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John Bresnahan / Politico:
Trump collapse clouds Paul Ryan's future — Paul Ryan has had a charmed political career. Congressman at 29, then chairman of two powerful committees, vice-presidential nominee and speaker of the House by 45. — Newsflash to Janesville: That streak could be coming to an end.
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Molly Ball / The Atlantic:
Trump Goes to War — OCALA, Florida—In Donald Trump's war of all against all, none shall be spared. — “I'm so angry at the Republicans,” he says, eyes slitted in a mocking grimace. He's riffing off the leaked email that shows that allies of Hillary Clinton gave her a question in advance of a town hall broadcast by CNN in March.
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David Wasserman / The Cook Political Report:
Is the House in Play? What We Know Now — Ever since last Friday's Access Hollywood bombshell, Speaker Paul Ryan has treated Trump's campaign as a sinking ship and has sounded an alarm to donors to shift resources towards saving the majority. Meanwhile, we have been inundated with questions …
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The Daily Beast:
Donald Trump Called Deaf ‘Apprentice’ Marlee Matlin ‘Retarded’ — Just in case you thought Donald Trump was insufficiently awful: He repeatedly called a deaf actress “retarded,” three sources tell The Daily Beast. — Trump, who was accused on Wednesday of making sexual comments to Marlee Matlin …
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Dan Balz / Washington Post:
Two speeches in two hours crystallize the state of Campaign 2016 — Two speeches. Two Americas. A pair of apocalyptic arguments and one call to burn down the house. That's the summation from just two remarkable hours Thursday that crystallized the final month of Campaign 2016.
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Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
White House warns Trump not to attack Michelle Obama
White House warns Trump not to attack Michelle Obama
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Tom Kludt / CNN:
Michelle Obama denounces Trump for ‘bragging about sexually assaulting women’
Michelle Obama denounces Trump for ‘bragging about sexually assaulting women’
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Jenée Desmond-Harris / Vox:
Behind Michelle Obama's heartfelt speech: 8 years of sexist and racist attacks
Behind Michelle Obama's heartfelt speech: 8 years of sexist and racist attacks
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Jon Passantino / BuzzFeed:
Trump Jr. Suggested Women Who Can't Take Harassment “Don't Belong In The Workforce” — Donald Trump's son, Donald Trump Jr., dismissed workplace sexual harassment in a 2013 radio interview — and suggested that women who couldn't take it should become kindergarten teachers.
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Monica Langley / Wall Street Journal:
Donald Trump Prepares New Attack on Media, Clinton — GOP presidential nominee says reports are ‘slanderous’ and media are pitted against him and his supporters — Donald Trump will broaden his attack against the media to hit globalism and the Clinton Foundation by charging …
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New York Times:
Cut Ties to Donald Trump, Big Donors Urge R.N.C. — WASHINGTON — Several of the Republican Party's most generous donors called on the Republican National Committee on Thursday to disavow Donald J. Trump, saying that allegations by multiple women that Mr. Trump had groped …
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John Merline / Investor's Business Daily:
Clinton Emails: Comey Lied And The Scandal Died — Corruption: When FBI Director James Comey dismissed the case against Hillary Clinton he said it was because no reasonable attorney would take the case. Now we learn that there were plenty who would have done so.
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Seema Mehta / Los Angeles Times:
Donald Trump once told 14-year-old girls, 'In a couple of years, I'll be dating you' — Donald Trump appears to have a pattern of trying to charm young girls with a line about dating him. — In a December 1992 wire brief in the Chicago Tribune, Trump is described as having spotted …
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Allegra Kirkland / Talking Points Memo:
Obama: GOP Claims To Be ‘Party Of Family Values,’ Then Nominates Trump (VIDEO) — President Barack Obama gave Republicans a frank dressing-down for allowing Donald Trump to become the Republican nominee by “feeding their base all kinds of crazy for years” at the annual Ohio Democrats' dinner Thursday night.
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New York Times:
The Times's Lawyer Responds to Donald Trump — This is the letter David McCraw, vice president and assistant general counsel of The New York Times, wrote in response to a request from Marc E. Kasowitz, Mr. Trump's lawyer, to retract an article that featured two women accusing Mr. Trump of touching …
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Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Trump says groping allegations are part of a global conspiracy to help Clinton
Trump says groping allegations are part of a global conspiracy to help Clinton
Andrew Kaczynski / CNN:
Trump Jr. on New York Times report: 'I've never heard anything dumber in my life'
Trump Jr. on New York Times report: 'I've never heard anything dumber in my life'
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Jfarrell / Judicial Watch:
Judicial Watch Releases New Hillary Clinton Email Answers Given under Oath — (Washington, DC) - Judicial Watch today released received responses under oath from former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton concerning her email practices. Judicial Watch submitted twenty-five questions …
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Clinton answers written questions under penalty of perjury in email lawsuit
Clinton answers written questions under penalty of perjury in email lawsuit
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Steven Shepard / Politico:
GOP insiders: Trump's chances fading — Republican insiders are rapidly losing confidence in Donald Trump's ability to win their states. — After a nightmarish, seven-day stretch that began with the release of a tape of the now-GOP presidential nominee making sexually aggressive remarks …
Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Clinton leads Trump by 7 points — Hillary Clinton's lead over Donald Trump has increased to seven points, as more than half of voters say he is not qualified to be president. — That's according to a just-released national Fox News Poll of likely voters.
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Mark Murray / NBC News:
Poll: Clinton Ahead in North Carolina; Virtual Tie in Ohio
Poll: Clinton Ahead in North Carolina; Virtual Tie in Ohio
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Idaho Statesman:
Hillary Clinton's experience makes her the right choice for president — The Idaho Statesman is endorsing Hillary Clinton for president. — We recognize a lot of you are not going to like our choice of a Democrat in this Republican state — where Sen. Ted Cruz won the GOP primary …
Katie Reilly / TIME:
Read Donald Trump's Speech Addressing Sexual Assault Accusations — “These claims are all fabricated” — Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on Thursday denied multiple allegations of sexual assault, dismissing the claims of his accusers and railing against the press.
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Tegna / WFAA-TV:
New poll: Trump lead shrinks in Texas, within margin of error — A new poll of Texas voters shows Donald Trump's lead shrinking in the Lone Star State, to within the margin of error. Jason Whitely reports. … DALLAS - After perhaps the most damaging week of his campaign …
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Alex Samuels / The Texas Tribune:
Record 15 million Texans registered to vote … Texas has a record-breaking 15 million people registered to vote ahead of the November election, the Secretary of State's office announced Thursday. — Texas has 15,015,700 voters registered according to a preliminary estimate …
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Matthew Belloni / Hollywood Reporter:
Billy Bush Lawyers Up, Goes on Attack in NBC Fight (Exclusive) — “If Billy had been passive or responded ‘Shut the f— up’ to Trump, Billy would have been out of a job the next day,” litigator Marshall Grossman tells THR. — Billy Bush's exit from NBC News isn't going to be as amicable as many thought it would be.
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Heidi M. Przybyla / USA Today:
Clinton expands outreach to male Republicans voters in wake of Trump issues — Rob Kearney is a middle-aged Republican, veteran and father pictured with a blonde-ringleted little girl nestled at his side in a new Hillary Clinton campaign flyer. — It shows how her team is trying …
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Kyle Becker / Independent Journal Review:
2 Clinton Campaign Videos Dropped on Twitter are So Hot, James O'Keefe was Suspended Soon After Posting Them — James O'Keefe of Project Veritas is known as a bit of an undercover video provocateur. Now, he's been suspended from Twitter. — O'Keefe received a notification from Twitter soon after posting two ‘undercover’ videos:
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