Here’s how Obama’s commutations stack up

Over the past year, real GDP has slipped to a paltry 1.2 percent. And what’s the Hillary Clinton plan? Tax us into prosperity.

What Hillary Clinton got wrong about the rich
Hillary Clinton’s numbers on the recent income gains of the rich are wrong — by a wide margin.

19 photo takeaways from the 2016 Democratic National Convention
History is made in the city where the Founding Fathers declared U.S. independence. Highlights of the Democratic convention.

Billionaire Democratic donor says there’s ‘way too much money in politics’
Avenue Capital CEO Marc Lasry wants to do his part to help, but believes there should be limits on political donations.

Fact-checking Hillary Clinton’s acceptance speech
So what did Hillary Clinton get wrong in her acceptance speech Thursday night? And what did she get right?

History made: What Cleveland and Philly will mean
In the wake of the conventions, all signs point toward a presidential race that will remain close.

NY Governor Andrew Cuomo: Trump is marketing a ‘great distraction’
Don’t fall for Donald Trump’s tricks this election, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: Donald Trump’s ideas on Muslims are tyrannical
The NBA’s all-time leading scorer had some harsh words about Donald Trump’s views and ideas pertaining Muslims.

Chelsea Clinton displays a side of her mother never seen before
Chelsea Clinton showed a side of her mother that had been unknown to many Americans before on Thursday night.

Hillary Clinton accepts historic nomination, turning focus to take on Trump
During her historic acceptance speech, Clinton says it takes more than a brash billionaire to fix America’s problems.

Why political polls and betting odds disagree with each other so much
Wide discrepancies often exist between the political polls and betting markets. Why is that?

Owner of ClintonKaine.com to sell domain to highest bidder … even if it’s Trump
Jeremy Green said he’s offering to sell the website to anyone willing to pay $90,000, NBC News reports.

Dems’ all-star assault on Trump lifts party ahead of Clinton’s big speech
Party nominating conventions are about building a case. And on Wednesday night, Democrats deployed major players to build theirs.

Ex-GOP hopeful: Broken promises in Washington open door for Trump
Establishment Republicans and Democrats should not be surprised about the divisions, Tim Pawlenty says.

Ex-Bill Clinton aide: Most big-company CEOs are anti-Trump
The vast majority of chief executives are against Donald Trump, says Roger Altman, says former Clinton aide Roger Altman.

WikiLeaks releases hacked Democratic National Committee audio files
WikiLeaks has released files of what it said were audio recordings pulled from DNC emails that were obtained by hacking its servers.

Michael Bloomberg: I’m a New Yorker, and I know a con when I see one
Michael Bloomberg eviscerated fellow Donald Trump, saying “I’m a New Yorker, and New Yorkers know a con when we see one.”

Joe Biden blasts Donald Trump, saying he ‘has no clue. Period.’
Vice President Joe Biden soberly warned voters Tuesday about the risks of electing Donald Trump.

Democratic VP candidate Tim Kaine: You can’t trust Donald Trump
Democratic vice-presidential nominee Tim Kaine had a simple question for business mogul Donald Trump.

Obama gives a ringing endorsement for Clinton, rips apart Trump’s claims
“There has never been a man or a woman … more qualified than Hillary Clinton to serve as president,’ Obama tells the convention.

Donald Trump’s Reddit Q&A session was surprisingly bland
Donald Trump gave a series of surprisingly inoffensive answers to fans in his Reddit “ask me anything” session.

Democratic donors, allies offer reward for Donald Trump’s tax returns
There is literally a bounty for the Trump tax documents.

Ronald Reagan shooter John Hinckley Jr released from mental hospital
For more than a year he’s been allowed to spend 17 days a month at his mother’s Virginia home. He will now live there full-time.

Say what? Average health insurance prices fell — really — after Obamacare
“Consumers got better coverage” even as the average premiums paid for individual health plans dropped in 2014, an analysis found.

The issue for Latino voters that no one is talking about
Don’t lose sight of this key issue for Latino voters.

This is what people should call Bill if Hillary becomes president
We asked people at the DNC in Philly what title Bill Clinton should get if Hillary is elected president. (And what will he do all day in the White House?)

President Obama admits Donald Trump could be the next president
Months after saying he couldn’t imagine Trump giving a State of the Union address, Obama now says “anything is possible.”

DNC email hack: Why Vladimir Putin hates Hillary Clinton
If Russia is behind the leak of Democratic Party emails, it’s not just because Putin likes Trump, sources told NBC News.

Democrats go into full mission mode at convention
On a historic night, the Democratic convention had two missions.

State governments tighten their grip on sales tax holidays
In several states, annual back-to-school sales tax holidays will be noticeably more muted this year.

George Soros returns to politics with $25 million splash: Report
Billionaire George Soros has re-emerged this election cycle as a major Democratic donor, Politico reports.

Trump: I hope Russia finds ‘the 30,000 emails that are missing’
Donald Trump said he hopes Russia finds emails deleted by Hillary Clinton from her time as secretary of state.

Hillary Clinton makes history as first woman presidential pick for major party
Clinton became the party’s nominee following days of tension between pro-Clinton forces and delegates who supported Bernie Sanders.

Jimmy Carter: This election will define the US ‘for a generation’
Don’t stay at home this November, former U.S. President Jimmy Carter said Tuesday night.

Bill Clinton: Hillary is ‘the best darn change maker I’ve ever known’
Bill Clinton painted his wife and Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton as compassionate but tenacious.

Kremlin says allegations it hacked US Democratic Party ‘made-up horror stories’
The Kremlin on Wednesday dismissed allegations Russia had hacked Democratic Party emails as “horror stories” dreamt up by U.S. politicians.

Pennsylvania may finally be earning its battleground reputation
Winning Pennsylvania will be an uphill climb for Republicans, but early signs show they may have a chance.

Wall Street now substantially less certain of a Clinton victory
Just 52 percent of respondents to a small CNBC survey believe Hillary Clinton will prevail over Donald Trump.

Hack attack on Democrats: Why experts think it’s part of Putin’s secret plan
Allegations that Moscow hacked Democratic Party emails appear in keeping with tactics favored by Putin.

Donald Trump is griping about a hotel’s ‘hot air,’ says he might not pay bill
Donald Trump is complaining about hot air at a Virginia hotel, and the hotel is pushing back.

Sanders launches ‘Our Revolution’ to press campaign’s work
Bernie Sanders is taking steps to solidify the movement he built, launching a new organization.

Here’s what the Russian news media are saying about the Democrat email hack
The Russian media is ignoring the accusations made by the Clinton campaign, says one Russian journalist.

Over 90% of Sanders supporters will back Hillary Clinton, says Ed Rendell
“I think we’ll get over 90 percent of the Sanders supporters,” former Gov. Ed Rendell tells CNBC.

One day down at the convention: Measuring Democrats’ dissent vs GOP’s
The nature of Democratic dissent, and thus how the party was able to respond to it, was far different than the GOP’s.

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange: ‘No proof’ Russian intelligence responsible for DNC hack
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange says “there is no proof whatsoever” that Russian intelligence is behind the thousands of hacked emails from the Democratic National Committee that WikiLeaks released.

Franken: I got my doctorate in megalomania studies from Trump University