GOP Scrambles to Salvage Election After Donald Trump's Latest Imbroglio  —  Republican candidates and party officials disavow presidential candidate, seek personal paths to political survival  —  A divided Republican Party descended into turmoil, as a startling chorus of GOP candidates …

Clinton team girds for all-out assault  —  The bombshell Donald Trump video that surfaced Friday has so dramatically altered expectations for Sunday's town hall debate that one Democrat close to Bill and Hillary Clinton had a new view of what may unfold in St. Louis: “Expect Armageddon.”

Exclusive poll: GOP voters want the party to stand by Trump  —  A wave of Republican officials abandoned Donald Trump on Saturday, but, at least for now, rank-and-file Republicans are standing by the party's presidential candidate, according to a new POLITICO/Morning Consult poll conducted immediately …

For president |  Trump unfit, Clinton is qualified  —  Like millions of Americans, The Dispatch editorial board has asked this question more than once: How, in a nation of more than 300 million people, did we end up with two such disliked and distrusted presidential candidates?

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.

NBC waited for green light from lawyers before airing Trump video  —  NBC News was aware of video footage of Donald Trump making lewd and disparaging remarks about women for nearly four days, a network executive said Saturday, but held onto the recording until lawyers finished reviewing the material.

Leaked Campaign Emails Show ‘Moderate’ Side of Clinton  —  Hillary Clinton took nearly every precaution to ensure voters would never know what she told investment bankers, lobbyists and corporate executives in dozens of closed-door paid speeches before running for president.

Inside Trump Tower: The defiant and insulated Republican nominee  —  ST. LOUIS — He beamed in just after midnight Saturday like a captive in his own gilded cage.  A man who demands the best of everything was speaking to America from a dimly lit, home-built studio against a fake backdrop …

WOW!  CROWDS THRONG To Trump Tower — NYPD CHEERS TRUMP ON LOUD SPEAKER!  (VIDEO)  —  Guest post by Tom Franklin at American Lookout:  —  In the wake of the Trump tapes, some RINOs have backed away from Trump.  They wanted to, anyway.  Now they think they have an excuse.  —  But the people aren't having it.

Pence Tells Donors He Is Fully Committed to Trump  —  Comments come as Republicans break away from the GOP nominee  —  Republican vice presidential nominee Mike Pence told Republican donors Saturday night that he is fully committed to Donald Trump, aides said.

“Shame On You!”:  Trump Supporters Clash With Republican Leaders  —  ELKHORN, Wisconsin — In a jarring illustration of the chaos now engulfing the Republican Party, supporters of Donald Trump clashed bitterly with GOP leaders at a rally here Saturday — booing elected officials …

“The Apprentice” Under Pressure To Release Unaired Trump Footage  —  Your move, Mark Burnett.  —  Pressure is building on The Apprentice producers to release unaired raw footage of the show after Friday's release of a 2005 hot mic video of Donald Trump apparently bragging about sexually assaulting women …

Two slain police officers identified in Palm Springs shooting  —  (Oct. 8, 2016) Gabby Ferriera/The Desert Sun  —  Two police officers were killed and one was wounded in a shooting in Palm Springs on Saturday, plunging the community into mourning as police searched for the suspect.

Clintons playing prude the height of hypocrisy  —  Just imagine if every American's private conversations were secretly taped over the course of their lives — without their knowledge or consent — and then they were released to the public in a political smear campaign just weeks before the election.

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.

RNC halts Victory project work for Trump  —  POLITICO obtains email sent to vendors to ‘hold/stop’ all mail program efforts.  —  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.