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.

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 …

Poll: Trump falls into tie with Clinton among Utah voters  —  SALT LAKE CITY — Republican Donald Trump appears to have, in his earlier words, “a tremendous problem in Utah” as a new poll shows him slipping into a dead heat with Democrat Hillary Clinton since crude comments he made about women surfaced last weekend.

Teen Beauty Queens Say Trump Walked In On Them Changing  —  “Don't worry, ladies, I've seen it all before.”  —  Four women who competed in the 1997 Miss Teen USA beauty pageant said Donald Trump walked into the dressing room while contestants — some as young as 15 — were changing.

Split Over Donald Trump Threatens to Tilt Republican States  —  Donald J. Trump's intensifying battle with his own party is tearing open the nation's political map, pulling Republicans across the country into a self-destructive feud that could imperil dozens of lawmakers in Congress …

New Ohio poll puts Hillary Clinton ahead of Donald Trump by 9 points after news of Trump's vulgar talk  —  Hillary Clinton has opened up a big lead over Donald Trump in Ohio, according to the most thorough statewide poll to date, conducted by the Baldwin Wallace University Community Research Institute.

Clinton campaign chairman ties email hack to Russians, suggests Trump had early warning  —  WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign chairman, John Podesta, said Tuesday that the FBI is investigating a “criminal hack” of his private email account, which he blamed on Russia …

Will Hillary explain her dream of ‘open borders’?  —  Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton departs White Plains, New York October 11, 2016 enroute to a climate change event with former Vice President Al Gore in Miami, Florida.  —  Just as America was tossed — or did we eagerly jump …

University of Tennessee Investigating Student Accused of Sexual Harassment for Writing Wrong Name on Quiz  —  Last week, several news outlets reported that a student at the University of Tennessee (UT) received a zero on a quiz—a grade his professor justified because he viewed an answer as sexual harassment under Title IX.

“The Apprentice” Microphone Guy Says Trump Repeatedly Called Him A “F**king Monkey”  —  He also said Trump verbally harassed women on set.  —  A sound engineer who attached Donald Trump's microphone on The Apprentice told BuzzFeed News that Trump repeatedly referred to him as a “f**king monkey” …

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 …

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.

NC's 2016 Voter Turnout (through 10 October)  —  This is the second in a twice-weekly series of updates detailing pre-Election Day voter turnout across North Carolina in near real time, employing State Board of Elections data.  New installments appear here on the Insight(u)s Blog on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons through Nov. 8th.

‘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 …

Every 25 Seconds  —  The Human Toll of Criminalizing Drug Use in the United States  —  Enforcement Destroys Families, Undermines Health  —  Deportations have gone way up for many legal residents convicted of minor drug possession  —  Neal Scott may die in prison.

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.

Trump campaign manager squabbles with Anderson Cooper over polls  —  Donald Trump campaign manager Kellyanne Conway stole a play from the GOP nominee's playbook Tuesday night, labeling Hillary Clinton “the magic 46” for her inability to climb higher in the polls despite an array of advantages.

F.B.I. Investigating if Fatal Plane Crash in East Hartford Was Intentional  —  The F.B.I. is investigating whether the crash of a small plane in East Hartford, Conn., that killed a passenger on Tuesday was intentional, according to four federal law enforcement officials.

'I Think He's a Very Dangerous Man for the Next Three or Four Weeks'  —  Back in early March, Politico Magazine brought together five Donald Trump biographers for a conversation over lunch at Trump Tower.  At the time, the country was just beginning to grapple with the reality …