Republicans in Denial That the Debate Exposed Donald Trump As Unfit for Office  —  If you're a Republican who has been clinging to the wan hope that Donald Trump might somehow, in his eighth decade on Earth, develop into a plausibly competent president of the United States, the first debate should have been your moment to abandon ship.

Revisit the Time Donald Trump Said Kim Kardashian Had “Gotten a Bit Large” [Updated]  —  The presidential candidate has a history of body shaming women. … Just two days after Hillary Clinton called out Donald Trump for the reprehensible way he discusses women during their televised debate …

Child airlifted after shooting at Townville Elementary School  —  At least one child was injured and airlifted after a shooting at Townville Elementary School.  —  Anderson County Sheriff's Office Lt. Sheila Cole said the shooting shortly after 1 p.m. was at Townville Elementary School …

Senate overrides Obama 9/11 veto in overwhelming vote  —  The Senate voted overwhelmingly on Wednesday to override President Obama's veto of a bill that would allow the families of 9/11 victims to sue Saudi Arabia.  —  The 97-1 vote marks the first time the Senate has mustered enough support to overrule Obama's veto pen.

I sold Trump $100,000 worth of pianos.  Then he stiffed me.  —  The Republican nominee is a callous businessman.  —  At Monday night's debate, Donald Trump was called out for stiffing the people who work for him.  Trump has been accused of failing to pay hundreds of contractors.

RIGGED: Damning Video Busts Hillary Using Hand Signals To Trigger Lester Holt  —  A comprehensive video has surfaced that rather convincingly shows Hillary Clinton using hand signals like a third base baseball coach to prompt moderator Lester Holt to quickly call on her to counter comments …

Obama faces tough questions from military and veterans  —  FORT LEE, Va. — Military personnel and veterans challenged President Obama, often aggressively, on his refusal to use the phrase “Islamic terrorism,” his decision to open combat jobs up to women and the performance of the Department …

Memo: Fox News VP reminds staff that online debate polls ‘do not meet our editorial standards’  —  A Fox News executive sent a memo to television producers and the politics team on Tuesday afternoon reminding employees that unscientific online polls “do not meet our editorial standards.”

Gary Johnson Has Another ‘Aleppo Moment’ After Failing to Immediately Identity His Favorite World Leader  —  Gary Johnson has once again demonstrated that foreign policy may not be his strong point.  —  On Wednesday night — just three weeks after the Libertarian presidential candidate curiously asked …

Trump and the Truth: The “Lying” Media  —  This essay is part of a series The New Yorker will be running through the election titled “Trump and the Truth.”  —  The irony of Donald Trump's relationship with the press is that, while he has spent his entire campaign complaining bitterly about it …

Poll: Majority of Voters Say Clinton Won First Presidential Debate  —  Trump Spins Debate as Win, But Polls Show Most Voters Think He Lost 1:33  —  A majority of likely voters (52 percent) who either watched the debate or said they followed debate coverage in the news said Hillary Clinton won …

U.S. warns Samsung washing machine owners after explosion reports  —  Samsung, maker of the troubled Galaxy Note 7 smartphone, has another problem on its hands.  —  U.S. regulators on Wednesday warned owners of certain top-loading Samsung washing machines of “safety issues” following reports that some have exploded.

Trump Keeps Citing Online Votes Even As Polls Show He Lost The Debate  —  While the Ipsos/Reuters national tracking poll released Wednesday showed Hillary Clinton leading Donald Trump in both head-to-head and four-way matchups, an Ipsos/Reuters States of the Nation poll conducted in Iowa …

Chelsea Clinton Discusses the First Debate, Her Mom's Pneumonia, and More  —  Chelsea Clinton responds to Trump's remarks about her father's infidelity and her mother's “stamina.”  —  With the election less than two months away, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump just faced off …

Clinton campaign in ‘panic mode’ over Florida black voters  —  MIAMI — To kill Donald Trump's chances of capturing the White House, Hillary Clinton needs to win Florida.  And to do that, she needs a big minority turnout.  —  But Democrats are beginning to worry that too many African-American voters …

Wow!  Obama Administration Admits It Does Not Screen Refugees For Radical Views (VIDEO)  —  The Obama administration admitted today at the Senate Judiciary Committee they do not scree refugees for radical views.  —  Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL) grilled Principal Debuty Assistant Secretary of Population …

Baltimore vs. Marilyn Mosby  —  In the midst of a national crisis of police violence, Baltimore's state's attorney gambled that prosecuting six officers for the death of Freddie Gray would help heal her city.  She lost much more than just the case.  —  A little before 7 the other night …

In ‘Hitler,’ an Ascent From ‘Dunderhead’ to Demagogue  —  How did Adolf Hitler — described by one eminent magazine editor in 1930 as a “half-insane rascal,” a “pathetic dunderhead,” a “nowhere fool,” a “big mouth” — rise to power in the land of Goethe and Beethoven?

California Suspends Ties With Wells Fargo  —  Citing Wells Fargo's “venal abuse of its customers,” the California treasurer took the unusual step on Wednesday of suspending many of its ties with the San Francisco bank as it continues to reel from the scandal over the creation …

Reason to cringe: Female voters react to Trump … KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa. (AP) — When Donald Trump challenged Hillary Clinton's stamina on the debate stage, Pennsylvania voter Patricia Bennett said she heard a “dog whistle” that smacked of unmistakable sexism.

Venezuela crisis: I flew to U.S. to buy toilet paper  —  Carmen Mendoza came to New York to visit her daughter Anabella — and also to buy toilet paper, soap, toothpaste, beans, corn flour, tuna fish, mayonnaise and aspirin.  —  Mendoza, 66, can't find these basic goods in her home country: Venezuela.