Former KKK leader David Duke and other leaders of racist groups have been energized by the Trump candidacy. Plus, Pepe the Frog’s creator talks about his character’s new designation as a hate symbol.

FBI Director James Comey appeared before the House Judiciary Committee to report that there have been more hacks of voter registration databases. How serious is the danger that the US election could be compromised?

One of the founding fathers of Israel, Shimon Peres, has died at the age of 93. A look at his legacy and the future of Israel.

More than 80 million people watched the first debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, making it the most-watched debate ever. The candidates squabbled over the birther conspiracy, the TPP, race and crime, and who has the more “winning temperament.”

New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd previews Monday’s debate. She’s been covering both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton for two decades.

Should we throw out the current format of the presidential debates? And who is Pepe the Frog and why is Donald trump Jr. tweeting about the stoned cartoon character?

Two more high-profile shootings of black men in Tulsa, OK and Charlotte, NC spark divergent responses. What lessons can cities learn from how officials have handled the shootings and the impact that’s had on public reaction?

Protests erupted Tuesday in Charlotte, NC after a black man was shot and killed by police. In Tulsa, an officer shot and killed an unarmed black man on Friday. Meanwhile in LA, the Police Commission ruled this week that officers had violated deadly force rules in two separate shootings last year.

President Obama gave his final address to the UN General Assembly Tuesday. With the conflict in Syria still unresolved and millions displaced, what will Obama’s foreign policy legacy be?

The reemergence of the ‘birther’ theory topped a crazy week on the campaign trail that included Hillary’s pneumonia, Donald on Dr. Oz, and Colin Powell’s email hack.