Trump Leads Clinton by 1 Point in New Poll as Enthusiasm Declines  —  Strong enthusiasm for Hillary Clinton has ebbed since the renewal of the FBI's email investigation.  —  While vote preferences have held essentially steady, she's now a slim point behind Donald Trump — a first since May …

William J. Clinton Foundation  —  This initial release consists of material from the FBI's files related to the William J. Clinton Foundation, a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization.  The bulk of these records come from a 2001 FBI investigation into the pardon of Marc Rich (1934-2013) …

Buyer's Remorse, Democrats?  —  If Hillary loses a week from today, it will be in part because a number of Democrats and Democrat-leaning independents, never that enthusiastic about Hillary to begin with, stay home.  I suspect a lot of Democratic grandees are already privately venting …

Fake story about Obamas, Hillary Clinton ensnares Sean Hannity  —  Sean Hannity on Tuesday embraced a piece of fake news about President Obama deleting endorsements of Hillary Clinton from his Twitter account.  —  Hannity used the made-up news to claim that President Obama's legacy might be “jail.”

Podesta To Mills: “We Are Going To Have To Dump All Those Emails”  —  In today's, 25th, Wikileaks release of hacked Podesta emails, one of the notable highlights is a March 2, 2015 exchange between John Podesta and Clinton aide Cheryl Mills in which the Clinton Campaign Chair says …

On A Scale From 1 To 10, How Much Should Democrats Panic?  —  In this week's politics chat, we wonder how safe Hillary Clinton's lead is.  The transcript below has been lightly edited.  —  micah (Micah Cohen, politics editor): Clinton's lead has shrunk to a hair above 4 percentage points …

CNN Chief Jeff Zucker Rips Donna Brazile's ‘Disgusting’ Dealings With Clinton Campaign  —  Network boss has “no tolerance” for tipping off a campaign with debate questions.  —  NEW YORK CNN president Jeff Zucker described former network commentator Donna Brazile's interactions with the Clinton campaign as …

One Week To Go!!!!!!  —  *Note, this was written quickly.  Forgive my English language failures  —  *7 days until the election  —  *11 days until FSU basketball tips off.  —  *115 days until Daytona 500  —  *1455 days until my 7 day out memo in 2020.  —  Before I begin, a note to Democrats (Republicans, skip a graph or two)

The Obama Family's Stylish Private World Inside the White House  —  Decorated by Michael S. Smith for the Obamas, the White House's private quarters are as worldly and relaxed as the family that calls them home  —  Considering the epochal achievements of the Obama administration …

Donald Trump gave a very, very good speech today in Pennsylvania  —  Donald Trump isn't terribly good at delivering speeches.  He tends to bounce between a rote recitation of the words in the TelePrompTer and wild message detours into controversial territory that grab headlines and totally distract …

The New York Times' very fishy article about Trump and Russia  —  A story that might be too good to be true for James Comey.  —  On Monday night, the New York Times published an article claiming that the FBI has “not found any conclusive or direct link between Mr. Trump and the Russian government.”

State raids Delco offices, seeking evidence of voter registration fraud  —  Pennsylvania state police have raided a Delaware County political field office seeking evidence of possible voter-registration fraud, according to court records.  —  In a warrant filed late last week in County Court …

‘Jew-S-A’ chanter at Donald Trump's Phoenix rally goes viral a second time … Reality has again hit George Lindell, this time with a video of him chanting at a Donald Trump rally in Phoenix garnering multiple views, or going viral (in the parlance).  —  The Phoenix man spent Monday trying …

Clinton's Supreme Nightmare Is GOP Blockade of Court Nominees  —  Several Republicans have suggested keeping vacancy until 2021  —  A GOP-led Senate could deny Clinton 60 votes needed to confirm  —  There's a potential nightmare for Hillary Clinton if she wins the presidency …

Jay Faison's Expensive, Maddening Quest to Save the Planet (And the GOP)  —  A donor trying to shift Republicans' stance on climate learns just how little $175 million can buy.  —  zachmider  —  When Jay Faison, one of the Republican Party's most generous patrons, flew to Cleveland …