Obama mocks Republicans for standing by Trump  —  President Barack Obama relished the GOP civil war that has broken out over Donald Trump, openly mocking Republicans who are refusing to rescind their endorsements even as they condemn the nominee for talking cavalierly about sexual assault.

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.

In the Democratic Echo Chamber, Inconvenient Truths Are Recast as Putin Plots  —  Donald Trump, for reasons I've repeatedly pointed out, is an extremist, despicable and dangerous candidate, and his almost-certain humiliating defeat is less than a month away.

‘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.

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 …

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.

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.

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 …

“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” …

Brazile denies giving Clinton camp advance notice on CNN town hall question  —  Interim Democratic National Committee chair Donna Brazile sent information to a top Clinton campaign official about an upcoming a question she got “in advance” one day before a very similar question was asked at a CNN Town Hall …

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.

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 …