Climate change ‘significant and direct’ threat to U.S. military: reports

A U.S. Marine checks GPS coordinates for his mortar team during a simulated beach assault at Marine Corps Base Hawaii with the 3rd Marine Expeditionary Unit during the multi-national military exercise RIMPAC in Kaneohe, Hawaii, July 30, 2016. The effects of climate change endanger U.S. military operations and could increase the danger of international conflict, according to three new documents endorsed by retired top U.S. military officers and former national security officials.

Bill Clinton on White House role: ‘Whatever I’m asked to do’

Bill Clinton says he'd do "whatever I'm asked to do" as first man if Hillary Clinton is elected president, and would defer to his wife and her senior staff. In an interview with Charlie Rose aired Tuesday night on PBS, the former president said his own wishes should be the "last thing to be considered here" when it comes to how he's deployed by a Hillary Clinton-led White House.

Donald Trump child care plan breaks with conservative orthodoxy

Donald Trump is rolling out plans Tuesday to make child care more affordable, guaranteeing new mothers six weeks of paid maternity leave and suggesting new incentives for employees to provide their workers childcare, breaking with conservative orthodoxy and wading into topics more often discussed by Democrats. Trump will unveil the plans in a speech in a politically critical Philadelphia suburb as he tries to build his appeal with more moderate, independent voters - especially women.

Hillary Clinton has a body double, conspiracy theorists say

Idiots on the internet have solved all of the mysteries lingering from Hillary Clinton's health scare: She has a body double, of course. As questions continue over Clinton belatedly revealing her pneumonia diagnosis, a sizable-enough segment of the Web apparently believes there were two Hillarys roaming New York City on Sunday.

Obama: 2016 Campaign Is ‘a Little More Crazy Than Usual’

6... - As he campaigned alone for the first time this election cycle, President Obama said the rhetoric in this presidential campaign has been a little crazier than in previous years. "In election season you will often hear crazy stuff," the president said Tuesday as he campaigned solo for Hillary Clinton in Philadelphia.

Ex-Clinton aide refuses to answer questions

A former State Department IT staffer who was involved in setting up and servicing Hillary Clinton's private email server refused to answer questions from a second congressional committee Tuesday, sparking anger among Republican committee members. Bryan Pagliano, who worked for the State Department during Clinton's tenure but was also paid separately by the Clinton family to manage the private email server she used while in office, did not appear at the hearing before the House Oversight Committee despite receiving a subpoena to appear late last week.

In Pennsylvania, Trump to propose childcare deduction tax break

U.S. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on Tuesday will propose allowing families to deduct the cost of childcare expenses from income taxes, his campaign said, a move aimed at bolstering his support among women voters. Trump is to lay out the plan in an evening speech in the Philadelphia suburb of Aston, Pennsylvania, his latest attempt to construct a policy framework that he would use for governing if elected over Democrat Hillary Clinton on Nov. 8. Trump is to be introduced at the event by his daughter, Ivanka, who has championed the issue of childcare as an influential voice in his campaign.

The Latest: Al-Qaida in Syria blasts US-Russia truce deal

Sergei Rudskoi, center, of the Russian Military General Staff listens to Russian and Syrian officers during a video call, as a Syrian army facility is displayed on screen, at a Russian Defense Ministry buil... . In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian President Bashar Assad, center, walks on a street with officials after performing the morning Eid al-Adha prayers in Daraya, a blockaded Damascus suburb, Syria, Monda... Ryan Lochte says he feels "a little hurt" after being involved in an incident on "Dancing with the Stars" that prompted producers to cut to a commercial.

Campaigns look to lock in support before Election Day

Hillary Clinton's campaign will be in barber shops and beauty salons, at rec centers on college campuses and outside African-American churches running "souls to the polls" programs. Donald Trump's backers will be collecting names and contact information from thousands of supporters at his massive rallies, as party foot soldiers plan massive door-knocking operations.