Scott won't extend voter registration deadline as Hurricane Matthew threatens state  —  TALLAHASSEE — Florida Gov. Rick Scott, the chairman of the super PAC backing Donald Trump's presidential campaign, has refused to extend the Tuesday deadline for voter registration as requested by Hillary Clinton's campaign due to Hurricane Matthew.

White House Coordinated on Clinton Email Issues, New Documents Show  —  Emails obtained by the Republican National Committee find close contact with Hillary Clinton's nascent presidential campaign in early 2015  —  WASHINGTON—Newly disclosed emails show top Obama administration officials …

Trump blows off debate tune-up  —  This was not the debate tune-up that jittery Republicans were hoping for.  —  Only days before Donald Trump must face Hillary Clinton in a town-hall style presidential debate, the GOP nominee added just such an event in New Hampshire.

GOP insiders: Pence would beat Clinton  —  In the aftermath of Mike Pence's debate performance, swing-state Republicans wish they could flip the ticket.  —  GOP members of The POLITICO Caucus — a panel of battleground-state activists, strategists and operatives — think Pence …

Giuliani's daughter is for Clinton  —  Caroline Giuliani is “With Her.”  —  The daughter of former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani — a key adviser to Donald Trump and one of his most vocal surrogates — has been “pro-Hillary all along,” she wrote on her Facebook page.

Tight Race for President in Ohio  —  PPP's new Ohio poll finds that the race in the state continues to be very tight.  Hillary Clinton's at 44% to 43% for Donald Trump, 5% for Gary Johnson, and 2% for Jill Stein.  If voters had to choose just between Clinton and Trump, Clinton's advantage remains one point at 48/47.

He'll likely lose - but Trump is the final warning to elites  —  Donald Trump will probably lose the election.  But he is a final warning.  Unless political elites of both the left and the right become more humble, unless they once again ask themselves how their agendas will play in Peoria …

Gen. Mike Flynn: Why Hillary's record on Libya is even worse than you think  —  FILE — President Obama and Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton walk down the steps of Air Force One after arriving at North Carolina Air National Guard Base in Charlotte, N.C., Tuesday, July 5, 2016.  (AP)

Donald Trump: America's populist con artist  —  's supporters may forgive him for a cameo appearance in a porn movie.  They may forgive him for mocking a former Miss Universe, Alicia Machado, because she gained weight.  They may even forgive him for buying the cheap, foreclosed houses …

Green Party candidate deletes old post supporting Assad's regime  —  The campaign for Green Party presidential nominee Jill Stein removed a year-old statement from its website advocating that the U.S. work to restore control of Syria to President Bashar al-Assad, according to The Washington Post.

Backpage.com CEO arrested in Texas on pimping charges  —  Backpage.com CEO Carl Ferrer, who has been locked in a heated contempt battle with a Senate panel probing his site's alleged facilitation of child prostitution and sex trafficking, was arrested in Texas Thursday on criminal pimping charges.

Clinton preps final-stage blitz against Trump  —  WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — Hillary Clinton is walking into the final stretch of this 2016 presidential contest with as much cash at her direct disposal as any White House contender in history.  And her operatives expect her to use it to blanket …

The Nobel Peace Prize for 2016  —  The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the Nobel Peace Prize for 2016 to Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos for his resolute efforts to bring the country's more than 50-year-long civil war to an end, a war that has cost the lives …

Group Questions Donald Trump's Lock on Evangelical Voters  —  The polls and headlines say it repeatedly: Evangelicals overwhelmingly support Donald J. Trump for president.  —  But now, a group of more than 75 evangelical leaders has released a declaration saying that those polls and headlines do not speak for them.

The Hardened Divide in American Politics  —  Although news reports and commentators during this year's presidential election have focused on twists in the race and shifts in polls, the real story about campaigns since the mid-1990s is how little movement there is during a general election.

Joe Buck reveals that hair plug addiction nearly cost him his career  — Buck has said that a virus cost him his voice for part of 2011, but that was a lie.  His loss of speech was a side effect of a hair transplant procedure.  —  Fox Sports announcer Joe Buck feared …

Snapchat Parent Working on IPO Valuing Firm at $25 Billion or More  —  IPO of virtual-messaging firm could take place as early as late March  —  Snap Inc. is working on an initial public offering that could value the fast-growing virtual-messaging company at $25 billion or more …

Putin banner mysteriously appears on Manhattan Bridge … A giant poster of Russian President Vladimir Putin was draped along the side of the Manhattan Bridge on Thursday afternoon.  —  The massive banner featured the Russian leader in a suit and tie against the backdrop of the country's flag along …

What About the Planet?  —  Our two major political parties are at odds on many issues, but nowhere is the gap bigger or more consequential than on climate.  —  If Hillary Clinton wins, she will move forward with the Obama administration's combination of domestic clean-energy policies …