Hurricane Matthew Could Have Devastating Consequences for the Election  —  If Hurricane Matthew is as devastating to Florida as forecasters have predicted, it could be a human tragedy costing people their lives, health, homes, and personal property.  Beyond that initial tragedy, though …

Donald Trump Adjusts His Complaints About Debate Microphone  —  During a town-hall-style event in New Hampshire on Thursday night, Donald J. Trump made a passing remark about the first presidential debate last week and about the audio equipment that he has blamed for his less-than-stellar performance.

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 …

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 …

Letterman Has No Love for ‘Damaged’ Trump  —  In his 33 years as a late-night entertainer, David Letterman was both a host and an antagonist to politicians of every stripe.  He took a centrist approach to NBC's “Late Night” (which he starred in from 1982 to 1993) and at CBS's “Late Show” …

Activity in Iowa Suggests GOP Hopefuls Are Already Eyeing 2020  —  Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton will speak at fundraising dinners but won't be appearing for Donald Trump  —  There is still one month before the 2016 presidential election, and already there are signs ambitious Republicans …

Election Update: Clinton's Lead Is Becoming Safer  —  Gary Johnson averaged just 7 percentage points in 11 polls released on Thursday, continuing a string of bad results for the Libertarian Party nominee.  At the same time, the number of undecided voters appears to be falling.

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 …

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 …

Ground Game: Democrats Started Fall with 5-to-1 Paid Staff Advantage  —  Democrats entered the fall campaign with an army of paid staffers close to five times the size of Republicans' according to an NBC News analysis of Federal Election Commission filings.  —  At the end of August …

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.

All White People Are Racist by InsertapparelShop  —  Racism is a set of systemic, institutional, cultural, and epistemological (although not limited to said forms) structures that inherently empowers white folk and in turn disempowers people of. color.  This power dictates who lives, have housing, access to education/healthcare etc.

As Trump Slumps, Top Adviser Roger Stone Lashes Out At Kellyanne Conway  —  Longtime Donald Trump adviser Roger Stone has found someone to blame for the Republican nominee's recent struggles: campaign manager Kellyanne Conway.  Stone has been directly and indirectly jabbing the relatively …

A rare look inside Huma Abedin's relationship with Hillary Clinton  —  Few people know this, but Huma Abedin and Hillary Clinton celebrated their professional anniversary in September: it's been 20 years since the two first started working side-by-side.  —  Now, with the election roughly 30 days away …

U.S. job growth slows, clouds case for Fed rate hike  —  WASHINGTON, U.S. employment growth unexpectedly slowed for the third straight month in September, which could make the Federal Reserve more cautious about raising interest rates.  —  Nonfarm payrolls rose 156,000 …

The Hardened Divide in American Politics  —  A supporter of Hillary Clinton and a Donald Trump supporter hold signs at a Memorial Day parade on May 30, 2016, in Chappaqua, New York.  —  Although news reports and commentators during this year's presidential election have focused on twists …

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 …

Hillary Clinton Faces Her Toughest Interviewer Yet11-Year-Old Marley Dias  —  The presidential candidate talks middle school insecurities, bad haircuts, and desert-island essentials.  —  When I was really little, I wanted to be our first woman president.  I always knew I want to be the kind of grownup who makes people's lives better.

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 …

Hillary Clinton campaign steps up to protect Latino voters with new hotline in Spanish  —  Hillary Clinton's campaign is unveiling a new text message voter-protection hotline dedicated entirely to defending Latinx voters.  —  The text hotline, which went live today, will allow Spanish-speaking voters …