HOW DONALD TRUMP'S COMPANY VIOLATED THE UNITED STATES EMBARGO AGAINST CUBA  —  THE SCOOP DONALD TRUMP CUBA  —  A company controlled by Donald Trump, the Republican nominee for president, secretly conducted business in communist Cuba during Fidel Castro's presidency despite strict American trade bans …

Trump angry at allies conceding he lost debate  —  Washington (CNN)Donald Trump is angry that his aides and advisers have conceded to reporters — largely without attribution — that the Republican nominee struggled in his first presidential debate.  —  In a conference call …

Trump and allies digging into attacks on beauty queen  —  Donald Trump and his allies are refusing to let up on their attacks on former Miss Universe Alicia Machado, with Newt Gingrich shaming her for gaining weight during her reign and Corey Lewandowski suggesting she's an attempted murderer.

‘Missing’ White Voters Could Elect Trump.  But First They Need To Register.  —  Here's a scary stat for Democrats: In 2012, President Obama won re-election by almost 5 million votes, but about 47 million eligible white voters without a college degree — including 24 million men — didn't bother to vote.

Endorsement: Libertarian Gary Johnson for president  —  Today this newspaper does something it has never done in its 143-year history: endorse someone other than the Republican candidate in a presidential contest.  —  Since its founding in 1873, The Detroit News has backed a Republican every …

More than 100 reported hurt, passengers trapped after train crash at Hoboken, NJ station  —  DEVELOPING: More than 100 people were reported hurt, many critically, and others remained trapped after a train slammed into a busy station in Hoboken, N.J., during the Thursday morning commute as emergency workers rushed to the scene.

Employees at Trump's California golf course say he wanted to fire women who weren't pretty enough  —  D  —  onald Trump wanted only the pretty ones, his employees said.  —  After the Trump National Golf Club in Rancho Palos Verdes opened for play in 2005, its world-famous owner didn't stop …

Donald Trump says Google proves he's winning — and is trying to make sure he loses  —  At the top of his rally in the critical Wisconsin county of Waukesha on Wednesday night, Donald Trump accused the search giant Google of both impeding and bolstering his candidacy.

Why Clinton hasn't put Trump away  —  My first impression, after watching the opening chapter of the Trump-Clinton debate trilogy Monday, was that really not much would change as a result.  Trump had been his rude, sputtering, substance-free self; Clinton had proved herself again …

McConnell: Saudi 9/11 law could have ‘unintended consequences’  —  Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said Thursday that a new law allowing U.S. victims of terrorism to sue foreign governments may have “unintended ramifications,” despite Congress's overwhelming vote this week …

Stein trolls Johnson on world leaders gaffe, also fails to name world leaders  —  Green Party presidential nominee Jill Stein tried to capitalize on Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson flubbing a question on world leaders by listing three figures she liked.

Obama had a tense exchange with CNN's Jake Tapper over why he won't say ‘radical Islamic terrorism’  —  President Barack Obama sparred with CNN host Jake Tapper on Wednesday night in a tense exchange over Obama's refusal to use the phrase “radical Islamic terrorism.”

EXCLUSIVE: NY Attorney General's Probe Of Trump Foundation Appears To Widen  —  The New York attorney general's investigation of the Donald J. Trump Foundation appears to have broadened to include new allegations of self-dealing by Trump that surfaced after the probe began, TPM has learned.

America cannot elect a fat-shaming misogynist as president  —  We are in Day 3 of the Alicia Machado-Donald Trump  —  campaign debacle.  At the end of Monday night's debate, Hillary Clinton  —  landed quite a punch on an unsuspecting Trump.  —  She reminded Trump of the former Miss Universe who …

Cover Story: Donald Trump Is Barry Blitt's “Miss Congeniality”  —  “She was the worst we ever had, the worst, the absolute worst, she was impossible,” Donald Trump told Fox News the morning after his debate with Hillary Clinton, defending his treatment of Alicia Machado …

Is your dog's Halloween costume sexist?  —  Young girls may be discarding their princess wands for superhero capes this Halloween, but not so in the canine world.  —  The glass ceiling appears to be firmly in place at PetSmart, where career costumes labeled “male” include firefighter and police officer …

Ohio, Long a Bellwether, Is Fading on the Electoral Map  —  ATHENS, Ohio — After decades as one of America's most reliable political bellwethers, an inevitable presidential battleground that closely mirrored the mood and makeup of the country, Ohio is suddenly fading in importance this year.

Wisconsin Is Systematically Failing to Provide the Photo IDs Required to Vote in November  —  New recordings from the DMV show how the state is continuing to disenfranchise black voters.  —  By ,  —  Madison, WI—Zack Moore, a 34-year-old African-American man, moved from Chicago to Madison last year.

Watchdog knocks administration for misusing Obamacare funds  —  The Obama administration is illegally sending payments to health insurers instead of to the federal Treasury as Obamacare requires, according to a new report from the Government Accountability Office.