Was a Trump Server Communicating With Russia?  —  This spring, a group of computer scientists set out to determine whether hackers were interfering with the Trump campaign.  They found something they weren't expecting.  —  The greatest miracle of the Internet is that it exists—the second greatest is that it persists.

In private, Burr quips about gun owners shooting Clinton  —  (CNN)Sen. Richard Burr privately mused over the weekend that gun owners may want to put a “bullseye” on Hillary Clinton, according to audio obtained by CNN.  —  The North Carolina Republican, locked in a tight race for reelection …

Trump Leads Clinton by 1 Point in New Poll as Enthusiasm Declines  —  Strong enthusiasm for Hillary Clinton has ebbed since the renewal of the FBI's email investigation.  —  While vote preferences have held essentially steady, she's now a slim point behind Donald Trump — a first since May …

Journalists need new rules after Trump: Marc Ambinder  —  How do you not take sides when one of those sides is so clearly wrong?  —  Many journalists dislike Donald Trump.  They do.  I can share this not-very-secret secret with you because I'm a few years removed from the practice …

Donald Trump is refusing to pay his campaign pollster three-quarters of a million dollars  —  Donald Trump's hiring of pollster Tony Fabrizio in May was viewed as a sign that the real estate mogul was finally bringing seasoned operatives into his insurgent operation.

John Podesta's Best Friend At The DOJ Will Be In Charge Of The DOJ's Probe Into Huma Abedin Emails  —  Now that the FBI has obtained the needed warrant to start poring over the 650,000 or so emails uncovered in Anthony Weiner's notebook, among which thousands of emails sent …

Hillary Clinton's Emailgate Is an Attack on Women  —  Robin Lakoff is a professor of linguistics at the University of California, Berkeley, and the author of Language and Woman's Place  —  'It's not about emails; it's about public communication by a woman'  —  I am mad.  I am mad because I am scared.

John Kasich follows through on vow not to vote for Donald Trump, writes in John McCain instead  —  FILE - In this Aug. 25, 2016 file photo, Ohio Gov. John Kasich speaks at the Regional Judicial Opioid Initiative opening summit in Cincinnati.  (John Minchillo, The Associated Press)

Reminder: Donald Trump due in court after Election Day on child rape and racketeering charges  —  DON'T MISS STORIES.  FOLLOW RAW STORY!  —  Donald Trump would like voters to focus on the FBI's continuing investigation of Hillary Clinton's email server — but instead questions about his own legal troubles have been raised again.

GOP sources: Rick Perry encouraged Michael McCaul to challenge Ted Cruz  —  Former Gov. Rick Perry encouraged U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul to challenge U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz for reelection in 2018, sources tell the Tribune.  —  Late this summer, former Texas Gov. Rick Perry strongly encouraged U.S …

White Nationalist's Pro-Trump Robocall: Evan McMullin Is Gay  —  Prominent white nationalist William Johnson, an ardent supporter of Donald Trump's campaign who was previously listed as a California delegate for the Republican National Convention, has paid for a new robocall targeting #NeverTrump …

Democrats Weigh Down-Ballot Drag of Clinton Email Saga  —  Hillary Clinton is not the only one playing defense after the FBI's disclosure last week of additional emails relevant to its probe of her use of a private email server.  Other Democrats are under the gun, too, in dozens of down-ballot races …

Will Trump Bring Sen. Rubio Down in Florida?  —  There are two words that keep coming up in Florida's U.S. Senate race between Republican incumbent Marco Rubio and Democratic U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy: Donald Trump.  —  One of the strongest arguments Murphy is making in his underdog campaign …

Troll Daddies Roger Stone and Chuck Johnson Fight Over Bill Clinton's ‘Son’  —  When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro, and when the weird turn pro, sometimes they want to sabotage each other, apparently.  —  It's a feud that could only happen in the bizarro, life-as-Mad Lib political universe …

Study Finds Racial Discrimination by Uber and Lyft Drivers  —  Researchers suggest anonymity for passengers hailing a ride as a possible solution.  —  Drivers for Uber Technologies Inc. in Boston canceled rides for men with black-sounding names more than twice as often as for other men.

Peter Thiel's Fantasy Trump  —  In the world according to Peter Thiel, the technology entrepreneur and billionaire, liberals and journalists are easily distracted children.  Preoccupied with the words that come out of Donald Trump's mouth, they are not taking “seriously” …

Exclusive: Abortion by prescription now rivals surgery for U.S. women  —  American women are ending pregnancies with medication almost as often as with surgery, marking a turning point for abortion in the United States, data reviewed by Reuters shows.  —  The watershed comes amid …