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Paul Ryan Turns Focus From Donald Trump to House Races, Roiling G.O.P. — The House speaker, Paul D. Ryan, dealt a hammer blow to Donald J. Trump's presidential candidacy on Monday, dashing any remaining semblance of Republican unity and inviting fierce backlash from his own caucus by announcing …
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The GOP tumbles toward anarchy: 'It's every person for himself or herself' — The Republican Party tumbled toward anarchy Monday over its presidential nominee, as House Speaker Paul D. Ryan (Wis.) cut Donald Trump loose in an emergency maneuver to preserve the party's endangered congressional majorities.


Trump bounces back — ST. LOUIS — You can make a good argument that Donald Trump won the second presidential debate with Hillary Clinton. You could also argue that no one won. But it's probably beyond dispute that Trump's performance will shut down Republican defections from his struggling campaign, at least for now.
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Priebus promises RNC still stands with Trump
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Is Trump a Sufferable Evil?
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The Latest: Trump Warns, Without Evidence, of ‘Rigged’ Vote
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Cotton, Ernst stand by Trump
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Kellyanne Conway throws down the gauntlet to Paul Ryan
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DEAR DONALD TRUMP AND VLADIMIR PUTIN, I AM NOT SIDNEY BLUMENTHAL — THE SCOOP VLADIMIR PUTIN SIDNEY BLUMENTHAL WIKILEAKS — I am Sidney Blumenthal. At least, that is what Vladimir Putin—and, somehow, Donald Trump—seem to believe. And that should raise concerns not only about Moscow's attempts …
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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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Ralph Nader predicts fastest impeachment in history for Trump
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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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Conway slams Anderson Cooper for pressing Trump on sexual assault
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Donald Trump's threat to imprison Hillary Clinton is a threat to democracy
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Donald Trump is the GOP's chemotherapy — “Freedom's just another word for nothin' left to lose.” — Janis Joplin — What did Donald Trump have left to lose Sunday night? His dignity? Please. His campaign's theme? His Cleveland convention was a mini-Nuremberg rally …


Gloria Allred Says More Women Are Contacting Her About Trump Misconduct — Donald Trump's disgusting behavior towards women has ranged from fat-shaming to allegations of sexual harassment, and, as we heard in the infamous “hot mic” audio from a 2005 Access Hollywood segment, even sexual assault …
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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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Ruth Bader Ginsburg respects Colin Kaepernick's right to protest, but thinks “it's dumb and disrespectful”
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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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Warren Buffett fires back at Donald Trump's comments about his taxes
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Carl Icahn: I'm still with Trump; ‘salacious’ talk happens everywhere
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What Is Going On Inside Trump's Religious Advisory Panel? James MacDonald Speaks Out — When Donald Trump announced his Evangelical Executive Advisory Council, the news coverage and commentary was quite loud. Many Evangelicals were very concerned about why these leaders would seemingly tacitly support Trump.
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Occupy Democrats, Washington Post and RedState


Clinton suggests intervention for protester wearing Bill Clinton ‘rape’ shirt — Hillary Clinton encouraged supporters Monday to follow and stage an intervention for a protester who was removed by security after he interrupted her rally in Detroit. — “You know,” Clinton said after the demonstrator …
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Emails: Firm that hired Abedin called Chelsea Clinton a ‘spoiled brat kid’
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Breaking: DNC Chief Donna Brazile Leaked Sanders Info to Clinton Campaign — WikiLeaks hack reveals DNC's favoritism as Clinton staff in damage control over Hillary's support for DOMA — On October 10, Wikileaks released part two of their emails from Clinton campaign chair John Podesta.
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Tiger withdraws from Safeway Open — Woods will not compete at Silverado or the Turkish Airlines Open in November — Tiger has withdrawn from the Safeway Open and Turkish Airlines Open. (Getty Images) — After a lot of soul searching and honest reflection, I know that I am not yet ready …
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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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Trump Ally Alex Jones: “I Was Told By People Around” Clinton That “She's Demon-Possessed” — ALEX JONES (HOST): I'm never a lesser of two evils person, but with Hillary, there's not even the same universe. She is an abject, psychopathic, demon from Hell that as soon as she gets into power is going to try to destroy the planet.
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