The Latest: Reid calls on GOP leaders to abandon Trump

The Senate's Democratic leader, Harry Reid, is calling on the top Republicans in Congress to revoke their endorsements of GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump in the wake of his criticism of the parents of a Muslim American soldier killed in Iraq.

Reid says "this shouldn't be hard" and calls Trump "a sexist and racist man who insults Gold Star parents, stokes fear of Muslims and sows hatred of Latinos."

House Speaker Paul Ryan says Muslim Americans who serve in the U.S. military should be honored — "period" — and that he would reject any proposal that would require a religious test for entry into the U.S.

The captain's parents have come under criticism from GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump for speaking out against his candidacy during the Democratic National Convention.

Koch says that since it appears that neither presidential candidate is likely to support his network in those efforts, they are focusing on what he calls "maximizing the number of principled leaders in the House and Senate who will."

Hillary Clinton's campaign is disputing Donald Trump's claim that she and other Democrats have rigged the presidential debate schedule so that two of the three match-ups would occur at the same time as NFL games.

The nonpartisan Commission on Presidential Debates says no political party or campaign was consulted about the dates chosen last year for this fall's debates.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is stopping short of calling out Donald Trump for his criticism of the parents of a Muslim U.S. Army captain who was killed by a suicide bomber in Iraq.

[...] McConnell says in a statement Sunday that "all Americans should value the patriotic service of the patriots who volunteer to selflessly defend us in the armed services."

Hillary Clinton is defending the bereaved parents of a Muslim U.S. Army captain, saying Donald Trump has a "total misunderstanding" of American values and has inflamed divisions in American society.

Khan thanked Trump for calling his son a hero, but said the Republican presidential nominee is being "disingenuous" because of his campaign rhetoric.

The father of a Muslim U.S. Army captain killed by a suicide bomber in Iraq says he appreciates that Donald Trump called his son a hero, but says he finds the Republican presidential nominee disingenuous because of his policies and his rhetoric.

Retired Gen. John Allen says Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has "no credibility" to criticize him about the U.S. battle against Islamic State militants.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is suggesting the U.S. accept Russia's annexation of Crimea if it would lead to better relations with Moscow and stronger cooperation in fighting Islamic State militants.