Donald Trump bounces into the lead  —  (CNN)The bounce is back.  —  Donald Trump comes out of his convention ahead of Hillary Clinton in the race for the White House, topping her 44% to 39% in a four-way matchup including Gary Johnson (9%) and Jill Stein (3%) and by three points in a two-way head-to-head, 48% to 45%.

All Hell Breaks Loose at the Democratic Convention  — Hillary Clinton, her advisers, and their allies at the Democratic National Committee watched Donald Trump's nominating convention in Cleveland with smug satisfaction.  — Team Trump had insulted Ohio's governor …

Bedlam erupts as Wasserman Schultz speaks to Florida delegates  —  PHILADELPHIA — Chaos erupted as Debbie Wasserman Schultz addressed Florida delegates on Monday, with opponents upset about leaked emails jeering the outgoing Democratic National Committee chairwoman as she delivered a speech at a state breakfast meeting.

Despite what you've heard, Democrats aren't in disarray.  Their party is under attack from the outside.  —  Perhaps it was inevitable that one way or another we'd get a spate of “Dems in Disarray!” headlines as the Democratic National Convention begins, since for a long time that has been the default story …

Trump Credits One Of ‘Our Friends’ In Russia, China With DNC Hack (VIDEO)  —  Donald Trump on Monday attributed the Democratic National Committee hack that led to the ouster of its chair to “one of our many, many ‘friends’” in Russia or China.  —  At a campaign event with running mate …

Bernie Sanders to delegates: Please don't protest on convention floor  —  PHILADELPHIA — Sen. Bernie Sanders sent a text message to the leaders of his delegation pleading with them not to protest on the Democratic convention floor Monday night.  —  “I ask you as a personal courtesy …

YouGov/Economist Poll: July 23-24, 2016  —  This is a summary of a YouGov/Economist Poll conducted July 23-24, 2016.  The sample is 1300 general population respondents with a Margin of Error of ±4.2% (4.5% for registered voters). … GENERAL ELECTION (among registered voters):

Why Putin hates Hillary  —  When mass protests against Russian President Vladimir Putin erupted in Moscow in December 2011, Putin made clear who he thought was really behind them: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.  —  With the protesters accusing Putin of having rigged recent elections …

Exclusive: Suspected Russian hack of DNC widens — includes personal email of staffer researching Manafort  —  Just weeks after she started preparing opposition research files on Donald Trump's campaign chairman Paul Manafort last spring, Democratic National Committee consultant Alexandra Chalupa got …

The anxiety for Democrats: Are more leaks to come?  —  Months before the release of thousands of embarrassing emails rattled the Democratic Party on the eve of its convention, the FBI warned the Clinton campaign and dozens of lawmakers that they were being targeted by hackers, according to people familiar with the discussions.