How the Clinton campaign is making #ThatMexicanThing a thing, explained  —  Sen. Tim Kaine made a point during the vice presidential debate of reminding the American public of that time Donald Trump called Mexican immigrants rapists and drug dealers.  —  “He started his campaign with a speech …

Megyn Kelly Slams Trump for Only Sitting Down With Hannity and Avoiding ‘Unsafe Spaces’  —  UPDATE — Hannity has now hit back on Twitter over this in a BIG way.  More here and here.  —  Megyn Kelly threw some shade at Sean Hannity after the debate last week, but tonight she took a far …

An Open Letter From Elizabeth Holmes  —  After many months spent assessing our strengths and addressing our weaknesses, we have moved to structure our company around the model best aligned with our core values and mission.  —  We have decided to close our clinical labs and Theranos Wellness Centers …

Leaked Hillary Clinton Audio: 'We've Got to Go After' Supreme Court on Second Amendment  —  The NRA endorsed Donald Trump early this year.  —  In a leaked audio from a fundraiser in New York Hillary Clinton told donors “we've got to go after” the Supreme Court on the Second Amendment.

Donald Trump Is Tearing the NFL Apart … Six months ago, Rex Ryan stood before a roaring crowd in Buffalo and gave a pep talk.  This was not an unfamiliar scene for the Bills head coach, except for maybe the suit and tie.  Well, that and the subject of his four-minute speech: Donald J. Trump.

Obama approval hits new high  —  (CNN)President Barack Obama's approval rating stands at 55% in a new CNN/ORC poll, the highest mark of his second term, and matching his best at any time since his first year in office.  —  The new rating outpaces his previous second-term high …

Donald Trump's Slip in Polls Has G.O.P. Worried About Congress  —  Donald J. Trump's support has plunged across the swing-state map over the last 10 days, wiping out his political recovery from September and threatening to undo weeks of Republican gains in the battle for control of Congress.

Trump took Polaroids, interviewed models in 1994 Playboy video  — One video depicts Trump photographing fully clothed models with a Polaroid camera and conducting an interview with a potential Playmate  — One of the models Trump interviewed told CNN: “I thought he was thoughtful.

Clinton Holds 41-Point Lead Over Trump Among Asian-American Voters: Survey  —  Hillary Clinton holds a 41-point lead over Donald Trump among Asian-American registered voters headed into November's presidential election, according to a survey released Wednesday.

Against Donald Trump … In october of 1860, James Russell Lowell, the founding editor of The Atlantic, warned in these pages about the perishability of the great American democratic experiment if citizens (at the time, white, male citizens) were to cease taking seriously their franchise:

GOP chairmen slam ‘unusual restrictions’ on FBI Clinton probe  —  Four Republican committee chairmen on Wednesday pressed Attorney General Loretta Lynch on what they termed “the unusual restrictions” placed on the FBI's investigation into Hillary Clinton  —  's use of a private email server while secretary of State.

QUEER FASCISTS SHUT DOWN NATION'S FIRST CONSERVATIVE ART SHOW  —  QUEER FASCISTS SHUT DOWN THE NATION'S FIRST CONSERVATIVE ART SHOW-  —  At least 6 Conservative artists were preparing for Saturday's historic opening.  —  But Brooklyn gallery cancels after online threats and harassment by gay fascist mob.

Gary Johnson Equates Syria Deaths Caused by Assad and West  —  Gary Johnson, the Libertarian Party presidential nominee, drew a parallel on Wednesday between the Syrian government's targeting of noncombatants in that nation's civil war and the accidental bombing of civilians by United States-backed forces.

Trump's Doing Worse Than Romney Did Among White Voters  —  Donald Trump's strategy in this campaign has been fairly clear from the beginning: Drive up Republican support among white voters in order to compensate for the GOP's shrinking share among the growing nonwhite portion of the electorate.

Donald Trump's tax records: A tale of business failures  —  THE SCOOP DONALD TRUMP 2016 ELECTION  —  It wasn't just 1995.  —  Five years of tax information from the 1970s that Donald Trump provided to the New Jersey Department of Law and Public Safety show mismanagement and losses …

FREE SPEECH CRACKDOWN: Europe tells British press NOT to reveal if terrorists are Muslims  —  MEDDLING Brussels has said the British press should not report when terrorists are Muslims in a slew of demands to the Government to crack down on the media.  —  GETTY  •TOM KNUTSON  •FLICKR

Workers to protest at McDonald's stores across US over sexual harassment claims  —  The action will take place in more than 30 cities after a month in which 15 sexual complaints have been filed against the fast-food company and its franchisees  —  Workers in more than 30 US cities are planning …

A 90-Year-Old Woman Who's Voted Since 1948 Was Disenfranchised by Wisconsin's Voter-ID Law  —  Voting rights groups are asking a federal court to block the law before the November election.  —  By ,  —  Christine Krucki was born in Lublin, Wisconsin, in 1925.

Yahoo Said to Have Aided U.S. Email Surveillance by Adapting Spam Filter  —  A system intended to scan emails for child pornography and spam helped Yahoo satisfy a secret court order requiring it to search for messages containing a computer “signature” tied to the communications …

Replacement Samsung Galaxy Note 7 phone catches fire on Southwest plane  —  Southwest Airlines flight 944 from Louisville to Baltimore was evacuated this morning while still at the gate because of a smoking Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphone.  All passengers and crew exited the plane via …

7-year-old girl with disabilities escorted from Trump rally  —  LOVELAND, Colo. — A Colorado woman says she was disappointed to be escorted away from Donald Trump's rally in Loveland Monday by U.S. Secret Service.  —  Jennifer Mau and her 7-year-old daughter, who has disabilities …

Here's the best theory we've seen of how Trump paid so little tax  —  At a rally Tuesday in Arizona, Donald Trump sought to blame Hillary Clinton for his own low tax bills.  He asked:  —  “After years of failure, she complains about how I've used tax laws of this country to my benefit.