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The Washington Post on Thursday became the latest US newspaper to emphatically endorse Hillary Clinton for the White House, saying it was swayed as much by her competence as by the alarming spectre of a Donald Trump presidency. "Hillary Clinton has the potential to be an excellent president of the United States, and we endorse her without hesitation," the influential US daily wrote, adding, "no, we are not making this endorsement simply because Ms Clinton's chief opponent is dreadful".

Trump eyes uphill battle at second showdown with Clinton

White House candidate Donald Trump desperately needs a strong debate performance against Hillary Clinton on Sunday, with stakes sky-high amid intense scrutiny of his treatment of women Hillary Clinton shakes hands with Donald Trump after the first presidential debate at Hofstra University in New York. Agency photo Trump's campaign has been rocked by its worst crisis, with the video echoing in voters' ears, day in and day out.

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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.

Trump: Democrats the Party of ‘Slavery’

Donald Trump, pressing an effort to woo traditionally Democratic voting black and Hispanic voters, is portraying the party as one tied to a notorious history of slavery and segregation. The Washington Post reports the GOP nominee, on the stump in the state of Washington Tuesday night, argued no group has suffered more under Hillary Clinton's policies than African-Americans.

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 and Republicans are in a disunited state

As his poll numbers drop and amid talk of an "intervention," Donald Trump smiles at a campaign town hall in Daytona Beach, Fla., on Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2016. Photo Credit: AP / Evan Vucci As his poll numbers drop and amid talk of an "intervention," Donald Trump smiles at a campaign town hall in Daytona Beach, Fla., on Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2016.

Trump declines to endorse Ryan, McCain in GOP primaries

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at Briar Woods High School, Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2016, in Ashburn, Va. While Ryan faces underdog Paul Nehlen in a primary next week, Trump told The Washington Post that "I'm not quite there yet" with an endorsement of the House speaker.

When the titan wants to build the town: Under Armour founder Kevin…

Kevin Plank quietly bought up more than 100 acres in the Port Covington area of south Baltimore, and plans one of the biggest urban developments in the country. While he seeks $535 million from the city, his rye whiskey distillery is under construction.

DC Businesses Fear Profit Devastation As Metro Plans Permanent Early Closings

Businesses in the Washington, D.C. region are blasting a proposal to permanently close the D.C. Metro early every night of the week, arguing it will devastate profits already suffering due to early closings from SafeTrack repairs. Metro General Manager Paul Wiedefeld announced plans to close the Metro at 10 p.m. on Sundays and at midnight Mondays through Saturdays on a permanent basis when SafeTrack repairs are completed.

DNC Hack: Allegations of Russian involvement taken seriously by White House

Philadelphia: It might have sounded barmy, but extraordinary allegations by the Democratic Party that Moscow is behind a massive leak of internal party emails as a Russian strategy to improve the electoral prospects of the GOP's Donald Trump are being taken seriously. The chair of the Democratic National Committee, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, resigns amid a furor over leaked emails that appear to show the DNC chair playing favorites in the heated primary race.

This could be a long three and a half months for Mike Pence

Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump and Republican Vice Presidential candidate Mike Pence celebrate, during the final day of the Republican National Convention on Thursday, July 21, 2016. There's really one overarching rule to being a vice presidential nominee: Channel your presidential nominee's emotions.

A majority of Americans – white and black – agree that race relations are bad, getting worse

In the wake of a series of black men's shooting deaths during encounters with police and the killing of five police officers in Dallas by a sniper targeting white law enforcement officers, several of the nation's leading news organizations - The Washington Post and ABC News, the New York Times and CBS News - decided to include questions about race relations in their political polls. Among the questions: How would you describe the state of race relations? Are they getting better or worse? And should the next president focus on racial issues? Here's the takeaway.