Via Raw Story: Donald Trump still has bare-bones operations in many key states just two months ahead of November’s election, but the Republican Party’s chief strategist insists the candidate’s ground game is “phenomenal.” Sean Spicer, who also serves as the GOP’s communication director, appeared Wednesday morning on CNN’s “New Day,” where he offered some lame spin to deflect from Trump’s …

The Hill reports: Hillary Clinton on Wednesday released new Spanish-language ads, using a former Bush-era official to warn about the dangers of electing Donald Trump to the White House. One ad, titled “Country First,” features Carlos Gutierrez, a former secretary of Commerce under George W. Bush. In the ad, Gutierrez says he has been a Republican his whole life, but …

Fox News reports: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange said Tuesday that he plans to release several batches of documents pertaining to the Hillary Clinton campaign within the next few weeks and the first could come out as soon as next week. “The first batch is coming reasonably soon,” Assange said in an interview on “Hannity.” “We’re quite confident about it now. …

World Net Daily is thrilled: Now Matt Drudge is getting into the act. The Internet news powerhouse tweeted an image Tuesday night spoofing the national media covering Hillary Clinton aboard her new plane, “Hill Force One” (or as some might call it, “Ill Force One”) as the Democratic presidential nominee deals with ongoing health concerns. Showing a group of reporters …

From the editorial board of the Dallas Morning News: There is only one serious candidate on the presidential ballot in November. We recommend Hillary Clinton. We don’t come to this decision easily. This newspaper has not recommended a Democrat for the nation’s highest office since before World War II — if you’re counting, that’s more than 75 years and nearly …

NBC News reports: With a mushroom cloud and at least $5 million worth of TV airtime behind it, the new ad from the pro-Hillary Clinton super PAC Priorities USA is sure to stand out in a crowded political landscape. The spot, “I Love War,” which was shared first with NBC News, will run widely in North Carolina, Ohio, Florida, Nevada …

Babeu won his GOP primary for the US House last week. Via press release: Log Cabin Republicans is demanding in no uncertain terms that the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) retract, apologize for, and cancel all pending airtime reservations for its sick smear ad against out gay Republican candidate for the United States House of Representatives Sheriff Paul Babeu. The …

The lawsuit was threatened back in late July, but Trump never paid up. Via the Daily Beast: The USA Freedom Kids said in a newly filed lawsuit the Trump campaign broke verbal agreements for performances at two events and refused to pay even a $2,500 stipend for the group’s travel expenses. “We are not able to pay the girls or …

Earlier today longtime Fox News anchor Greta Van Susteren abruptly quit the network less than an hour after news broke that former anchor Gretchen Carlson will be paid $20M to settle her sexual harassment suit. And now this: Would Ailes’ ouster or the settlement have been possible without what has been reported as Kelly’s quiet support of Carlson? We may …

Business Insider reports: Donald Trump on Tuesday advocated for strengthening ties with Russia while making the case that Hillary Clinton wouldn’t be capable of negotiating with the country’s leader. The Republican nominee told a town hall audience in Virginia that Russian President Vladimir Putin would “laugh” at Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton should she become president. “Hillary likes to play tough …

Orlando’s ABC affiliate reports: A man linked to social media posts threatening a Pulse-style attack against the LGBT community will not face a judge in federal court Tuesday. According to the FBI, Craig Jungwirth, 50, was arrested at his Orlando home Saturday for a violating bond conditions in an unrelated pending misdemeanor case. Jungwirth’s court appearance was canceled after he …

Australia’s Daily Telegraph reports: Kylie Minogue and fiance Joshua Sasse have confirmed their support for marriage equality in Australia as it continues to dominate political debate. Minogue, a gay icon, has noted how “backward” Australia is on the same-sex marriage issue, stating that “the earth didn’t cave in” in other countries where it is now legal and that “love is …

Via Right Wing Watch: Four years after predicting that the Bible forecasted a Mitt Romney presidency, WorldNetDaily is now promoting a rabbi’s claim that Donald Trump is a messiah who will save America and defend Israel. WND, which named Trump its “Man of the Year” last year and has worked with the GOP nominee to promote the birther conspiracy theory, …

Mediaite reports: Retired Brigadier General Remo Butler went on CNN Tuesday to explain why he was one of the 88 retired generals to throw their support behind Donald Trump, but went off on a tangent to explain why he supported Trump as a black man. Butler said that watching TV, “you would think that all black people are on welfare, …

“21st Century Fox is pleased to announced it has settled Gretchen Carlson’s lawsuit. During her tenure at Fox News, Gretchen exhibited the highest standards of journalism and professionalism. She developed a loyal audience and was a daily source of information for many Americans. We are proud that she was part of the Fox News team. We sincerely regret and apologize …

Green Party nominee Jill Stein today exploited the right wing’s continuing bogus and sexist claims about Hillary Clinton’s health by using their #HackingHillary hashtag to launch a call for Clinton to drop out of the race. Stein is polling in the low single-digits in most states, but she’s running at 7% to 10% in Alaska, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Oklahoma, Oregon, …

Via the Associated Press: After competing in pageants for generations in the closet or working behind the scenes, gays and lesbians finally get to see one of their own take one of pageantry’s biggest stages. Miss Missouri, Erin O’ Flaherty, will compete for the Miss America crown this weekend as the first openly lesbian contestant. “Behind the scenes, we’ve been …

Via Politico: ITT Tech, one of the nation’s largest chains of for-profit colleges, announced Tuesday that it is shutting down – exactly 12 days after the Education Department banned the company from enrolling new students using federal student aid. “The actions of and sanctions from the U.S. Department of Education have forced us to cease operations of the ITT Technical …

Orlando’s NBC affiliate reports: On Wednesday, FBI agents identified the address of Jungwirth’s mother, and found Craig Jungwirth walking on the street in the area of Citrus Chase Drive in the Bay Hill area. FBI and Orlando Police detectives talked to Jungwirth, who refused to read the printed Facebook statements, and denied making the threats. He would not speak further, …

On same day that Fox News settled with Gretchen Carlson for $20M, Fox anchor Greta Van Susteren has quit, effective immediately. Via Business Insider: Greta Van Susteren will depart Fox News after 14 years with the network, Fox News announced Tuesday morning. Brit Hume will take over as the new host of On the Record. “We are grateful for Greta’s …