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Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
WHIP LIST: Republicans breaking with Trump — GOP lawmakers and elected officials are abandoning presidential nominee Donald Trump — in droves just one month before Election Day after audio emerged of him making sexually obscene remarks about groping women.
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
How McCain finally decided he couldn't stomach Trump anymore — Donald Trump criticized John McCain last year for being a prisoner of war and for not doing enough for veterans, then attacked a Gold Star family this summer. McCain criticized Trump at each turn, but stuck by his pledges to support the Republican nominee.
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John Avlon / The Daily Beast:
Donald Trump Just Lost The Election — Mark down the date: October 7, 2016, is when Donald Trump lost the presidency. — I'm usually reluctant to play the pundit-prediction game but Independent and Republican women aren't going to bounce back from this one.
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New York Times:
Lewd Donald Trump Tape Is a Breaking Point for Many in the G.O.P. — WASHINGTON — Donald J. Trump's campaign was teetering on Saturday after the release of a video in which he speaks of women in vulgar sexual terms, with more Republican leaders calling for him to leave the ticket and demanding …
Matthew Nussbaum / Politico:
POLITICO Breaking News: Pence reverses, no longer attending event with Paul Ryan
POLITICO Breaking News: Pence reverses, no longer attending event with Paul Ryan
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
RNC halts Victory project work for Trump — The Republican National Committee on Saturday appeared to at least temporarily halt the operations of some of the “Victory” program that is devoted to electing Donald Trump. — The move comes as the GOP nominee is under mounting pressure …
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Ben Schreckinger / Politico:
RNC lawyers look at options for replacing Trump — The Republican National Committee is taking the weekend to reevaluate its strategy while lawyers examine the legal hurdles to replacing Donald Trump with another nominee, according to Republicans in touch with the committee.
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William Kristol / Weekly Standard:
Dump Trump, Now More Than Ever — “We have to think of the future and not of the past. This also applies in a small way to our own affairs at home. There are many who would hold an inquest in the House of Commons on the conduct of the Governments—and of Parliaments, for they are in it …
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CNN:
Donald Trump to Howard Stern: It's okay to call my daughter a ‘piece of ass’ — Topics Trump discussed: Ivanka's physique, having sex with women on their menstrual cycles. and leaving women after they reach the age of 35. — (CNN)Warning: This story contains graphic language.
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Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Amid growing calls to drop out, Trump vows to ‘never withdraw’ — Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said in an interview Saturday that he would not drop out of the race under any circumstances, following calls from several in his party to do so. — “I'd never withdraw.
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Monica Langley / Wall Street Journal:
Donald Trump Says Campaign Not in Crisis, and There Is 'Zero Chance I'll Quit' — GOP presidential candidate tells The Wall Street Journal 'support I'm getting is unbelievable' — Donald Trump, under pressure to step aside as the Republican presidential candidate after the disclosure …
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Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
WIKILEAKS BOMBSHELL: Racist Hillary Trashes African Americans - Calls Them Losers — Julian Assange announced in August: The “Most Interesting and Serious” Wikileaks Info On Hillary Clinton Yet to Be Released. On Friday Wikileaks released clips of Clinton's paid speeches to Wall Street banks and other organizations.
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The Daily Beast:
Leaked Podesta Emails Show Bernie Was Right
Leaked Podesta Emails Show Bernie Was Right
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Sarah Wheaton / Politico:
The most revealing Clinton campaign emails in WikiLeaks release
The most revealing Clinton campaign emails in WikiLeaks release
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Pamela Engel / Business Insider:
Leaked emails show Clinton professing different messages to Wall Street and the public on trade
Leaked emails show Clinton professing different messages to Wall Street and the public on trade
Jim Stinson / LifeZette:
Wikileaks Dump: Hillary Dreams of ‘Open Trade and Open Borders’
Wikileaks Dump: Hillary Dreams of ‘Open Trade and Open Borders’
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Julia Hahn / Breitbart:
In closed-door remarks delivered to a foreign bank, Hillary Clinton declared that her …
In closed-door remarks delivered to a foreign bank, Hillary Clinton declared that her …
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Donald Trump / Entertainment Tonight:
EXCLUSIVE: Nancy O'Dell Reacts to Donald Trump Recording — Entertainment Tonight host Nancy O'Dell has released the following statement in response to comments made by Republican presidential candidate Donald J. Trump that came to light Friday: — “Politics aside, I'm saddened that these comments still exist in our society at all.
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Us Weekly:
Nancy O'Dell Identified as the Married Woman Donald Trump Bragged to Billy Bush About Hitting on in 2005 Video: Details
Nancy O'Dell Identified as the Married Woman Donald Trump Bragged to Billy Bush About Hitting on in 2005 Video: Details
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New York Times:
The Sleaziness of Donald Trump
The Sleaziness of Donald Trump
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Louis Nelson / Politico:
Trump puts Clinton on watch by retweeting Juanita Broaddrick — Juanita Broaddrick, the woman who accused Bill Clinton of raping her in 1978, wrote on Twitter Saturday that Hillary Clinton's defense of her husband throughout the episode was “horrific.” Donald Trump, under fire for his own boasts of committing sexual assault, agrees.
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Lindsey Ellefson / Mediaite:
In 1999, Trump Said He Couldn't Be President Because of the Women He'd Sleep With
In 1999, Trump Said He Couldn't Be President Because of the Women He'd Sleep With
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Frances Langum / Latest from Crooks and Liars:
Robert DeNiro's Video Was ‘Too Partisan’ For A GOTV Campaign, But... So the “Vote Your Future” campaign asks celebrities to speak into a camera about the importance of voting. — It's so important to make your voice heard. You have the power to change the world. Your voice and your vote matter.
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Amy B Wang / Washington Post:
Robert De Niro goes off on Donald Trump: 'I'd like to punch him in the face'
Robert De Niro goes off on Donald Trump: 'I'd like to punch him in the face'
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Ted Johnson / Variety:
Robert De Niro on Trump: 'I'd Like to Punch Him in the Face'
Robert De Niro on Trump: 'I'd Like to Punch Him in the Face'
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Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
The Bottom Could Fall Out For Trump — Let's not naively insist on taking a wait-and-see approach regarding the events of the past 24 hours. The revelation of a tape from 2005 in which Donald Trump was caught making a number of lewd comments about women, and seemed to condone unwanted …
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Nate Cohn / New York Times:
How Donald Trump Could Send Republicans Crashing Down — You do not need a statistical model to know that Donald J. Trump is in a lot of trouble. — His chances were already in jeopardy heading into the second presidential debate Sunday. Hillary Clinton's lead has grown steadily over the last two weeks …
Betsy Woodruff / The Daily Beast:
Evangelical Leaders Shrug At Donald Trump's Lewd Comments — The fact that Donald Trump said in 2005 that he could grab women “by the pussy” because he's famous doesn't seem to be changing how social conservative leaders feel about him. — Evangelicals who opposed him before still aren't fans.
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Donald J. Trump / Facebook:
See more of Donald J. Trump by logging into Facebook — Message this Page, learn about upcoming events and more. If you don't have a Facebook account, you can create one to see more of this Page. — Sign Up Log In — Here is my statement. — I've never said I'm a perfect person, nor pretended to be someone that I'm not.
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See more of Mike Lee for U.S. Senate by logging into Facebook
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Erica Hellerstein / ThinkProgress:
Trump's comments on women are what it took for these Republicans to withdraw their support
Trump's comments on women are what it took for these Republicans to withdraw their support
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