Trump tells backers to ‘watch the polls’ – but signups slow

Supporters of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump wait for his arrival to a campaign rally at the Jacksonville Equestrian Center, Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016, in Jacksonville, Fla. Supporters of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump wait for his arrival to a campaign rally at the Jacksonville Equestrian Center, Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016, in Jacksonville, Fla.

Poll: Trump Tied With Clinton As He Regains Support From Women

Strengthened by burgeoning support from women, Donald Trump is tied with Hillary Clinton with less than a week before the election, according to the latest IBD/TIPP poll released Wednesday. Trump, despite his lewd comments about women that surfaced from 11 years ago and the double-digit accusations levied against him for sexual harassment, is powered by returning support from women.

President Barack Obama gives a speech on the White House lawn Friday, June 13, 2014.

A boisterous President Barack Obama tied baseball, voting and Taco Bell together during an Ohio campaign appearance Tuesday, joking that if you have time to get a taco, you have time to vote, likening it to a "combo meal." "It's like you get something good for your soul and then you get something good for your appetite," he said, making reference to the World Series featuring the Cleveland Indians and the Chicago Cubs, who face off for Game 6 Tuesday night.

Early voting update: Black vote declining with 24.4 million ballots cast

A dip in African-American turnout has knocked Democratic early voting numbers off their 2012 pace in key battleground states like North Carolina. The trend is also evident in early vote data from other swing states that could play key roles in deciding the election, including Florida and Georgia.

The wall vs. open borders: Trump and Clinton have big differences on immigration

Editor's note: PennLive will spend this week detailing the presidential candidates' positions on issues affecting voters' lives, such as equal rights, Obamacare, national security, jobs, taxes, climate change, gun laws and more. Trump's popularity increased during the primary as he talked about building a wall along the border between U.S. and Mexico to keep out illegal immigrants.

Reid: FBI has ‘explosive information’ about Trump, Russia

"In my communications with you and other top officials in the national security community, it has become clear that you possess explosive information about close ties and coordination between Donald Trump, his top advisors and the Russian government - a foreign interest openly hostile to the United States, which Trump praises at every opportunity," Reid wrote to Comey this weekend. The Senate Democratic leader declined to offer additional details about the information or clarify how federal officials had discovered it.

Competitive Ohio House race in Franklin County pits attorney, retired teacher

After months of presidential campaign fights over failing to release tax returns or deleting 33,000 emails, voters in the 23rd Ohio House District might find it refreshing to hear their legislative choices talk of access and transparency. When a potential voter answers the door, Democrat Lee Schreiner talks about his experience in education, and concludes with a message not typically heard from someone running for office.

Clinton in Daytona Beach: ‘We need your help’

At once acknowledging the competitiveness of the campaign in Volusia County and the need to reach those tempted to sit out a contest between two historically unpopular candidates, Hillary Clinton made two direct appeals to the Democratic base here Saturday. "We need your help in the last 10 days," Clinton told a crowd of some 900 at the John H. Dickerson Community Center on the city's south side.

Post-election unity? Clinton and Trump wona t say yet

WASHINGTON >> With a dozen days left until Election Day, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are refusing to commit to working with each other after the election, putting in question their abilities to heal the country's wounds after a volatile presidential race. “I just want to make that decision at a later date,” said Trump, when asked whether he would cooperate with a Clinton administration.

‘War on women’ flares within Republican Party

A growing number of prominent Republican women are worried that as members of their male-dominated party step up to defend Donald Trump against accusations of sexual assault, they are causing irreparable damage to the GOP's deteriorating relationship with female voters. Trump has faced questions throughout his campaign about his crass comments about women, but concern escalated this month following the release of a 2005 video in which Trump boasted that he had sexually assaulted women and subsequent allegations by 11 women that Trump had inappropriately touched or kissed them .

Rudy Giuliani: Polls are oversampling Democrats

Former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani on Tuesday said public polls are oversampling Democrats and that Donald Trump is probably doing better than 2012 GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney among both Democrats and independents. "I do think the oversampling of Democrats is apparent," Mr. Giuliani said on "Fox and Friends."

Michelle Obama to Campaign With Hillary Clinton for the First…

This Thursday First Lady Michelle Obama will appear with Hillary Clinton at a campaign event in Winston-Salem, North Carolina according to a statement from Clinton campaign spokesman Brian Fallon on Sunday. The event will be the first time the two first ladies have appeared together on the campaign trail and comes at a time when an increasingly confident Clinton - with less than three weeks to go until the election - is making a final push for battleground states.

Theologian Wayne Grudem, who briefly recan…

When Donald Trump's vulgar hot-mic audiotape went public, evangelical Christian theologian Wayne Grudem backpedaled from his earlier endorsement of Donald Trump for president, urging the New York businessman to step aside and let his running mate pick up the GOP mantle. But Mr. Grudem has reconsidered and re-endorsed Mr. Trump, explaining his rationale in an op-ed published Wednesday at conservative website Townhall.com.