Republicans Privately Panic At “Terrifying” Prospect Of Trump Win  —  The Clinton campaign's wobbly performance over the past 72 hours has set off a rash of behind-the-scenes handwringing among professional Republicans as they confront an unnerving new possibility: What if their nominee actually wins the White House?

CBS News Edits Out Embarrassing Verbal Slip in Bill Clinton Interview  —  When airing an interview with former president and would-be First Husband Bill Clinton, CBS News edited out a verbal slip that would have reflected poorly on his wife Hillary Clinton.  —  Clinton sat down with Charlie …

Bevin says physical fight may be needed to preserve conservative values  —  Gov. Matt Bevin said Saturday that America is at a fork in the road and if something isn't done soon to protect religious and conservative values, people might have to physically fight for them.

The brilliance of Hillary Clinton's ‘deplorables’  —  Could there be a clunkier phrase than “basket of deplorables”?  Hillary Clinton's assertion that half — or maybe something less than half — of Donald Trump's supporters are “racist, sexist, homophobic, xenophobic, Islamophobic …

Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2015  —  SEPT. 13, 2016 — The U.S. Census Bureau announced today that real median household income increased by 5.2 percent between 2014 and 2015 while the official poverty rate decreased 1.2 percentage points.

Dr. Oz pledges to avoid questions Trump 'doesn't want to have answered'  —  Mehmet Oz on Tuesday promised to ask Donald Trump “pointed questions” about his health when he sits down with him this week, but in the same interview Oz pledged that he will not ask Trump “questions he doesn't want to have answered.”

Liberal groups frustrate Democrats with GOP endorsements  —  Two major liberal outside groups have endorsed Republicans in Senate races, frustrating Democrats who see the majority as within their grasp.  —  The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), which advocates for LGBT rights …

WADA Confirms Attack by Russian Cyber Espionage Group  —  The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) confirms that a Russian cyber espionage group operator by the name of Tsar Team (APT28), also known as Fancy Bear, illegally gained access to WADA's Anti-Doping Administration and Management System …

Obama steps in as Clinton recovers  —  Philadelphia (CNN)A cavalry of top White House Democrats — President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, and Vice President Joe Biden — are arguing Hillary Clinton's case this week as the Democratic nominee herself is convalescing from pneumonia and absent from the trail.

Poll: Clinton's Lead Narrows Among Independents, Voters Nationally  —  Hillary Clinton's national lead over Donald Trump continues to narrow.  Clinton now leads Trump 48 percent to 44 percent, a decline of 2 points since last week, according to results from the latest NBC News|

Clinton IT aide pleads Fifth, skips hearing  —  The former State Department employee who set up Hillary Clinton  —  's private email server did not appear before the House Oversight Committee on Tuesday morning despite a subpoena to testify on the deletion of some of Clinton's emails.

BREAKING: Katie Couric Sued for $12 Million For Defamation In Anti-Gun Documentary  —  Film producer Katie Couric and her director Stephanie Soechtig edited their anti-gun documentary Under the Gun in order to make a gun rights group in Virginia look as if they couldn't answer a simple question.

The Crisis at The Times And That Public Editor Piece  —  I had a chance to read New York Times public editor Liz Spayd's much discussed column on “false balance.”  I've seen many ‘false balance’ critics attacking it and countless national news reporters embracing it.

Why Are The Media Objectively Pro-Trump?  —  Because they are, at this point.  It's not even false equivalence: compare the amount of attention given to the Clinton Foundation despite absence of any evidence of wrongdoing, and attention given to Trump Foundation, which engaged in more or less open bribery …

The Parties on the Eve of the 2016 Election: Two Coalitions, Moving Further Apart  —  Trends in voter party identification 1992-2016  —  Ahead of the presidential election, the demographic profiles of the Republican and Democratic parties are strikingly different.

Why Democrats in Western Pennsylvania Are Voting Trump  —  CHARLEROI, Pa.—Angela LeJohn is 49, has worked at a local energy company for nine years, and loves it.  A registered Democrat, she never once voted for a Republican and never expected to entertain such a thought—not even in a local election—until this year.

EXCLUSIVE: John Kerry's State Department Funneled MILLIONS To His Daughter's Nonprofit  —  More than $9 million of Department of State money has been funneled through the Peace Corps to a nonprofit foundation started and run by Secretary of State John Kerry's daughter, documents obtained by The Daily Caller News Foundation show.

Obama is Clinton's trump card  —  If “Low Energy” Jeb Bush was the GOP nominee, he'd be winning.  —  If “1 for 38” John Kasich was running against Hillary Clinton  —  , he'd be ahead, too.  —  The same is true for “Little Marco” Rubio.  —  My bet is that if any of those three GOP primary candidates …

Democrats Push for Federal Look Into Donald Trump's Donation in Florida  —  Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee called on Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch on Tuesday to investigate Donald J. Trump's $25,000 contribution in support of Florida's attorney general, saying it “may have influenced” …

In secret tape, Joe Garcia says Hillary Clinton ‘is under no illusions that you want to have sex with her’  —  Joe Garcia, the former Miami Democratic congressman running for his old seat, told supporters in a candid moment over the weekend that Hillary Clinton “is under no illusions …

Trump to call for six weeks paid maternity leave  —  will call for six weeks of paid maternity leave for new mothers in a Tuesday policy address, breaking with GOP orthodoxy.  —  The GOP presidential nominee will outline the policy as part of a speech sketching out his child care plans as Trump reaches out to female voters.

U.S. Rep. Charles Boustany's wife calls prostitution claims ‘false attacks’  —  In this July 21, 2011 file photo, Rep. Charles Boustany, R-La., speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington.  Bridget Boustany, the wife of Charles Boustany is defending him against prostitution allegations raised in a new book …

Why Rob Portman Is Crushing His Opponent  —  In a year of outsiders, Ohio's junior senator is proving that the establishment still has its advantages.  —  Columbus, Ohio — Ohio Stadium, or “The Shoe,” is a sea of red and white as fans stream in to see the Buckeyes face off against the University of Tulsa.