Ted Strickland says sorry: Ohio Politics Roundup

In this June 21, 2016, file photo, former Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Ohio, speaks at a rally for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton at the Fort Hayes Metropolitan Education Center in Columbus, Ohio. Former Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland apologizes for "insensitive remarks."

From Halifax County farm to Hillary Clinton’s host

Dr. Bruce Allen Carter, who grew up in Halifax County and since has relocated to south Florida, enjoyed a unique political moment this week - hosting a fund raising event at his home for presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. Clinton campaigned in south Florida by hitting major cities in Miami, Tampa and Orlando earlier this week.

Disgraced Former US Rep. Mark Foley Spotted at Trump Rally

Former U.S. Rep. Mark Foley, who resigned from Congress in 2006 in disgrace after sending sexually explicit messages to teenage congressional pages, attended a rally for Donald Trump in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on Wednesday. Foley, who could be seen in the background in videos and photos of the event, raised his hand when Trump asked if the people featured in the seats directly behind the stage knew him.

The Latest: Clinton says email rules different for Hillary

Bill Clinton says it was a mistake for Hillary Clinton to maintain a personal email server even though her predecessors and her successor at the State Department did it. But the former president says his wife should have known that there would be a different set of rules applied to her if she ran for the presidency.

Trump’s Corrosive ISIS Slur

First, he correctly observed that the roots of the Islamic State predated Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's tenure and, indeed, even the liberation of Iraq. It's an inconvenient truth to remember that Iraqi President Saddam Hussein fanned the flames of Islamism in the wake of his 1991 defeat in Kuwait and that Abu Musab al-Zarqawi's group killed an American diplomat in Jordan months before President George W. Bush decided to use military force to oust Saddam Hussein.

U.S. Secret Service talks to Trump campaign over gun rights comments

U.S. Secret Service had spoken to Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump's campaign about his controversial gun rights comments, local media said on Wednesday. Citing a U.S. Secret Service official who spoke on condition of anonymity, CNN reported that "more than one conversation" had been held between officials from the agency and Trump's campaign, during which the campaign said Trump did not intend to incite violence against his Democratic counterpart Hillary Clinton.

National View: Michael Gerson – Clinton’s ‘short-circuited’ apology

One of the most unintentionally revealing moments of Hillary Clinton's campaign so far came during her recent, unconvincing explanation of the email affair: "I may have short-circuited it and for that I … ah … you know, will try to clarify." Most of the resulting ridicule has focused on the "short-circuited" portion of the statement, which seems a particularly gentle euphemism for prevarication.

Cyberattack on Democrats bigger than first believed

The Russian hackers who exposed a pro-Hillary Clinton bias at the Democratic National Committee have reportedly hacked even more Democratic e-mails than previously believed. The cyber criminals gained access to the correspondence of more than 100 Democratic Party officials and groups, apparently targeting Clinton campaign officials and party operatives, according to The New York Times .

Hillary played favorites with huge number of Clinton Foundation donors

The shady Lebanese-Nigerian businessman who got Hillary Clinton's State Department to arrange a high-level meeting was only one of a dizzying number of big A donors to the Clinton Foundation to score government favors. The list includes high rollers whose relationships with the Clintons made them even richer; countries with dubious human-rights records; and companies looking to grease the skids to get an edge on the competition.

Honest Hillary and a Corrupted FBI

Time to revisit FBI Director James Comey's statement that no reasonable prosecutor would bring charges against Hillary Clinton. Not only was it a lie that allowed Hillary to abscond, we have been predictably rewarded with more lying , more evidence that indeed Hillary's private server was hacked by foreign intelligence services, and now face the very likely prospect that our next president will not only be a lawless, pathological liar, but open to the worst kind of blackmail.

Crooked Hillary or Unhealthy Hillary?

Donald Trump, shortly after securing the GOP nomination, attached a name to Hillary Clinton, just as he did to his opponents throughout the primary process. She was Crooked Hillary, based on a lifetime of playing fast and loose with finances, ethics, and honesty.