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Fox seeks to extend cable news domination in post-Ailes era
By Joe Concha
Fox News dominated the cable news landscape for 20 years under Roger Ailes, but faces questions about whether it can extend its reign going forward.
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Trump: Muslim soldier was a hero but his father ‘has no right’ to criticize me
By Evelyn Rupert
Donald Trump praised a Muslim U.S. soldier killed in Iraq but continued to criticize the man’s father, who spoke out against Trump at the Democratic National Convention.
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Trump draws backlash for comments on slain soldier’s father
By Jessie Hellmann
Donald Trump is facing backlash from both sides of the aisle for attacking Khizr Khan, the father of a U.S. soldier killed in Iraq that strongly rebuked Trump last week at the Democratic convention.
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Clinton’s court shortlist emerges
By Lydia Wheeler
Hillary Clinton’s potential shortlist for the Supreme Court is coming into view.
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Meet the rising Dem star positioned to help Clinton on gun control
By Sarah Ferris and Jordain Carney
PHILADELPHIA — As he crisscrossed Philadelphia this week for the Democratic National Convention, Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) couldn’t walk far without being recognized.
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Mark Cuban campaigns for Clinton
By Jessie Hellmann
Entrepreneur Mark Cuban introduced Hillary Clinton at a rally in his hometown of Pittsburgh Saturday, just one day after endorsing her for president.
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Koch officials skeptical of Trump’s alleged meeting invite
By Jonathan Swan
COLORADO SPRINGS — Donald Trump claimed on Saturday that he turned down a meeting with billionaires Charles and David Koch, but top Koch network officials immediately challenged Trump’s claim.
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WikiLeaks grabs election spotlight
By Katie Bo Williams
The anti-secrecy organization WikiLeaks is making its presence felt in the presidential election, leaking a trove of stolen Democratic National Committee (DNC) emails last week that rocked the political world.
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Interim DNC chair to impose ‘tough standards’ after email leaks 
By Jessie Hellmann
Interim chair of the Democratic National Committee Donna Brazile said she would impose tougher standards on staff going forward after email leaks showed some party leaders plotted to undermine the insurgent campaign of Sen. Bernie Sanders.
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Ballot measures explode across country — and so do their costs
By Reid Wilson
Supporters of a California ballot measure to raise state taxes on cigarettes have collected more than $16 million in nine months, raking in seven-figure checks from labor unions, anti-smoking advocates and green mega-donor Tom Steyer.
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The Washington Post: Khizr Khan responds to the latest from Trump: ‘Typical of a person without a soul’
By Stephanie McCrummen
The father of a slain U.S. soldier says of Trump’s critique of him and his wife: “That proves that this person is void of empathy.”
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The New York Times: Electoral map gives Donald Trump few places to go
By Alexander Burns and Maggie Haberman
The Republican candidate intends to focus on three or four states his campaign believes he must sweep, but his path to election looks ever narrower.
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The Wall Street Journal: Charles Koch calls on donors to reduce focus on politics
By Rebecca Ballhaus
Billionaire industrialist Charles Koch opened a gathering of about 400 conservative donors involved in his sprawling network by calling for a reduced focus on politics.
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The Associated Press: Trump, Clinton spar for national security upper hand
By Robert Burns
In their struggle for the upper hand on national security, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are emphasizing strikingly different themes – he as the bold and cunningly unpredictable strongman who will eliminate terrorism; she as the calm, conventional commander in chief who will manage all manner of crises.
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USA Today: Supreme Court may be converting on religion
By Richard Wolf
The Supreme Court’s defense of religious freedom may be on the decline.
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