Notes on the garbage fire that is American politics  —  Every Republican who endorsed and normalized Trump bears part of the blame for this moment.  —  At 7:26 pm, barely 90 minutes before the second presidential debate, Donald Trump tweeted, “Join me on #FacebookLive as I conclude my final #debate preparations.”

We're Live Blogging Round Two of the Presidential Debates  —  Well.  That was something, wasn't it?  —  Trump didn't crash and burn like he did in the first debate, so I suppose that has to be counted as a victory of sorts.  But on substance he almost literally said nothing.

How NBC Finished Second on the Trump Video Story  —  Days after a blockbuster video emerged capturing Donald J. Trump, then a reality television host, making vulgar remarks about aggressively kissing and groping women, a question was still reverberating around media and political circles:

Trump Wins  —  Some of the rats might want to consider returning to the ship.  Donald Trump came through pretty well tonight, mainly because the focus was on the issues.  As long as issues are being discussed, Trump wins.  —  The moderators came out of the box with questions about Trump's 2005 video …

Mike Pence cancels N.J. Trump fundraiser scheduled for Monday in Ocean County  —  TRENTON — Donald Trump's running mate, Mike Pence, has canceled his planned visit to New Jersey scheduled for Monday, several GOP sources tell NJ Advance Media.  —  Pence, the governor of Indiana …

Post-debate poll: Clinton 47%, Trump 42%  —  YouGov interviewed 812 registered voters who watched the debate … Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton clashed for the second time at a town hall-style debate in St Louis, Missouri on Sunday Night.

Hillary Clinton for President of the United States  —  A Donald Trump presidency is among the greatest threats facing America, and the Republican standard-bearer is the worst major-party candidate for the job in U.S. history.  —  In the nearly half century history of Foreign Policy …

This is Donald Trump's worst nightmare  —  At long last, Donald Trump has been un-normalized.  —  What happened Saturday in American politics was profound, and for Donald Trump, it marks the likely death of his presidential campaign.  The permission structure that was slowly …

In Which I Take a Second Look at Hillary Clinton's Paid Speeches  —  While we pass the time waiting for tonight's debate, I'm going to talk through something else.  Yesterday I wrote about one of the emails in the Podesta hack, and basically dismissed it.  It was a review of the most …

EXCLUSIVE: New Email Leak Reveals Clinton Campaign's Cozy Press Relationship  —  Internal strategy documents and emails among Clinton staffers shed light on friendly and highly useful relationships between the campaign and various members of the U.S. media, as well as the campaign's strategies for manipulating those relationships.

In The Abuser's House  —  This was a very, very different kind of debate.  Let me begin with a few general observations.  —  First, I think this was the debate the Breitbart crew - Bannon, Bossie and the rest - wanted from Trump.  He hit Bill's history; he was aggressive and slashing …

Exclusive: Inside the Trump Campaign's Moment of Crisis  —  NEW YORK — Under siege from a growing brigade of Republican officials demanding Donald Trump step down, the candidate's campaign team and dwindling number of allies struggled to respond on Sunday, just hours before a crucial second debate with Hillary Clinton.