Colin Powell Says Hillary Clinton's ‘People Have Been Trying to Pin’ Email Scandal on Him  —  Hillary Clinton's email scandal continues.  —  On Friday, the New York Times reported that Clinton told FBI officials former Secretary of State Colin Powell had advised her to use a personal email account …

Huma Abedin worked at a radical Muslim journal for 10 years  —  Huma Abedin, longtime aide to former US Secretary of State and Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton,  —  MORE FROM:  —  Hillary Clinton's top campaign aide, and the woman who might be the future White House chief …

OFFICIAL: PILLS FOUND AT PRINCE'S ESTATE CONTAINED FENTANYL  —  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Some of the pills taken from Prince's estate in Paisley Park after his death were counterfeit drugs that actually contained fentanyl - a synthetic opioid 50 times more powerful than heroin, an official close to the investigation said Sunday.

Clinton Camp Announces New $80 Million Fall TV Ad Buy  —  Hillary Clinton's campaign is ramping up its presence on the airwaves.  —  According to an aide, the campaign has reserved $80 million worth of TV ad space in battleground states to take them through the fall campaign.

Hope for Trump: GOP winning registration race in key states  —  For weeks, Donald Trump has watched his poll standing in battleground states plummet, from Pennsylvania, where his strength among Rust Belt families was supposed to turn a blue state competitive, to North Carolina …

White Lives Matter group protests outside NAACP in Houston's Third Ward  —  The Confederate flag waved in front of the NAACP office Sunday.  The red flag with its blue X holding white stars hung over the shoulder of a White Lives Matter member who was joined by others in his group in a protest …

Donald Trump, With Bare-Bones Campaign, Relies on G.O.P. for Vital Tasks  —  Donald J. Trump is leaning heavily on Republican Party organizations to provide crucial campaign functions like getting out the vote, digital outreach and fund-raising, at a time when some leading Republicans have called …

Sean Hannity Turns Adviser in the Service of Donald Trump  —  During major inflection points in Donald J. Trump's campaign, the advisers, family members and friends who make up his kitchen cabinet burn up their email accounts and phone lines gaming out how to get his candidacy on track (and what counsel he might go along with).

After Shake-Up by Trump, Clinton Camp Keeps Wary Eye on ‘Conspiracy Theories’  —  It took just a few hours, after Donald J. Trump announced a major staff shake-up last week, for Hillary Clinton's campaign team to settle on a new buzzword.  —  “He peddles conspiracy theories,” her campaign manager …

Trump Said to Begin Preparation for First Debate Against Clinton  —  Donald J. Trump prides himself on his debate performances in the Republican primaries, and he has often boasted about his lack of serious preparation for them.  —  But Mr. Trump began preparing on Sunday …

Obama's Transgender Bathroom Policy Blocked by Federal Judge  —  Texas wins halt to transgender student restroom mandate  —  Judge says U.S. failed to follow rule-making procedures  —  The Obama administration was barred by a judge from enforcing a directive that U.S. public schools allow …

Why Europe Can't Find The Jihadis In Its Midst … BRUSSELS, Belgium —  The assignment given to the Belgian police in the summer of 2014 was straightforward but high stakes: Follow two men suspected of involvement with ISIS through the streets of Brussels.  Find out who they meet, record what they say.

Clinton on winning side on climate change  —  NASA announced last week that July 2016 was the hottest month in the recorded history of planet Earth.  And last month, the agency reported that the first six months of this year was, overall, the hottest half-year in recorded history.