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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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New York Magazine
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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No More Mister Nice Blog, Washington Post and Politico
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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Politico, The Moderate Voice, RedState and Washington Post
Paul Singer / USA Today:
Exclusive: USA TODAY survey shows that a quarter of elected top Republicans won't endorse Trump
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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Cristiano Lima / Politico:
Trump on Ryan: 'I don't want his support'
Trump on Ryan: 'I don't want his support'
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RedState, Talking Points Memo, Political Wire and The Atlantic
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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miamiherald, Talking Points Memo and Associated Press
Veronica Stracqualursi / ABC News:
The Note: 28 Days Until Election Day
The Note: 28 Days Until Election Day
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Politico, WTVR-TV and Political Insider blog
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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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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PRRI:
Hillary Clinton opens up a commanding 11-point lead over Donald Trump | PRRI/The Atlantic Survey — CLINTON EXPANDS LEAD AMONG LIKELY VOTERS — Clinton Expands Lead Among Likely Voters — Hillary Clinton has opened up a commanding 11-point lead over Donald Trump …
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Alex Griswold / Mediaite:
Joe Scarborough: NBC Poll Showing Donald Trump Losing Badly Was ‘Cooked’
Joe Scarborough: NBC Poll Showing Donald Trump Losing Badly Was ‘Cooked’
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The Last Refuge, Taylor Marsh, Independent Journal Review, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and RedState
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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Washington Post, NBC News, Talking Points Memo, Rush Limbaugh, Hot Air and Reuters
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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Booman Tribune, Washington Monthly and Guardian
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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Peter Hasson / The Daily Caller:
NYT/CNBC's John Harwood Advises Clinton Campaign, Gloats About Provoking Trump At Debate
NYT/CNBC's John Harwood Advises Clinton Campaign, Gloats About Provoking Trump At Debate
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Mediaite, The Gateway Pundit, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and Washington Free Beacon
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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Hullabaloo and Joe.My.God.
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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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ABC News, Raw Story and Occupy Democrats
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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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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Political Wire
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
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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Washington Post, New York Times, Daily Kos, The Root, Mashable, Sputnik International, The Stranger … and Engadget
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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Daily Kos
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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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Trump camp claims hacked email shows ‘collusion’ between Clinton campaign, Justice Department — Donald Trump's campaign is saying a hacked email reveals ‘collusion’ between Hillary Clinton's campaign and the Justice Department that tainted the criminal investigation into Clinton's private email set-up …
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Media Matters for America and Guardian
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