Two Women Say Donald Trump Touched Them Inappropriately  —  Donald J. Trump was emphatic in the second presidential debate: Yes, he had boasted about kissing women without permission and grabbing their genitals.  But he had never actually done those things, he said.

Bill Clinton ‘Rape’ Hecklers Interrupt Obama, Hillary After Infowars Offer  —  Radio jock disrupts with t-shirt sales stunt 3:41  —  Multiple hecklers shouting “Bill Clinton is a rapist” interrupted President Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton at separate rallies after a pro-Donald …

Catholic group demands top Clinton aide resign over leaked emails  —  A top aide to Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton  —  is under fire from Catholic groups for remarks she made in hacked emails published by WikiLeaks, with one group calling on Clinton communications director Jennifer Palmieri to resign.

Paul Ryan's Speakership Will End  —  I admire the reporting that Robert Costa and Phillip Rucker are doing for the Washington Post but their latest piece strikes me as completely delusional.  The subject is worthy.  They enlist Washington insiders to paint a picture of how Speaker Paul Ryan …

In the end, Hillary Clinton is the only qualified candidate, and the best choice  —  It is time to get serious.  —  It has been amusing, to a degree, to watch the circus that was the Republican primary process struggle and fuss and finally produce such a disappointment to be its presidential nominee.

FBI, DOJ roiled by Comey, Lynch decision to let Clinton slide by on emails, says insider  —  The decision to let Hillary Clinton off the hook for mishandling classified information has roiled the FBI and Department of Justice, with one person closely involved in the year-long probe telling FoxNews.com …

Trump hints that Ryan is part of ‘sinister deal’ … One day after warning the GOP that his “shackles” are off, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump  —  floated the prospect of a “sinister deal” preventing Speaker Paul Ryan  —  (R-Wis.) from coming to his defense.

How One 19-Year-Old Illinois Man Is Distorting National Polling Averages  —  There is a 19-year-old black man in Illinois who has no idea of the role he is playing in this election.  —  He is sure he is going to vote for Donald J. Trump.  —  And he has been held up as proof by conservatives …

Poll: Clinton widens Mich. lead as Trump support slides  —  Donald Trump's support in Michigan is showing signs of collapse as Democrat Hillary Clinton widens her lead to nearly 12 percentage points in a new statewide poll released to The Detroit News and WDIV.

LAPD detective investigating Derrick Rose case found dead of gunshot wound in Whittier  —  An LAPD employee was fatally shot in Whittier on Tuesday.  (KTLA)  —  A Los Angeles Police Department detective who was investigating rape allegations against NBA star Derrick Rose died after being found …

Donald Trump's poll denialism  —  Donald Trump has a new target: “Crooked polls.”  —  With Hillary Clinton extending her lead nationwide and in key battleground states, Trump is toying with what might be called “poll denialism,” giving his supporters license to dismiss the discouraging data.

Major GOP Donors Are Asking Trump for Their Money Back  —  Donald Trump's big-dollar donors asking for their money back, NBC News learns 2:52  —  Two big-money donors who have given or raised tens of thousands of dollars for Donald Trump are livid at the Republican presidential nominee …

The DEA is withdrawing a proposal to ban another plant after the Internet got really mad  —  The Drug Enforcement Administration is reversing a widely criticized decision that would have banned the use of kratom, a plant that researchers say could help mitigate the effects of the opioid epidemic.

New email shows Brazile may have had exact wording of proposed town hall question before CNN  —  A new email obtained by POLITICO is shedding more light on the mystery of whether and how interim DNC chair Donna Brazile might have obtained the text of a proposed question from a town hall between Hillary Clinton …

Limbaugh: The Left Sends Out “The Rape Police” Whenever There's Sex With “No Consent” (Also Known As Rape)  —  RUSH LIMBAUGH: You know what the magic word, the only thing that matters in American sexual mores today is?  One thing.  You can do anything, the left will promote and understand …

Democratic governor: Obamacare ‘no longer affordable’ for many  —  Minnesota's Democratic governor on Wednesday said Obamacare is “no longer affordable to increasing numbers of people” — the latest sign of Democrats' growing concern about the law's rising insurance costs.

Donald Trump wanted O.J. Simpson on ‘Celebrity Apprentice,’ but ‘NBC went totally crazy’  —  In an effort to gin up interest in his newly revamped “Celebrity Apprentice” in 2008, Donald Trump entertained a controversial idea: bringing on O.J. Simpson as a contestant.