Trump Held Fundraiser For Pam Bondi At Mar-a-Lago After She Dropped Investigation  —  The Republican Party of Florida paid much less for the venue than Trump's own campaign has paid.  —  National Political Reporter, The Huffington Post  —  WASHINGTON In March 2014, Donald Trump opened …

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 …

A fall road map for Senate Democrats  —  With summer vacation ending, students all across America have returned to the classroom, excited to learn.  —  This week, after the longest summer recess in Senate history, lawmakers are also returning to Washington.

Judge gives State until after election to release some Clinton docs  —  A federal judge on Tuesday gave the State Department until February 2017 to release the full 1,600-page file of records about official events during Hillary Clinton  —  's tenure, assuring that the full batch is not public by Election Day.

Swing State Polls: All Tied Up in Battlegrounds, Including...Texas?  —  We'll circle back to the eye-catching CNN poll Katie wrote about earlier, but first, here are the results of a — shall we say — questionable online survey of a slew of swing states (and non-swing states), via the Washington Post and Survey Monkey.

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 …

U.S. Transferred $1.3 Billion More in Cash to Iran After Initial Payment  —  First $400 million coincided with Iran's release of American prisoners and was used as leverage, officials have acknowledged  —  The Obama administration followed up a planeload of $400 million in cash sent to Iran …

Hillary Clinton's ‘Invisible Guiding Hand’  —  BROOKLYN, N.Y. — There are only a handful of corner offices inside Hillary Clinton's campaign headquarters, and they are mostly occupied by familiar names: campaign manager Robby Mook, campaign chairman John Podesta, and Huma Abedin, her ubiquitous confidante.

Trump has taught us this year's most important political lesson  —  The writer is an entrepreneur and investor.  —  Our government used to get things done.  The Manhattan Project coordinated the work of more than 130,000 people in over a dozen states.  It was difficult, unprecedented — and successful.

In every state, pessimism about Trump, Clinton and the impact of the election  —  The presidential campaign has intensified long-standing political divisions, but there is one area of broad agreement among voters in both red states and blue states — a pervasive pessimism that no matter the outcome …

Libertarian Johnson Makes Western Advertising Push Ahead of First Debate  —  To be included, Johnson needs an average score of 15 percent or higher in national polls leading up to the Sept. 26 event.  —  McCormickJohn  —  In a bid to propel his candidacy onto the presidential debate stage later …

Poll: Arizona a toss-up between Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump  —  Arizona is a too-close-to-call presidential battleground between Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump, according to a new statewide Arizona Republic/Morrison/Cronkite News poll.

Good news: Greta Van Susteren out at Fox News  —  Fox News host Greta Van Susteren is leaving the network.  In the middle of a campaign season.  After 14 years of service.  —  That's news.  —  In a statement on the matter, Fox News used the sort of language that comes with distressing departures.

The Gift of Clinton  —  If the Trump campaign weren't such an all-consuming piece of performance art, the big story of this election would be the sheer shambolic strangeness of Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign.  —  The Democratic candidate is the most disliked nominee of modern times — except, of course, for her opponent.

Poll: Trump Leads Clinton Among Military and Veteran Voters  —  Donald Trump leads Hillary Clinton by 19 points — 55 percent to 36 percent — among voters who are currently serving or have previously served in the U.S. military, according to the latest NBC News|  SurveyMonkey Weekly Election Tracking Poll.

Obama Hints at Post-Presidency Plans During Laos Visit  —  As his time in office approaches an end, President Obama has periodically dropped hints of his post-presidency plans, from aspirations to own a stake in a NBA team, to returning to the classroom to lecture.

Politico Co-Founder Jim VandeHei to Launch News Venture for Professionals  —  Service will sell subscriptions, aim at specialists in industries, such as tech, health care  —  Politico co-founder Jim VandeHei is preparing to unveil his next act: a media outlet targeting corporate executives …

Video Appears To Show Tourists Destroying Popular Oregon Rock Formation  —  When the iconic sandstone formation known as “the duckbill” collapsed, the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department wasn't suspicious.  —  Erosion happens.  Rocks fall.  The stretch of cliff where the formation was located …

USA Freedom Girls Sue Trump Campaign for Stiffing Them  —  The pre-teen dance troupe that briefly became a national sensation after they performed for Donald Trump are suing the self-proclaimed billionaire's presidential campaign for stiffing them.  —  The USA Freedom Kids went viral …

HERE IT IS=> Hillary Clinton Cough Rap (Video)  —  From the comments on an earlier post....  The Hillary Clinton Cough Rap  —  I like the goat.  —  The post HERE IT IS=> Hillary Clinton Cough Rap (Video) appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.

Media Circus: Troy Aikman sounds off on Fox Sports signing Skip Bayless  — “I believe success is achieved by acquiring and developing talented, respected and credible individuals,” Aikman said, “none of which applies to Skip Bayless.”  —  Troy Aikman has worked for Fox Sports for 15 years …

Trump Living Large On Donors' Dime  —  The GOP nominee's campaign is spending lavishly on Trump businesses instead of cheaper alternatives.  —  S.V. Date  —  WASHINGTON - On the night of this spring's Florida primary, the pastor giving the invocation at Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago victory party prayed …

Portland won't remove graffiti of LePage in Ku Klux Klan robe  —  The wall on the eastern waterfront is owned by the Portland Water District and is a designated space for street art.  —  Graffiti painted on a public wall in Portland depicts Gov. Paul LePage in a white hood and robe with a red Ku Klux Klan insignia.