didn't enjoy the experience.  —  Omaha police officers were called to a house near 90th and Maple Streets about 9:45 p.m. Tuesday to investigate an accidental overdose.

GOP speechwriter may vote for Hillary Clinton  —  (Washington Post) … I am a lifelong political animal and a longtime Maryland Republican.  I worked on the staffs of Maryland Congresswoman Helen Bentley and Congressman/Gov. Bob Ehrlich.  I also served on the GOP staff of the House Financial Services Committee.

Fox News postpones Trump town hall  —  Fox News announced Tuesday night that it was postponing the airing of a town hall interview with Donald Trump  —  that was recored earlier in the evening.  —  Network anchor Sean Hannity was scheduled to moderate the event in Milwaukee …

Clinton Rises to 348 Electoral Votes, Trump Drops to 190  —  Clinton now above 270 Safe or Likely Democratic electoral votes for the first time  —  New Hampshire may just have four electoral votes, but it's important.  If you doubt it, just ask any Granite State citizens, and they'll tell you about their first-in-the-nation primary.

U.S. Held Cash Until Iran Freed Prisoners  —  An Iranian cargo plane left Geneva with $400 million in cash after a flight with Americans aboard took off from Tehran in January  —  WASHINGTON—New details of the $400 million U.S. payment to Iran earlier this year depict a tightly scripted …

Trump: Clinton ‘takes a lot of weekends off’ campaign trail  —  Donald Trump stepped up his effort to sow doubts about Hillary Clinton's physical capacity to be president, questioning her work ethic on the campaign trail during an interview recorded Tuesday and aired on Wednesday.

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NPR Website To Get Rid Of Comments  —  NPR is making an announcement today that is sure to upset a loyal core of its audience, those who comment online at NPR.org (including those who comment on this blog).  As of Aug. 23, online comments, a feature of the site since 2008, will be disabled.

Trump's damage has already been done: He has nurtured a generation of racist bullies  —  Win or lose, Trump has inspired a new wave of racial hostility in America, and capitalized on it  —  To understand precisely how Donald Trump's presidential campaign has changed America, one need only look at a new pair of surveys.

Exclusive: Team GB member held up at gunpoint at Rio Olympics  —  A member of the British Olympic team in Rio has been held up at gunpoint while enjoying a night on the town.  —  The news has caused deep shock among British athletes and officials - many of whom were looking forward …

Hillary Clinton Twists the Knife in Donald Trump's Tax Proposals  —  Hillary Clinton leaned into her plans to raise taxes on the wealthiest Americans on Wednesday, denouncing Donald J. Trump's tax proposals as a boondoggle for billionaires.  —  “We're going to tax the wealthy …