New York hedge fund billionaire and Republican donor Robert Mercer and his daughter Rebekah appear to have influenced Donald Trump’s dramatic staff shake-up on Wednesday, as well as other goings-on at the Trump campaign, reported The Hill.

• Politico: Trump Campaign On Polls: ‘I Think It Helps Us to Be a Little Bit Behind’
• Reuters: Clinton Foundation Hired Cyber Firm After Suspected Hacking: Sources
• Daily Caller: Leaked Board Documents: Soros Organization Tried to Buy Supreme Court Ruling on Illegal Immigration
• The Hill: House Panel to Probe Claims of Clinton Perjury
• WashTimes: Prison Inmates Produced Defective Combat Helmets for US Soldiers

In a major campaign staffing shakeup, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, has named Stephen Bannon of Breitbart News as chief executive officer, essentially demoting campaign Chairman Paul Manafort, and promoting pollster Kellyanne Conway to campaign manager, reports AP.

• AP: Clinton Camp Pushes Back as GOP Challenges FBI, Seeks Probe
• Politico: Clinton Camp Attacks Trump Over ‘Deranged’ Health Rumors
• WashTimes: Serbs Greet Joe Biden With Chants of ‘Vote For Trump!’
• WashExaminer: Mook Spooked: Clinton Fundraising Falling Short, ‘Should Be Crushing’ It
• WashTimes: Black Lives Matter Cashes In With $100 Million From Liberal Foundations

Beltway insiders prefer Hillary Clinton to Donald Trump by huge margins, a new poll conducted by Echelon Insights for the Washington Examiner reveals.

• Newsmax: Icahn Says He May Boost Trump With Attack on EPA
• The Hill: Poll: Clinton Has 9-Point Lead Over Trump
• WashTimes: Clinton Foundation Profited From Clintons’ Personal Charity, Returns Show
• CNN: Donald Trump Plots Strategy On ISIS — And Campaign Revival
• WashTimes: Black Lives Matter Blindsides Jewish Supporters With Anti-Israel Platform