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EpiPen price hike puts bipartisan heat on Democratic senator’s daughter
The mounting congressional scrutiny of pharmaceutical giant Mylan over its 400 percent price hike for EpiPen has created an awkward situation on Capitol Hill for Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin — his daughter runs the company at the center of the scandal.

Trump’s immigration stance: Is it the total reversal claimed by the media?
The latest debate about Donald Trump involves one of journalism’s favorite words: flip-flop.Did he or didn’t he?

Assange slams ‘incredible politicization’ of media covering campaign
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange criticized the U.S. media Thursday for what he called “incredible politicization” in its coverage of the presidential election.

Judge orders State Dept. to begin releasing additional Clinton emails by Sept. 13
A federal judge Thursday ordered the State Department to begin releasing additional emails from Hillary Clinton’s tenure as secretary of state that were discovered during the FBI probe into her private email server, beginning on Sept. 13.

Staff leaves even before Sanders can roll out new political group
Even before Bernie Sanders could roll out his new organization to fund progressive candidates and causes, it was beset with high-level drama, including the en masse resignation of eight staffers .

Republican calls grow for second look at Clinton case
More than seven weeks after FBI Director James Comey’s July 5 announcement closing the case on Hillary Clinton’s personal email use, Republican calls are growing for prosecutors to take a closer look – at everything from perjury questions to the tangled dealings with Clinton Foundation donors during the candidate’s tenure leading the State Department.

Clinton, Trump battle over ‘racist’ charge
Hillary Clinton returned to the campaign trail Thursday to try pinning a racist tag on Donald Trump, accusing him of “taking hate groups mainstream” — while Trump accused his opponent of “lies” and “smears,” and labeling “decent Americans as racists.”

Clinton camp dismisses questions over Bill’s $17M job with firm invited to State Dept. dinner
The Clinton campaign pushed back against allegations Thursday of another pay-to-play scheme, calling “absurd” any connection between a private dinner invite for a for-profit college network during Hillary Clinton’s State Department days and a multi-million-dollar job her husband landed months later.

Part 2 of Assange interview airs Thursday night
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange pointed to an October surprise Wednesday night, telling Fox News’ Megyn Kelly his group would release “significant” documents pertaining to Hillary Clinton before the election.

Trump campaign rips Clinton video pushing KKK link
Donald Trump’s campaign fired back Thursday at a new Hillary Clinton video that portrayed the Republican nominee as backed by white supremacists and the Ku Klux Klan — with a surrogate calling the video “revolting.”

Storm Warning: Q Poll shows Trump down 10
A new poll shows this race looks ominous for Donald Trump.

Assange vows Clinton email release, as storm clouds gather for candidate
With 75 days before voters pick their new president, email revelations are threatening to overtake Hillary Clinton’s campaign – with WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange hurling another log on an already raging fire with a vow to release “significant” Clinton documents.

Obama sneaking in more Syrian refugees?
A discrepancy in statistics provided by the Department of Homeland Security has led an attorney for a Washington-based legal group to question whether administration officials are waiving Syrians into the United States by other means.

Senate’s ‘placeholder’ sessions a quirky, but critical tactic for Republicans
So-called “pro forma” sessions fall in the middle of the Senate’s seven-week congressional recess, and are simply “placeholders.” But they’re critical for Republicans.

‘Alt right’ conservative movement embraces the Trump campaign
Hillary Clinton is set to launch a full-fledged attack Thursday on a newly evolving group that’s embracing the Trump candidacy: the so-called “alt right.”

Emails on Clinton Foundation mess finally getting media traction
Hillary Clinton’s greatest self-inflicted wound is bleeding again.And this time the stain is spreading, even across media outlets that have played down the controversy for months.

Clinton pushes back on foundation controversy, says its been transparent
Hillary Clinton defended her family’s charitable foundation on Wednesday against criticism from Donald Trump, saying it had provided more transparency than her Republican rival’s sprawling business interests.

Trump says government can ‘work with’ illegal immigrants
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump continued to insist Wednesday in a “Hannity” town hall with Fox News’ Sean Hannity that there will be “no amnesty” for illegal immigrants, but suggested that he would be willing to “work with them.”

Second Amendment backers arm up with ink and paper to battle California’s ‘Gunmageddon’
Barry Bahrami went from incredulous and angry last month when California Gov. Jerry Brown signed a batch of firearms control laws known collectively as “Gunmageddon.”

Clinton to receive first national security briefing Saturday
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton will receive her first national security briefing Saturday near her New York home.

Surrogate Silence: Dem officials mum as Clinton battles foundation allegations
As critical reports pile up about the access Clinton Foundation donors enjoyed with Hillary Clinton’s State Department – and Donald Trump and his allies hammer her over the allegations – few elected Democrats have rallied to the party nominee’s defense.

Krauthammer on Obama administration Iran payment: ‘Can they not stop lying about this?’
Syndicated columnist Charles Krauthammer said Wednesday on “Special Report with Bret Baier” that the Obama administration’s acknowledgement it paid $1.3 billion in interest to Iran just days after sending the $400 million hard currency raises the question “can they not stop lying about this?”

US paid Iran $1.3B two days after $400M cash transfer
The Obama administration said Wednesday it paid $1.3 billion in interest to Iran in January to resolve a decades-old dispute over an undelivered military sale, two days after allowing $400 million in cash to fly to Tehran.

Documents: Soviets worried about detente after Nixon quit
Overseas reaction to President Richard Nixon’s resignation in 1974 was mixed: The Soviets expressed worry about the future of detente. North Korea reacted brashly, calling Nixon’s exit the “falling out” of the “wicked boss” of American imperialists. South Vietnam put its forces on high alert because it feared the North Vietnamese would take advantage of the vulnerable U.S. political situation.

Mississippi congressman’s staffer faces tax evasion charges
A top staffer for Mississippi’s only Democratic member of Congress faces charges of tax evasion.

Watchdog: Clinton finance director was ‘middle’ man between foundation, State
Hillary Clinton’s national finance director has emerged in newly released emails as what one watchdog called the “middle” man between her State Department and family foundation, sharing donor information with a top Clinton confidante when he was working at the foundation.

Warnings of rate hikes as Oregon becomes 1st state to kill coal
The massive coal-fired plant in Boardman, Ore., is just four years away from being shut down for good – at that point, Oregon coal production will be no more, after the state became the first in the nation to completely ban coal power.

Libertarian Johnson to appear on Ohio ballot
Ohio’s elections chief has cleared the way for Libertarian presidential nominee Gary Johnson to appear on fall ballots in the critical swing state.

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Hillary living on the edge with foundation donors
Continued releases of Clinton’s time at the State Department draw more questions than answers about her family’s foundation.

After Clinton bounce, polls indicate tightening race in key battlegrounds
Hillary Clinton’s post-convention bounce may be coming back down to earth – at least in some parts of the country – as new polls show a tightening race against Donald Trump in several battleground states, especially when Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson is factored in.

Real estate agent offering to help angry, Canada-bound voters sell homes
‘If my candidate doesn’t win, I’m moving to Canada.’ It’s a common refrain, perhaps even more so in the heated 2016 race – but one South Carolina realtor is trying to cash in on the voter discontent.

BIAS ALERT: New York Times finds latest Clinton Foundation bombshell unfit to print
Maybe the story about a parasite jeopardizing fly fishing in Montana pushed it off the pages of Wednesday’s New York Times, perhaps Russian hackers stole it or, possibly, it didn’t fit an ever-obvious political agenda, but The Old Grey Lady found the latest bombshell about the Clinton Foundation unfit to print.

One California city is paying people not to commit crimes
A San Francisco suburb is testing a controversial strategy to combat the gun violence that’s plagued the community – paying people not to commit crimes.

Where’s Hillary? Clinton off campaign trail as Trump seeks comeback
Hillary Clinton is riding a summer wave in the polls – yet the Democratic nominee has left the campaign trail in recent days to fundraise in America’s wealthiest enclaves, potentially giving rival Donald Trump the opening he needs as he works to regain his political footing.

Trump says he’s open to ‘softening’ immigration laws in ‘Hannity’ town hall
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said Tuesday he is open to “softening” laws dealing with illegal immigrants in a “Hannity” town hall with Fox News’ Sean Hannity.

Soldier used unauthorized pic of Clinton for seminar on handling classified info
An Army soldier used a slide of Hillary Clinton in a power point presentation on handling classified information and under a heading about American “insiders” who pose a “threat” to national security.

Rosen: Evidence in Hillary’s email scandal
Fox News’ Chief Washington Correspondent James Rosen discussed Hillary Clinton’s email scandal Tuesday on “Special Report with Bret Baier,” saying the FBI “made very clear that their investigation was limited to the handling of the classified information and not even the content of the emails,” and in regards to the Clinton Foundation, “the FBI demurred on that point.”

Obama compelled to another August display of compassion
The flooding in La. marks another time Obama is forced to show is compassionate side.

Many donors to Clinton Foundation met with her at State
More than half the people outside the government who met with Hillary Clinton while she was secretary of state gave money — either personally or through companies or groups — to the Clinton Foundation. It’s an extraordinary proportion indicating her possible ethics challenges if elected president.

Campaign’s rising rent at Trump Tower came as space expanded
Donald Trump’s campaign is taking up more space inside Trump Tower in New York — and paying a lot more in rent.

Rice reportedly has no recollection of Powell advising Clinton to use private email server
Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has no recollection of Gen. Colin Powell, another former secretary of state, purportedly advising Hillary Clinton at a 2009 dinner party to use a personal email account, according to a Rice staffer at Stanford University.

Obama visits flood-damaged Louisiana after criticism he should have come sooner
President Obama, visiting southern Louisiana 10 days after record floods ravaged the region, said Tuesday the nation was “heartbroken” at the devastation and vowed the country would help rebuild — while brushing off criticism for not cutting short his Martha’s Vineyard vacation to visit earlier.

Army confirms: Training slide lists Hillary Clinton as insider threat
An Army training presentation lists the woman who could be the next commander in chief as an insider threat, underneath the sailor who carried out the Navy Yard shooting.

Appeals court: Week of early voting shouldn’t return to Ohio
A federal appeals court on Tuesday rejected a judge’s order to restore a week of early voting in swing-state Ohio.

Trump camp: ‘Loophole’ would allow smaller Clinton charities to take foreign cash
The Trump campaign is making the case that the Clinton Foundation pledge not to accept foreign and corporate donations if Hillary Clinton is elected president doesn’t go far enough — since related charities could still take that money.

BIAS ALERT: Washington Post art critic sketches dystopian vision of arts under Trump
The Washington Post is not known for publishing works of fiction, but the paper apparently has made an exception for an art critic’s dystopian vision of how Republican nominee Donald Trump would destroy the arts world and sculpt it in his own image.

Trump at crossroads on immigration?
Donald Trump told Fox News on Monday he wants to have a “firm, but fair” stance on illegal immigration, amid signs the Republican presidential nominee may be rethinking his approach on the hot-button campaign issue.

Trump calls for special prosecutor to look at Clinton Foundation, clarifies immigration stance
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump called for an “expedited investigation” by a special prosecutor into “pay-to-play” accusations involving the Clinton Foundation while reiterating on Monday he plans to have a “firm, but fair” stance on illegal immigration.

Clinton Foundation executive left 148 phone messages for Hillary Clinton’s top aide
A senior executive at the Clinton Foundation left almost 150 telephone messages for Hillary Clinton’s top aide at the State Department within a two-year time frame, according to previously unpublished documents obtained by Fox News.

Clinton dismisses health concerns, calls allegations ‘whacky strategy’
Hillary Clinton pushed back Monday against charges that she’s physically unfit for the White House.

Hayes: Clinton was ‘lying’ about Clinton Foundation favors
Fox News Contributor Stephen Hayes told viewers Monday of “Special Report with Bret Baier” that it is clear Hillary Clinton lied about The Clinton Foundation’s ties to the State Department.

State Department issues updated travel warning for Iran
The State Department issued an updated travel warning on Monday for Americans, especially Iranian-Americans, on the risks of travel to Iran, even after the U.S. signed a nuclear deal and made a $400 million cash payment to the country that was contingent on the release of four American prisoners.

House panel ‎presses FBI on Clinton lawyers’ access to classified files
The House oversight committee is ramping up pressure on anyone who had access to Hillary Clinton’s personal server and classified files — including her lawyers and aides who may not have had sufficient clearance.

BIAS ALERT: NYT columnist calls on Google to ‘fix’ search results about Clinton’s health
Amid rampant online speculation about Hillary Clinton’s health, one New York Times columnist has a solution – simply get Google to “fix” the search results.

Obama skips Clinton fundraisers, Bill’s birthday on Martha’s Vineyard
Hillary Clinton happened to have a couple big fundraisers over the weekend on Martha’s Vineyard — coinciding with Bill Clinton’s 70th birthday — just as President Obama was wrapping up his family vacation on the same island. But the president steered clear of the festivities.

Michigan officials allow “Little House on the Prairie” star Gilbert to exit House race
Michigan officials have declined state Republicans’ request to review a decision to allow “Little House on the Prairie” actress Melissa Gilbert to withdraw as the Democratic nominee in an upcoming House race, due to health issues.

Fox News cited in order to edit State Department video
An investigation by the State Department’s top attorney has found that the official who ordered the censorship of a 2013 press briefing — deleting an exchange between a department spokeswoman and a Fox News reporter — specifically mentioned that exchange when ordering the doctoring of the video.

Trump tries tricky dismount on immigration
Is Trump damned on immigration either way?

Emails reveal Clinton aide gave foundation donors ‘special’ access, group says
Newly released emails reveal more instances of the Clinton Foundation appearing to reach out to then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s State Department for favors involving wealthy donors – including Crown Prince Salman of Bahrain – according to a watchdog group that fought to obtain the emails.

Judge blocks Obama administration directive on transgender bathroom use
A federal judge on Sunday blocked the Obama administration’s directive that school children be allowed to use bathrooms and other facilities that align with their gender identity regardless of biological gender — siding, for now, with 13 states and agencies challenging the controversial order.

Endangered GOP senator tries to woo voters – by bashing Trump
Perhaps the most endangered Senate incumbent this cycle, Mark Kirk, is technically running against two-term Democratic Rep. Tammy Duckworth for his Illinois seat – but the Republican’s campaign focus has been as much about vilifying Donald Trump as it is about beating back his actual opponent.

Trump calls for Clinton Foundation to be shut down
Donald Trump launched a fresh attack on the Clinton Foundation on Monday, calling it “the most corrupt enterprise in political history” and saying it “must be” shut down.

Facebook, Instagram delete accounts for gun parts dealer without explanation
The owner of a Missouri gun parts and accessories retailer said his Facebook and Instagram accounts were deleted without explanation over the last two weeks.

Abandoned home of wind turbine sufferers to become wind farm research center
A Vermont home abandoned due to noise from local wind turbines is being turned into a research center to study the negative impacts of industrial-scale wind power projects.

Huma Abedin worked at a radical Muslim journal for a dozen years
Hillary Clinton’s top campaign aide, and the woman who might be the future White House chief of staff to the first female US president, for a decade edited a radical Muslim publication that opposed women’s rights and blamed the US for 9/11.

Illinois lawmaker likens Obama to ‘drug dealer-in-chief’ after Iran payment
Illinois Sen. Mark Kirk slammed President Barack Obama and his administration Saturday for the delivery of a $400 million payment to Iran in exchange for the release of four Americans who were held in Tehran.

Colin Powell says Clinton officials trying to ‘pin’ email scandal on him
Former Secretary of State Colin Powell said Saturday he only sent her a memo about his email practices to Hillary Clinton and didn’t encourage her to use private email practices during her time at the State Department.

Latest fed reports show Democratic donors step up efforts on Senate, Clinton bids
Democratic mega-donors, including George Soros and Tom Steyer, are putting millions of dollars into efforts to put Hillary Clinton in the White House and win control of the Senate.

Obama eyes busy fall after return from summer vacation
President Barack Obama returned from vacation Sunday, ready for a busy fall season and more battles with Congress over Zika funding, the federal budget and $400 million the administration paid Iran this year for the never-completed sale of military equipment.

Ex-aide to NY Gov. Cuomo among 3 killed in Long Island crash
A driver lost control and struck two other vehicles on a major Long Island roadway Sunday, and police said a former aide to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and two others were killed, and two children were among the eight others injured.

Clinton camp tries to deflect foreign money criticism, points finger at Trump campaign
resignation of Donald Trump’s campaign chairman doesn’t end Trump’s possible connections to Russian money and Russian President Vladimir Putin, whom it implies is using Trump as a “puppet” in the White House race.

Clinton campaign halfway to $1 billion fundraising goal
Hillary Clinton’s campaign is halfway to its goal of raising a billion dollars for the 2016 race, according to her finance director.

Latest fed reports show Democratic donors step up efforts on Senate, Clinton bids
Democratic donors step up efforts on Senate, Clinton bidsDemocratic mega-donors, including George Soros and Tom Steyer, are putting millions of dollars into efforts to put Hillary Clinton in the White House and win control of the Senate.

Giuliani: I would indict Clinton Foundation as ‘racketeering enterprise’
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, who is emerging as Donald Trump’s most ardent, high-profile backer, suggested Sunday that the Clinton Foundation should be indicted on racketeering charges.

AP: Analysis shows Clinton needs just one more state for Electoral College win
Hillary Clinton heads into the fall out front in enough states to give her at least a tie in the Electoral College, meaning a victory in any of the several states now a toss-up would be enough to push her over the top and into the White House, according to an Associated Press analysis of the electoral map, with 78 days until Election Day.

Trump campaign faces more questions on whether candidate has flipped on mass deportation
The campaign for Donald Trump and Trump’s fellow Republican supporters argued Sunday that the unpredictable presidential nominee had an outstanding, comeback week amid new leadership but still faced a barrage of questions about what’s next — particularly about Trump’s plan for the massive deportation of illegal immigrants.

Top DNC staffer resigns in wake of massive hack
Another top official has left the Democratic National Committee in the wake of an email hack last month the revealed embarrassing messages.

Trump tries to appeal to Hispanic, black voters; argues Dems have abandoned them
Donald Trump met Sunday with his newly-formed Hispanic advisory board, part of the effort by the Republican presidential nominee and his revised campaign team to win at least some support from minority voters with the White House race entering its final stages.

Facing Trump, Democrats could have their own 1994 landslide, but numbers appear against them
The year 1994 was a pivotal, landslide year for Republicans. But the number appear against Democrats pulling off a similar feat in 2016 — even in Donald Trump loses big.

Tanning industry blames 10,000 salon closings on ‘Obamacare’
The tanning salon industry is feeling burned by “Obamacare.”

Louisiana newspaper say ‘glad’ Obama has now decided to visit flood damage, after vacation is over
The editor of the major Louisiana newspaper that urged President Obama to cut short his summer vacation to see the devastating flooding that has damaged roughly 40,000 home said Friday he’s pleased that the president will visit the state.

Growing evidence suggest recent hacks the work of Russian-backed cyber militias
A former Defense Department official and other security experts say growing evidence shows the recent cyber-attacks on top Democratic Party groups and the possible breach of Clinton Foundation computers are connected to a Russian-backed cyber militias.

Clinton’s health continues to spur controversy and conspiracy
A year after releasing a two-page letter from her doctor declaring her “fit to serve,” doubts about Hillary Clinton’s health have not faded away. From allegations that her records were faked to old photos of Clinton stumbling on a flight of stairs, the health and fitness of the 68-year old presidential candidate has reemerged on the campaign trail.

BIAS ALERT: Washington Post buries Iran ‘ransom’ story, despite one of its reporters being involved
The State Department admitted Thursday it postponed a $400 million payment to Iran in January until a group of Americans held in the country was released — but not all media outlets saw it as a big story.

Boothe: Manafort resignation ‘needed to happen’
Republican strategist Lisa Boothe told viewers Friday of “Special Report with Bret Baier” that the resignation of Donald Trump’s campaign manager Paul Manafort was “something that needed to happen.”

Green Party’s Jill Stein praises Julian Assange as a “hero”
Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein has added a new – and controversial – element to her campaign efforts with an embrace of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.

As Zika crisis grows in Florida, Congress still deadlocked on funding
As Florida state and local officials scramble to contain a Zika virus outbreak in Miami Beach – a serious threat to the region’s $24 billion-a-year tourism industry — congressional lawmakers from both parties continue to be locked in battle over a billion dollars in vital funding that experts say is needed to keep the virus from breaking out across America.

Judge orders Clinton to answer questions on private email use
A federal judge Friday ordered Hillary Clinton to answer questions from a conservative watchdog group about her use of a private homebrew email server when she served as secretary of state.