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RNC Holds 'Emergency Conference Call'

But the results are not what you may have predicted

(Newser) - The Republican National Committee held an "emergency conference call" Monday, Politico reports, and though the call was scheduled amid speculation that the RNC might abandon Trump or at least divert its resources to down-ballot candidates after Trump's 2005 comments about women became public, the end result was less...

WikiLeaks Releases New Clinton Campaign Emails

Clinton campaign implies Russia is behind leaks

(Newser) - WikiLeaks has released a second batch of emails allegedly from Hillary Clinton's campaign chief John Podesta. Unlike the first group of leaked emails— which included excerpts from Hillary Clinton's sought-after Wall Street speeches — no showstopping info has yet surfaced from this batch of some 2,000 emails...

Second Debate Loses Viewers
Second Debate Loses Viewers
Oct 10, 2016 3:11 PM CDT

Second Debate Loses Viewers

18% drop from the 84M people who watched the first one

(Newser) - Despite a dramatic lead-up, the second presidential debate saw a significant drop-off in viewers from the first, record-breaking contest . Across all 10 TV networks that carried the debate, the Hollywood Reporter counts a grand total of 68.8 million people who tuned in. That number is comparable to the 65....

Buffett to Trump: You're Wrong About My Taxes

'I have paid federal income tax every year since 1944, when I was 13'

(Newser) - Donald Trump defended his avoidance of taxes during Sunday night's debate and said that many of Hillary Clinton's big donors—including Warren Buffett—used the same technique. On Monday, however, Buffett fired back that Trump doesn't know what he's talking about. "I have paid federal...

Ryan to GOP Lawmakers: I 'Won't Defend Trump'

But speaker isn't rescinding his endorsement—for now, anyway

(Newser) - Sen. John McCain has dropped his endorsement for Donald Trump, as have several dozen other prominent GOPers , in the wake of Trump's "hot mic" 2005 tape that leaked Friday. But House Speaker Paul Ryan is still hanging in there, though he now says Trump can't count on...

Weirdest Factoid of Debate: Melania's Blouse

Trump campaign swears Mrs. Trump's 'pussy-bow' shirt wasn't intentional troll

(Newser) - Melania Trump, master troller? While what Donald Trump's wife was wearing during the "ugliest debate in American history" at first glance didn't seem newsworthy, it's now creating buzz based on name alone, the Hill reports. There was no "wardrobe malfunction," but Melania's bright...

Who Won/Lost the Debate
Who Won/Lost the Debate
OPINION
Oct 10, 2016 6:24 AM CDT

Who Won/Lost the Debate

One consensus: Trump survives a knockout blow

(Newser) - It was, says Politico , "the ugliest debate in American history." But who actually won the insult-filled affair ? Some assessments:
  • Chris Cillizza, Washington Post : He's got Clinton in his "winners" category because "she went into this debate with massive momentum in the race—much of
...

Trump: It&#39;s Just &#39;Locker Room Talk&#39;
Trump: It's Just
'Locker Room Talk'
presidential debate
Oct 10, 2016 12:33 AM CDT

Trump: It's Just 'Locker Room Talk'

Clinton calls him unfit for presidency

(Newser) - It took no time at all for Donald Trump's hot mic scandal to surface at Sunday night's debate—a nasty affair that got underway without a traditional handshake. Trump flatly rejected the suggestion that his comments amounted to a description of "sexual assault," in the words...

Trump, Clinton Make Nice at the End




Trump, Clinton
Make Nice
at the End
PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE
Oct 9, 2016 10:15 PM CDT

Trump, Clinton Make Nice at the End

She's a fighter, he has great kids, kumbaya

(Newser) - Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton refused to shake hands at the beginning of the second presidential debate, then went mano a mano until the end, when a final town hall participant asked them to make nice. Asked if they might admire something, anything, about each other, both candidates came up...

Trump: If I Were in Charge, &#39;You&#39;d Be in Jail&#39;
Trump: If I Were in Charge,
'You'd Be in Jail'
presidential debate
Oct 9, 2016 8:45 PM CDT

Trump: If I Were in Charge, 'You'd Be in Jail'

He promises a special prosecutor over email

(Newser) - Amid the early fireworks of Sunday night's debate, Donald Trump promised to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate Hillary Clinton's email if he were elected president. "I am going to instruct my Attorney General to get a special prosecutor to look into your situation, because there has...

Today Suspends Billy Bush Over Trump Tape

He was the other voice on the Trump tape

(Newser) - Donald Trump's hot mic scandal is now taking a toll on NBC's Billy Bush. The Today show has suspended the co-host in the wake of his role in the now infamous recording, reports CNN . Bush could be heard on the tape egging Trump on as the GOP nominee...

Trump Appears With Bill Clinton's Accusers

Clinton campaign dismisses 'destructive race to the bottom'

(Newser) - In a stunningly brazen move, Donald Trump met Sunday night with several women who have accused Bill Clinton of rape and unwanted sexual advances, just over an hour before he was to step on the debate stage with Hillary Clinton. The Trump pre-debate event was the clearest sign yet that...

What to Expect in Tonight&#39;s Debate
What to Expect in 
Tonight's Debate
the rundown
Oct 9, 2016 3:42 PM CDT

What to Expect in Tonight's Debate

Can Donald Trump overcome his new scandal?

(Newser) - Sunday night's presidential debate could hardly come at a more interesting time, with Donald Trump's hot mic trouble and Hillary Clinton's speech-transcript trouble. The town-hall-style debate at 9pm Eastern won't feature podiums but will have instead have the candidates on a stage answering questions from undecided...

What You Need to Know About the Trump Brouhaha
What You Need
to Know About
the Trump
Brouhaha
THE RUNDOWN
Oct 9, 2016 10:32 AM CDT

What You Need to Know About the Trump Brouhaha

Controversy swirls ahead of Sunday night's debate with Hillary Clinton

(Newser) - Donald Trump is sorry but staying put , the GOP is in crisis mode , Saturday Night Live is pouncing , down-ballot Republicans are bailing , and the Internet and Sunday shows are alive with the sound of Trump's leaked tape. A look around the landscape, ahead of Sunday night's second presidential...

SNL Gleefully Unloads on Trump
SNL Gleefully
Unloads on
Trump 
Oct 9, 2016 8:37 AM CDT

SNL Gleefully Unloads on Trump

That vice presidential debate sketch goes up in hot-mic flames

(Newser) - Saturday Night Live wasted no time in lobbing grenades on Donald Trump's current dumpster fire , with Alec Baldwin making his second appearance as the Donald to "apple-gize," reports the Washington Post . Quartz notes that statement was aimed at "all the people who were offended by my...

Woman Who Trump Hit on Responds

Nancy O'Dell says 'no female should be the subject of such crass comments'

(Newser) - Entertainment Tonight host Nancy O'Dell is the woman Donald Trump admits he "moved on ... like a b----" but "couldn't get there" in audiotape heard 'round the world , and she has this to say about that, via ET Online : "Politics aside, I’m saddened that...

Trump: &#39;Zero Chance&#39; I&#39;ll Quit
Trump: 'Zero Chance' I'll Quit
Oct 8, 2016 7:05 PM CDT

Trump: 'Zero Chance' I'll Quit

'I'm not quitting this race'

(Newser) - Donald Trump has a message for those calling on him to drop out of the race after his videotape scandal : There is "zero chance I'll quit," he tells the Wall Street Journal . He expresses a similar sentiment to the Washington Post : “I’d never withdraw. I’...

More Than Three Dozen GOP Lawmakers Un-Endorse Trump

Plus Arnold Schwarzenegger

(Newser) - More than three dozen Republican lawmakers either rescinded their endorsements of Donald Trump or urged their supporters not to vote for him Saturday, reports Deadspin , which is keeping a running tally. Notable names include Sen. Kelly Ayotte, Sen. Mike Lee, Gov. John Kasich, and Sen. John McCain. "Donald Trump'...

GOP in Crisis Over Trump Remarks
Trump  Remarks
Leave GOP Reeling
THE RUNDOWN
Oct 8, 2016 10:27 AM CDT

Trump Remarks Leave GOP Reeling

He might not be able to come back from this one

(Newser) - Donald Trump's campaign is on damage control after one of the most damaging leaks in election history—but some commentators aren't sure if he'll be able to recover at all from the release of a 2005 "hot mic" tape in which he makes some very crude...

Utah Republicans Abandon Trump
Utah Republicans
Abandon Trump
Oct 8, 2016 8:11 AM CDT

Utah Republicans Abandon Trump

The governor's not voting for him

(Newser) - The Republican backlash to the crude Donald Trump comments that surfaced Friday has been strongest in Utah, where leading politicians were slow to endorse him and have been quick to abandon him. "I'm out. I'm pulling my endorsement," Rep. Jason Chaffetz tells the Salt Lake Tribune...

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