The Hillary Clinton email story is out of control  —  JUDGING BY the amount of time NBC's Matt Lauer spent pressing Hillary Clinton on her emails during Wednesday's national security presidential forum, one would think that her homebrew server was one of the most important issues facing the country this election.

Trump attacks U.S. foreign policy, political press corps on state-owned Russian television network  —  Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump criticized U.S. foreign policy and the American political press corps Thursday during an interview on RT America, a state-owned Russian television network.

Compelled to Act  —  We're committing $20M to help Democrats in the 2016 election  —  Cari and I have dedicated our lives to figuring out how to do the most good we can with the resources we've been given.  Until now, those efforts have not included making endorsements or contributions in presidential elections.

Republican insiders plot post-election party overhaul  —  Republican insiders opposed to Donald Trump have begun discussions to prepare a party overhaul whether its candidate wins the presidency or not.  —  They regard Trump as the symptom of a disease that afflicts the GOP and fear …

'We're the Only Plane in the Sky'  —  Nearly every American above a certain age remembers precisely where they were on September 11, 2001.  But for a tiny handful of people, those memories touch American presidential history.  Shortly after the attacks began, the most powerful man in the world …

David Brock to Commission on Presidential Debates: Drop Chris Wallace  —  Media Matters founder David Brock is demanding that the Commission on Presidential Debates remove Fox News anchor Chris Wallace as moderator of the final presidential debate in October.

Mark Zuckerberg accused of abusing power after Facebook deletes ‘napalm girl’ post  —  Norway's largest newspaper published a front-page letter to the Facebook CEO lambasting the company's decision to censor a photograph of the Vietnam war  —  Norway's largest newspaper has published …

President Obama condemns North Korean nuclear test  —  President Barack Obama on Friday denounced North Korea's latest test of a nuclear weapon, condemning the move “in the strongest possible terms as a grave threat to regional security and to international peace and stability.

'There's Nothing Better Than a Scared, Rich Candidate'  —  This past April, the American Association of Political Consultants gathered for its annual conference, known as the Pollies, in San Juan, Puerto Rico.  During breaks between sessions ("Buying Votes in a Presidential Election," …

Bill Clinton: “If You're A White Southerner,” You Know What ‘Make America Great Again’ Really Means  —  Former President Bill Clinton stumps for his wife in Orlando, FL.  He says that Donald Trump's promise to “Make America Great Again” is a racist codeword.

Clinton Slams Trump But Blabbed About Briefing in 2008  —  Clinton on the offensive following IAVA Forum 5:07  —  Hillary Clinton slammed Donald Trump for talking about an intelligence briefing he received — but she's done it, too.  —  “I think what he said was totally inappropriate …

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Fines Wells Fargo $100 Million for Widespread Illegal Practice of Secretly Opening Unauthorized Accounts  —  Bank Incentives to Boost Sales Figures Spurred Employees to Secretly Open Deposit and Credit Card Accounts  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. …

2016 Is the Year of the Hack  —  Welcome to 2016, America's stupidest year, and if there's one word that sums it all up, one word that perfectly encapsulates the misery and disgrace of this terrible twelve months, it's the word “hack.”  The year 2016 is all about hacks in every sense of the word.

Supreme Court rejects Michigan ban on straight-ticket voting  —  The Supreme Court on Friday refused to allow Michigan to ban voters from casting straight-ticket ballots in the coming election after lower courts found the prohibition was likely to discriminate against African Americans and result in long lines at the polls.

The bashing of Matt Lauer: Why many of the attacks are driven by partisanship  —  Matt Lauer is getting a taste of the hyperpartisan criticism that all the presidential debate moderators are going to face in today's polarized atmosphere.  —  Despite one major misstep, the “Today” …

GOP insiders: Maybe Trump can win  —  Once resigned to a November defeat, swing state Republicans are increasingly optimistic about Donald Trump's chances now that the GOP presidential nominee has closed a once-yawning deficit in the polls against Hillary Clinton.

Looking back at 9/11, Americans feel fear, anger, worry  —  Washington (CNN)Fifteen years after the 9/11 attacks, Americans are increasingly worried that terrorists will strike in the days around the anniversary, and they are more likely than five years ago to feel fear and anger …