Top Items:
Washington Post:
Trump's debate plan to seat Bill Clinton's accusers in family box was thwarted — ST. LOUIS — Donald Trump's campaign sought to intimidate Hillary Clinton and embarrass her husband by seating women who have accused former president Bill Clinton of sexual abuse in the Trump family's box …
Discussion:
New York Times, Mother Jones, Vox, Washington Monthly, ThinkProgress, miamiherald, Talking Points Memo, Telegraph, Booman Tribune, Mediaite, AOL, Business Insider, The Right Scoop, Fox News, The Atlantic, Outside the Beltway, Washington Free Beacon, Infowars, Taylor Marsh, NBC News, RedState, Guardian, The Week, Slate, New York Magazine, twitchy.com, NPR and Balloon Juice
RELATED:
Callum Borchers / Washington Post:
Juanita Broaddrick's other debate-night claim could be trouble for Breitbart News — Seated next to Donald Trump at a pre-debate campaign event Sunday night, Juanita Broaddrick repeated her charge that Bill Clinton raped her in 1978 — an accusation she has contradicted under oath and which the former president denies.
Discussion:
Mediaite, Political Insider blog and ThinkProgress
MJ Lee / CNN:
Donald Trump's mission: Make Clinton's life hell for the next month — WARNING: This story contains graphic language. — St. Louis (CNN)Donald Trump issued an unmistakable threat to Hillary Clinton Sunday night: I am willing to cross any line to make the next 30 days of your life hell.
Discussion:
Washington Post, New York Times and Occupy Democrats
John Bresnahan / Politico:
Ryan abandons Trump — Speaker Paul Ryan told House Republicans on a conference call Monday morning that he's done defending Donald Trump and will focus on maintaining his party's increasingly imperiled House majority, according to sources on the call. — The message amounted to a concession …
Discussion:
Guardian and Balloon Juice
John Bresnahan / Politico:
Sources: Ryan discussed revoking Trump endorsement — ST. LOUIS — House Speaker Paul Ryan has discussed withdrawing his endorsement of Donald Trump, according to multiple sources familiar with the discussions within his inner circle. — Ryan (R-Wis.) has publicly and privately grown dismayed …
Discussion:
ABC News, Political Insider blog, The Moderate Voice and Vox
Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Kellyanne Conway throws down the gauntlet to Paul Ryan — Donald Trump's campaign manager challenged House Speaker Paul Ryan on Monday not to dump her boss. — “I certainly hope Speaker Ryan keeps his word and his endorsement of Donald Trump,” Kellyanne Conway said on “CBS This Morning” …
Discussion:
Daily Kos
Jacob Pramuk / CNBC:
Paul Ryan tells House GOP he won't defend Trump in wake of video scandal — House Speaker Paul Ryan told fellow Republican lawmakers Monday he will not defend Donald Trump and focus only on holding congressional majorities. — “The speaker is going to spend the next month focused entirely …
Discussion:
Raw Story and The Resurgent
Chrissie.Thompsonfink / Cincinnati.com:
Which vote can they defend? Ohio GOP chair, wife watch debate — In a bitter debate filled with tension and insult, Hillary Clinton declared that Donald Trump's vulgar comments about women prove his unsuitability to be president. He promised she would “be in jail” if he were president.
Discussion:
Washington Post, Raw Story, TheStreet.com, Atlanta Black Star, www.wnyc.org, Mother Jones, ThinkProgress, Mashable and WNCT-TV, more at Mediagazer »
Associated Press:
Trump Ally Paid Sexual Assault Victim Critical of Clinton — A sexual-assault victim who is critical of Hillary Clinton and who appeared alongside Donald Trump before Sunday night's debate was paid $2,500 by a political action committee founded by Trump ally Roger Stone.
Discussion:
ABC News, Raw Story, Vox, Politico and Media Matters for America
New York Times:
Paul Ryan Says He Will No Longer Defend Donald Trump
Discussion:
The Gateway Pundit, The Week and The Federalist
CNN:
Paul Ryan said he won't defend Donald Trump
Discussion:
The Hill, Mother Jones, Hot Air, Occupy Democrats, Mashable, Washington Post, PinkNews and RedState
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
At Second Debate, Donald Trump Was the Perfect Republican
Discussion:
New York Times, Politico, CBS New York, CNN, Vox and Independent Journal Review, more at Mediagazer »
Rosie Gray / BuzzFeed:
Trump Goes Full Breitbart
Discussion:
No More Mister Nice Blog, Washington Post, NBC News and Mediaite
New York Times:
Donald Trump Vows Retaliation as Republicans Abandon Him
Discussion:
Yahoo, Mother Jones, Washington Post, Weekly Standard, Hullabaloo and The Week
Dan Balz / Washington Post:
The answer is no: We haven't seen anything quite like this
Discussion:
The Resurgent, Political Wire, The Moderate Voice and WNCT-TV
Hadas Gold / Politico:
Who paid for Bill Clinton's accusers to travel to the debate?
Discussion:
RedState, The Gateway Pundit, The Daily Caller, Breitbart, Talking Points Memo, AOL and New York Times
Jordyn Phelps / ABC News:
Flashback: Donald Trump Called Bill Clinton's Accusers ‘Terrible’ and ‘Unattractive’ and Former President ‘Terrific’
Discussion:
Associated Press, Politico, The Cook Political Report, New York Magazine, Law News, Mediaite, CNN, Washington Post and The Week
Ezra Klein / Vox:
Donald Trump confirmed our worst fears about the kind of president he would be
Discussion:
Washington Post
Carrie Dann / NBC News:
Poll: After Trump Tape Revelation, Clinton's Lead Up to Double Digits — NBC/WSJ poll: Clinton holds major lead 7:03 — As Donald Trump's campaign reels over tapes of the presidential candidate's sexually aggressive comments about women in 2005, the Republican nominee now trails Hillary Clinton …
Discussion:
Talking Points Memo, The Moderate Voice, Guardian, Mediaite, AOL and The Resurgent
RELATED:
NBC News:
Poll: More Voters Say Trump Doesn't Respect Women After Lewd Tape Surfaces — After a 2005 recording of Donald Trump making lewd comments about women emerged on Friday, 63 percent of likely voters said they do not think the Republican nominee respects women, according to the latest NBC News|
Discussion:
Washington Post, The Daily Caller, Politico and NBC News
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
GOP ex-prosecutors slam Trump over threat to ‘jail’ Clinton — Donald Trump's debate-night vow to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate Hillary Clinton's email setup and put her “in jail” provoked a sharp blowback from former U.S. prosecutors, who said Trump's view of the Justice Department serving …
Discussion:
ABC News, Occupy Democrats, Talking Points Memo and Mashable
Zack Beauchamp / Vox:
Donald Trump's threat to imprison Hillary Clinton is a threat to democracy
Discussion:
Washington Post, ThinkProgress, RedState and Vogue
Janet Hook / Wall Street Journal:
Hillary Clinton's Lead Jumped After Lewd Video, Before Debate, in WSJ Poll
Discussion:
Vox and Mother Jones
Will Jordan / YouGov US Opinion Center News:
Post-debate poll: Clinton 47%, Trump 42%
Discussion:
Vox, Hot Air, Scared Monkeys, AOL, FiveThirtyEight, CNBC, The Week, Rasmussen Reports, Politicus USA, Business Insider, Daily Kos and CBS News
Alex Griswold / Mediaite:
Trump Campaign Manager: Statement About Putting Hillary in Jail Was a ‘Quip’
Discussion:
Political Insider blog and Daily Kos
John McCormack / Weekly Standard:
Jeff Sessions: Behavior Described by Trump in ‘Grab Them by the P—y’ Tape Isn't Sexual Assault — Two days after the videotape of Donald Trump's now-infamous 2005 lewd conversation was released, the Trump team remains divided over the most serious question arising from the tape: Is Trump talking about sexual assault?
Discussion:
ThinkProgress, Washington Post, Mother Jones, Talking Points Memo, Forbes, Daily Kos, Mediaite, New York Times, Raw Story, Atlanta Black Star, The Federalist, www.wnyc.org, Slate, The American Spectator, Vogue, Mashable, AOL, Media Matters for America, Business Insider, Vox, Guardian, RedState, Washington Free Beacon, Law News, Need To Know Network and BuzzFeed, more at Mediagazer »
RELATED:
A.M. / Economist:
Donald Trump threatens to lock up Hillary Clinton
Discussion:
Washington Post and Instapundit
Shane Goldmacher / Politico:
UGLIEST DEBATE EVER
Discussion:
ABC News, John Hawkins' Right Wing News and WCTX-TV
Daniella Diaz / CNN:
Trump looms behind Clinton at the debate
Discussion:
Associated Press and Daily Kos
Sarah B. Boxer / Yahoo:
Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Trump, Kaepernick and her lifelong love of the law — They don't call her the “Notorious RBG” for nothing. — In “My Own Words,” a new compilation of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's writings over the course her lifetime, the vim and vigor that she is famous for expressing …
Discussion:
Talking Points Memo, Washington Free Beacon, Business Insider, Mediaite, The Week and Independent Journal Review
Joel B. Pollak / Breitbart:
Melania Trump Trolls Clintons with ‘Pussy Bow’ Blouse at Debate — Melania Trump, wife of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, wore a Gucci blouse to the second presidential debate that is called a “pussy bow.” — The potential First Lady's wardrobe choice came …
Discussion:
Full Feed, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, Joe.My.God. and Mediaite
Claude Brodesser-Akner / New Jersey Online:
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 …
Discussion:
Talking Points Memo, Politico, NBC News, The Week and Mediaite
Senior Data Journalist, NY — 
Manager - Publishing Editorial, Manila — 
Oil Reporter, Singapore — 
Newsperson - State Govt. & Politics, CA — 
Business Reporter, SC — 
State Government Reporter, WA — 
Climate Crisis Columnist — 
Multimedia Journalist, CA — 
Community Engagement Mgr., DC — 
Senior California Politics Reporter, CA — 
Staff Writer - Business, NY — 
Team Editor - Opinion, ON — 
Assistant Correspondent, DC — 
Climate & Weather Reporter, MN — 
Senior Tech Editor, Remote US — 
Lead Business Reporter, TN — 
Managing Editor, WA — 
Private Credit Reporter, NY — 
Trending News Reporter, TX — 
City Correspondent, London — 
Legislative Reporter, CA — 
Reporter, PA — 
Visual Editor, Remote — 
Staff Writer, MI — 
Senior Political Reporter, DC — 
California Playbook Writer, CA — 
National Investigative Reporter, NY — 
Business & Gaming Reporter, NV — 
Coastal Climate Reporter, SC — 
Environment & Energy Reporter, CT — 
Coordinating Editor, OR — 
Editor, Remote US — 
Business Reporter, WA — 
Editor-in-Chief, AZ — 
