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 …

That Awkward Moment When CNN Reminds Trump's Lawyer He's Losing (VIDEO)  —  Donald Trump's top lawyer had trouble stomaching a hard truth presented to him on CNN Wednesday.  —  When host Brianna Keilar brought up that new additions to Trump's staff were being perceived as a shake-up …

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.

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 …

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 …

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 …

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.

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 …

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.

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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 …

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.

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.

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.

Trump before classified briefing: I don't trust US intel  —  Hours before he is set to receive his first classified intelligence briefing, Donald Trump  —  said he does not trust information coming out of U.S. intelligence agencies and indicated he would cease relying on the bulk of the intelligence community's massive workforce.

What happens when you tie your career to Donald Trump?  Ask Sean Spicer in a few months.  —  It was the third day of the Republican National Convention, the party's big chance to pitch America on its vision for the country, and all anybody wanted to talk to Sean Spicer about was “My Little Pony.”