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?

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.

Why Clinton's narrow lead is bigger than it looks  —  Oddly, some journalists and Democrats seem confused about why the presidential race is so competitive at this point given Donald Trump's liabilities as a nominee.  —  Voters' antipathy to Hillary Clinton obviously is a good part of the answer …

The inside story of Clinton's sick day  —  Hillary Clinton never lost consciousness, and never stopped talking on her phone — and never put anyone else in danger — after her near swoon at a Sept. 11 memorial on Sunday in New York, according to accounts offered by several people close to the candidate.

Pence tries to douse David Duke fire  —  After months of behind the scenes outreach to Republicans wary of their bombastic nominee, Mike Pence hit Capitol Hill today for his most overt effort yet to fire up loyalists, soothe the worried and maybe even win over a convert or two.

Middle class incomes had their fastest growth on record last year  —  The incomes of typical Americans rose in 2015 by 5.2 percent, the first significant boost to middle-class pay since the end of the Great Recession and the fastest increase ever recorded by the federal government, the Census Bureau reported on Tuesday morning.

NCAA to relocate championships from North Carolina for 2016-17  —  Based on the NCAA's commitment to fairness and inclusion, the Association will relocate all seven previously awarded championship events from North Carolina during the 2016-17 academic year.  The NCAA Board of Governors …

Sugar Industry and Coronary Heart Disease Research  —  A Historical Analysis of Internal Industry Documents  —  FREE ONLINE FIRST  —  Cristin E. Kearns, DDS, MBA1,2; Laura A. Schmidt, PhD, MSW, MPH1,3,4; Stanton A. Glantz, PhD1,5,6,7,8  —  JAMA Intern Med.  —  ABSTRACT

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|

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 …

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 also pledged that he will not ask Trump “questions he doesn't want to have answered.”

Colin Kaepernick continues anthem protest; other 49ers, Rams join  —  SANTA CLARA, Calif. — San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick's protest of racial oppression and inequality in the United States continued before Monday night's 28-0 win over the Los Angeles Rams.

Trump's campaign says he's given ‘tens of millions’ to charity, but offers no details and no proof  —  A spokeswoman for Donald Trump's presidential campaign, seeking to rebut criticism of the GOP nominee's history of charitable giving, said that Trump has given away “tens of millions of dollars” over his life.

House Republican Subpoenas FBI for Full Clinton Probe Files  —  ‘I get to see it all,’ Chaffetz tells FBI official at hearing  —  FBI witness cites ‘chilling effect’ on witness cooperation  —  The Republican chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee subpoenaed …

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 …

If You Build It . . .  Myths and realities about America's infrastructure spending  —  Among Bernie Sanders's many proposals during his presidential run was a plan for Washington to spend $1 trillion on public infrastructure.  Progressives love such proposals.

Ann Coulter, doyenne of the deplorables  —  Ann Coulter delights in alienating a substantial swath of the American public — Hispanics, Muslims, Jews (in one ill-advised tweet), leftists, fact-checkers, me (until I actually hung out with her) — but she hasn't pissed off Donald Trump, and that's all that really matters right now.