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.

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.

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.

2003 clip backs up Trump on Iraq War opposition  —  After all the clamor for moderators to fact-check the candidates during Monday night's presidential debate, Donald Trump flipped the script on Lester Holt by rejecting his assertion Trump backed the war in Iraq - and history backs The Donald.

McConnell, Pelosi, Ryan seek deal on government funding impasse  —  Speaker Paul Ryan, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi are trying to hash out an agreement to break an impasse over government funding as the Sept. 30 budget deadline fast approaches.

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 …

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.

Trump Beats Expectations  —  Hempstead, N.Y.  —  He was better early, she was better late.  Better to be better early.  —  Donald Trump dominated the first few minutes of Monday's debate by casting Hillary Clinton as the embodiment of Washington politics and the failed policies that have led us to this point.

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.

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 …

Statement from Dean Melanie Wilson about Professor's Tweet  —  Following Professor Glenn Reynolds's tweet and my public response last week, I began an investigation that included an examination of the facts, policies in the university's Faculty Handbook, and the law.

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 …