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Paul Ryan Won't Defend Donald Trump, Upsetting Trump and G.O.P. Hard-Liners — House Speaker Paul D. Ryan dealt a hammer blow to Donald J. Trump's presidential candidacy Monday, dashing any remaining semblance of party unity and inviting fierce backlash from his own caucus by announcing …
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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 …
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William Kristol / Weekly Standard:
Is Trump a Sufferable Evil? — The Republican party is looking down the road to disaster. — The emergence Friday of the disgusting Trump tape was a gift to the Republican party. It provided an occasion, at the very last minute, for the party to dump a fundamentally unworthy and radically unfit nominee.
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Cotton, Ernst stand by Trump
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Alan Fram / Associated Press:
The Latest: Trump Resumes Attacks on Bill Clinton
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Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Kellyanne Conway throws down the gauntlet to Paul Ryan
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Claude Brodesser-Akner / New Jersey Online:
Mike Pence cancels N.J. Trump fundraiser scheduled for Monday in Ocean County
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New York Times:
Donald Trump Vows Retaliation as Republicans Abandon Him
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Jonathan V. Last / Weekly Standard:
The Debate's Biggest Loser Was the GOP
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John Bresnahan / Politico:
Sources: Ryan discussed revoking Trump endorsement
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Louis Nelson / Politico:
Pence calls rumors of him weighing dropping off the ticket ‘absolutely false’
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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 …
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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.
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Zack Beauchamp / Vox:
Donald Trump's threat to imprison Hillary Clinton is a threat to democracy — There is no way to sugarcoat this: At Sunday night's presidential debate, Donald Trump threatened to throw Hillary Clinton in jail if he wins the presidency. This — threatening to jail one's political opponents — is how democratic norms die.
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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 …
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Sarah Westwood / Washington Examiner:
Emails: Firm that hired Abedin called Chelsea Clinton a ‘spoiled brat kid’
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Associated Press:
Trump Ally Paid Sexual Assault Victim Critical of Clinton
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Callum Borchers / Washington Post:
Juanita Broaddrick's other debate-night claim could be trouble for Breitbart News
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A.M. / Economist:
Donald Trump threatens to lock up Hillary Clinton
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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?
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David Edwards / Raw Story:
Pat Robertson: It's ‘macho’ for Trump to grab women ‘by the p*ssy’ without permission — Pat Robertson on Monday declared that Donald Trump was the “clear winner” of Sunday night's presidential debate, and the televangelist asserted that the GOP candidate's admission that he groped women was simply “macho” talk.
Jack Shafer / Politico:
Why Did NBC News Sit on the Trump Tape for So Long? — As the political world ponders whether the past 72 hours have delivered a fatal knockout blow to Donald Trump's presidential campaign, the nation's media observers have been bedeviled by a separate question: Why did NBC News hold its story …
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Chrissie.Thompsonfink / Cincinnati.com:
Which vote can they defend? Ohio GOP chair, wife watch debate
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Louis Nelson / Politico:
Conway slams Anderson Cooper for pressing Trump on sexual assault
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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 …
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Elise Viebeck / Washington Post:
Ralph Nader predicts fastest impeachment in history for Trump — As Al Gore hits the campaign trail for Hillary Clinton, there's another figure from 2000 seeking a voice in this election. — Remember Ralph Nader? — The 82-year-old consumer advocate says he's working “harder than ever” …
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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 …
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Victoria M. Massie / Vox:
Ruth Bader Ginsburg respects Colin Kaepernick's right to protest, but thinks “it's dumb and disrespectful”
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The Huffington Post:
There Are Transcripts Of Trump's Unaired Moments On ‘The Apprentice.’ We Got One. — The Republican nominee was hypercritical of one up-and-coming singer's skin. — Top Democratic operatives have offered to pay millions of dollars for unaired footage of Donald Trump on the set of …
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Business Wire:
Some Tax Facts for Donald Trump — OMAHA, Neb.—(BUSINESS WIRE)—Answering a question last night about his $916 million income tax loss carryforward in 1995, Donald Trump stated that “Warren Buffett took a massive deduction.” Mr. Trump says he knows more about taxes than any other human.
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Jacob Pramuk / CNBC:
Warren Buffett fires back at Donald Trump's comments about his taxes
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Blake Neff / The Daily Caller:
CNN Possibly Caught Coaching Post-Debate Focus Group [VIDEO] — CNN Possibly Caught Coaching Debate Focus Group Member About What To Say [VIDEO] — Hot mic catches reporter whispering Hillary line — Everyone Is Talking About What Melania Trump Wore To The Presidential Debate Tonight
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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 …
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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Second Clinton-Trump debate sees big ratings drop compared to first — The second Clinton-Trump debate had about 20% fewer viewers than the first face-off did. — Why the drop-off? The “Sunday Night Football” game was definitely a factor. There is speculation that the ugly …
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Cynthia Littleton / Variety:
TV Ratings: Early Numbers Show Significant Drop From First Presidential Debate
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