Debate breaks record as most-watched in U.S. history  —  Monday night was the most-watched debate in American history.  —  More than 80 million people tuned in to see Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump face off, setting a new record in the sixty year history of televised presidential debates.

Trump points fingers after shaky debate  —  Donald Trump's long night on Long Island morphed into a day of finger-pointing Tuesday, as he revived his brashest personal style to explain an erratic debate performance against Hillary Clinton.  —  The Republican presidential nominee …

Former Miss Universe Alicia Machado Won't Be Defined by Donald Trump's Fat-Shaming  —  When Hillary Clinton called out her opponent's sexism at the first presidential debate, she highlighted a woman who had experienced it firsthand.  —  In the final minutes of the first presidential debate …

Giuliani: Clinton ‘too stupid to be president’  —  Hillary Clinton's decision to stand by her husband and attack former White House intern Monica Lewinsky when news of a sexual relationship between the two broke in 1998 prove that the former secretary of state is “too stupid to be president,” Rudy Giuliani said Monday night.

Government Shutdown Hinges On Republicans Helping Flint  —  If the question is which side will cave, the answer could be both.  —  Congressional Reporter, The Huffington Post White House and Congressional Reporter, The Huffington Post  —  Senior Congressional Reporter, The Huffington Post

Donald Trump's Georgia campaign executive director resigns  —  ATLANTA - Channel 2 Action News has learned that Donald Trump's Georgia campaign executive director has resigned.  —  “Today we accepted the resignation of the Trump-Pence campaign's Georgia State Director Brandon Phillips.

U.S. owes black people reparations for a history of ‘racial terrorism,’ says U.N. panel  —  The history of slavery in the United States justifies reparations for African Americans, argues a recent report by a U.N.-affiliated group based in Geneva.  —  This conclusion was part of a study …

Swing-state Republicans dump on Trump  —  In front of the largest televised debate audience ever, Donald Trump blew it.  —  Swing-state Republicans expressed frustration at his Monday night performance, characterizing it as a series of missed opportunities to move the dial in the places …

Big League Trouble: Trump Faces New Questions About His Charity Finances  —  It's not just where the money went from the Donald Trump Foundation that's drawing scrutiny to GOP nominee.  It's also how the money came in.  —  A new Washington Post report this week presented cases …

Charlotte mayor faces furious crowd at City Council meeting  —  A furious crowd of citizens criticized and often shouted down Charlotte City Council on Monday night, calling for resignations across the city and chanting, “Hands Down!  Shoot Back!” and “No Justice, No Peace!”