Trump angry at allies conceding he lost debate  —  Washington (CNN)Donald Trump is angry that his aides and advisers have conceded to reporters — largely without attribution — that the Republican nominee struggled in his first presidential debate.  —  In a conference call …

Obama: Congress veto override of 9/11 lawsuits bill ‘a mistake’  —  US President Barack Obama has said Congress made a “mistake” by overriding his veto and pushing through a bill that allows legal action against Saudi Arabia over the 9/11 attacks.  —  He said the bill would set a …

Johnson has an ‘Aleppo moment,’ can't name any foreign leader he admires … on Wednesday had another “Aleppo moment” as he struggled to name a single living foreign president that he admires.  —  MSNBC's host Chris Matthews pressed Johnson to name any foreign leader “of any country in any continent” …

Employees at Trump's California golf course say he wanted to fire women who weren't pretty enough  —  D  —  onald Trump wanted only the pretty ones, his employees said.  —  After the Trump National Golf Club in Rancho Palos Verdes opened for play in 2005, its world-famous owner didn't stop …

Clinton Leads in Key Battlegrounds; Seen As Big Debate Winner  —  New Public Policy Polling surveys in Colorado, Florida, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Virginia, conducted on behalf of VoteVets Action Fund, find Hillary Clinton leading in each state.  Voters in all five states see Clinton …

Trump Goes After Machado Again  —  In the situation Donald Trump is in with former Miss Universe Alicia Machado, any media professional or really anyone with a conscience would say this: “We quarreled many years ago.  It's in the past.  I truly wish her the best.”  Done and done.

Cover Story: Donald Trump Is Barry Blitt's “Miss Congeniality”  —  “She was the worst we ever had, the worst, the absolute worst, she was impossible,” Donald Trump told Fox News the morning after his debate with Hillary Clinton, defending his treatment of Alicia Machado …

House approves stopgap funding, averting costly shutdown  —  The House on Wednesday approved a bill to fund the federal government through December 9, averting a costly shutdown two days ahead of the deadline.  —  The 10-week bill, which passed comfortably 342 to 85, now heads to the president's desk …

Endorsement: Libertarian Gary Johnson for president  —  Today this newspaper does something it has never done in its 143-year history: endorse someone other than the Republican candidate in a presidential contest.  —  Since its founding in 1873, The Detroit News has backed a Republican every …

The FBI's Hillary email probe is looking even more like a coverup  —  MORE FROM:  —  It's bad enough that FBI Director James Comey agreed to pass out immunity deals like candy to material witnesses and potential targets of his investigation into former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's illegal private e-mail server.

Current Findings  —  ROCK HILL, SOUTH CAROLINA - Donald Trump has a lead among South Carolina voters, but his numbers still lag the performance of previous Republican presidential candidates in the state.  —  A majority of South Carolina residents surveyed in the latest Winthrop Poll …

Hillary Clinton Saved the Bombshells for Round 2  —  Come along with me, people, because it's already time to look ahead to the second debate.  Consider this thought: Hillary Clinton took Donald Trump to the house Monday night without even playing some of the heaviest cards against him.

Obama Administration Official: We Don't Screen Refugees For Radical Views  —  A state department official could not answer Wednesday whether refugees are screened for radical views during a senate hearing.  —  Republican Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions asked Simon Henshaw, principal deputy assistant secretary …

Trump's new brain trust  —  Hillary Clinton's and Donald Trump's preparations for taking over the federal government are as wildly different as their campaigns for the White House — and for once, Trump's operation is the more elaborate one.  —  While the Republican's campaign is marked by light staffing …

Trump's rise draws white supremacists into political mainstream: ‘I am winning,’ says David Duke  —  David Duke, Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, at home in Louisiana.  (Lisa Mascaro / Los Angeles Times)  —  David Duke worked the Louisiana gun show like a preacher pursuing souls …

Behind-the-scenes strife led to CEO Stumpf forfeiting $41 million  —  Wells Fargo claw backs spark boardroom drama  —  CNBC's Andrew Ross Sorkin discusses the ongoing boardroom struggle resulting from the revelations that Wells Fargo employees had been opening free-generating accounts without authorization for years.

HOW DONALD TRUMP'S COMPANY VIOLATED THE UNITED STATES EMBARGO AGAINST CUBA  —  THE SCOOP DONALD TRUMP CUBA  —  A company controlled by Donald Trump, the Republican nominee for president, secretly conducted business in communist Cuba during Fidel Castro's presidency despite strict American trade bans …

Horror!  LEFTIST MOB Beats, Kicks, Pummels TRUMP Supporter for Wearing #MAGA Hat - SAVED by Police -VIDEO  —  Author and conservative activist Mike Cernovich passed this along tonight....  A Trump supporter in El Cajon, California was attacked, beaten, thrown to the ground and kicked on live Periscope.

Investigators may probe Cascade Mall suspect's citizenship status, voting record … The Cascade Mall shooting suspect, Arcan Cetin, may face an additional investigation related to his voting record and citizenship status.  —  Federal sources confirm to KING 5 that Cetin was not a U.S. citizen, meaning legally he cannot vote.

Trump's Education Plan of Choice: Worth the Wait?  —  In finally rolling out his education plan September 8, Donald Trump once again proved to be the most unorthodox of presidential candidates.  While his style frequently flummoxes political foes and friends alike, this time he appears …