Here's What You Missed in the Presidential Forum  —  Hillary Clinton and Donald J. Trump squared off from the same stage Wednesday evening — if not exactly face to face — in a televised forum on national security and veterans issues.  The candidates appeared and took questions separately …

Pence breaks with Trump, says Obama born in Hawaii  —  SAN DIEGO — Mike Pence on Wednesday declined to say whether Donald Trump should apologize for suggesting Barack Obama was born outside the U.S., but he did say Trump's stance wouldn't hurt him with minority voters.

First on CNN: FBI director defends Clinton email probe, document releases  —  Washington (CNN)FBI Director James Comey is defending the bureau's Friday afternoon release of documents from the Hillary Clinton email investigation, saying “we don't play games” and that the documents were put out when ready.

House Armed Services chairman: 'I've got concerns' about Trump  —  Hours before Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump were set to take the stage of the Commander in Chief Forum to answer questions about their national security bona fides, the Republican chairman of the House Armed Services Committee showed …

Dems sound alarm on Senate majority  —  The campaign chairman for Senate Democrats on Wednesday warned his colleagues that if the elections were held today, the party would gain only three Senate seats, according to lawmakers who were in the room.  —  That outcome would leave Democrats …

We recommend Hillary Clinton for U.S. president  —  There is only one serious candidate on the presidential ballot in November.  We recommend Hillary Clinton.  —  We don't come to this decision easily.  This newspaper has not recommended a Democrat for the nation's highest office since …

Five or Six Things I Didn't Know About Brad Pitt, by Marlon James  —  The worst kind, too.  The kind who lets a plant starve to death.  The evidence, at two opposing corners of his office in Beverly Hills; skeletal remnants that long gave up hope of ever being watered.  He's been away for 10 months, he says.

In Laos, Obama Repeatedly Calls Americans ‘Lazy’  —  During a townhall meeting in Laos, President Barack Obama called Americans “lazy” multiple times.  —  For one, Obama said Americans' reluctance to embrace his favored environmental policies is a sign of laziness.

Colin Powell Gave Hillary Clinton Tips on How to Avoid Email Scrutiny  —  Former secretary of state warned of danger in BlackBerry use  —  WASHINGTON—Former Secretary of State Colin Powell told Hillary Clinton at the start of her tenure at the State Department that he used a personal computer …

Charges to be filed against presidential candidate  —  Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein, center, meets with Dakota Access Pipeline protesters on Tuesday in Morton County.  —  Buy Now  —  Morton County Sheriff Kyle Kirchmeier speaks at a press conference Tuesday afternoon …

Whoops: Independent candidate appears to have accidentally picked a running mate  —  Evan McMullin is running as an independent conservative alternative to Donald Trump.  Who McMullin is running with, however, is a bit of a mystery.  —  In all nine states where he has officially qualified …

The Shaming of the Never Trumpers  —  RUSH: He's using the name of a famous Roman, Publius Decius Mus, seeking to be anonymous here.  This piece is a shaming of the conservative intellectuals that comprise the Never Trump movement.  It is shot between the eyes of conservative intellectuals who say that Trump is beneath them.

Cal Poly student Kristin Smart vanished 20 years ago.  Now, authorities are digging the campus for her body  —  The cold case took a new twist Tuesday when the FBI and the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Department announced they were excavating at three sites

Giuliani: Black parents should ‘teach children to be respectful of the police’  —  In order to solve the issue of racial bias in policing, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani said Sunday, the United States needs to “look differently at race if we're going to change it.”

Trump, committees raise $90M in August, well short of Clinton's total  —  Washington (CNN)Donald Trump and his joint committees raised $90 million in August, a substantial haul for a candidate late to fundraising but one that still significantly trails Hillary Clinton's enormous summer totals.

Ammon Bundy's lawyer argues for his client's right to wear cowboy boots at trial  —  “We would prefer our clients not look like disheveled slackers in front of the jury.”  -Attorney J. Morgan Philpot  —  Before prospective jurors file into Courtroom 9A in the federal courthouse …

Ryan Lochte — Suspended for 10 Months  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Ryan Lochte just got his punishment for his Rio gas station hijinks, and we're told the U.S. Olympic Committee was tough, but not career-ending.  —  USOC connected sources tell TMZ Sports ... Lochte has been suspended for 10 months.

Trump's Alias “John Baron” Threatened An Author Writing A Book On Him In The 1980s  —  One of the stranger stories about Donald Trump to emerge this election cycle is that, on occasions in the past, he posed as his own publicist using the alias “John Baron” when speaking with the press.

Trump insists he can win New York  —  Donald Trump renewed his vow Wednesday evening to compete and ultimately win in New York, a state that has not voted Republican in a presidential election since 1984.  —  “Just so you understand, we are going to play New York.  You know, we're not just doing this for fun.

Bakery refuses to write ‘Trump 2016’ on cake  —  A Facebook post shared by a Bossier Parish teen is getting a lot of attention.  —  It reads, “Just left Albertsons.  The woman behind the cake counter just refused to make me a birthday cake because I wanted Trump 2016 on it.  Did that really just happen.”

Freedom Caucus eyes biggest power grab since Boehner  —  The House Freedom Caucus is eyeing its biggest power play since it pushed out John Boehner as speaker last year.  —  Members of the group of far-right agitators are considering a plan to run one of their own as a candidate …