Trump halts big-money fundraising, cutting off cash to the party  —  Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has effectively shut down his high-dollar fundraising operation for the rest of the campaign, a highly unusual move that deals another serious blow to the GOP's effort to finance …

Trump bobbles attack on Obamacare  —  DORAL, Fla. — Standing beside his shimmering green golf course, Donald Trump had the political equivalent of a tap-in putt — news that Obamacare premiums are set to shoot up next year.  —  He muffed it.  —  At a campaign event at his Miami-area golf …

What Drives Donald Trump?  Fear of Losing Status, Tapes Show  —  By any measure, Arsenio Hall was a Hollywood success: He had starred in popular films, packed houses as a stand-up comic and hosted a hit late-night television show bearing his name.  —  Donald J. Trump saw it differently by the mid-2000s.

Trump to 2020 prospects: You don't have a chance  —  Donald Trump is the only candidate who can defeat Hillary Clinton, he suggested Tuesday, laughing at Republicans who may be considering mounting a run in 2020.  —  Hailing his campaign as a movement during his rally in Sanford, Florida …

Colin Powell endorses Hillary Clinton for president  —  Former Secretary of State Colin Powell told a crowd of more than 1,000 Long Island business and political leaders Tuesday that he will vote for Democrat Hillary Clinton for president, citing her experience, temperament and in a jab at GOP nominee Donald Trump, the “stamina.”

Top Democrats steamed that party letting Rubio skate  —  Tensions are flaring at the highest rungs of the Democratic Party over its decision to pull out of the Florida Senate race, with Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid and Florida donors pressing to go all out to unseat Marco Rubio …

A CITY CLERK OPPOSED AN EARLY-VOTING SITE AT UW-GREEN BAY BECAUSE ‘STUDENTS LEAN MORE TOWARD THE DEMOCRATS’  —  New e-mails released to The Nation reveal ongoing GOP attempts to suppress the vote.  —  By ,  —  Students wait in long lines to register and vote at UW-Eau Claire Davies Center on Tuesday, April 5, 2016.

Images of New MacBook Pro With Magic Toolbar Leaked in macOS Sierra 10.12.1  —  macOS Sierra 10.12.1, released yesterday, includes hidden Apple Pay images that depict the brand new MacBook Pro with an OLED touch panel that's set to be announced by Apple on Thursday, October 27.

Senate Democrats Poised to Pick Up 5-7 Seats  —  Senate Republicans had been doing a pretty solid job of maintaining their distance from GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump by running their own campaign that focused largely on more local issues or those issues that motivate their base.

We probably just heard a message from aliens, scientists say  —  Scientists have heard hugely unusual messages from deep in space that they think are coming from aliens.  A new analysis of strange modulations in a tiny set of stars appears to indicate that it could be coming …

White Woman Waving ‘Blacks For Trump’ Sign Appears Behind Trump At Rally (PHOTOS)  —  The colorful, enthusiastic crowd behind Donald Trump at a rally Tuesday in Sanford, Florida drew some attention from the Republican presidential nominee.  —  “I love those pink signs, ‘Women for Trump.’ I love the signs behind me,” he crowed.

Friday violence as teen mob attacks Temple students, police; four arrested  —  Four juveniles have been arrested in a series of violent incidents Friday night near Temple University's main campus in North Philadelphia.  —  According to Temple security, a group of over 150 juveniles coordinated a …

Trump asks team to trim back transition efforts, focus on race: sources  —  Trailing in opinion polls, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has asked his campaign to cut back on work identifying candidates for key jobs in his would-be administration and focus instead on bolstering …

Study: 91 percent of coverage on evening newscasts was negative to Donald Trump  —  A whopping 91 percent of news coverage about Donald Trump on the three broadcast nightly newscasts over the past 12 weeks has been ‘hostile’, a new study finds.  —  The study, conducted by the conservative …

Donald Trump: ‘I have no interest in Trump TV’  —  Donald Trump says he has no interest in setting up “Trump TV” when the election ends.  —  “No, I have no interest in Trump TV,” Trump said on Cincinnati radio station 700WLW on Tuesday.  “I hear it all over the place.

Asian American Voters In The 2016 Election  —  Leader in Latino political opinion research  —  With the debates now in the rear view mirror and less than three weeks ahead before Election Tuesday, Asian American Decisions is excited to report out some fresh new results on where Asian Americans stand on this election.

AT&T Is Spying on Americans for Profit  —  On Nov. 11, 2013, Victorville, California, sheriff's deputies and a coroner responded to a motorcyclist's report of human remains outside of town.  —  They identified the partially bleached skull of a child, and later discovered the remains …

The Right Is Giving Up on Democracy  —  It's not just Donald Trump and his fans who think the system is rigged.  —  The single most ominous thing that Donald Trump said in all three presidential debates was a misguided attempt at a quip: “I'll keep you in suspense, okay?”

Donald Trump's campaign has spent more on hats than on polling  —  I don't think there's a data point that better captures the weirdness of this presidential election cycle than the following:  —  According to the Federal Election Commission filings, Donald Trump's presidential campaign …

I Went Undercover With a Border Militia.  Here's What I Saw.  —  I crawl out of the back of the pickup with my rifle in hand.  “Keep your weapons nice and tight,” Captain Pain orders.  I am traveling light.  Unlike the others, I don't view southern Arizona as a war zone, so I didn't put steel plates in my chest rig.

The Trump Files: Donald's Words to a Grieving Mother  —  Until the election, we're bringing you “The Trump Files,” a daily dose of telling episodes, strange but true stories, or curious scenes from the life of GOP nominee Donald Trump.  —  Even the death of a child couldn't keep Donald …

Exclusive: Trump says Clinton policy on Syria would lead to World War Three  —  U.S. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Democrat Hillary Clinton's plan for Syria would “lead to World War Three,” because of the potential for conflict with military forces from nuclear-armed Russia.

Can't Wait for It to Be Over?  Don't Kid Yourself  —  It's become just about all anybody can say: “I can't wait for this election to be over.”  It also is very likely to become a textbook case of: “be careful what you wish for.”  If you think this contest has demonstrated fault lines …

For GOP, Time To Worry, Not To Panic  —  Trump's misbegotten candidacy is turning close races to purple or even blue.  —  For sev­er­al weeks many Re­pub­lic­an can­did­ates and op­er­at­ives have been fret­ting that Don­ald Trump's …

White high schoolers in Miss. put noose around black student's neck and ‘yanked,’ NAACP says  —  A group of white high school students in Mississippi placed a noose around a black student's neck and “yanked backward,” according to an NAACP leader, who described the incident Monday and demanded …

Homes in Sen. Pat Toomey's neighborhood vandalized with anti-GOP graffiti  —  Several homes located near the residence of Sen. Pat Toomey in Zionsville, Pa. were vandalized with anti-GOP graffiti over the weekend in what Toomey called an “appalling” incident.

Florida Democrats poised to overtake Republicans in early votes  —  MIAMI — Fueled by a strong first day of in-person early voting, more than 1.6 million Floridians have cast pre-Election Day ballots as Democrats threaten to overtake Republicans in the number of votes banked before Nov. 8.