Poll: Clinton Leads Trump Ahead of First Debate  —  Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton leads Republican Donald Trump by six points among likely voters heading into the first presidential debate on Monday, according to a brand-new national NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll.

One person fatally shot in second night of protests in Charlotte following shooting  —  An earlier version of this story misstated the victim's last name.  It has since been corrected.  —  CHARLOTTE — One person was fatally shot Wednesday night as a second night of protests gripped …

A Trump campaign chair in Ohio says there was ‘no racism’ before Obama  —  Kathy Miller called the Black Lives Matter movement ‘a stupid waste of time’ and said low African American voter turnout could be due to 'the way they're raised'  —  Donald Trump's campaign chair in a prominent Ohio county …

1-on-1 with Donald Trump  —  TOLEDO — Donald Trump spoke one-on-one with ABC6/FOX28 before his latest campaign stop Wednesday in Toledo.  —  Trump was running late so he would only answer three questions before taking the stage.  —  Here is the full transcript of the interview:

TEXT OF LETTER WEINER ASKED TEEN TO SEND TO TEACHER  —  The teen wrote this letter but sent it to a fake email address and sent a copy to Weiner.  Parts of the letter that might identify her are redacted.  The teen told DailyMail.com what she had done.  Weiner provided a copy of the letter in his belief it was sent to her teacher.

Rumblings=> Hillary Clinton May Cancel Debate on Monday  —  On Tuesday Hillary Clinton canceled her campaign fundraiser in North Carolina.  —  The campaign offered no explanation for the cancellation.  —  Hillary Clinton canceled several events after she collapsed at Ground Zero on 9-11.

Police union knocks Trump for suggesting Tulsa officer choked  —  The top official in the country's largest police union tweaked Donald Trump on Wednesday for leaping to blame the police officer who shot an unarmed black man in Tulsa, Oklahoma.  —  The Fraternal Order of Police endorsed Trump last week …

Clinton asks why she isn't beating Trump by 50 points  —  ORLANDO — Hillary Clinton gave voice Wednesday to a question on the minds of many of her fiercest advocates in her race against the controversy-prone Donald Trump: Why isn't she way, way ahead?  —  The Democratic nominee raised …

How John McCain and Russ Feingold are riding the big money wave in their campaigns  —  John McCain and Russ Feingold used to be synonymous with their crusading overhaul of the campaign finance system that eliminated big money from federal elections.  —  But after a sea change …

I Was RFK's Speechwriter.  Now I'm Voting for Trump.  Here's Why.  —  I was a Democrat all my life.  I came to Washington to serve President John Kennedy and Attorney General Robert Kennedy.  When the president was murdered and his brother struck off on his own, I joined his Senate campaign …

Trump's campaign paid his businesses $8.2 million  —  Donald Trump's presidential campaign has paid his family's businesses more than $8.2 million, according to a POLITICO analysis of campaign finance filings, which reveals an integrated business and political operation without precedent in national politics.

Yahoo is expected to confirm massive data breach, impacting hundreds of millions of users  —  A hacker named “Peace” is bringing chaos to the Internet giant just as its sale to Verizon is pending.  —  Kimberly White/Getty Images for Fortune  —  Yahoo is poised to confirm a massive data breach …

Clinton needs to stop taking a knife to a gun fight  — If Clinton doesn't start taking on Trump directly on a more visceral level, she may spend the rest of her life regretting it, he says  —  John McTernan is a former speechwriter for ex-British Prime Minister Tony Blair …

Brad Pitt — Under Investigation for Child Abuse  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Brad Pitt is under investigation by the LAPD and L.A. County Dept. of Children and Family Services for allegedly getting verbally abusive and physical with his children, and that's what triggered the divorce ... TMZ has learned.

Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson Hit in Face with Pie at Event, Assaults Protester in ‘Bloody’ Scene  —  Multiple sources have confirmed that Sacramento Mayor, former NBA star, and UC Berkeley standout Kevin Johnson was hit in the face with a pie tonight at a farm-to-table dinner event …

Barack Obama and Doris Kearns Goodwin: The Ultimate Exit Interview  —  As his two-term presidency draws to a close, Barack Obama is looking back—at the legacies of his predecessors, as well as his own—and forward, to the freedom of life after the White House.