Trump gets boost from Brexit leader as he aims for ‘American independence’

Biden aims to reassure Turks of US support after failed coup
Vice President Biden sought Wednesday to reassure Turkey that the United States has its back, less than two months after a failed military coup that Ankara has blamed on a 75-year-old Muslim cleric living in self-imposed exile in Pennsylvania.

Campaign manager points to ‘undercover Trump vote’ in polling gap
Donald Trump’s campaign manager dismissed a daunting collection of recent polling that shows her candidate trailing, arguing that there is a “hidden Trump vote” not captured in polls that will be decisive come Election Day — and that the campaign has secret internal numbers to back it up.

Why Trump donated to Clinton Foundation
Donald Trump gave more than $100,000 to the the Clinton Foundation, the organization the Republican nominee now calls “the most corrupt enterprise in political history.”

Cost of EpiPen: 1 senator’s daughter is Mylan CEO, another’s needs drug
The incredible increase in the cost of EpiPens, auto-injectors that can stop life-threatening emergencies caused by allergic reactions, has hit home on Capitol Hill, where one Democratic senator whose daughter has allergies has called for action and another Democratic senator’s daughter is CEO of the company responsible for the price hike.

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Libertarian Gary Johnson: ‘We should embrace immigration’
Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson isn’t buying comments from Donald Trump Tuesday that “there could certainly be a softening” of the Republican presidential nominee’s stance on immigration

Why the Clinton foundation is controversial
The Clinton Foundation is under intensifying scrutiny as Republicans accuse it of being a corrupt and opaque institution.

Trump: ‘There could certainly be a softening’ on immigration stance
Donald Trump says there could be a “softening” in his hardline immigration proposals — though he did not provide detail and his campaign so far has yet to offer a coordinated message on whether there’s been a shift in policy.

Hollywood stars pay big to hobnob with Clinton
Hillary Clinton is picking up cash – and snapping playful photos with former N’Sync members — during a fundraising blitz in California this week.

Guantanamo detainee believed to have been tortured asks to be freed
Abu Zubaydah, an inmate at the Guantanamo Bay detention facility who is believed to have been subjected to torture after his 2002 capture in Pakistan, appeared Tuesday in public for the first time at a hearing, with his military representative saying the detainee “has no desire” to harm the United States.

Trump ally: I’m not peddling ‘conspiracy theories’ about Clinton’s health
Rep. Sean Duffy denied Tuesday that he was peddling “conspiracy theories” about Hillary Clinton’s health.

Meet Huma Abedin: Clinton’s right-hand woman
Huma Abedin has worked with Hillary Clinton for decades, serving as the presidential candidate’s right-hand woman at the White House, Senate, State Department and private life.

Trump, RNC seize on new report to attack Clinton Foundation
Donald Trump and Republicans are pouncing on a report that more than half of the private individuals with whom Hillary Clinton met as secretary of state donated to her family’s foundation.

Eight most relatable moments from Mike Pence’s Pennsylvania haircut
Republican presidential nominee Mike Pence got his hair cut at Jones Barber Shop in Norristown, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday. Since we’re less than 80 days away from the election, it was prime photo op and a chance for the Indiana governor to remind America he’s just like us.

Audit reveals Army’s trillion-dollar accounting gaffes
The US Army made trillions of dollars of accounting mistakes and often did not have the receipts or invoices needed to support figures in its budget, according to a scathing Pentagon report.

Campaign defends paying steep rent increase at Trump Tower
Donald Trump’s campaign is defending its reasoning for more than quadrupling what it pays to rent office space in the Republican presidential nominee’s namesake tower, saying the higher rent comes from occupying more space.

Donald Trump’s immigration policy: Then and now
Donald Trump launched his presidential campaign by promising to build a “great, great wall” on the US southern border — and make Mexico pay for it — while painting undocumented Mexican immigrants as criminals and rapists.

Bergdahl judge mulls dismissing case over McCain comments
Defense attorneys for Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl sought to have charges against their client dismissed Tuesday, arguing that comments made by Sen. John McCain could prevent a fair trial.

Clinton’s health is fine, but what about Trump’s?
As Donald trump and his allies attempt to raise dubious questions over Hillary Clinton’s health, the Republican nominee has invited new scrutiny into his own medical history.

US service member killed in Afghanistan
A US service member was killed Tuesday by an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan’s Helmand Province, NATO coalition authorities said.

Biden: Trump’s NATO comments shouldn’t be ‘taken seriously’
Vice President Joe Biden reaffirmed the Obama administration’s “ironclad” commitment to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization during a visit to Latvia Tuesday, dismissing Donald Trump’s disparaging statements about the alliance.

Chris Murphy takes a stand: ‘I like “Fight Song”‘
Is “Fight Song” — Hillary Clinton’s campaign theme song — great? Or horrible?

Poll: Trump ahead in red Missouri by single point
Donald Trump is leading Hillary Clinton by a single percentage point in Missouri, according to a Monmouth University poll released Tuesday.

Ohio can cut ‘Golden Week’ early voting, federal appeals court rules
A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that Ohio does not have to reinstate its so-called “Golden Week” — a week-long period in the state where people can both register to vote and cast a ballot at the same time.

First on CNN: FBI investigating Russian hack of New York Times reporters, others
Hackers thought to be working for Russian intelligence have carried out a series of cyber breaches targeting reporters at the New York Times and other US news organizations, according to US officials briefed on the matter.

Choices dwindling for Obamacare customers

Sen. Jeff Sessions: Clinton Foundation ‘should be fully investigated’
Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions said Tuesday it “seems like” the FBI has not fully investigated the relationship between the Clinton Foundation and the State Department under Hillary Clinton’s leadership.

Poll: Clinton up big on Trump in Virginia
Hillary Clinton has a big lead over Donald Trump in Virginia, according to a new poll released Tuesday, which shows the Democratic nominee with a 16-point advantage in the state.

James Carville: People will die if the Clinton Foundation is shut down
Democratic strategist and long-time Clinton supporter James Carville said Monday if there is a complete shutdown of the Clinton Foundation, people will die.

Report: Rice has ‘no recollection’ of Clinton-Powell email conversation
Another former Secretary of State — Condoleezza Rice — has been drawn into the fray over who advised Hillary Clinton to use a private email server while she was America’s top diplomat.

Can Israel swing the election Trump’s way?
Less than three months before the US presidential election, it isn’t looking good for Donald Trump.

Obama to tour Louisiana amid criticism he’s late
President Barack Obama will touch down in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Tuesday to tour the flood-ravaged city that quickly became a political football.

Clinton calls GOP attacks on her health ‘wacky strategy’
Despite some Republicans raising questions about her health, Hillary Clinton cracked jokes on Monday about the conspiracy theories.

Melania Trump threatens to sue news outlets
Melania Trump has threatened to sue The Daily Mail, Politico and at least eight other news outlets for defamation, her lawyer says.

The Gordon Gekko period: Trump’s lucrative and controversial time as an activist investor
At the height of the US economic boom in the 1980s, there was one clear star of Wall Street: the corporate raider, high-flying takeover artists registering big headlines and even bigger paydays. Naturally, real estate magnate Donald Trump wanted in on the game.

The new birthers: Debunking the Clinton health conspiracy
From Donald Trump and his top surrogates to the right-wing media and its engine rooms of outrage in the blogosphere, Hillary Clinton’s opponents are ramping up efforts to sow doubt over the candidate’s health.

Kaine demands Trump reveal business dealings
Sen. Tim Kaine on Monday attacked Donald Trump after a report raised questions about the size of the billionaire businessman’s debt and his ties to China, saying, “He’s got to start being straight with the American people.”

Clinton far better for economy than Trump: Economists
Economists think Hillary Clinton in the White House would be far better for U.S. businesses than Donald Trump.

North Korea threatens nuclear strike amid US-South Korea drill
The US and South Korean militaries started a massive joint annual exercise Monday, a drill that has drawn North Korean threats of nuclear retaliation.

GOP super PAC will spend $10 million on key House races
A major super PAC associated with House Republican leaders announced Monday a $10 million expenditure to boost vulnerable House GOP candidates as it works to maintain control of the chamber.

Trump postpones immigration speech
Donald Trump is postponing a major immigration speech he was set to deliver Thursday in Colorado as his campaign continues to fine-tune his immigration policy.

State Department ordered to review 15,000 new Clinton documents in email case
A federal judge set a preliminary schedule Monday for the release of up to nearly 15,000 documents between Hillary Clinton and top aides when she was the secretary of state.

Meet the 12-year-old behind Trump’s campaign in Jefferson County, Colorado
The Donald Trump campaign has gained a reputation for its less-than-traditional approach to grassroots engagement, and that includes its offices in Jefferson County, Colorado, where one of the operation’s most prominent leaders is 12-year-old Weston Imer.

Poll: Clinton has narrow advantage over Trump in Ohio
Hillary Clinton has a narrow advantage over Donald Trump in the swing state of Ohio, according to a new poll released Monday.

America finds its voice on gun safety (Opinion)
Nearly four years after Newtown, we’re fighting — and we’re winning — on gun safety, write Gabrielle Giffords and Mark Kelly.

Trump: Clinton Foundation ‘the most corrupt enterprise in political history’
Donald Trump called Monday for the shutdown of the Clinton Foundation, calling the nonprofit organization “the most corrupt enterprise in political history.”

Clinton: I’ll visit Louisiana flood site when campaign won’t ‘disrupt’ response
Hillary Clinton’s campaign said the Democratic presidential candidate will travel to Louisiana to view the devastation caused by recent flooding “at a time when the presence of a political campaign will not disrupt the response” — a shot at her rival Donald Trump.

Trump rips into ‘Morning Joe’ and calls Mika ‘neurotic’

Judge temporarily blocks Obama school transgender bathroom policy
A federal judge in Texas has issued a nationwide injunction barring federal government agencies from taking action against school districts that don’t follow the Obama administration’s guidance on transgender bathroom policies in schools.

Kellyanne Conway: Clinton camp made ‘grievous error’
Donald Trump’s newly appointed campaign manager Kellyanne Conway thinks Hillary Clinton’s team made a “grievous error” and blew her chance to “put away” the Republican nominee over the last two weeks.

Robert Gibbs recalls when Obama decided on a White House bid
Former White House press secretary Robert Gibbs recalls the exact moment in late 2005 that then-Sen. Barack Obama, a newly elected senator from Illinois, began shifting his thinking about running for president in 2008 from an emphatic “no” to “maybe.”

Clinton campaign not planning to air ads in Virginia, Colorado ahead of Election Day
Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign will make their final ad reservations for the fall this week, according to an aide, reserving — in total — $80 millions in ads through Election Day in eight states.

Pence: Trump ‘speaks right from his heart’
Donald Trump’s running mate Mike Pence is hoping to soften Trump’s pitch to black voters Monday, telling CNN, the GOP presidential nominee “is not an experienced politician who carefully selects his words, and speaks right from his heart, right from his mind.”

Powell talks Clinton emails: ‘Her people are trying to pin it on me’
Colin Powell is pushing back on reports suggesting that he might have given Hillary Clinton the idea to use a private email account as Secretary of State, telling media outlets that “her people are trying to pin it on me.”