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5:15 PM ET, October 28, 2016

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New York Times:
New Emails in Clinton Case Came From Devices Once Used by Anthony Weiner  —  WASHINGTON — Emails from Hillary Clinton's private server were found after the F.B.I. seized electronic devices once shared by Anthony D. Weiner and his estranged wife, Huma Abedin, a top aide to Mrs. Clinton, federal law enforcement officials said Friday.
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Rosalind S. Helderman / Washington Post:
Computer seized in Weiner probe prompts FBI to take new steps in Clinton email inquiry … Newly discovered emails found on a computer seized during an investigation of disgraced former Rep. Anthony Weiner have prompted the FBI to make new inquiries related to Hillary Clinton's private email server …
NBC News:
FBI Says It Will Investigate New Hillary Clinton Emails  —  The FBI is reviewing a new batch of Hillary Clinton emails, bureau director James Comey said in a letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee on Friday.  —  “In connection with an unrelated case, the FBI has learned of the existence …
Theodore Schleifer / CNN:
FBI reviewing new emails in Clinton probe  —  (CNN)FBI Director James Comey said Friday the bureau is reviewing new emails related to Hillary Clinton's time as secretary of state, according to a letter sent to eight congressional committee chairmen, a surprise development with 11 days until the election.
Meghan Keneally / ABC News:
FBI Reopening Clinton Email Investigation  —  FBI Director James Comey released a statement today saying that the FBI is going to continue the previously closed investigation into Hillary Clinton's emails from her time as secretary of state.  —  “In connection with an unrelated case …
Newsweek:
WHY FBI DIRECTOR MADE CLINTON EMAIL ANNOUNCEMENT NOW  —  Why did FBI Director James Comey shock Washington on Friday with an announcement that the FBI “has learned of the existence of emails” related to Hillary Clinton's private email server, and what does it mean?  —  The truth is Comey didn't have a choice.
Julian Hattem / The Hill:
FBI under pressure to provide more details  —  The FBI is facing pressure to offer additional details about its decision to launch a new investigation into Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton  —  's private email server.  —  Director James Comey's letter to Congress notifying lawmakers about …
Discussion: Hot Air, Business Insider and Raw Story
Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
Speaker Ryan: Clinton's classified briefings should be suspended  —  over the Friday news that the FBI is launching a new review into her use of a private email server while secretary of State.  —  In a statement released minutes after the news broke, the Wisconsin Republican reasserted …
Discussion: RedState
Mallory Shelbourne / The Hill:   Clinton silent on FBI news at rally
Everett Rosenfeld / CNBC:
FBI probing new Clinton emails
Madeline Conway / Politico:
FBI reviewing new evidence in Clinton email probe
Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
What the FBI Director's letter about the Clinton emails really says
Bloomberg:
FBI Reopens Clinton E-Mail Probe Less Than 2 Weeks Before Vote
Discussion: Glamour
Ariane de Vogue / CNN:
Supreme Court takes up transgender school bathroom case  —  Washington (CNN)The Supreme Court agreed on Friday to take up a case concerning a transgender high school student in Virginia who is seeking to use the boys' bathroom at school.  —  The case, which should be heard this term …
Discussion: RedState
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Chris Geidner / BuzzFeed:
Supreme Court To Hear Critical Challenge Over Transgender Rights  —  Visitors enter the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, U.S. October 5, 2016.  REUTERS/Gary Cameron  —  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court will hear a major case involving the Obama administration's policies in support of transgender rights, the court announced on Friday.
Discussion: Mother Jones, Hit & Run and The Week
Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
Supreme Court takes up school bathroom rules for transgender students
Gavin Grimm / Washington Post:
I'm transgender and can't use the student bathroom. The Supreme Court could change that.
Discussion: Vox, USA Today, Law News and Common Dreams
The Cook Political Report:
New Electoral College Ratings: Texas and North Carolina Shift in Clinton's Favor  —  Less than two weeks before the election, Trump continues to struggle to lock down traditionally Republican states — even Texas and Utah — and lags behind Clinton in key battleground states he would need to win.
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
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Scott Clement / Washington Post:
Clinton lead shrinks, even as nearly 6 in 10 expect her to win, Post-ABC tracking poll finds  —  Donald Trump has gained on Hillary Clinton during the past week, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News tracking poll, solidifying support among core Republican groups as well as political independents.
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Americans are tuning out Trump's ugly lies. This new poll proves it.
Discussion: Politico and alan.com
Arjun Kharpal / CNBC:
Trump will win the election and is more popular than Obama in 2008, AI system finds  —  Trump on course to win the election, AI system finds  —  The polls that put Hillary Clinton ahead Donald Trump are wrong... that's according to an AI system that's managed to predict the last three presidential elections correctly.
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Mother Jones:
Nobody Puts Tammy Duckworth in a Corner  —  Her opponent in her race for Congress, Rep. Joe Walsh, calls Obama a “tyrant” and belittles her military service.  Bring it on.  —  ADAM WEINSTEIN SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2012 ISSUE  —  WHEN I FIRST MEET TAMMY DUCKWORTH in her suburban Chicago campaign office …
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MaryAlice Parks / ABC News:
GOP Senator Mark Kirk Apologizes After Jab at Opponent's Asian Heritage
NBC News:
Illinois Senator Draws Fire for Racially Charged Attack on Opponent's Family
Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
Clinton eyes Biden for secretary of state  —  Joe Biden is at the top of the internal short list Hillary Clinton's transition team is preparing for her pick to be secretary of state, a source familiar with the planning tells POLITICO.  —  This would be the first major Cabinet candidate …
Theodore Schleifer / CNN:
Donald Trump isn't opening his checkbook to save his campaign  —  Trump: I'm ready to go over $100 million in campaign  — With only 11 days remaining, it is likely too late to spend tens of millions of dollars more wisely, experts say  —  (CNN)If Donald Trump were to honor his pledge …
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ProPublica:
Facebook Lets Advertisers Exclude Users by Race  —  Imagine if, during the Jim Crow era, a newspaper offered advertisers the option of placing ads only in copies that went to white readers.  —  That's basically what Facebook is doing nowadays.  —  The ubiquitous social network …
Peter W. Stevenson / Washington Post:
Professor who's predicted 30 years of presidential elections correctly is doubling down on a Trump win  —  Last month, the man who's tried to turn vote prediction into a science predicted a Trump win.  —  Allan J. Lichtman, distinguished professor of history at American University …
Discussion: Mediaite and The Daily Caller
Emily Hill / Spectator:
‘The woman is a disaster!’:  Camille Paglia on Hillary Clinton … Talking to Camille Paglia is like approaching a machine gun: madness to stick your head up and ask a question, unless you want your brain blown apart by the answer, but a visceral delight to watch as she obliterates every subject in sight.
Discussion: Washington Times and Breitbart
Ken Kurson / The New York Observer:
2006 Audio Emerges of Hillary Clinton Proposing Rigging Palestine Election  —  Unearthed tape: ‘We should have made sure that we did something to determine who was going to win’  —  On September 5, 2006, Eli Chomsky was an editor and staff writer for the Jewish Press, and Hillary Clinton …
Discussion: The Week
Gideon Resnick / The Daily Beast:
Even Trump's Kids Haven't Donated to His Campaign  —  With less than two weeks until the election, Donald Trump has amassed an impressive army of small donors, fueling his bid with individual contributions of $200 or less.  But noticeably absent from the list of contributors is basically anyone …
David Brooks / New York Times:
The Conservative Intellectual Crisis  —  I feel very lucky to have entered the conservative movement when I did, back in the 1980s and 1990s.  I was working at National Review, The Washington Times, The Wall Street Journal's editorial page.  The role models in front of us were people like Bill Buckley …
Discussion: Vox and bradford-delong.com
Arizona Republic:
Donald Trump Jr. comes to aid of Arizona motorist … As he was driving through Mesa from one campaign event to another on Thursday, the oldest son of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump made an unexpected stop to help a stuck driver.  —  “We were on our way from a rally …
 
 
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Adam Kredo / Washington Free Beacon:
Congress: Attorney General Lynch ‘Pleads Fifth’ on Secret Iran ‘Ransom’ Payments
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Eugene Scott / CNN:
Eric Garner's daughter blasts Clinton campaign after WikiLeaks emails
Andrew Kaczynski / CNN:
Trump takes aim at Ohio governor John Kasich: He's ‘not gotten over’ his primary defeat
Discussion: Politico
Joe Concha / The Hill:
Levin: Megyn Kelly ‘auditioning’ to leave Fox News
Discussion: RedState
Brendan O'Brien / Reuters:
Federal judge blocks two abortion laws in Alabama
Discussion: Rewire and alan.com
CBS Chicago:
2 Investigators: Chicago Voters Cast Ballots From Beyond The Grave
John Wagner / Washington Post:
Liberals are preparing blacklists of appointees they want Clinton to avoid
Discussion: Common Dreams
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Kira Lerner / ThinkProgress:
Gun store runs ad saying it won't sell to Muslims, Clinton supporters
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Kelsey Sutton / Politico:
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Ashley Cullins / Hollywood Reporter:
Hacker Behind Hollywood Nude Photo Leak Sentenced to 18 Months
The Huffington Post:
Trump's Campaign Might Not be Winning, But His Hotels Sure Are
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Bill and Hillary's sleazy road to riches
Julia Ioffe / Politico:
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