Donald Trump has taken a one-point lead over Hillary Clinton in a Reuters-Ipsos poll. It found Republican Trump winning the support of 40 percent of voters, with Democrat Clinton at 39 percent. It’s an eight-point swing in Trump’s direction in the past week. When the poll, with a margin of error of 3 percentage points, included third-party candidates, Libertarian Gary Johnson got 7 percent.(nypost.com)…[+]

Newly released FBI documents detailing the bureau’s investigation of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s emails reveal the aide who would likely follow her into the White House as chief counsel was central to a cover-up of evidence sought by investigators.

Yet despite signs Clinton’s former chief of staff Cheryl Mills obstructed efforts by investigators to obtain Clinton’s emails, the FBI invited Mills to attend Hillary’s interview at FBI headquarters as one of her lawyers. “It’s absolutely outrageous,” Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton said. “The FBI saw massive document destruction and clear intent to withhold material evidence,” he added, “and they just ignored that obstruction, and even let her sit in on the interview.”(nypost.com)…[+]

Two people were shot to death and three others wounded early Monday at the bustling J’Ouvert carnival celebrating Caribbean culture in Brooklyn — sparking pandemonium hours before the city’s annual West Indian Day Parade. At least five people were shot and one person was stabbed despite a heavy police presence to ensure safety during the raucous event, which has been routinely marred by violence. Last year, an aide to Gov. Andrew Cuomo was killed by a stray bullet.(nypost.com)…[+]