New Poll Shows Big Convention Bounce for ClintonNow up five points over Trump, in a CBS survey.

There are only fragmentary polling results available as of Monday morning, and it's possible some immediate post-convention developments once "leaners" are factored in, and she leads by five if Libertarian Gary Johnson is included. Trump had edged ahead of Clinton in the last The internals of the new survey are unsurprising: Clinton's lead is mainly the product of better performance among independents and a consolidation of support among Democrats.

Clinton campaign: FBI said she had no reason to believe emails were classified

The Clinton campaign on Monday maintained FBI Director James B. Comey said he believes there was "no basis" for Hillary Clinton to believe emails she received as secretary of state were classified, a day after Mrs. Clinton indicated Mr. Comey said her answers on the matter were "truthful." "What Director Comey said was that he believes there was no basis for her to believe that the emails in question that you're referring to - that she had any reason to believe they were classified," Clinton campaign manager Robby Mook said on MSNBC's "Morning Joe."

Is SCOTUS a Good Reason to Support Trump? Libertarian and Conservative Legal Experts Weigh In

Donald Trump is hoping to pitch himself as the conservative legal movement's last best hope for securing the future of the U.S. Supreme Court. Trump says that if he's elected president he will name committed constitutionalists to the bench and will replace the late Justice Antonin Scalia with "a person of similar views and principles."

Hillary Rodham Clinton embraces election as referendum on Donald Trump

Hillary Clinton's three-day bus ride across battleground Pennsylvania and Ohio was supposed to celebrate her nomination with new running mate Sen. Tim Kaine, showcase her plans to add jobs and ring a bell for the fall election. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks with Tim Kaine's wife Anne Holton, left, during a rally at Fort Hayes Metropolitan Education Center in Columbus, Ohio, on Sunday, July 31, 2016.

Dems slam Cuomo for snubbing de Blasio repeatedly at DNC

Prominent state Democrats are accusing Gov. Cuomo of directly contradicting Hillary Clinton's message of party unity by bringing his escalating war with Mayor de Blasio to the Democratic Convention in Philadelphia. One senior Democrat told The Post that Cuomo's repeated snubbing of de Blasio at the convention had also "backfired on the governor'' and left many New York delegates convinced the governor "was petty and divisive at a time when we were all preaching party unity.'

Fight with Khan family tests Trump’s ‘say anything’ strategy16 minutes ago

In this Friday, July 29, 2016 file photo, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally in Colorado Springs, Colo. Trump broke a major American political and societal taboo over the weekend when he engaged in an emotionally-charged feud with Khizr and Ghazala Khan, the bereaved parents of a decorated Muslim Army captain killed by a suicide bomber in Iraq.

Bill Clinton swings for the fences in an effort to secure swing voters

It was hard to imagine that Bill Clinton could make as powerful a speech on behalf of his wife as he did on behalf of Barack Obama four years ago. Advocating Obama's re-election required an extended argument about public policy, a persuasive mobilization of facts and figures, and a series of pokes at the Republican Party.

Womana s still in the (Democratic) party mood at 102

Geraldine “Jerry” Emmett is 102, legally blind and a lifelong, “good Democrat.” Every day, she drinks two beers - one at 10 a.m., the other at 4 p.m. Her favorite, she told the Arizona Republic, is Michelob Ultra Light. She lived through the civil rights movement, the women's liberation movement, the women's suffrage movement.

Candidates trade barbs over Muslims

Hillary Clinton said Sunday that Donald Trump repaid the "ultimate sacrifice" of a U.S. Army captain killed in Iraq with insults and degrading comments about Muslims, as the soldier's bereaved father pressured Republican Party leaders to distance themselves from the GOP presidential nominee. It was the latest bitter rhetorical volley between the defiant Republican candidate, Clinton and the family of a fallen soldier since the two parties concluded their major conventions last week and the nation looked ahead to a close election this November.