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 …

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.

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 …

White nationalist super PAC funds new radio ads urging votes for Donald Trump  —  A white nationalist who funded robocalls for Donald Trump during the primary season will be out with a new radio ad this weekend urging votes for the Republican nominee.  —  Trump has repeatedly disavowed support …

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” …

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 …

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 …

Colombia's President, Juan Manuel Santos, Is Awarded Nobel Peace Prize  —  The president of Colombia was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for pursuing a deal to end 52 years of conflict, the longest-running war in the Americas — five days after the people of Colombia rejected the deal with rebels in a stunning referendum result.

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 …

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 …

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 …

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.

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 …

Hillary Clinton is a 68-year-old woman.  And plenty of people hate her for it.  —  A woman her age is supposed to be invisible.  But Hillary Clinton, who is 68, refuses to disappear — and there is no shortage of people who despise her for it.  —  One voter at a Donald Trump rally described …

Can Someone Please Make the Candidates Talk About Social Security?  —  Few if any candidates for federal office will tell you that as a consequence of current federal law, young Americans are being screwed in two life-changing ways.  —  First, under current law, every Social Security beneficiary under …

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 …

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 …