Robert Gates: Vladimir Putin "playing a very poor hand with great skills"
Former defense secretary discusses what the next U.S. president faces from "very calculating" Russian president
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AP: Donald Trump's campaign chairman tied to undisclosed foreign lobbying
The Associated Press reports Paul Manafort helped a pro-Russian party in Ukraine secretly route at least $2.2 million in payments to two D.C. lobbying firms
Trump to air first general election ads in swing states
The ads come just as the GOP nominee's poll numbers have plummeted in key battlegrounds
Liz Cheney wins her GOP primary
Daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney wins in crowded GOP nomination race for Wyoming’s lone seat in the House
An appreciation: You'll be missed, John McLaughlin
How the deceased pundit and former priest lived a crazy life and reinvented a medium
New faces at top of Trump campaign -- again
2nd major course correction in as many months comes as Trump reiterates he won't change his style despite plummeting poll numbers
Trump's new nickname for Clinton puzzles Germans
The GOP nominee meant it as an insult when he called Clinton "America's Angela Merkel" on Monday, but Merkel is actually still quite well-regarded at home
Trump: Clinton is a bigot
Accuses rival of pandering to “communities of color”; also says she's anti-police
FBI delivers Clinton email material to Congress
The agency turned over its report on Clinton’s FBI interview, as well as reports on other witnesses interviewed and other documents
John McLaughlin, political commentator and TV host, dead at 89
An ailing John McLaughlin had missed the taping for his show this past weekend for the first time in the series' 34 years
State Department to provide Judicial Watch with newly uncovered Clinton emails
A month after FBI Director James Comey recommended not to prosecute Hillary Clinton for her use of a private server, new details -- and emails-- surface
Petraeus: Unrest in Iraq will trouble "several presidents to come"
"The future president realizes ... this is going to be an ultra-marathon, not a sprint -- this is really a generational struggle," former CIA director David Petraeus says of the situation in Iraq
Trump deposition: "It's not like I've said anything that could be so bad"
A transcript of his deposition in his suit against chef Geoffrey Zakarian has been released, and video of the deposition could also soon be made public
Donald Trump will receive first intelligence briefing Wednesday
The practice of briefing the presidential nominees was begun by Harry Truman
Feds approve higher fuel-efficiency standards for trucks
Environmental regulators say reducing large vehicles' gas consumption will help combat global warming
Tennessee's attempt to execute Christa Pike using lethal injection fails
Co-pilot stabs pilot, tries to crash passenger jet en route to Israel, Netanyahu says
Hegseth says he's cutting generals and admirals by 20%, ousting "woke"
Details emerge in case of former Cornell student alleging rape by frat members
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Iran says it's considering ceasefire counterproposal
Trump unveils South Korean investment in Alaska gas pipeline
Netanyahu says it's too early to determine motive in cockpit stabbing
Trump deflects on audio of Paxton calling GOP convention a drag on polls
