Trump launches deeply personal attacks against female accusers, calling them ‘horrible, horrible liars’; For Donald Trump’s supporters, this election is about him, not the GOP; Hacked email shows Clinton’s team pushing a negative story about Bernie Sanders’s appearance at posh fundraiser; Surrogates explaining away Trump’s sexual behavior only seem to make things worse; Trump campaign insists it’s not quitting in Virginia, just shifting staff for now; WikiLeaks and undercover sting ‘uncover’ a Clinton gun plan that’s been public for months; Mike Lee explains why the GOP will block Garland even if Clinton wins; The Daily 202: Republicans standing with Trump are banking on voters having short memories; Labor unions and Tom Steyer to spend $60 million to mobilize progressive voters for presidential and down-ballot races; Will decriminalization solve the drug scourge?; Progressives turn wary eye toward Sandberg as nomination rumors fly;
 
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Clinton campaign: WikiLeaks hack gets ‘closer and closer to the Trump campaign’
"I think it's important for Americans again to reflect on why this is happening, who perpetrated it, and for what purpose," Clinton campaign manager Robby Mook said.
Trump launches deeply personal attacks against female accusers, calling them ‘horrible, horrible liars’
Trump goes after the women who allege he groped them or kissed them without their consent.
 
For Donald Trump’s supporters, this election is about him, not the GOP
"That's okay because I've got no support for them either”: Trump loyalists express outrage toward Republican leaders who have pulled their support for the party's presidential nominee.
 
Hacked email shows Clinton’s team pushing a negative story about Bernie Sanders’s appearance at posh fundraiser
Aides to the Democratic nominee talked about how to embarrass her primary rival.
 
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Surrogates explaining away Trump’s sexual behavior only seem to make things worse
The defenses have angered people across the political spectrum, particularly women.
 
Trump campaign insists it’s not quitting in Virginia, just shifting staff for now
The Republican’s team says it’s temporarily moving resources to North Carolina.
 
WikiLeaks and undercover sting ‘uncover’ a Clinton gun plan that’s been public for months
As with many WikiLeaks-inspired stories on the right, an undercover tape of Democratic Senate candidate Russ Feingold talking about gun control reveals something any attentive voter or reporter knew already.
 
Mike Lee explains why the GOP will block Garland even if Clinton wins
Lee hires Samuel Alito's son as his chief counsel.
 
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The Daily 202: Republicans standing with Trump are banking on voters having short memories
As more women come forward, GOP lawmakers heed a lesson from the 2013 government shutdown
 
Labor unions and Tom Steyer to spend $60 million to mobilize progressive voters for presidential and down-ballot races
The super PAC is focusing on personal contact with voters, funding grass-roots groups to knock on doors rather than buying up radio and television airtime.
 
Will decriminalization solve the drug scourge?
Human Rights Watch (HRW) and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) are engaged in a major push to decriminalize drugs at the federal, state and local levels.
 
Progressives turn wary eye toward Sandberg as nomination rumors fly
Sheryl Sandberg is rumored to be a candidate for Treasury Secretary if Clinton wins in November.
 
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