Baffled Republicans Wonder: Who Was Trump's Immigration Speech For?  —  In the wake of Donald Trump's hardline immigration speech Wednesday night, Republicans throughout the party largely abandoned discussion of a late push to win over Latinos, and seemed instead to focus on a new question …

Leaked Script Shows What Advisers Want Donald Trump to Say at Black Church  —  DETROIT — Donald J. Trump's visit to a black church here on Saturday will be a major moment for a candidate with a history of offending the sensibilities of black Americans.  —  His team is leaving nothing to chance.

Column: When this is over, you will have nothing that you want  —  Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump arrives to speak at Joni's Roast and Ride at the Iowa State Fairgrounds, in Des Moines, Iowa, on Saturday, Aug. 27, 2016.  —  Garrison Keillor

Poll: Fear, not excitement, driving Clinton and Trump supporters  —  SOURCE USA TODAY/Suffolk University Poll of 1,000 likely voters, taken Aug. 24-29.  Margin of error ±3 percentage points.  By Ramon Padilla and George Petras, USA TODAY  —  Not even their own supporters are all that excited about winning.

Trump enlists veteran operative David Bossie as deputy campaign manager  —  David N. Bossie, the veteran conservative operative who has investigated the Clintons for more than two decades, has been named Donald Trump's deputy campaign manager.  —  The Republican presidential nominee revealed …

Mark It Down!  Conservative Activist Ed Martin: August 31 Was the Day Donald Trump Was Elected President (VIDEO)  —  Conservative activist and president of Eagle Forum, Ed Martin, went on The O'Reilly Factor on Thursday to discuss Donald Trump's meeting in Mexico City with President Nieto …

Hillary Clinton Raised $143 Million in August for Democrats and Her Campaign  —  Hillary Clinton is raising huge amounts of campaign cash for the Democratic National Committee and dozens of state parties, according to figures released by her campaign on Wednesday, laying the groundwork …

Transcript: Donald Trump's full immigration speech, annotated  —  Times journalists are annotating this speech.  If you see a passage highlighted in yellow, you can click on it to see what we have to say about it.  You can also highlight passages and leave your own comments.  —  Speech as delivered.

Melania Trump: A retraction  —  On August 20, 2016, an article was published in the Daily Mail newspaper titled 'Racy photos, and troubling questions about his wife's past that could derail Trump.'  —  The article discussed whether allegations being made about Melania Trump could negatively affect …

Take the Pledge: No More Indulging Porn  —  Anthony Weiner isn't alone.  We need an honest dialogue on the dangers of pornography.  —  If anyone still had doubts about the addictive dangers of pornography, Anthony Weiner should have put paid to them with his repeated, self-sabotaging sexting.

Crying Wolf, Then Confronting Trump  —  Conservative commentators and die-hard Republicans often brush off denunciations of Donald Trump as an unprincipled hatemonger by saying: Yeah, yeah, that's what Democrats wail about every Republican they're trying to take down.  Sing me a song I haven't heard so many times before.

Exclusive: Trump Camp Mulls Using Seized Cartel Assets to Pay for Wall  —  To fund construction of a new U.S. border wall, Donald Trump and senior advisers are considering various ideas, including the use of assets seized from drug cartels and others in the illicit drug trade.

Trump pays IRS a penalty for his foundation violating rules with gift to aid Florida attorney general  —  Donald Trump paid the IRS a $2,500 penalty this year, an official at Trump's company said, after it was revealed that Trump's charitable foundation had violated tax laws by giving …

A Democratic Senate Might Need to Curtail Filibuster, Harry Reid Says  —  LAS VEGAS — Senator Harry Reid says Democrats should move to curtail the filibuster if they win the White House and Senate in November only to run up against persistent use of the tactic by Republicans.

Want to dial for Donald Trump?  First, sign this legal form  —  Online volunteers seeking to help Donald Trump by making phone calls might be signing up for more than they bargained for.  —  To sign up on Trump's website, potential volunteers must agree to a 2,271-word non-disclosure agreement …

Anthony Weiner Confirms Child Welfare Agency Is Investigating Him  —  Anthony D. Weiner confirmed on Thursday that the New York City Administration for Children's Services has opened an investigation into his treatment of his 4-year-old son, Jordan.  —  The inquiry comes after Mr. Weiner …

Pasadena neighborhood turns into playground for mama bear and her two cubs  —  It wasn't the hottest day of the summer, but temps were still high enough to lure three bears into a Pasadena swimming pool.  —  Three black bears — two cubs and their mother — ventured into a Pasadena neighborhood …

EXCLUSIVE: JetBlue puts child on wrong flight, sends him to Boston as horrified mom waits at JFK; ‘I thought he was kidnapped’  —  It was JetBlue's plane stupidity that got a Manhattan boy lost.  —  A 5-year-old returning home alone from a family visit in the Dominican Republic was placed …