Poll: Nine weeks out, a near even race  —  Washington (CNN)Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton start the race to November 8 on essentially even ground, with Trump edging Clinton by a scant two points among likely voters, and the contest sparking sharp divisions along demographic lines in a new CNN/ORC Poll.

Inside Bill Clinton's nearly $18 million job as ‘honorary chancellor’ of a for-profit college  —  The guest list for a private State Department dinner on higher-education policy was taking shape when Secretary of State Hillary Clinton offered a suggestion.  —  In addition to recommending invitations …

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Report: China blames America for Obama embarrassment  —  Chinese officials say it's America's fault that President Obama had to awkwardly exit Air Force One as he arrived in China for the G20 summit meeting, Reuters reports.  —  “I think if only the American group had respected …

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, dismissing allegations of impropriety, says donation to Fla. attorney general came with no strings  —  Donald Trump on Monday dismissed questions about his failure to disclose an improper $25,000 contribution to a political group connected to Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi …

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.

Save the Republican Party: Vote for Clinton  —  Every day, I run into Republican friends who can't stomach a vote for Donald J. Trump but don't know what to do.  Vote for Hillary Clinton, who has trouble with the truth, wants to raise taxes and opposes free trade with Asia?

Donald Trump is no Republican  —  What does it mean to be a Republican?  —  For generations, the answer had been clear: A belief in individual liberty.  Free markets.  Strong national defense.  —  But what does it mean to be a Republican today?  With Donald Trump as the party's new standard-bearer, it's impossible to say.

Rubio hit for opposing abortions for women with Zika  —  A prominent abortion rights group is attacking Marco Rubio over his opposition to abortion rights for women infected with the Zika virus.  —  NARAL Pro-Choice America is spending $175,000 to air a TV ad in Orlando and West Palm Beach targeting …

Welcome, Robot Overlords.  Please Don't Fire Us?  —  This is a story about the future.  —  Not the unhappy future, the one where climate change turns the planet into a cinder or we all die in a global nuclear war.  This is the happy version.  It's the one where computers keep getting smarter and smarter …

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.