Trump shakes up campaign, demotes top adviser  —  Donald Trump, following weeks of gnawing agitation over his advisers' attempts to temper his style, moved late Tuesday to overhaul his struggling campaign by rebuffing those efforts and elevating two longtime associates who have encouraged his combative populism.

Trump accuses Clinton of ‘bigotry’ toward African-Americans  —  Donald Trump made a new and explicit plea for the support of black voters on Tuesday, saying the Democratic Party had “failed and betrayed” them and accusing Hillary Clinton of “bigotry” in the pursuit of minority voters.

Aetna decision exposes weaknesses in Obama's health-care law  —  Insurance giant Aetna's decision to stop offering much of its individual coverage through the Affordable Care Act is exposing a problem in President Obama's signature health-care law that could lead to another fraught political battle in Congress.

Pow: It's just a 2-point race, Clinton 38%, Trump 36%  —  The convention polling bumps for Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton and Republican Donald Trump are over, and they are practically even, according to a new poll of likely voters.  —  A Zogby Analytics survey provided to Secrets Tuesday shows:

NSA and the No Good, Very Bad Monday  —  Monday was a tough day for those in the business of computer espionage.  Russia, still using the alias Guccifer2.0, dumped even more DNC documents.  And on Twitter, Mikko Hypponen noted an announcement on Github that had gone overlooked for two days …

Trump Adviser Clarifies: Clinton Should Be Executed, Not Assassinated  —  Trump adviser Al Baldasaro clarified for the record Tuesday that he doesn't think Hillary Clinton should be assassinated, but rather thinks she should be shot by firing squad for “treason.”

Trump: 'I don't want to pivot'  —  on Tuesday said he is not interested in moderating his tone for the general presidential election.  —  “Well, possibly I do, but you know, I am who I am,” he told News 8 reporter Brittany Schmidt when asked whether he needs to change tactics before November …

Trump Casinos' Tax Debt Was $30 Million.  Then Christie Took Office.  —  By the time Chris Christie became governor of New Jersey, the state's auditors and lawyers had been battling for several years to collect long-overdue taxes owed by the casinos founded by his friend Donald J. Trump.

Univision is buying Gawker Media for $135 million  —  Sold!  —  Asa Mathat  —  Univision has won the auction for Gawker Media.  —  The TV network and digital publisher has agreed to pay $135 million for the bankrupt blog network, according to a person familiar with the deal.

John McLaughlin dead at 89, hosted ‘The McLaughlin Group’ since 1982  —  John McLaughlin, the stalwart political commentator who created television's “McLaughlin Group,” died Tuesday at his home in Virginia.  He was 89.  —  His death came less than two days after he missed the first episode of his show in 34 years.

Penis crushes pole vaulter's Olympic dream  —  Originally Published By:  —  Never before has a member of the male species wished for a smaller manhood.  —  Japanese pole vaulter Hiroki Ogita will be ruing the size of his phallus after it caused him to foul during the qualifying rounds at the Rio Olympics.

Rick Perry Says Khizr Khan ‘Struck the First Blow’ in Trump Feud: ‘Shame on You’  —  F ormer Texas governor and former Republican presidential contender Rick Perry said on CNN Tuesday afternoon that the father of a soldier killed in Iraq “struck the first blow” against Donald Trump.

Buildings burn, residents flee as out-of-control brush fire burns 15,000 acres in Cajon Pass  —  Paloma Esquivel, James Queally and Sarah Parvini  —  A brush fire exploded out of control Tuesday in the Cajon Pass, scorching 15,000 acres as walls of flame forced more than 80,000 people …

Yachting with the enemy: Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner take the jet skis out and relax on Democratic Hollywood billionaire David Geffen's $200m mega-yacht off the coast of Croatia  — The pair are vacationing on the Rising Sun, the $200million yacht belonging to billionaire Hollywood executive David Geffen

State Department sought land deal with Nigerian firm tied to Clinton Foundation  —  EXCLUSIVE: Shortly after Hillary Clinton left the Obama administration, the State Department quietly took steps to purchase real estate in Nigeria from a firm whose parent company is owned by a major donor …

CNN Selectively Edits Police Shooting Victim's Sister's Words to Protesters  —  In a classic case of media bias by omission, CNN took extra care Monday to leave out a crucial part of their reports on the Milwaukee police shooting.  After a black police officer fatally shot Sylville Smith Sunday …