White House cancels Obama meeting with Philippines leader  —  (CNN)The White House on Monday canceled President Obama's upcoming meeting with Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte.  —  This comes after Duterte lashed out at Obama for wading into the issue of the Philippines' leader's controversial policy toward drug dealers.

Longtime Conservative Icon Phyllis Schlafly Dies at 92  —  ST. LOUIS (KMOX/AP) — Phyllis Schlafly, one of the most iconic and recognizable leaders in America's conservative movement for many decades, has died.  —  Schlafly founded the Eagle Forum in 1972, a pro-family conservative group focusing heavily …

Trump's history of corruption is mind-boggling.  So why is Clinton supposedly the corrupt one?  —  In the heat of a presidential campaign, you'd think that a story about one party's nominee giving a large contribution to a state attorney general who promptly shut down an inquiry into that nominee's scam …

IF LOOKS COULD KILL Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin in tense G20 standoff as the famously hostile pair fail to reach a breakthrough on Syria  —  Grinning Putin shakes hands with stony-faced Obama after US President was snubbed by Chinese hosts  —  PICTURED

Trump and Pence hit Ohio  —  CANFIELD, Ohio —Donald Trump and Mike Pence, emboldened by improving poll numbers, kicked off the campaign's final two-month stretch in all-important Ohio on Monday, eschewing the stadium-filling rallies the GOP nominee typically prefers for more traditional campaign stops.

Instead of Labor Day, why not make Constitution Day the new national holiday?  —  It's once again the first Monday in September, and that means Americans are taking the day off, hitting the beach, and grilling in honor of all the supposedly wonderful things unions have done.

Hillary Clinton Gets Gored  —  Americans of a certain age who follow politics and policy closely still have vivid memories of the 2000 election — bad memories, and not just because the man who lost the popular vote somehow ended up in office.  For the campaign leading up to that end game was nightmarish too.

Exclusive: Hillary Clinton Says Husband Bill Should Not Have to Resign From Foundation Until After Election  —  Hillary Clinton told ABC News' David Muir today that her husband, former President Bill Clinton, should not have to step down before the election from his position at the Clinton Foundation.

Megan Rapinoe Kneels For Anthem at NWSL Match  —  The 31-year-old from Redding, Calif., displayed support for San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick Sunday night, kneeling while the national anthem was played before a Seattle-Chicago match.  —  BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. …

Now the burka is banned... by ISIS!  Terror group outlaws the Islamic garb from their buildings because they are a SECURITY RISK  —  ISIS has outlawed the burka at their security centres in a northern Iraqi city, despite previously brutally enforcing a law requiring them to be worn.

U.S. investigating potential covert Russian plan to disrupt November elections  —  U.S. intelligence and law enforcement agencies are probing what they see as a broad covert Russian operation in the United States to sow public distrust in the upcoming presidential election and in U.S. political institutions …

Piers Morgan asks child trophy hunter: What if I killed your pet cat?  —  Piers Morgan had a heated debate with a child trophy hunter and her father on Good Morning Britain.  —  Aryanna Gourdin, 12, from America, has stoked outrage online after she and her father posted pictures trophy hunting.

Woman Caught on Video Trying to Steal Man's Front Yard Trump Sign — but Karma Is Swift  —  When an Indianapolis man, identified only as Phillip, posted a Donald Trump campaign sign in his front yard, he anticipated some backlash.  —  His concerns turned out to be valid as he said it didn't take long …

Clinton Takes Questions From Press: “How Was Your Labor Day Weekend?”  “Are You Ready?”  —  Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton greeted the press who are traveling on her new airplane on Monday morning and took a few questions.  —  Clinton, under pressure for not holding …