Trump momentum shows signs of stalling  —  <p>The summer of Trump is over, and rival campaigns are latching onto glimmers of hope that autumn will be the season of the billionaire businessman's decline.</p><p>After faltering in last week's debate, Donald Trump showed signs that the campaign grind has taken its toll.

In meeting with nuns, Pope Francis makes quiet protest of Obamacare  —  WASHINGTON — Pope Francis made an unscheduled stop to visit the Little Sisters of the Poor Wednesday, a move that Vatican officials said was intended to send a message of support in the nuns' battle against Obamacare.

Hillary Clinton sits for interview with Lena Dunham  —  <p>In an effort to reach out to millennial women voters, Hillary Clinton will appear in an interview opposite <i>Girls</i> star Lena Dunham, set to post online Tuesday, POLITICO has learned.  The already-taped segment …

Stampede kills more than 450 at Hajj pilgrimage near Mecca  —  More than 300 dead after stampede at Hajj pilgrimage  —  (CNN)A stampede during one of the last rituals of the Hajj season — the annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca — has killed more than 450 people and injured 719 others in Saudi Arabia.

Epic Media Fail of the Year  —  John and I, as the Christian half of the Judeo-Christian ethos of Power Line, wish our Jewish friends and readers heartfelt best wishes on their observance of Yom Kippur.  —  So, too, did WGN TV in Chicago, except that in the most epic media fail of all time …

Government Shutdown as Self-Promotion  —  Planned Parenthood ought to be defunded, but trying to do it this way invites disaster.  —  For the right reasons, congressional Republicans want to end taxpayer funding for Planned Parenthood, the country's largest abortion provider.

Marco Rubio's no-not-me strategy  —  Ten days after Marco Rubio launched his campaign for president in April, his aides doused cold water on a poll showing him leading the Republican pack.  When he won positive reviews in the first debate in August, he retreated to a quiet schedule of raising money and holding small-scale events.

Cornell Seeks Diversity Ph.D., Qualifications Irrelevant  —  Cornell University is looking for a tenure track assistant professor whose only qualification is diversity; actual field of study is irrelevant.  The job listing says that the candidate can apply for “some area of the humanities or qualitative social sciences.”

Introducing 360 Video on Facebook  —  Starting today, 360-degree videos will begin rolling out in News Feed.  —  Our goal at Facebook is to connect you with the people and things that matter, every single day.  Over time, we've seen that people enjoy more immersive content in their News Feeds.

Controversial South Park episode shows Donald Trump being raped and murdered: Show attacks tycoon's run for President, his immigration policies and then kills him off in shocking final scene  — But when Canada beats him to it, he travels into the country before carrying out his sick rape threat on Trump himself

Activists urge de Blasio to avoid federal counterterrorism program  —  More than 20 organizations have written a letter to Mayor Bill de Blasio and top administration aides, urging them not to participate in a White House initiative designed to counteract violent extremism in the United States.

Team Obama's so-called Syria policy hits a new low  —  Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) and his Syrian counterpart, Bashar al-Assad, smile as they shake hands in the Kremlin in Moscow in 2006.  —  Secretary of State John Kerry says Syrian despot Bashar al-Assad has got to go.