Mexico gamble a huge win for Trump  —  About an hour before Donald Trump made his joint statement with Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto, a strategist in Trump's extended circle saw success on the horizon.  —  “I bet they have a nice meeting where they both explain their positions …

Fox News Poll: Trump narrows Clinton's lead  —  The race for the White House has narrowed.  A new Fox News Poll finds Donald Trump gaining ground in the head-to-head matchup, despite improvements from Hillary Clinton on top issues.  —  In addition, this is the first time the poll offers …

Several Hispanic Trump surrogates reconsider support  —  Several major Latino surrogates for Donald Trump are reconsidering their support for him following the Republican nominee's hardline speech on immigration Wednesday night.  —  Jacob Monty, a member of Trump's National Hispanic Advisory Council …

Trump has the ball and Hillary can't run out the clock  —  Running out the clock is a term often applied to the Clinton campaign as Election Day appears on the horizon, now only 68 days away.  And with a lead in the Real Clear Politics average of polls relatively once at an almost-insurmountable 7.9 points …

Pollsters fight to figure out Trump phenomenon  —  Pollsters are debating whether Donald Trump  —  's “silent majority” of voters exists, and are scrambling to make sure that their surveys reflect the opinions of voters who might not ordinarily be included in opinion polls.

iLeave  —  Apple and the Irish example.  —  The interaction between big businesses and small countries can be strange.  Add in a big, transnational government, and things get even stranger.  —  Apple is in trouble — largely symbolic trouble — over the taxes it owes to the government of Ireland.

Senate 2016: Flip Flop  —  As we head into Labor Day, Democrats are slight favorites to win a slim Senate majority  —  It seems like only yesterday when the Republicans took over the U.S. Senate.  Actually, nearly two years have passed since that big moment, when the GOP gained nine seats …

Clinton Camp Invades Red State Arizona With Major Ad Buy  —  The Clinton campaign is looking to turn up the heat with an ambitious ad buy in Arizona — a state that no democratic presidential candidate has won in the past 20 years.  —  On Friday, the campaign will begin airing negative ads …

The London We've Lost  —  I'm leaving London tomorrow, perhaps for the last time, and I can't say I'm sad.  This isn't my city any more.  —  I first thought my long absence was the source of my malaise.  I've been feeling this niggling sense of unease, as though either I had changed …

“This is repulsive” Hillary Clinton Comms Staffer Lashes Out at “Angel Parents” Speaking at Trump Rally  —  “This is repulsive.”  —  That was the reaction of senior Clinton operative Ian Sams as parents of American killed by illegal aliens spoke at a Phoenix rally Wednesday night by Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump.

Revealed: Conway, Bannon Members of Secretive Group  —  The two political operatives chosen earlier this month to lead Donald Trump's presidential campaign after two former managers departed have been members of the secretive Council for National Policy (CNP), Hatewatch has learned

Exclusive: U.S., others agreed to ‘secret’ exemptions for Iran after nuclear deal - report  —  The United States and its negotiating partners agreed “in secret” to allow Iran to evade some restrictions in last year's landmark nuclear agreement in order to meet the deadline for it to start getting relief …

GOP Rep. Ed Whitfield to Resign From Congress Next Week  —  Republican U.S. Rep. Ed Whitfield says he will resign from office next week, one year after announcing his retirement amid a House ethics investigation.  —  Whitfield notified Republican Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin on Monday with a letter …

Senate Advertising Bigger Than Presidential in Year of Trump  —  In 2008 and 2012, general-election ad spending for White House races exceeded combined total for Senate races at this point of campaign.  —  McCormickJohn  —  In another sign of the unusual nature of this election year …