GOP plots early wake-up call for Clinton  —  Hillary Clinton has managed to win support from Republicans without conceding any part of the progressive economic agenda she outlined during the Democratic primary.  —  But with fall approaching and momentum on Clinton's side …

Trump Doctor Wrote Health Letter in Just 5 Minutes as Limo Waited  —  Donald Trump's personal physician said he wrote a letter declaring Trump would be the healthiest president in history in just five minutes while a limo sent by the candidate waited outside his Manhattan office.

Anti-Semitic Trump campaign CEO Stephen Bannon not a big fan of ‘whiny brat’ Jews, ex-wife says  —  Donald Trump's campaign CEO Stephen Bannon was branded an anti-Semite by the same ex-wife who claimed he choked her, court documents reveal.  —  Mary Louise Piccard said in a 2007 court declaration …

'Prove I'm a racist': LePage challenges Westbrook lawmaker in obscenity-laced voice mail  —  The governor later says he wishes he and Rep. Drew Gattine could have a duel and ‘I would point (my gun) right between his eyes.’  —  Gov. Paul LePage left a state lawmaker from Westbrook …

Trump says cancelled Arizona event moving to larger venue  —  's campaign has cancelled a planned speech in Arizona that was previously expected to clarify his immigration policies, according to reports.  —  Trump said in a tweet that he would still be in Phoenix next Wednesday but is looking for a larger venue.

Donald Trump's ‘Apprentices’ Had to Agree to Go Nude  —  Appearing on The Apprentice with Donald Trump required agreeing to a series of odd and invasive demands regarding sex, nudity, and food consumption.  According to a copy of an NBC contract reviewed by The Daily Beast …

Revealed: Fox News' 400-page oppo file on Gabriel Sherman  —  The memo is dated January 5, 2012.  “To: Interested Parties.”  “Re: Gabriel Sherman.”  —  Two full years before Sherman published a book about Roger Ailes, this book-length memo made the rounds inside Fox News.

What is BleachBit?  Little-known tool at center of Clinton email controversy  —  The latest focus point in Hillary Clinton's long email controversy may be a little-known tool for freeing up computer storage space.  —  Trey Gowdy, a Republican congressman from South Carolina …

Eric Trump Claims Dad Running Because Of Nonexistent National ‘Holiday’ Tree  —  The War on Christmas is back, and it's more strained than ever!  —  While listing the reasons why his father ran for president in an interview published Thursday, Eric Trump pointed to the tree on the White House lawn …

Bush Advisor Wolfowitz Says He'll Likely Vote for Clinton  —  In an interview, Paul Wolfowitz, 72, an advisor to former President Bush, discusses the dangers of a Donald Trump presidency, why he will likely vote for the Democrat's candidate this year and mistakes made during the Iraq war.

Trump and advisers remain split on how far to move toward the middle  —  Ten days after he appointed new campaign leadership, Donald Trump and many of his closest aides and allies remain divided on whether to adopt more mainstream stances or stick with the hard-line conservative positions …

Andrew Breitbart would have been proud: on Thursday, his website became Hillary Clinton's number one target.  —  In his book, Righteous Indignation: Excuse Me While I Save the World!, Andrew recalled how he warned the Tea Party what lay ahead for them: “I said that they'd be labeled racists …

Can President Hillary Survive the Media's Fake Scandals?  —  With Donald Trump's campaign continuing to careen into incoherence, it's becoming increasingly clear that barring some unforeseen circumstance (or low non-white voter turnout) Hillary Clinton will likely win the presidency.

Who Made America Hate Again?  —  I don't think we have said much about Hillary Clinton's speech in which she denounced Donald Trump as a racist of the “alt-right,” thereby confusing, no doubt, most of her audience.  Much could be said about Hillary's smears-a Republican racist running for president?

Las Vegas man facing charges after posting threatening YouTube video  —  LAS VEGAS (KTNV) - A 24-year-old Las Vegas man has been charged for making terrorist threats in a video that was posted on YouTube.  —  Las Vegas police say they were notified on July 2 by Interpol via Google about a suspicious/threatening YouTube video.

McDonald's Worker With Down Syndrome Retiring After 32 Years  —  NEEDHAM - A woman with Down syndrome who has worked at the same McDonald's for over three decades is retiring.  —  Freia David has spent 32 years working at the french fry station at the McDonald's on Chestnut Street in Needham.

France burkini: Highest court suspends ban  —  France's highest administrative court has suspended a ban on full-body “burkini” swimsuits that was imposed in a town on the Mediterranean coast.  —  The ban in Villeneuve-Loubet “seriously and clearly illegally breached fundamental freedoms”, it found.

Donald Trump broke the conservative media  —  Sean Hannity, sitting comfortably in his air-conditioned New York studios on a hot August afternoon, was on a fiery rant.  —  “Honestly, I am tempted to just say I don't support any of you people ever,” he barked.

EXCLUSIVE: Black 15-year-old was unarmed and surrendering when cops shot at him 16 times in Brooklyn  —  It may not have been a justified shooting after all.  —  The police shooting of a Brooklyn teen nearly three years ago is now being compared with that of Tamir Rice …

USCIS Proposes Rule to Welcome International Entrepreneurs  —  WASHINGTON—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is proposing a new rule, which would allow certain international entrepreneurs to be considered for parole (temporary permission to be in the United States) …

Breaking: Trump Has No Campaign Manager  —  This is far from the biggest problem plaguing Donald Trump's campaign.  But as we get into the thick of the fall campaign, it's worth noting.  Kellyanne Conway now carries the label campaign manager.  But that does not appear to be what she's doing.