Trump Trolling Master Class: ‘Obama Was Born In The United States.  Period.’  —  On Friday, Donald Trump trolled the media, then crushed them over the birther issue.  He told the media that he'd be speaking about his comments on Thursday, when he said he didn't want to talk about whether President Obama was born in the United States.

CPD Invites Hillary Clinton and Donald J. Trump to Debate  —  Washington, D.C. (September 16, 2016) - The nonpartisan, non-profit Commission on Presidential Debates ("CPD") announced today that it has applied its Nonpartisan Candidate Selection Criteria for 2016 General Election Debate participation …

The Embarrassment of Jimmy Fallon  —  The Republican presidential nominee, Donald Trump, went on NBC's Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon yesterday.  Here, in chronological order, is every question Fallon asked his guest.  —This is getting real.  You still have time, do you still want to do this?

Network pools refuse to cover Trump hotel tour  —  In a show of joint defiance, the major television networks collectively voted to pull a camera and erase video of Donald Trump giving a tour of his hotel, a protest of the campaign preventing any editorial presence on the tour.

How Internet Trolls Won the 2016 Presidential Election  —  Last weekend, the Hillary Clinton campaign did something extremely controversial: It published an explainer devoted entirely to Pepe the frog.  Pepe, a popular cartoon frog who first showed up in a web comic by Matt Furie back in 2005 …

Black mask photo and caption leaves K-State students in an uproar  —  Related Coverage  —  MANHATTAN, Kan. (KSNT) — Students at Kansas State University are in an uproar with a photo one K-State student posted on Snapchat on Tuesday.  One student said seeing actions like this sets the time back 150 years.

China's Housing Gets Scarily Expensive  —  For many years, China's authorities took a Goldilocks approach to housing prices: They wanted a market that was neither too hot nor too cold, and took measures as needed to control prices.  Although an explicit asset-price target was never announced …

Sometimes life comes at you fast  —  It looks like the Presidential state-poll snapshot is heading for a near-tie.  This should become evident in the PEC analysis by the time of the first debate.  —  National polls currently show Clinton ahead by only 1.0 ± 0.6 % (median ± estimated SEM …

Former DC Bureau Chief: Clinton Surrogate Pitched Me ‘Birther’ Story In 2008  —  ‘Remember?’  —  Kasich Won't Vote For Trump: ‘My Actions Have Spoken Very Loudly’  —  DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION |  PHILLIP STUCKY  —  'Well, we'll see what happens if that happens'

Student's Donald Trump hat stirs controversy at Calgary's Mount Royal University  —  Woman challenged man to remove ‘Make America Great Again’ hat, calling it racially charged  —  The issues of free speech and safe spaces erupted at Mount Royal University Thursday after video surfaced …

Nation's largest police union endorses Trump  —  The nation's largest police union on Friday endorsed Donald Trump  —  for president, lauding his commitment to police officers.  —  The Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) gave the GOP presidential nominee its endorsement after he received support …

Stop Whining About ‘False Balance’  —  Everyone wants to blame reporters for the rise of Donald Trump.  How about the media consumer?  —  All Stories »  —  News media outlets are increasingly coming under fire for the sin of “false balance” or “false equivalency.”

Experts say Scott administration decision blocking McMullin from presidential ballot ‘unfair’  —  Decision appears to contradict 2011 ruling on third-party candidates  —  TALLAHASSEE — The decision by Gov. Rick Scott's administration to block Evan McMullin's presidential campaign …

Edward Albee, Playwright of a Desperate Generation, Dies at 88  —  Edward Albee, widely considered the foremost American playwright of his generation, whose psychologically astute and piercing dramas explored the contentiousness of intimacy, the gap between self-delusion and truth …

Sandack: I fell for woman's online scam ‘hook, line and sinker’  —  Rep. Ron Sandack in 2014.  File Photo.  Brian Jackson/Sun-Times  —  Sign-Up for Chicago Sun-Times News & Politics Newsletter  —  Former State Rep. Ron Sandack on Friday revealed he was extorted via Facebook and Skype …