Speaker Robin Vos: Welcome to Wisconsin Mr. Trump  —  We are Ryan Republicans not Trump Republicans  —  A few weeks ago, I wrote an editorial for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel explaining why I was so proud to be a Republican.  As we watch the news today about the visit of the GOP Presidential nominee …

‘Loving wife’ and ‘longtime girlfriend’ place dueling obituaries after N.J. man's death  —  Leroy Black died this week at the age of 55; his Sunday funeral could be interesting  —  I did not know Leroy “Blast” Bill Black in life, but 55 years old is too young for anyone to die …

Questions raised about Melania's marriage history  —  A former lawyer for the Trump Organization adds to doubts about Melania Trump's immigration status, and how she earned U.S. residency … In an interview with Larry King Live in 2005 Melania Trump said that she had never been married before meeting Donald Trump.

SFPD union's dog photo called insult to Black Lives Matter cause  —  The union representing San Francisco police officers published a photograph of two dogs in its monthly newspaper that critics say belittles the Black Lives Matter movement and raises questions about the police force's commitment …

Clinton: I ‘short-circuited’ on ‘truthful’ email answer  —  Hillary Clinton acknowledged Friday that she may have “short-circuited” when she claimed in a recent interviews that FBI Director James Comey said she was “truthful” about her use of a private email server as secretary of state.

People Aren't Really Appreciating Just How Bad Trump's Campaign Has Been  —  “He is a neutron bomb that has gone off in the Republican Party,” said one top aide to Romney's 2012 campaign.  —  S.V. Date  —  Senior Political Correspondent, The Huffington Post

Video of cop shooting of teenager ‘shocking,’ IPRA chief says  —  Police say Paul O'Neal, 18, was fatally shot after officers stopped a reported-stolen Jaguar on Thursday night in the 7300 block of South Merrill Avenue in Chicago.  Three officers were relieved of their police powers following the shooting.

Donald Trump's new team of billionaire advisers could threaten his populist message  —  Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Friday announced a new team of ultra-rich financiers and businessmen as his core economic advisers, a move that brings high-profile names to his inner circle …

Op-Ed Bernie Sanders: I support Hillary Clinton.  So should everyone who voted for me  —  A Bernie Sanders supporter holds a sign urging party unity at the Democratic convention in Philadelphia on July 27.  (EPA)  —  The conventions are over and the general election has officially begun.

Newt Gingrich Will Never Pay His 2012 Campaign Debt  —  Newt 2012 racked up $4.6 million in debt that will never be repaid.  —  Money in Politics Reporter, The Huffington Post  —  WASHINGTON Newt Gingrich apparently has no plans to pay back dozens of small businesses that made yard signs …

The Week They Decided He Was Crazy  —  Trump inflicts one wound after another on his campaign.  —  I think this week marked a certain coming to terms with where the election is going.  Politics is about trends and tendencies.  The trends for Donald Trump are not good, and he tends not to change.

July job surge could bring unpleasant fallout for Clinton  —  NEW YORK — Friday's surprisingly strong jobs numbers could carry an unwelcome September surprise for Hillary Clinton, courtesy of Janet Yellen and the Federal Reserve.  —  The July employment report showed a gain of 255,000 jobs …

First We Made Fire!  But It May Have Come With Some Downsides  —  When early humans discovered how to build fires, life became much easier in many regards.  They huddled around fire for warmth, light and protection.  They used it to cook, which afforded them more calories than eating raw foods that were hard to chew and digest.

Insiders to Trump: Drop out  —  Amid widespread chatter that Donald Trump could drop out of the presidential race before Election Day, Republican insiders in key battleground states have a message for The Donald: Get out.  —  That's according to The POLITICO Caucus — a panel of activists …

'McDonald's of the Future' opens in Missouri with all-you-can-eat fries promotion  —  It's “frynally” here and opened to the public Thursday in St. Joseph, Mo.  —  The McDonald's of the future that gained international publicity over unlimited fries has a few more options up its sleeve.

How Paul Krugman Made Donald Trump Possible  —  Liberal pundits write viciously about Trump.  But they wrote viciously about Romney, McCain, Bush... and they wonder why people outside their circle stopped listening.  —  His convention was called “one of the worst ever.”

CNN contributor compares Trump's campaign to Chris Farley's final days  —  A Donald Trump  —  supporter on Thursday compared the current state of Trump's presidential campaign to Chris Farley's final days before his death.  —  “Over the last few days, I'm not surprised to see people running for the hills …

Trump adviser's public comments, ties to Moscow stir unease in both parties  —  In early June, a little-known adviser to Donald Trump stunned a gathering of high-powered Washington foreign policy experts meeting with the visiting prime minister of India, going off topic with effusive praise …

How to Hack an Election in 7 Minutes  —  When Princeton professor Andrew Appel decided to hack into a voting machine, he didn't try to mimic the Russian attackers who hacked into the Democratic National Committee's database last month.  He didn't write malicious code, or linger near …