Wisconsin early voting stronger in Democratic counties

About 1 in 3 absentee ballots cast in Wisconsin so far have come from the state's largest and most heavily Democratic counties, giving Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign a reason to be optimistic about its chances here, even as polls show a tight race with Republican Donald Trump. Clinton campaign manager Robby Mook, in a conference call with reporters on Thursday, singled out Dane and Milwaukee counties as places around the country where early voting turnout was strong.

Sanders: Clinton aims to unite, Trump divides

Sanders: Clinton aims to unite, Trump divides Bernie Sanders urged voters in Green Bay to support Hillary Clinton for president. Check out this story on USATODAY.com: http://usat.ly/2dQ2DQ8 Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks Wednesday at a rally on behalf of Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton at the The Salvation Army Kroc Community Center in Green Bay.

The Latest: Kaine needles Pence over a that Mexican thinga

Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Kaine is criticizing his debate opponent, Republican Mike Pence, for saying "that Mexican thing" during their Tuesday faceoff. Pence made the comment as he tried to brush aside criticism of Donald Trump's comments about Mexican immigrants being criminals and rapists.

Town hall host: Trump staff probably viewed event as ‘dress rehearsal’ for Sunday debate

Howie Carr, the conservative radio host who served as moderator for Donald Trump's town hall Thursday, said he believed the Republican candidate's staffers probably viewed the event as rehearsal for the town hall set for Sunday with Hillary Clinton in St. Louis. "Maybe he didn't look at it as debate prep, but I think some of his staffers sort of thought that this was a good dress rehearsal for him," Carr told Don Lemon on "CNN Tonight.

Cana t compete with Matthew: Candidates cut Florida campaigns

Like thousands of other Americans, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton abruptly upended their plans Thursday in Florida, where Hurricane Matthew threatened to wreak havoc on final-stretch presidential campaigning in a critical swing state. The campaigns rushed to move staff and volunteers, close offices and cancel events in the path of the storm.

For the Record

Pop culture politics: In the Oct. 5 Calendar section, an article about celebrities' increased efforts to support Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign credited John Billingsley and John de Lancie with cowriting the "Trek Against Trump" Facebook page statement with Armin Shimerman. The post was primarily written by Shimerman and "Star Trek" series consultant Andre Bormanis.

Trump for dummies II: ‘It’s about the economy, stupid’

The economy, and especially the anaemic recovery, has been a disappointment to all but the top 1 percent, and only the 0.1 percent have really done well. When Bill Clinton ran for president he had a note hanging from the wall beside his desk.

FBI agents are ready to revolt over the cozy Clinton probe :0

Veteran FBI agents say FBI Director James Comey has permanently damaged the bureau's reputation for uncompromising investigations with his "cowardly" whitewash of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's mishandling of classified information using an unauthorized private e-mail server. Feeling the heat from congressional critics, Comey last week argued that the case was investigated by career FBI agents, "So if I blew it, they blew it, too."

Trump: Town hall event has ‘nothing to do’ with debate prep

Donald Trump took the stage at a town hall here Thursday night and insisted the forum was not set up to help prepare him for Sunday's town hall-style debate against Hillary Clinton. And after fielding a dozen softballs for just a half-hour from a hand-picked group of voters inside the small, sweltering wood-paneled room, it seemed Trump was right: the forum had "nothing to do" with the upcoming debate, despite Trump campaign sources telling CNN earlier Thursday that the evening's town hall event would serve as a practice run.

WH Officials Talked About Clinton EmailsWanted John Kerry to avoid questions about it.

Emails disclosed by the Republican National Committee indicated that White House officials were in contact with Hillary Clinton's campaign in early 2015 about the potential of a fallout due to her use of a private email server. The White House communications director reportedly requested to see if it was possible for Secretary of State John Kerry to avoid media questions about the server.

Trump Mocks Clinton Debate Prep”She’s resting.”

Despite every indication that Hillary Clinton's vigorous preparation helped her not only best her opponent in the first presidential debate but also improve her standing in the polls in the days that followed, Donald Trump once again ridiculed the idea of debate prep during remarks Thursday evening in New Hampshire. "They talk about debate prep," Trump said of the Clinton campaign.

FBI Complicit in Destroying Hillary Evidence Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

In the last two weeks, the lawlessness and corruption of the left has largely been ignored by the mainstream media in favor of parroting the latest scandal of Republican nominee Donald Trump . Blockbuster reports - ranging from an inspector general letter detailing how Barack Obama 's White House politically targeted and punished his enemies, to a Government Accountability Office report that found the administration's been illegally funding Obamacare - never seemed to reach the fever pitch of Mr. Trump 's tax returns or perceived fat-shaming.