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5:55 PM ET, October 26, 2016

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Dominic Patten / Deadline:
Watch Donald Trump's Hollywood Walk Of Fame Star Get Destroyed  —  EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Donald Trump's star on the iconic Hollywood Walk of Fame was destroyed early Wednesday morning by a man dressed as a city construction worker wielding a sledgehammer and pick-ax.
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Dominic Patten / Deadline:
Donald Trump's Hollywood Walk Of Fame Star Vandalized By Sledgehammer  —  EXCLUSIVE: Donald Trump took a lot of hits today and not just in the Presidential race.  With less than two-weeks to go before America decides if the ex-Apprentice host will pull off a surprise victory over Hillary Clinton …
Joe Concha / The Hill:
Clinton accusers slam Megyn Kelly after confrontation with Gingrich  —  Two of the women accusing former President Bill Clinton  —  of sexual misconduct ripped into Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly after an explosive interview in which Kelly faced off with Newt Gingrich.  —  Gingrich, a former House Speaker and Donald Trump
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Ed O'Keefe / Washington Post:
Trump christens D.C. hotel, lauds Newt Gingrich for sparring with Megyn Kelly … Donald Trump made a detour to Washington on Wednesday to officially christen a downtown hotel bearing his name, even as his campaign sets its sights on Florida as its make-or-break battleground state less than two weeks before Election Day.
Josh Feldman / Mediaite:
Newt Gingrich Lost It and Blew Up at Megyn Kelly: ‘You Are Fascinated with Sex!’
Gary Johnson for President:
STATEMENT BY GOV. BILL WELD REGARDING THE FINAL WEEKS OF THIS ELECTION  —  Gov. Bill Weld delivered the following statement this afternoon at a press conference in Boston:  —  “It is a privilege and an honor to participate in this year's national election campaign.
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Allegra Kirkland / Talking Points Memo:
Libertarian VP Candidate Admits Defeat, Tells Voters To Pick Clinton Over Trump  —  Accepting that his presidential bid will fail, Libertarian vice presidential candidate Bill Weld on Tuesday obliquely urged voters to vote for Hillary Clinton.  —  In a Tuesday statement addressed …
Discussion: AOL and Occupy Democrats
Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
Former congressman says he will literally engage in armed rebellion if Trump loses  —  He's suggesting actual treason.  —  Joe Walsh, who was a United States congressman from 2011 until 2013, declared on Wednesday afternoon that he will take up arms if Donald Trump is not elected to the presidency.
John McCormick / Bloomberg:
Trump Has 2-Point Edge in Bloomberg Politics Poll of Florida  —  In the U.S. Senate race, Republican incumbent Marco Rubio leads by 10 percentage points.  —  McCormickJohn  —  Donald Trump has a slim advantage in Florida as critical independent voters narrowly break his way in the must …
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Florida Atlantic University:
Polls  — In Florida, Hillary Clinton has a three point lead …
Discussion: Florida Politics and Mediaite
David Weigel / Washington Post:
House Republicans are already preparing for ‘years’ of investigations of Clinton  —  SOUTH JORDAN, Utah — Jason Chaffetz, the Utah congressman wrapping up his first term atop the powerful House Oversight Committee, un-endorsed Donald Trump weeks ago.  That freed up him to prepare for something else …
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Ilya Shapiro / The Federalist:
The Senate Should Refuse To Confirm All Of Hillary Clinton's Judicial Nominees  —  When Sen. John McCain said last week that he would work to block any Supreme Court nominee a president Hillary Clinton would name, it raised some eyebrows.  Republican senators pledged not to take up any nominee …
CBS New York:
Protesters Disrupt Traffic On George Washington Bridge, Cause Major Delays  —  NEW YORK — Protesters chained themselves together across the George Washington Bridge, disrupting traffic during the height of the morning rush hour Wednesday.  —  The inbound upper level was closed for only 15 minutes, but the damage was done.
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Ross Douthat / New York Times:
What the Right's Intellectuals Did Wrong  —  Every political movement in a democracy is shaped like a pyramid — elite actors on the top, the masses underneath.  But the pyramid that is modern American conservatism has always been misshapen, with a wide, squat base that tapers far too quickly at its peak.
Zack Beauchamp / Vox:
Trump booster Alex Jones: I'm not anti-Semitic, but Jews run an evil conspiracy  —  Radio host Alex Jones is a big Trump fan — and Trump, for his part, has returned the favor.  In December, he went on Jones's show, telling the host, “your reputation is amazing” and promising him that “I will not let you down.”
Matthew Sheffield / Salon:
Michael Moore: People will vote for Donald Trump as a giant “F**k you” — and he'll win  —  Forget the polls, boho-proletarian filmmaker tells movie audience: Trump's “legal terrorism” will win  —  Despite most indicators showing Donald Trump well behind his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton …
Discussion: AOL and Mediaite
Paul Bedard / Washington Examiner:
Feds: 275,000 born to illegals in one year, would fill city the size of Orlando  —  Moms in the United States illegally gave birth to 275,000 babies in 2014, enough birthright U.S. citizens to fill a city the size of Orlando, Florida, according to an analysis of data from the National Center for Health Statistics.
Discussion: Pew Research Center, ABC News and WND
Fortune:
Fewer Than 1 in 4 Women Say They Would Buy Ivanka Trump's Clothes  —  #GrabYourWallets.  #Ivankant.  —  You may have seen these hashtags trending on your Twitter feed recently, thanks to a now two-week long boycott of Ivanka Trump-branded clothing—and the retailers that carry it.
Jesse Singal / New York Magazine:
The Internet's Fever Swamps Aren't Going Anywhere.  We Need to Learn to Live With Them.  —  This week, two of the top papers in the country have run op-eds about the widespread problem of misinformation and rumor-mongering in online conservative media, and how to begin solving it.
Discussion: New York Times
NBC News:
Raqqa Offensive Against ISIS to Begin Within Weeks: Ash Carter  —  U.S. Won't Be Part of Mosul ‘Occupation,’ Ash Carter Says 1:04  —  PARIS — The offensive to oust ISIS from its capital will get underway within weeks, Defense Secretary Ash Carter told NBC News in an exclusive interview Wednesday.
Julie Sedivy / Politico:
Donald Trump Talks Like a Woman  —  In the 2016 presidential contest, there has been one thing that supporters and detractors of Donald Trump have agreed on.  The chest-pounding real estate mogul from New York has emerged as the quintessentially masculine candidate.
Discussion: Mediaite and The Daily Caller
McKay Coppins / BuzzFeed:
Evan McMullin Isn't Just Running For President — He's Literally Building A New Party  —  SALT LAKE CITY — Evan McMullin sat at a conference table in his modest campaign headquarters here one morning last week, struggling to pick which high-profile Republican had most disappointed him this year.
Discussion: Yahoo
Matthew Panzarino / TechCrunch:
Apple delays AirPod rollout, don't expect them in October  —  If you've been waiting for Apple's AirPod wireless headphones to go on sale, you're going to have to wait a little longer.  Apple says that they are not ready and they it will need ‘a little more time’.  —  “The early response to AirPods has been incredible.
Gary Langer / ABC News:
A Dead Heat for Congress, Despite Clinton's Advantage (POLL)  —  Hillary Clinton's lead in the presidential race is no longer in the double digits in the latest ABC News tracking poll, and there are signs of vote splitting that could help down-ballot Republicans.
Caleb Downs / Dallas Morning News:
Voters in Texas say machines changed Trump votes to Clinton, but officials call it user error  —  Early voters in Texas have claimed that voting machines in Dallas, Collin, Tarrant and other counties changed their presidential votes from Donald Trump to Hillary Clinton.
Patrick Hogan / Fusion:
Hillary Clinton says she won't be the next ‘deporter-in-chief’  —  These Iowa kids will charm the next president into fixing immigration, the environment, and school lunch
Discussion: WLNS-TV
Eli Stokols / Politico:
Trump campaign turns infomercial  —  MIAMI — Donald Trump has less than two weeks left in his presidential campaign, but his closing argument sounds as much about his business interests as his electoral ones.  —  As Hillary Clinton and her surrogates fan out across the battleground states …
Fred Barbash / Washington Post:
UW-Madison sex assault case snowballs as dozens come forward, ‘stalking’ list seized  —  On Oct. 12, in Madison, Wis., a female student went to police and filed a complaint against a 20-year-old student by the name of Alec Cook.  —  She said she and Cook had originally contacted each …
Daniel Halper / New York Post:
Hillary claims Mexican food is her favorite on Univision show  —  Hillary Clinton's final push as Election Day nears features an aggressive attempt to lock down the crucial vote Latino, including by claiming that her favorite food is Mexican and that her granddaughter is already learning Spanish.
Discussion: Washington Times
Gerry Ricciutti / WKBN-TV:
Defendant says Jesus told him ‘to get the demons out’ of woman  —  AUSTINTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) - Things got heated in court Wednesday when a kidnapping and assault suspect started screaming about why he may have committed the crime he is accused of.  —  Christopher Hyler, 28, of Salem …
Discussion: WDTN-TV
Jake Sherman / Politico:
Clinton to spend election night at Javits Center in Manhattan  —  Hillary Clinton's election night celebration will be at the Jacob K. Javits Center on the West Side of Manhattan.  —  Clinton's campaign sent out a “save the date” to offices on Capitol Hill alerting lawmakers and their aides about the event …
Discussion: Mother Jones and Mashable
 
 
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Michael Barbaro / New York Times:
What We Learned From Five Hours of Trump on Tape
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Kelsey Sutton / Politico:
Clinton ally's advice: Meet with NYT publisher to try to improve coverage
Discussion: New York Post and Hot Air
USA Today:
Arby's takes a stab at venison sandwiches in select locations
Discussion: WTHI-TV
Meghan Keneally / ABC News:
Donald Trump Plans to Spend More on His Campaign in Final 2 Weeks
Discussion: Washington Post
Bryan Schott / utahpolicy.com:
Poll: Mike Lee Heading to a Big Win over Misty Snow in November
Discussion: The Federalist and RedState
Wkrn Web / WKRN-TV:
Official: Opryland Hotel fire began at Old Hickory Steakhouse
Discussion: WJTV
Elizabeth Dwoskin / Washington Post:
Hotel CEO openly celebrates higher prices after anti-Airbnb law passes
Discussion: Above the Law
Sean Sullivan / News from the Lab:
Hacking An Election Is Hard. Why Not Pwn The Messenger Instead?
Discussion: Mediaite
 Earlier Items: 
Ruby Cramer / BuzzFeed:
Secret Service Agents Protecting Candidates Aren't Getting Paid For All Their Work
Discussion: The Week
Drew FitzGerald / Wall Street Journal:
National Intelligence Director Says Data Suggests ‘Nonstate Actor’ Was Behind Cyberattack
DeRay Mckesson / Washington Post:
DeRay Mckesson: Why I'm voting for Hillary Clinton
Jonathan Swan / The Hill:
Government workers shun Trump, give big money to Clinton
Kira Lerner / ThinkProgress:
Indiana officials are trying to block almost 45,000 black citizens from voting
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Foo Yun Chee / Reuters:
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Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch:
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