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The Washington Post just did something unprecedented: We conducted polling -- along with the good folks at Survey Monkey -- in all 50 states to get as full an understanding of where the presidential race between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton stands today as possible. The results were at turns unsurprising and eye-opening It's a long road to the White House, so The Washington Post polled all 50 states to find out what each candidate needs to do to get there.

Oh my: Fox to give Carlson $20 million and an apology to settle sexual harassment suit

Gretchen Carlson just won her battle with Fox News and Roger Ailes, and will even get a public vindication of her fight. According to Vanity Fair , Fox News has settled her sexual harassment suit involving recently-departed chief Roger Ailes for a whopping $20 million.

‘Atlanta’

Donald Glover as Earn Marks in "Atlanta," a mesmerizing tale of a young man adrift in a hardscrabble Georgia suburb. FX's "Atlanta" - magnificently conceived by and starring Donald Glover - doesn't begin so much as it simply happens, opening with a confrontation in a convenience-store parking lot and immediately shifting to morning light, where Glover, as Earnest "Earn" Marks, wakes from a dream next to Van , the mother of his baby daughter, Lottie.

Communist Party USA Endorses Hillary; Media Yawns

The former grand wizard of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan told his bigoted followers that not voting for Trump would be "treason to your heritage" and implored them to volunteer for the billionaire candidate because they would find like-minded haters in the campaign." Even so, multiple white nationalists have found appeal in Trump's message and have aligned their support with the presidential candidate.

Opinion: Trump, king of debt but not of taxes

Donald Trump, the Republican Party's presidential nominee, has been in the spotlight for years. From developing real estate to producing and starring in TV shows, see how he's shaped his empire.

The Bachelor’s con Rachael continues to fall head over heels for Richie

'They don't know it yet, but they're going to pay for it': Defiant Trump insists Mexico WILL finance controversial border wall despite President Nieto 'telling him the opposite just hours earlier' REVEALED: NFL executives 'hate Colin Kaepernick, call him a traitor and believe he is unlikely to play pro ball again' He was warned! Mystery brunette told Anthony Weiner to 'be careful' before they started sexting relationship that has prompted the end of his marriage and an investigation by child services Leonardo DiCaprio is urged to pay back millions of 'embezzled' dollars used to bankroll Wolf of Wall Street and fund his environmental charity 'God doesn't make mistakes': Rory Feek's heartbreaking blog about his daughter's Down Syndrome as he shares precious memories of her and late wife Joey together North Korea trains its elite soldiers to smuggle 'nuclear backpacks' across the border ... (more)

Rahm finally releases new plan for police accountability, and other Chicago news

It will be cool again Thursday, with a high of 72 and a low of 64. Some rain is possible during the day, but it shouldn't be humid. [ AccuWeather ] Mayor Rahm Emanuel released a plan Tuesday to overhaul the city's widely criticized police accountability system.

Fox News Analyst Keith Ablow Is Impressed By Donald Trump’s Penis Size Discussion

Fox News's Dr. Keith Ablow said Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump showed "psychological strength" when he discussed his penis size on national television earlier this year. "He referred to my hands, 'if they're small, something else must be small,'" Trump complained.

First Read’s Morning Clips: On the Border

From Benjy Sarlin and Hallie Jackson : "Immigration experts across the political and ideological spectrum are eagerly awaiting any clarity they can get after parsing through a blizzard of inscrutable quotes from Trump and his campaign." More, from the Washington Post: "PeA a Nieto last Friday invited both Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton to visit Mexico, his office said in a statement provided to The Washington Post on Tuesday night.

Donald Trump’s Probable Immigration Plan Is Ripped Straight From Right-Wing Media

Donald Trump's speech on immigration is expected to outline the GOP presidential nominee's policy on immigration. But Trump has already tested out his anti-immigrant positions with favorable right-wing media outlets, which are based on false, xenophobic rhetoric pushed by many of the same conservative media outlets for years.

Upcoming a oeThe Simpsonsa Episode Will Spoof Trump University

Executive producer Al Jean reveals to TVLine that one of the episodes coming up for season 28 will contain a not-so-subtle reference to Trump University, currently the subject of multiple lawsuits alleging fraud. In the episode, Jean explains, financial guru Suze Orman, astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson and writing instructor Robert McKee are educators at a school launched by the wealthy Mr. Burns.

Editor’s Letter: Turn Off Trump TV

It makes sense that former Fox News chairman Roger Ailes and Breitbart 's executive chairman Stephen Bannon are now adviser and chief executive, respectively, for the Donald Trump campaign. Ailes, who the campaign insists has no formal or informal role, turned Fox News into the de facto mouthpiece for the GOP; Breitbart , the site for those who think Fox News is too namby-pamby, was instrumental in the proliferation of birtherism, the rise of Tea Party darling Sarah Palin, and the propagation of the idea that the American straight white Christian man is losing ground to people of color, women, queers, and infidels; and both outlets constantly echo the strains of American nationalism.

Donald Trump’s doctor speaks out

The doctor that produced the only public medical record about Donald Trump during his campaign speaks out. Amy Kremer and Tharon Johnson weigh in. The doctor that produced the only public medical record about Donald Trump during his campaign speaks out. Amy Kremer and Tharon Johnson weigh in.

Politifact Writer Debunks Lies About Hillary, Then Declares ‘Both Sides’ Are Egregious

A funny thing happened on MSNBC's Saturday afternoon MSNBC Live program, if by "funny" you mean infuriating. Weekend anchor and correspondent Ayman Mohyeldin hosted Politifact Senior Writer Lauren Carroll for a segment that wound up confirming that two of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump's lies were, in fact, lies, while something that Hillary Clinton said about Donald Trump was, in fact, true.

PHOTO: Donald Trump arrives for a campaign rally in Tampa, Florida,Aug. 24, 2016.

Donald Trump said he would "work with" undocumented immigrants during a Fox News town hall with Sean Hannity taped on Tuesday, the second half of which is airing tonight at 10 p.m. When asked whether he would allow an exception for someone to stay in the U.S. who's proven to be a fair citizen, Trump said, "No citizenship. Let me go a step further -- they'll pay back-taxes, they have to pay taxes , there's no amnesty, as such, there's no amnesty, but we work with them."

Former U.S. Sen. Scott Brown named in Fox News sexual harassment lawsuit

Former Fox News host Andrea Tantaros said in a lawsuit filed Monday that she was sexually harassed by former network chief Roger Ailes and other top executives - including former U.S. Sen. Scott Brown. Tantaros said in the lawsuit that Brown, who represented Massachusetts in the Senate from 2010 to 2013, "made a number of sexually inappropriate comments," to her when he appeared on her show "Outnumbered," on Aug. 18, 2015, "I have no knowledge of what she's referring to.

Former anchor says Fox News a ‘sex-fueled cult’ in harassment lawsuit

A former Fox News anchor claims in a lawsuit that former network Chairman Roger Ailes, who resigned amid allegations of sexual harassment and is reportedly advising Republican presidential candidate Donald J. Trump, fueled a misogynistic culture at the top-rated channel enforced by other executives. Andrea Tantaros said she was taken off the air in April in retaliation for rebuffing Ailes' advances and complaining to top officials at Fox News, a unit of Twenty-First Century Fox Inc ( The defendants include Fox, Ailes, William Shine, who was named co-president of the network when Ailes resigned last month, and three other company officials.