memeorandum: Americans Less Sure They'll Vote for President (Lydia Saad/Gallup)

9:05 AM ET, September 28, 2016

Top Items:

Endorsement: Hillary Clinton is the only choice to move America ahead — The Arizona Republic editorial board endorses Hillary Clinton for president. — Since The Arizona Republic began publication in 1890, we have never endorsed a Democrat over a Republican for president. Never.

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, CNN, New York Magazine, FiveThirtyEight, Politico, Occupy Democrats, Slate, New Century Times, Politicus USA, Business Insider, The Week, The Atlantic, Shareblue and Guardian

John Wagner / Washington Post:

Clinton to score another GOP endorsement: former senator John Warner of Virginia — Although he has bucked his party before, Warner has never endorsed a Democrat for president. He will appear in Virginia on Wednesday with Clinton's running mate, Tim Kaine.

Discussion: Politico, The Week and Guardian

David Martosko / Reuters:

Miss Universe ‘fat-shamed’ by Donald Trump was accused of threatening to kill a judge and being an accomplice to a MURDER bid in her native Venezuela — Alicia Machado, from Venezuela, was Miss Universe in 1996 when Donald Trump bought the franchise for the contest

Discussion: Infowars, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, The Gateway Pundit, GotNews, Daily Wire and Washington Post

Daniella Diaz / CNN:

Miss Universe strikes back — No more insults for the women," she says — Washington (CNN)Former “Miss Universe” Alicia Machado struck back Tuesday against insults hurled at her by Donald Trump, saying that he was “aggressive” and “really rude.” — Machado, who represented Venezuela in Trump's 1996 …

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, Mediaite, ECHIDNE OF THE SNAKES, The Daily Caller, Guardian and Washington Free Beacon

Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
Figures. Hillary Touts Ex-Miss Universe at Debate... Who Later Became Porn Actress and Accomplice to Murder

Discussion: The Last Refuge

Alex Pfeiffer / The Daily Caller:
Porn Star Campaigns For Hillary Clinton

Discussion: /pol/, Outside the Beltway and Joe.My.God.

Charles C. Johnson / GotNews: BUILD THE WALL! @HillaryClinton's Mentally Ill #AliciaMachado Is Drug Kingpin's Baby Mama, Had Anchor Baby With Him

Neal Broverman / Advocate:
Donald Trump Believes His Decade of Bullying Rosie O'Donnell Is Justified

Discussion: CNN, Washington Post, AOL, New Century Times, Washington Monthly, Guardian, Vox, The Huffington Post and Talking Points Memo

Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
How Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump Made Alicia Machado the New Khizr Khan

Discussion: Mashable, Vox, Washington Post, National Review and NPR

New York Times:
Shamed and Angry: The Beauty Contestant Donald Trump Mocked for Her Weight

Discussion: USA Today, GotNews, ABC News, Slate, Advocate, People.com, The Atlantic, Hollywood Reporter, CNBC, Mediaite, Mashable, Washington Times, Mother Jones, Raw Story, NBC News, Hullabaloo, Washington Post, The Week, Vox and Hot Air

Prachi Gupta / Cosmopolitan:
Former Miss Universe Alicia Machado Won't Be Defined by Donald Trump's Fat-Shaming

Discussion: The Federalist, Media Matters for America, Vox, GotNews, The Times of Israel, Guardian, KTLA, Washington Post, Business Insider, BuzzFeed, Politico, Balloon Juice, Talking Points Memo, CNBC, Refinery29, Fox News, AOL, CBS Boston and ThinkProgress

The Hill:

Democrats target Libertarian ticket — Democrats panicked by third-party candidates drawing support away from Hillary Clinton — are ramping up their attacks against Gary Johnson — and warning that a vote for a third party is a vote for Donald Trump — Liberal groups are passing …

Discussion: Hot Air and Political Wire

Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:

Sanders: Young voters will ‘come on board’ Clinton's campaign … on Tuesday said he expects younger voters to come on board Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton — 's campaign. — The Vermont senator said he will be campaigning with the Democratic nominee on Wednesday in New Hampshire …

Gary Johnson / New York Times:

Take a Deep Breath, Voters. There Is a Third Way. — The America I know wasn't on the television screen on Monday night. My America is about the freedom to make choices, pursue your dreams and use your skills as entrepreneurs. It is about having more choices than just red versus blue.

Discussion: Politico

Melanie Zanona / The Hill:

House strikes deal on Flint, potentially ending shutdown threat — House leaders have reached a deal to potentially include emergency funding for lead-contaminated communities like Flint, Mich., in a waterways bill in a move that is designed to stave off an election-year government shutdown later this week.

Mike DeBonis / Washington Post:
House leaders reach deal on Flint aid, potentially averting shutdown

Discussion: Real Clear Politics, New York Magazine and The Week

John Bresnahan / Politico:
McConnell, Pelosi, Ryan seek deal on government funding impasse

Discussion: Talking Points Memo and AOL

Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:

Clinton team preps for Trump's Bill attack — NEW YORK — Democrats would love Donald Trump to talk about sex. And it looks as if he will. — As threats emanated from Trump Tower on Tuesday that the Republican nominee was preparing to name-check Bill Clinton's mistresses …

Discussion: ABC News

Matea Gold / Washington Post:
Trump campaign says $18 million windfall followed Monday's debate

Discussion: Wall Street Journal

Louis Nelson / Politico:
Giuliani: Clinton ‘too stupid to be president’

Discussion: Slate, BizPac Review, The Week, USA Today, Mediaite, RedState, Washington Post, Heat Street, The Daily Caller, ThinkProgress, Elite Daily and The Daily Beast

David Hernandez / sandiegouniontribune.com:

Man shot, injured by El Cajon police officer — A man who El Cajon police said did not comply with orders was shot and injured by at least one officer outside of an apartment building Tuesday afternoon. — The man, who is believed to be 30 years old, was taken to a hospital with unspecified injuries.

Discussion: Guardian, Business Insider and Mashable

Los Angeles Times:
Shooting of black man by El Cajon police sparks outrage, protests

Discussion: fox5sandiego.com, Daily Kos and KTLA

Amie Parnes / The Hill:

Clinton feels the pressure — is feeling the pressure in the race for the White House — even after a strong night in the first 2016 presidential debate. — Clinton has a huge staff advantage over Donald Trump — , which should help her turn out supporters this fall.

Emily Glazer / Wall Street Journal:

Wells Fargo Claws Back Millions From CEO After Scandal — CEO John Stumpf to forfeit $41 million in unvested equity awards, forgo salary during investigation; former retail banking head Carrie Tolstedt to forfeit $19 million in unvested equity awards — Wells Fargo & Co. Chairman …

Discussion: Forbes, Joe.My.God., NPR and New York Magazine

Christine Wang / CNBC:
Wells Fargo CEO Stumpf to forfeit $41 million in unvested equity amid independent probe

Discussion: AOL

Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:

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.

New York Times:
After a Disappointing Debate, Trump Goes on the Attack

Discussion: New Urban Legends, Washington Post and Liberty Unyielding

Politico:

Cable news' election-year haul could reach $2.5 billion — All-time ratings records for CNN and Fox drive growth - but this won't last — The preliminary numbers are in, and they suggest that the first presidential debate of 2016 between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump will be the most watched debate going back decades.

Discussion: Washington Post

Business Wire: FOX News Channel Achieves Milestone by Delivering Its Most Watched Quarter Ever in Total Day Viewership

BBC:

Shimon Peres, former Israeli president, dies aged 93 — Shimon Peres, who served twice as Israel's prime minister and once as president, has died at the age of 93. — Mr Peres suffered a stroke two weeks ago. His condition had improved before a sudden deterioration on Tuesday.

Discussion: Guardian, Balloon Juice and New Urban Legends

The White House:
Statement by the President on the Death of Former Israeli President Shimon Peres

Discussion: New York Times, Los Angeles Times, CBS New York, The Week, New York Magazine, The Times of Israel and Deadline

New York Times:

New Debate Strategy for Donald Trump: Practice, Practice, Practice — Campaign advisers to Donald J. Trump, concerned that his focus and objectives had dissolved during the first presidential debate on Monday, plan to more rigorously prepare him for his next face-off with Hillary Clinton …

Jordan Fabian / The Hill:

Obama nominates ambassador to Cuba — President Obama plans to nominate the U.S.' first ambassador to Cuba in nearly six decades, a move that could touch off an election-year fight with Republicans over his thaw with the former Cold War foe. — Obama has picked Jeffrey DeLaurentis …

Lydia Saad / Gallup:

Americans Less Sure They'll Vote for President — PRINCETON, N.J. — Amid the news frenzy leading up to the first general election debate of 2016, fewer U.S. adults rate themselves highly likely to vote for president than did so in September of each of the past four presidential election years.

Discussion: Political Wire

Ali Watkins / BuzzFeed:

The White House Asked Congress To Keep Quiet On Russian Hacking — Sources tell BuzzFeed News that top White House officials tried to stop two of Congress's senior intelligence officials from publicly confirming Russian efforts to undermine the US election.

Discussion: Instapundit and The Week

Joel B. Pollak / Breitbart:

PAYBACK: Obama Admin Sues Peter Thiel's Palantir for Bogus ‘Racial Discrimination’ — Palantir Technologies co-founder Peter Thiel is evidently paying the price for backing Republican nominee Donald Trump, as the Obama administration has slapped his company with a frivolous lawsuit alleging “racial discrimination” against Asians.

Discussion: Occupy Democrats and Washington Free Beacon