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 …

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.

Republicans in Denial That the Debate Exposed Donald Trump As Unfit for Office  —  If you're a Republican who has been clinging to the wan hope that Donald Trump might somehow, in his eighth decade on Earth, develop into a plausibly competent president of the United States, the first debate should have been your moment to abandon ship.

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 …

Poll: Majority of Voters Say Clinton Won First Presidential Debate  —  Trump Spins Debate as Win, But Polls Show Most Voters Think He Lost 1:33  —  A majority of likely voters (52 percent) who either watched the debate or said they followed debate coverage in the news said Hillary Clinton won …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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.

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.

Hillary Clinton Leans on Bernie Sanders to Gain Support Among Young Voters  —  Democratic candidate appears with primary rival at University of New Hampshire  —  DURHAM, N.H— Hillary Clinton made a campaign stop in New Hampshire on Wednesday alongside her one-time primary opponent Bernie Sanders …

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 …

I sold Trump $100,000 worth of pianos.  Then he stiffed me.  —  The Republican nominee is a callous businessman.  —  At Monday night's debate, Donald Trump was called out for stiffing the people who work for him.  Trump has been accused of failing to pay hundreds of contractors.

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 …

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.

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 and the Truth: The “Lying” Media  —  This essay is part of a series The New Yorker will be running through the election titled “Trump and the Truth.”  —  The irony of Donald Trump's relationship with the press is that, while he has spent his entire campaign complaining bitterly about it …

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 …