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Jonathan Swan / The Hill:
Exclusive: Trump campaign CEO wanted to destroy Ryan — 's presidential campaign, gave explicit orders to his staff to destroy Speaker Paul Ryan — (R-Wis.). — On editorial conference calls, the Breitbart chairman would often say “Paul Ryan is the enemy,” according to a source who worked with Bannon at the news organization.
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Sarah Wheaton / Politico:
Obama mocks Republicans for standing by Trump — President Barack Obama relished the GOP civil war that has broken out over Donald Trump, openly mocking Republicans who are refusing to rescind their endorsements even as they condemn the nominee for talking cavalierly about sexual assault.
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Monica Langley / Wall Street Journal:
Donald Trump's New Attack Strategy: Curb Clinton Vote — The Republican nominee has given up the conventional wisdom of trying to reach voters far outside his core of support — Donald Trump, faced with opposition inside and outside his party, plans to renew the nationalist themes that built …
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Cristiano Lima / Politico:
Trump on Ryan: 'I don't want his support' — Donald Trump went right after Paul Ryan during his first TV interview since the publication of lewd comments he made in 2005, telling Fox News host Bill O'Reilly that he didn't want the House speaker's support. — “The fact is, I think we should …
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Paul Singer / USA Today:
Exclusive: USA TODAY survey shows that a quarter of elected top Republicans won't endorse Trump — Twenty-six percent of Republican governors and members of Congress are refusing to endorse GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump, according to a survey by the USA TODAY Network.
Patrick Svitek / The Texas Tribune:
At San Antonio Fundraiser, Trump Vents Over GOP Leaders — At a San Antonio fundraiser, Donald Trump said some of his GOP colleagues “forgot there was an election,” specifically calling out U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan. — SAN ANTONIO — Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump …
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Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Carson defends Ryan from Trump's attacks — adviser Ben Carson came to House Speaker Paul Ryan — 's defense on Tuesday and criticized the Republican presidential nominee for exacerbating an intraparty feud less than a month before the election. — “Paul Ryan is being very pragmatic,” Carson said in an interview with The Hill.
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Meghan Keneally / ABC News:
‘Unprecedented’ Rift Among Republicans Puts Party's Survival in Limbo, Experts Say
‘Unprecedented’ Rift Among Republicans Puts Party's Survival in Limbo, Experts Say
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Mike Dorning / Bloomberg:
It's Obama Versus Trump as Clinton Leans on Her ‘Cleanup Hitter’
It's Obama Versus Trump as Clinton Leans on Her ‘Cleanup Hitter’
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New York Times
Marc Caputo / Politico:
Still backing Trump, Rubio wishes ‘we had better choices for President’
Still backing Trump, Rubio wishes ‘we had better choices for President’
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Matthew Mosk / ABC News:
‘FOBs’: How Hillary's State Dept. Gave Special Attention to ‘Friends of Bill’ After Haiti Quake — In a series of candid email exchanges with top Clinton Foundation officials during the hours after the massive 2010 Haiti earthquake, a senior aide to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton repeatedly …
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Kenneth P. Vogel / Politico:
Chelsea flagged ‘serious concerns’ about Clinton Foundation conflicts
Chelsea flagged ‘serious concerns’ about Clinton Foundation conflicts
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Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
“Is this a FOB”: State Department prioritized Clinton cronies for access
“Is this a FOB”: State Department prioritized Clinton cronies for access
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ABC News and Washington Free Beacon
Megan Garber / The Atlantic:
The Anger of Samantha Bee — During an extended monologue on her TBS show Full Frontal on Monday evening, Samantha Bee described Donald Trump and Billy Bush as “two drooling hyenas” and “two leering dildos.” She referred to the vehicle that carried the pair, in that now iconically infamous …
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Marisa Guthrie / Hollywood Reporter:
Billy Bush Negotiating Exit From NBC's ‘Today’ Show
Billy Bush Negotiating Exit From NBC's ‘Today’ Show
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People.com:
‘Devastated’ Billy Bush Worried He 'Can't Recover' from Leaked Donald Trump Tape: Source
‘Devastated’ Billy Bush Worried He 'Can't Recover' from Leaked Donald Trump Tape: Source
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The Intercept:
In the Democratic Echo Chamber, Inconvenient Truths Are Recast as Putin Plots — Donald Trump, for reasons I've repeatedly pointed out, is an extremist, despicable and dangerous candidate, and his almost-certain humiliating defeat is less than a month away.
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David Brooks / New York Times:
Donald Trump's Sad, Lonely Life — The point of town hall debates is that regular voters get to ask questions. In every town hall I've seen, the candidate turns to the voter, listens attentively and directs the answer at least partially back to that person.
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Alex Griswold / Mediaite:
Joe Scarborough: NBC Poll Showing Donald Trump Losing Badly Was ‘Cooked’ — MSNBC Morning Joe host Joe Scarborough was less than impressed with a Monday NBC/WSJ poll showing Donald Trump losing to Hillary Clinton by double digits, accusing the poll of being “cooked” to get the result.
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PRRI:
Hillary Clinton opens up a commanding 11-point lead over Donald Trump | PRRI/The Atlantic Survey
Hillary Clinton opens up a commanding 11-point lead over Donald Trump | PRRI/The Atlantic Survey
Carrie Dann / NBC News:
Post-Debate Poll Shows Clinton Holding 9-Point Lead Over Trump
Post-Debate Poll Shows Clinton Holding 9-Point Lead Over Trump
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Barack Obama / CNN:
America will take the giant leap to Mars — We do what's possible before anyone else — He says next step is to reach for Mars: learn to build new habitats that can sustain astronauts on long missions — Barack Obama is President of the United States.
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Claire Landsbaum / New York Magazine:
Eric Trump: My Father Bragged About Groping Women Because of His ‘Alpha Personality’ — Since Donald Trump's comments about groping women were made public last week, the fallout has been pretty significant. His Republican allies (well, some of them) have defected.
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Joey Bunch / Gazette:
Eric Trump defends his father in Colorado, blasts the Clintons
Eric Trump defends his father in Colorado, blasts the Clintons
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
In reversal, Sen. Fischer renews support for Trump — Nebraska Sen. Deb Fischer on Tuesday reversed her call for Donald Trump to resign from the GOP ticket, telling a local radio station that it's “not a tough choice” to back him just three days after she urged him to quit.
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Megan Cassidy / Arizona Republic:
DOJ will pursue criminal contempt charge against Sheriff Joe Arpaio — Protesters demonstrate against Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio outside federal court on Oct. 11, 2016. azcentral.com — The U.S. Department of Justice officials have opted to pursue a criminal contempt …
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Matt Cagle / ACLU of Northern California:
Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter Provided Data Access for a Surveillance Product Marketed to Target Activists of Color — Privacy and Government Surveillance, Racial Justice, Technology and Civil Liberties — The ACLU of California has obtained records showing that Twitter, Facebook …
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Asawin Suebsaeng / The Daily Beast:
Breitbart Boss Stephen Bannon Bragged in 2015: 'I'm Trump's Campaign Manager' — A year before Donald Trump hired Breitbart News' executive chairman to be his presidential campaign's CEO, Stephen K. Bannon boasted, “I'm Trump's campaign manager” via email. — Breitbart's ties …
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Mediaite
Hadas Gold / Politico:
Brazile denies giving Clinton camp advance notice on CNN town hall question — Interim Democratic National Committee chair Donna Brazile sent information to a top Clinton campaign official about an upcoming a question she got “in advance” one day before a very similar question was asked at a CNN Town Hall …
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Jonathan Tamari / Philly.com:
Toomey refuses to rule out supporting Donald Trump for president — Sen. Pat Toomey (R., Pa.) refused to rule out supporting Donald Trump for president Tuesday, despite mounting political pressure and high-profile defections from other GOP lawmakers. — Toomey said definitively he would not vote …
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Chris Massie / CNN:
Maine Gov. Paul LePage: Maybe the country needs Trump to show ‘authoritarian power’
Maine Gov. Paul LePage: Maybe the country needs Trump to show ‘authoritarian power’
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Mother Jones:
New Records Suggest Donald Trump Misled the Public About His Income — He says he made $694 million last year, but UK documents undercut that claim. — At the first presidential debate, when GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump was asked by moderator Lester Holt why he wouldn't release his tax returns …
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