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NBC Is Cutting Its Ties With Billy Bush

'There is simply no excuse for Billy's language and behavior on that tape'

(Newser) - Looks like Billy Bush is yesterday's man at the Today show. Sources tell the Hollywood Reporter that the network is moving to cut its ties with the co-host, who egged on Donald Trump and laughed at his lewd remarks about then-Access Hollywood co-host Nancy O'Dell in a 2005...

Glenn Beck Urges GOP to Vote Against Trump

Even if that means a Clinton presidency

(Newser) - A surprising source has offered implicit support for a Hillary Clinton presidency, CNN reports. In a Facebook post over the weekend, Glenn Beck called on Republicans to vote against Donald Trump, an "immoral man who is absent decency or dignity," and urged the GOP to get Trump to...

How Trump's Troubles Could Actually Help Him

Overconfident Democrats may not vote

(Newser) - A Reuters analysis suggests an odd problem for Hillary Clinton: overconfidence among her supporters may lead them to skip Election Day altogether. With Donald Trump dealing with GOP defections and slipping poll numbers in the wake of his hot mic scandal, the prospect of depressed Democratic turnout is a real...

In Latest Clinton Leak: Blink-182 Singer, Campaign Chair Talk UFOs

Tom DeLonge may have interviewed John Podesta for doc

(Newser) - What does Hillary Clinton's campaign chief have in common with Blink-182 rocker Tom DeLonge? A fascination with UFOs , apparently. WikiLeaks' latest email dump reveals DeLonge has sent several emails regarding extraterrestrial life to Clinton campaign head John Podesta over the past two years. In a 2015 email "relating...

'Unshackled' Trump Just Turned on His Own Party

Says Democrats are more loyal than Republicans

(Newser) - In a Twitter storm on Tuesday, Donald Trump implied he'd been chained to the Republican Party for too long. But in the wake of recent denouncements from dozens of Republicans, including Paul Ryan, "the shackles have been taken off me and I can now fight for America the...

Producer: I Can&#39;t Release Trump Apprentice Tapes
Producer: I Can't Release
Trump's Apprentice Tapes
THE RUNDOWN
Oct 11, 2016 6:24 AM CDT

Producer: I Can't Release Trump's Apprentice Tapes

Clinton ally offers to pay legal fees

(Newser) - Insiders say there are recordings of Donald Trump from his days on The Apprentice that make the highly damaging 2005 tape seem mild—but they may not see the light of day before the election, if ever. Executive producer Mark Burnett says he is legally unable to release the tapes,...

Nancy O&#39;Dell Addresses Trump Tape on ET
Nancy O'Dell
Addresses
Trump Tape
Oct 11, 2016 1:00 AM CDT

Nancy O'Dell Addresses Trump Tape

'There is no room for objectification of women'

(Newser) - Nancy O'Dell, one of the women Donald Trump discusses in crude terms in a 2005 "hot mic" moment , says she didn't want to be thrown "into the middle of the political arena"—but she will address the issue now that she's there. "There...

RNC Holds 'Emergency Conference Call'

But the results are not what you may have predicted

(Newser) - The Republican National Committee held an "emergency conference call" Monday, Politico reports, and though the call was scheduled amid speculation that the RNC might abandon Trump or at least divert its resources to down-ballot candidates after Trump's 2005 comments about women became public, the end result was less...

WikiLeaks Releases New Clinton Campaign Emails

Clinton campaign implies Russia is behind leaks

(Newser) - WikiLeaks has released a second batch of emails allegedly from Hillary Clinton's campaign chief John Podesta. Unlike the first group of leaked emails— which included excerpts from Hillary Clinton's sought-after Wall Street speeches — no showstopping info has yet surfaced from this batch of some 2,000 emails...

Second Debate Loses Viewers
Second Debate Loses Viewers
Oct 10, 2016 3:11 PM CDT

Second Debate Loses Viewers

18% drop from the 84M people who watched the first one

(Newser) - Despite a dramatic lead-up, the second presidential debate saw a significant drop-off in viewers from the first, record-breaking contest . Across all 10 TV networks that carried the debate, the Hollywood Reporter counts a grand total of 68.8 million people who tuned in. That number is comparable to the 65....

Pence: I&#39;m Not Going Anywhere
Pence: I'm Not
Going Anywhere
Oct 10, 2016 2:13 PM CDT

Pence: I'm Not Going Anywhere

Rumors he's leaving the ticket 'absolutely false'

(Newser) - Mike Pence may not be able to defend Donald Trump's 2005 comments about women, but he won't be stepping down as Trump's running mate. Rumors of him dropping off the ticket are "absolutely false," the Indiana governor said Monday, per Politico . Pence insisted during an...

Buffett to Trump: You're Wrong About My Taxes

'I have paid federal income tax every year since 1944, when I was 13'

(Newser) - Donald Trump defended his avoidance of taxes during Sunday night's debate and said that many of Hillary Clinton's big donors—including Warren Buffett—used the same technique. On Monday, however, Buffett fired back that Trump doesn't know what he's talking about. "I have paid federal...

Debate Star Ken Bone Takes Fame With Sense of Humor

He explains that sweater

(Newser) - Ken Bone and his bright red sweater became Internet famous Sunday night when he rose to ask a question on energy policy of Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. (The "real hero of the debate," pronounced Quartz , which rounds up some of the social media love .) Bone, for...

Ryan to GOP Lawmakers: I 'Won't Defend Trump'

But speaker isn't rescinding his endorsement—for now, anyway

(Newser) - Sen. John McCain has dropped his endorsement for Donald Trump, as have several dozen other prominent GOPers , in the wake of Trump's "hot mic" 2005 tape that leaked Friday. But House Speaker Paul Ryan is still hanging in there, though he now says Trump can't count on...

Weirdest Factoid of Debate: Melania's Blouse

Trump campaign swears Mrs. Trump's 'pussy-bow' shirt wasn't intentional troll

(Newser) - Melania Trump, master troller? While what Donald Trump's wife was wearing during the "ugliest debate in American history" at first glance didn't seem newsworthy, it's now creating buzz based on name alone, the Hill reports. There was no "wardrobe malfunction," but Melania's bright...

Who Won/Lost the Debate
Who Won/Lost the Debate
OPINION
Oct 10, 2016 6:24 AM CDT

Who Won/Lost the Debate

One consensus: Trump survives a knockout blow

(Newser) - It was, says Politico , "the ugliest debate in American history." But who actually won the insult-filled affair ? Some assessments:
  • Chris Cillizza, Washington Post : He's got Clinton in his "winners" category because "she went into this debate with massive momentum in the race—much of
...

Trump: It&#39;s Just &#39;Locker Room Talk&#39;
Trump: It's Just
'Locker Room Talk'
presidential debate
Oct 10, 2016 12:33 AM CDT

Trump: It's Just 'Locker Room Talk'

Clinton calls him unfit for presidency

(Newser) - It took no time at all for Donald Trump's hot mic scandal to surface at Sunday night's debate—a nasty affair that got underway without a traditional handshake. Trump flatly rejected the suggestion that his comments amounted to a description of "sexual assault," in the words...

Trump, Clinton Make Nice at the End




Trump, Clinton
Make Nice
at the End
PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE
Oct 9, 2016 10:15 PM CDT

Trump, Clinton Make Nice at the End

She's a fighter, he has great kids, kumbaya

(Newser) - Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton refused to shake hands at the beginning of the second presidential debate, then went mano a mano until the end, when a final town hall participant asked them to make nice. Asked if they might admire something, anything, about each other, both candidates came up...

Trump: If I Were in Charge, &#39;You&#39;d Be in Jail&#39;
Trump: If I Were in Charge,
'You'd Be in Jail'
presidential debate
Oct 9, 2016 8:45 PM CDT

Trump: If I Were in Charge, 'You'd Be in Jail'

He promises a special prosecutor over email

(Newser) - Amid the early fireworks of Sunday night's debate, Donald Trump promised to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate Hillary Clinton's email if he were elected president. "I am going to instruct my Attorney General to get a special prosecutor to look into your situation, because there has...

Today Suspends Billy Bush Over Trump Tape

He was the other voice on the Trump tape

(Newser) - Donald Trump's hot mic scandal is now taking a toll on NBC's Billy Bush. The Today show has suspended the co-host in the wake of his role in the now infamous recording, reports CNN . Bush could be heard on the tape egging Trump on as the GOP nominee...

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