HOW THE TRUMP ORGANIZATION'S FOREIGN BUSINESS TIES COULD UPEND U.S. NATIONAL SECURITY  —  U.S. DONALD TRUMP 2016 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION  —  A close examination by Newsweek of the Trump Organization, including confidential interviews with business executives and some of its international partners …

Colin Powell Calls Trump A “National Disgrace” In Personal Emails  —  The former secretary of state also blasted the Republican nominee for president for embarking on a “racist” movement, according to his private emails seen by BuzzFeed News.  —  Paul Morigi / Getty Images

Donald Trump Offers Quick Rundown of His Medical Exam on ‘Dr. Oz’  —  After a whiplash-inducing morning of mixed messages, Donald J. Trump on Wednesday gave a small window into some of the results from his most recent physical examination in a taped appearance with the television celebrity Dr. Mehmet Oz.

Trump Has 5-Point Lead in Bloomberg Poll of Battleground Ohio  —  The gap underscores the Democrat's challenges in critical Rust Belt states after one of the roughest stretches of her campaign.  —  McCormickJohn  —  mniquette  —  Donald Trump leads Hillary Clinton by 5 percentage points …

Mike Pence Is Rebuffed as He Tries to Rally G.O.P. Leaders Over ‘Deplorables’  —  WASHINGTON — Gov. Mike Pence came to Capitol Hill on Tuesday on a mission to promote Republican unity, attacking Hillary Clinton for describing many supporters of the G.O.P. ticket as bigoted “deplorables” …

The secrets of David Fahrenthold's reporting on the Trump Foundation  —  Washington Post journalist David Fahrenthold is investigating the Trump Foundation — and simultaneously showing how to involve readers in the reporting process.  —  Other journalists say Fahrenthold's work is inspiring.

Scott Walker, the John Doe files and how corporate cash influences American politics  —  Leaked court documents from ‘John Doe investigation’ in Wisconsin lay bare pervasive influence of corporate cash on modern US elections  —  Ed Pilkington and Aliza Aufrichtig, Kenan Davis, Jan Diehm …

New Guccifer 2.0 Leaks - PAY FOR PLAY - Top DNC Donors Were Awarded Federal Posts Following Donations  —  On Tuesday night Guccifer 2.0 dropped 600MB worth of new “DNC Documents.” … The DNC released a statement bracing for the new batch of documents. … THIS IS BIG—

Concerns About Hillary Clinton's Health Abound, Poll Shows  —  Following a caught-on-camera health scare for Hillary Clinton over the weekend, a new Morning Consult survey reveals widespread concerns about her health among registered voters.  —  OPINION  —  We Ended Ex-Im Once — We Can Do It Again

What happens if a U.S. presidential candidate withdraws (or dies) before the election is over?  —  As I was wrapping up a phone call with my mother recently, she mentioned she had just one more question for me: Exactly what happens if a U.S. presidential candidate decides to withdraw from the race …

69-year-old woman punched in face outside rally by Trump supporter  —  ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Police say they arrested five people at Trump's Monday night rally in Asheville, and as of publishing have warrants out for two more people.  Police plan to arrest Richard Campbell of Edisto Island, South Carolina for assault on a female.

A Book Of Paintings By George W. Bush Is Coming In 2017  —  NEW YORK (AP) — The next book from former President George W. Bush will be more about pictures than words.  —  “Portraits of Courage” will feature 66 paintings and a four-panel mural drawn by Bush of military veterans and those in active duty …

New poll shows competitive 2016 race in Maine  —  Of all the states once seen as clearly in Hillary Clinton's column, a new survey identifies the one perhaps most likely to tip to Donald Trump — and that state is Maine.  —  A Colby College-Boston Globe poll released Tuesday shows …