Trump: ‘Check out sex tape’ of former Miss Universe  —  went after a former Miss Universe in a string of early-morning tweets Friday, encouraging voters to “check out” an alleged “sex tape” of Alicia Machado, who has been on the offensive against the GOP presidential nominee all week.

USA TODAY's Editorial Board: Trump is ‘unfit for the presidency’  —  The Editorial Board has never taken sides in the presidential race.  We're doing it now.  —  In the 34-year history of USA TODAY, the Editorial Board has never taken sides in the presidential race.

WBUR Poll: Clinton Leads Trump In New Hampshire  —  According to a new WBUR poll (topline, crosstabs,) Hillary Clinton leads Donald Trump by seven points among likely voters in New Hampshire, one of the key battleground states that could determine the outcome of the presidential election.

CNN's Jake Tapper slams Trump's advisors: 'He is surrounded by the Philanderer's club'  —  DON'T MISS STORIES.  FOLLOW RAW STORY!  —  Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is instructing his surrogates to begin attacking Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton for her husband's extra-marital affairs.

Trump Foundation lacks the certification required for charities that solicit money  —  Donald Trump's charitable foundation — which has been sustained for years by donors outside the Trump family — has never obtained the certification that New York requires before charities can solicit money …

Phoenix Sends Cease-And-Desist Letter To Trump Over Ad Using City's Cops  —  City officials in Phoenix, Arizona sent a cease-and-desist letter on Thursday demanding that Donald Trump's campaign pull an ad that they say wrongly suggests the city's police support the Republican nominee.

What Trump Gets Wrong About Muslim Communities in America  —  The GOP candidate used the most recent attacks to demonize Syrian refugees, but the perpetrators were a Somali and an Afghan.  That's why a blanket ban is not only unconstitutional—it misses the problem.

GOP Blocks Probes Into Trump-Russia Ties  —  Suspicion is mounting about Donald Trump's ties to Russian officials and business interests, as well as possible links between his campaign and the Russian hacking of U.S. political organizations.  But GOP leaders have refused to support efforts …

In swipe at Trump, Clinton names Merkel as her favorite world leader  —  Hillary Clinton trolled two White House opponents with a single response, dinging Gary Johnson and Donald Trump by naming Angela Merkel as her favorite world leader.  —  The Democratic presidential nominee on Thursday joined …

What It's Like to Be a Female Reporter Covering Donald Trump  —  When Olivia Nuzzi walked into Donald Trump's office on the 26th floor of Trump Tower, she wasn't sure what to expect.  She'd seen the Republican nominee up close before — in media gaggles covering campaign events for the Daily Beast — but they'd never been introduced.

U.S. Signed Secret Document to Lift U.N. Sanctions on Iranian Banks  —  Administration backed measures on the same day Tehran released four American citizens from prison  —  WASHINGTON—The Obama administration agreed to back the lifting of United Nations sanctions on two Iranian state banks blacklisted …

Obama Admin Leaks Details of Trump's Classified Intel Briefing to Influence Election  —  The Obama administration leaked details of a national security intelligence briefing given to Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump in an attack on him relayed by Time magazine published Thursday.

Howard Stern: Trump Was “Kinda For The Iraq War” On My Show In 2002  —  Radio host Howard Stern discussed for the first time on Wednesday the interview he conducted with Donald Trump in September 2002 in which Trump expressed support for the war in Iraq.  —  Stern discussed the interview …

How Democrats Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love Big Donor Money  —  Democrats denounced it as an assault on democracy and a sop to billionaires when the Supreme Court issued a ruling two years ago that loosened limits on campaign giving.  —  But Hillary Clinton and Democratic Party leaders …

F**k Portlandia  —  Several months ago the In Other Words community agreed to discontinue our relationship with Portlandia.  This was a direct response to a particular egregious filming of the show in our space which saw our store left a mess, our staff mistreated, our neighbors forced …

What the FBI Files Reveal About Hillary Clinton's Email Server  —  The scandal of Hillary Clinton's “home brew” email server, as it is played out over more than a year and a half, has served as a Rorschach test for her supporters and opponents.  In her critics' eyes it's just another example …

WOW!  Black Trump Supporters Protest Hillary Event in Florida - OUTNUMBER Her Supporters!  (VIDEO)  —  Maurice Warns is the organizer of an awesome group of young Black Americans who understand the truth and history of the anti-black Democrat Party.  Maurice helped organize previous rallies …

Officials: West York mayor should resign after racist posts  —  Several West York borough council members have called on Mayor Charles Wasko to step down in light of racist posts he has made on Facebook.  —  Wasko, who was elected mayor in 2013, has posted several pictures on Facebook …