Defiant Trump seizes on Clinton sex scandal before debate

Josh Schimek, of Burlington, Wis., wears a combination of shirt, hat and buttons all in support of Republican Presidential nominee Donald Trump while waiting for the start of the speakers at the 1st Congre... . The crowd in attendance at the 1st Congressional District Republican Party of Wisconsin's annual Fall Fest event held in Elkhorn, Wis., on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2016.

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Trump called his daughter Ivanka 'a voluptuous piece of ass': Donald's 17 years of crude, misogynistic 'banter' with shock jock Howard Stern resurfaces after hot mic recording furor Is Pence planning to drop out of the race? Rumors Indiana governor is under GOP pressure to quit as Trump's running mate after publicly saying he 'could not condone' the billionaire's crude hot mic remarks Trump supporters PROTEST Paul Ryan speech in Wisconsin by booing and chanting the Donald's name - after the Speaker uninvited the nominee over shocking hot mic remarks Donald Trump called his pregnant wife Melania 'a monster' and 'a blimp' just two months after 'grab them by the p***y' comments The GOP in crisis: John McCain is the highest-profile Republican to withdraw his support from Trump - as 73 others back away from endorsing The Donald and condemn his misogynistic remarks Joe Biden accuses Donald ... (more)

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Trump called his daughter Ivanka 'a voluptuous piece of ass': Donald's 17 years of crude, misogynistic 'banter' with shock jock Howard Stern resurfaces after hot mic recording furor Is Pence planning to drop out of the race? Rumors Indiana governor is under GOP pressure to quit as Trump's running mate after publicly saying he 'could not condone' the billionaire's crude hot mic remarks Trump supporters PROTEST Paul Ryan speech in Wisconsin by booing and chanting the Donald's name - after the Speaker uninvited the nominee over shocking hot mic remarks Donald Trump called his pregnant wife Melania 'a monster' and 'a blimp' just two months after 'grab them by the p***y' comments The GOP in crisis: John McCain is the highest-profile Republican to withdraw his support from Trump - as 73 others back away from endorsing The Donald and condemn his misogynistic remarks Joe Biden accuses Donald ... (more)

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Trump called his daughter Ivanka 'a voluptuous piece of ass': Donald's 17 years of crude, misogynistic 'banter' with shock jock Howard Stern resurfaces after hot mic recording furor Is Pence planning to drop out of the race? Rumors Indiana governor is under GOP pressure to quit as Trump's running mate after publicly saying he 'could not condone' the billionaire's crude hot mic remarks Trump supporters PROTEST Paul Ryan speech in Wisconsin by booing and chanting the Donald's name - after the Speaker uninvited the nominee over shocking hot mic remarks Donald Trump called his pregnant wife Melania 'a monster' and 'a blimp' just two months after 'grab them by the p***y' comments The GOP in crisis: John McCain is the highest-profile Republican to withdraw his support from Trump - as 73 others back away from endorsing The Donald and condemn his misogynistic remarks Joe Biden accuses Donald ... (more)

The overdue demise of Donald J. Trump

No candidate has entered a presidential debate so cloaked in disgrace or deeper in a hole than Donald Trump - and no candidate has ever been less prepared to face the most searing trial of his public life than the shaken Republican nominee. The walls were already closing around Trump before the Friday release of a video showing him blithely describing, in lurid and demeaning language, his efforts to seduce a married woman and how he would kiss and grope women even if they didn't want him to.

Letters on school funding, justices, renewables, great America, Clinton

I am a homeowner and do not have children, but I do know we need to take care of the next generation. And if that means tax increases, then so We cannot expect the state of Kansas to run on the generosity of large companies and the wealthy citizens of the state, because it is obviously not working like our governor had hoped.

Matthew downgraded to post-tropical cyclone

In this aerial photo, portions of SR A1A are washed out from Hurricane Matthew, Saturday, Oct. 8, 2016, in Flagler Beach, Fla. The damage from Matthew caused beach erosion, washed out some roads and knocked out power for more than 1 million customers in several coastal counties.

Trump’s implosion might be blessing in disguise for GOP

In the hours that have followed the revelation that Trump has used vulgar and aggressive language about women in 2005 - a moment caught on a live mic and likely not the last of similar instances to flow from opposition research against him - the least traditional presidential candidate in American history was felled by an American political tradition: the dreaded October surprise. From the sidelines of soccer fields to college football game tailgates in southwestern Pennsylvania, supporters of both Trump and Clinton had plenty to say about the revelation that, 11 years ago, Trump said something very vulgar about a woman.

Lt. governor candidate seeks small town, political revitalization

Russ Carnahan, left, meets Westminster College professor John Langton Friday night at the Meadow Lake Acres Country Club at New Bloomfield, Mo. Russ Carnahan, the Democratic candidate for Missouri lieutenant governor, said he is running to bring unity and change to the state's political system.

Trump’s vulgar remarks put Pence in awkward position

Republican vice presidential candidate, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence speaks during a campaign stop at the the Rossford Recreation Center in Rossford, Ohio, Friday, Oct. 7, 2016. Republican vice presidential candidate, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence speaks during a campaign stop at the the Rossford Recreation Center in Rossford, Ohio, Friday, Oct. 7, 2016.

Analysis: Why are Republicans dropping Trump now?

U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson waves as he takes the stage at the 1st Congressional District Republican Party of Wisconsin's annual Fall Fest event held in Elkhorn, Wis., on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2016. less U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson waves as he takes the stage at the 1st Congressional District Republican Party of Wisconsin's annual Fall Fest event held in Elkhorn, Wis., on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2016.

Matthew whips North Carolina as it slowly exits East Coast

In this aerial photo, portions of SR A1A are washed out from Hurricane Matthew, Saturday, Oct. 8, 2016, in Flagler Beach, Fla. The damage from Matthew caused beach erosion, washed out some roads and knocked out power for more than 1 million customers in several coastal counties.

Damaged but defiant, Trump limps toward debate with Clinton

Dave Wyatt, of Caledonia, Wis., takes a bite of food while waiting for the start of the speakers at the 1st Congressional District Republican Party of Wisconsin's annual Fall Fest event held in Elkhorn on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2016. less Dave Wyatt, of Caledonia, Wis., takes a bite of food while waiting for the start of the speakers at the 1st Congressional District Republican Party of Wisconsin's annual Fall Fest event held in Elkhorn on ... more Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker speaks during the 1st Congressional District Republican Party of Wisconsin's annual Fall Fest event held in Elkhorn, Wis., on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2016.

Republican VP candidate announces Monday visit to Charlotte and flood-damaged Fayetteville

Fleeing a disastrous weekend of raunchy rhetoric about women from his running mate, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence will arrive in North Carolina Monday as tar heels cope with still-rising flood waters and wind damage from Hurricane Matthew. According to schedules sent to supporters and news organizations Saturday night, Pence will visit Charlotte in the early afternoon and then move onto K3 Enterprises, Inc. on Cumberland St. in Fayetteville that evening.

Donald Trump vows to press on as GOP calls grow for him to quit

In this Oct. 6, 2016, photo, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a town hall in Sandown, N.H. Trump made a series of lewd and sexually charged comments about women as he waited to make a cameo appearance on a soap opera in 2005. The Republican presidential nominee issued a rare apology Friday, “if anyone was offended.” Mitt Romney, Rep. Cresent Hardy, Rep. Joe Heck, Sen. Dean Heller and Nevada Lt.