memeorandum: Is the Clinton cake still baked? (Stuart Rothenberg/Washington Post)

1:45 AM ET, November 4, 2016

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FBI finds emails related to Hillary Clinton's State Department tenure — The FBI has found emails related to Hillary Clinton's tenure as secretary of state on the laptop belonging to the estranged husband of Huma Abedin, Anthony Weiner, according to a U.S. official.

Discussion: MichelleMalkin.com, Townhall.com, Power Line, CBS New York, Fox News, True Pundit, Hot Air, Independent Journal Review and TheBlaze

Spencer Ackerman / Guardian:

‘The FBI is Trumpland’: anti-Clinton atmosphere spurred leaks, sources say — Highly unfavorable view of Hillary Clinton intensified after James Comey's decision not to recommend an indictment over her use of a private email server — Deep antipathy to Hillary Clinton exists within the FBI …

Wayne Barrett / The Daily Beast:

Meet Donald Trump's Top FBI Fanboy — Two days before FBI director James Comey rocked the world last week, Rudy Giuliani was on Fox, where he volunteered, un-prodded by any question: “I think he's [Donald Trump] got a surprise or two that you're going to hear about in the next few days.

Discussion: Raw Story, New York Times, Media Matters for America, No More Mister Nice Blog, Washington Monthly, Media Matters for America, Gothamist and Daily Kos

Mark Hosenball / Reuters:
FBI fear of leaks drove decision on emails linked to Clinton: sources

Discussion: The Huffington Post and Talking Points Memo

Katie Bo Williams / The Hill:
State releases 350 Clinton emails unearthed by FBI

Discussion: Mediaite, Politico, Heat Street and RedState

Fox News:
Sources: 99 percent chance foreign intel agencies breached Clinton server

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, Daily Kos, RedState and AOL

Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:
FBI launches internal investigation into its own Twitter account

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CNNMoney:

Media refutes baseless Fox News report on FBI Clinton Foundation ‘indictment’ — Several of the nation's leading news outlets have rebutted a report from Fox News stating that the FBI is pursuing an indictment of the Clinton Foundation. — On Thursday, NBC News, ABC News and CNN all reported …

ABC News:

Despite Trump's Claims, Evidence From FBI's Clinton Foundation Probe ‘Not Impressive,’ Sources Say — On the campaign trail today, Donald Trump touted allegations about the Clinton Foundation that reliable sources say are false and ill-informed. “It was reported last night that the FBI …

Discussion: Mediaite, Media Matters for America, The New Civil Rights Movement and TVNewser

David Edwards / Raw Story:
Oops: Fox anchor retracts claim of ‘likely’ Clinton indictment after conservatives sites go wild

Nikita Vladimirov / The Hill:
Report: Indictment ‘likely’ in FBI's Clinton Foundation probe

Discussion: Fox News Insider, BizPac Review, The American Spectator, Talking Points Memo, The Geller Report, Washington Free Beacon, Washington Times, National Review, CBS Philly, Scared Monkeys, Mediaite and The Daily Caller

Philip Bump / Washington Post:

Donald Trump has never been closer to the presidency than he is at this moment — If the polls closed right at this moment (which they won't) and if the results in each state perfectly mirrored the current RealClearPolitics average of polls in each state (which they won't) …

Discussion: The American Spectator, New York Magazine and Daily Wire

Charlie Spiering / Breitbart:
Obama: Donald Trump Would Tolerate Klan If Elected President

Discussion: John Hawkins' Right Wing News and The Gateway Pundit

Eric Bradner / CNN:
6 ways Trump could win 270 electoral votes

Discussion: Hot Air, The Atlantic and The Week

Andrew Prokop / Vox:
Hillary Clinton just got some scary-looking polls in New Hampshire

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Callum Borchers / Washington Post:

Melania Trump leaves the media scratching its head — again — After Melania Trump delivered a partially-plagiarized speech at the Republican National Convention, journalists wondered whether she would speak on the campaign trail again. On Thursday, more than three months later …

Discussion: CNN, Mediaite, Raw Story, Politicus USA, Daily Kos, The Week and The Stranger …

Daily Mail:

Melania speaks - and tells how she will battle the online bullies from the White House. Trump's wife makes first campaign speech and reveals her cause will be making social media safe — Melania Trump spoke to supporters today in Berwyn, Pennsylvania, part of the Philadelphia suburbs that Donald Trump needs to win

Discussion: The Hill and The American Spectator

Katie Glueck / Politico:
Cruz refuses to say Trump's name as he stumps for him

Discussion: BizPac Review, RedState and The Hill

Daniel González / Arizona Republic:

Arizona leads nation in early-voting surge by Latinos — Vice-presidential candidate Tim Kaine will be trying to sway Hispanic voters, but many have already cast their ballots — Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Kaine will deliver a campaign speech entirely in Spanish in Phoenix …

Associated Press:
VP Candidate Kaine Delivers Speech in Spanish in Phoenix

Discussion: Washington Post and ABC News

Ed O'Keefe / Washington Post:
Poll: Trump deeply unpopular among Latinos, who favor Clinton by more than 3 to 1

Discussion: Hot Air, Politico and Hot Air

Carla Field / WYFF-TV:

Woman missing since August found ‘chained like a dog,’ sheriff says … A woman reported missing in August along with her boyfriend has been found held captive “chained like a dog” since her disappearance, the sheriff said, and a registered sex offender has been arrested in connection with the investigation.

Discussion: WREG-TV, Independent Journal Review and FOX6Now.com

Scott Wong / The Hill:

Chatter grows that Ryan could step down — Chatter is growing louder on Capitol Hill that Paul Ryan — 's days as Speaker are numbered. — Four House Republicans, including a senior lawmaker close to leadership, told The Hill they expect Ryan to step down after Tuesday's elections …

Discussion: AOL and Raw Story

Tim Alberta / National Review:
Life on the Inside: Mike Pence's Turbulent Trip with Donald Trump

Discussion: Washington Examiner, The Atlantic, RedState, Talking Points Memo, Mediaite and Politico

Sharon Churcher / RADAR:

Megyn Kelly Gone Rogue! Fox News Star Claims Perv Boss Roger Ailes Harassed Her Too! — The network's prize anchor drops a bombshell amid contract talks. Is she ready to go? — Fox News star Megyn Kelly has unveiled explosive new charges against the network's founder, Roger Ailes …

CNN:

Eric Trump: David Duke ‘deserves a bullet’ — “The guy does deserve a bullet. I mean, these aren't good people. These are horrible people,” Eric Trump said. — (CNN)Eric Trump said on Thursday that former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke deserves “a bullet.”

Discussion: Little Green Footballs, Politico, Hit & Run, Daily Kos, TheBlaze, Talking Points Memo, Mediaite, Business Insider, Joe.My.God. and New York Magazine

Mark Hosenball / Reuters:

FBI examining fake documents targeting Clinton campaign: sources — The FBI and U.S. intelligence agencies are examining faked documents aimed at discrediting the Hillary Clinton campaign as part of a broader investigation into what U.S. officials believe has been an attempt by Russia …

Discussion: Mother Jones, Balloon Juice and Reuters

David Macanally / WALV-TV:

Cubs fan shares World Series with late father at Greenwood cemetery — GREENWOOD, Ind. (WTHR) - A North Carolina man drove back home to Indiana to keep a decades-old promise to his father. — Wayne Williams drove in for the Game 7 of the World Series. — “The gate was open,” he says as he drives in.

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Jonathan Swan / The Hill:

Heritage calling for Supreme Court blockade if Clinton wins — The conservative group Heritage Action is pushing Republican senators to keep the Supreme Court at eight justices if Democrat Hillary Clinton — is elected president. — In a Thursday morning briefing at the Heritage …

Discussion: Guardian, Talking Points Memo, Joe.My.God. and alan.com

BuzzFeed:

How Macedonia Became A Global Hub For Pro-Trump Misinformation — BuzzFeed News identified more than 100 pro-Trump websites being run from a single Macedonian town. — BuzzFeed Founding Editor, Canada — “This is the news of the millennium!” said the story on WorldPoliticus.com.

Discussion: The Week, more at Mediagazer »

Stuart Rothenberg / Washington Post:

Is the Clinton cake still baked? — I have been in Washington, D.C. for Ronald Reagan's 1980 victory, Bill Clinton's demise and resurrection in the 1992 race, the hanging chads of 2000, the election of the first black president in 2008, and the GOP tsunami of 2010, so I should not be shocked by anything.

Chimamanda Adichie / The Atlantic:

What Hillary Clinton's Fans Love About Her — We do not see, often enough, the people who love Hillary Clinton, who support her because of her qualifications rather than because of her unqualified opponent, who empathize with her. Yet millions of Americans, women and men, love her intelligence …

Mark Murray / NBC News:

Polls: Trump Ahead in Arizona and Texas, Deadlocked in Georgia — Donald Trump holds the advantage in the reliably Republican states of Arizona and Texas five days until Election Day, but he's running neck and neck with Hillary Clinton in Georgia, according to a trio of new NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist polls.

Discussion: NBC News, Politicus USA, Hot Air, Talking Points Memo and Political Insider blog

Brittney Verner / KRHD-LP:

93-year-old votes for the first time — A local veteran has cast his vote for the very first time this year, and he's encouraging others to do the same. — Roy Hale, 93, was born and raised in Kempner Texas, and although he's never made the time to vote, this year he felt it was important to change that habit.

Discussion: John Hawkins' Right Wing News and Washington Free Beacon

Joshua Stewart / sandiegouniontribune.com:

Catholic parish's bulletin says Democratic voters are doomed to hell, Clinton is satanic — Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Republican nominee Donald Trump and Melania Trump, together at the Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner on Oct. 20 in New York.

Discussion: Occupy Democrats, Law News, Joe.My.God. and Raw Story