Donald Trump's New Attack Strategy: Curb Clinton Vote  —  The Republican nominee has given up the conventional wisdom of trying to reach voters far outside his core of support  —  Donald Trump, faced with opposition inside and outside his party, plans to renew the nationalist themes that built …

Exclusive: Trump campaign CEO wanted to destroy Ryan  —  's presidential campaign, gave explicit orders to his staff to destroy Speaker Paul Ryan  —  (R-Wis.).  —  On editorial conference calls, the Breitbart chairman would often say “Paul Ryan is the enemy,” according to a source who worked with Bannon at the news organization.

Clinton campaign chairman ties email hack to Russians, suggests Trump had early warning  —  WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign chairman, John Podesta, said Tuesday that the FBI is investigating a “criminal hack” of his private email account, which he blamed on Russia …

University of Tennessee Investigating Student Accused of Sexual Harassment for Writing Wrong Name on Quiz  —  Last week, several news outlets reported that a student at the University of Tennessee (UT) received a zero on a quiz—a grade his professor justified because he viewed an answer as sexual harassment under Title IX.

“The Apprentice” Microphone Guy Says Trump Repeatedly Called Him A “F**king Monkey”  —  He also said Trump verbally harassed women on set.  —  A sound engineer who attached Donald Trump's microphone on The Apprentice told BuzzFeed News that Trump repeatedly referred to him as a “f**king monkey” …

Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter Provided Data Access for a Surveillance Product Marketed to Target Activists of Color  —  Privacy and Government Surveillance, Racial Justice, Technology and Civil Liberties  —  The ACLU of California has obtained records showing that Twitter, Facebook …

‘FOBs’: How Hillary's State Dept. Gave Special Attention to ‘Friends of Bill’ After Haiti Quake  —  In a series of candid email exchanges with top Clinton Foundation officials during the hours after the massive 2010 Haiti earthquake, a senior aide to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton repeatedly …

Donald Trump's Sad, Lonely Life  —  The point of town hall debates is that regular voters get to ask questions.  In every town hall I've seen, the candidate turns to the voter, listens attentively and directs the answer at least partially back to that person.

NC's 2016 Voter Turnout (through 10 October)  —  This is the second in a twice-weekly series of updates detailing pre-Election Day voter turnout across North Carolina in near real time, employing State Board of Elections data.  New installments appear here on the Insight(u)s Blog on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons through Nov. 8th.

Eric Trump: My Father Bragged About Groping Women Because of His ‘Alpha Personality’  —  Since Donald Trump's comments about groping women were made public last week, the fallout has been pretty significant.  His Republican allies (well, some of them) have defected.

Pence asks Republicans to share WikiLeaks revelations about Clinton — but overstates what's in them  —  BETTENDORF, Iowa — Republican vice-presidential nominee Mike Pence encouraged activists in the Quad Cities to “tell your neighbors and friends” about the emails published by WikiLeaks …

Election Update: Women Are Defeating Donald Trump  —  A series of national polls released on Tuesday showed Hillary Clinton leading Donald Trump by margins ranging from 5 to 11 percentage points — except for the USC Dornsife/Los Angeles Times tracking poll, which defiantly continues to show Trump up by 2 points.

DOJ will pursue criminal contempt charge against Sheriff Joe Arpaio  —  Protesters demonstrate against Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio outside federal court on Oct. 11, 2016. azcentral.com  —  The U.S. Department of Justice officials have opted to pursue a criminal contempt …

In reversal, Sen. Fischer renews support for Trump  —  Nebraska Sen. Deb Fischer on Tuesday reversed her call for Donald Trump to resign from the GOP ticket, telling a local radio station that it's “not a tough choice” to back him just three days after she urged him to quit.

Al Gore: ‘Consider me exhibit A’ for why each vote matters  —  Former Vice President Al Gore introduced himself to Florida millennials on Tuesday, telling them that his near miss in the 2000 presidential election is “exhibit A” for why it's so important to vote.