Trump’s co-author on ‘The Art of the Deal’ donates $55,000 royalty check to charity; Democrats pounce on Trump’s comments about the military and PTSD; The VP debate will be all about Clinton and Trump; Obama postpones Florida trip, Clinton campaign rally because of Hurricane Matthew; Trump adviser and former Rep. Jack Kingston hired to lobby for Syrian opposition group; The Daily 202: Want to know why Trump’s winning Ohio? Drink a beer with ‘the deplorables’ in Boehner’s old district.; Trump fans wake, and wait in vain, for a WikiLeaks ‘October Surprise’; Federal hiring remains a work in progress after many fixes; How to leave the Federal Reserve if you’re Lael Brainard; Tim Kaine and Mike Pence, perfect strangers meeting on largest stage either has seen; Latino voter group reports registering more than 100,000 new voters;
 
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As Clinton recovers in polls, ‘trust’ issue simmers
The Democratic nominee's persistently low polling on "trust" tops the reasons many millennial voters who agree with her on policy are flirting with third party candidates.
Trump’s co-author on ‘The Art of the Deal’ donates $55,000 royalty check to charity
Tony Schwartz said he wanted to help groups that he believed Trump had attacked.
 
Democrats pounce on Trump’s comments about the military and PTSD
The GOP nominee suggested that soldiers and veterans with mental health issues ‘can’t handle it.’
 
The VP debate will be all about Clinton and Trump
Clinton campaign hints that Kaine will tie Trump’s controversial ideas to Pence’s record.
 
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Obama postpones Florida trip, Clinton campaign rally because of Hurricane Matthew
Obama had planned to visit Tampa and Miami to promote his health care law and campaign for Hillary Clinton.
 
Trump adviser and former Rep. Jack Kingston hired to lobby for Syrian opposition group
Kingston has been a vocal defender of Trump on the cable news circuit and recently pushed back against criticism directed at the candidates's son, Donald Trump Jr., after he posted a tweet comparing Syrian refugees to Skittles.
 
The Daily 202: Want to know why Trump’s winning Ohio? Drink a beer with ‘the deplorables’ in Boehner’s old district.
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Trump fans wake, and wait in vain, for a WikiLeaks ‘October Surprise’
"There’s been a lot of misquoting of me and WikiLeaks publications,” WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange said.
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Federal hiring remains a work in progress after many fixes
Almost a third of career civilian federal employees are eligible to retire in 2019. Yet, Uncle Sam lags when it comes to hiring millennials, generally described as those under age 40.
 
How to leave the Federal Reserve if you’re Lael Brainard
President Obama's former top financial diplomat is considered a front-runner for Treasury Secretary if Clinton wins in November.
 
Tim Kaine and Mike Pence, perfect strangers meeting on largest stage either has seen
Their mutually friendly style could make for a less cutthroat environment than last week's presidential debate. Their lack of common knowledge of one another adds to the expectation they will spend more time attacking the presidential nominees, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, than each other.
 
Latino voter group reports registering more than 100,000 new voters
Registrations are up big-time in a state you might not expect.
 
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