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As a new poll released Sunday showed Hillary Clinton with a 11-point lead in the presidential race, Donald Trump took to Twitter to tell the world that the election is “absolutely” being rigged “at many polling places.” While Trump has repeatedly tossed around “rigging” accusations in recent days, as sexual assault allegations continue to mount against him, this marks the first time he took it to actual voting locations. Previously, he claimed the media was behind all the rigging at the behest of Clinton. Trump’s latest rigging accusation came shortly after he expressed astonishment that he’d lost the support of women voters in an early morning tweet-storm. “Polls close, but can you believe I lost large numbers of women voters based on made up events THAT NEVER HAPPENED. Media rigging election!” he said. Although rigging accusations are nothing new for Trump, he seems to be intensifying them as Election Day nears and his support wanes. His remarks came after his running mate, Mike Pence, said the pair would accept the outcome of the Nov. 8 vote.

Nicki Minaj had some choice words for Donald Trump at Saturday night’s Tidal X 1015 concert in Brooklyn – namely that he could have done better than Melania if he wants to conquer the world. Teasing male audience members about being “intimidated” by a “queen,” Minaj pointed out that the strongest male leaders have strong women. “Barack needed a Michelle,” she said, “and Bill needed a motherf—king Hillary.” But “you better pray to God you don’t get stuck with a motherf—king Melania." Minaj later clarified on Twitter that she didn’t have anything against Melania, who “seems nice,” “but a smart man knows he needs a certain ‘kind’ of woman when running for President/attempting greatness.”

Milwaukee County Sheriff David A. Clarke Jr., a top Donald Trump supporter who spoke at the Republican National Convention, sent out a tweet on Saturday telling supporters to use “pitchforks and torches” to fight corruption. Echoing Trump’s mistrust of the political establishment, Clarke wrote, “"It's incredible that our institutions of gov, WH, Congress, DOJ, and big media are corrupt & all we do is bitch. Pitchforks and torches time.” The rallying cry was accompanied by a photo of an angry crowd holding torches, pitchforks and machetes. It’s not clear what prompted the statement, but Trump has lashed out at the media in recent days for “poisoning” the minds of the people by publishing sexual assault claims against him. He has also claimed the election is “rigged.” Clarke, perhaps most well-known for calling Black Lives Matters protesters the “enemy,” has stood by Trump despite recent scandal.

  A new trove of interview summaries and notes from the FBI's investigation into Hillary Clinton's   emails lays out a series of allegations that could prove fodder for future attacks on the Democratic presidential nominee. 
  The 100 pages, released Monday morning, include claims that Clinton "blatantly" disregarded protocol. Other claims include that a group of powerful State Department employees attempted to coordinate a document release, and that a department official asked for a "quid pro quo" related to the former secretary of state's emails.
  The documents , part four of four to be released by the FBI, include notes and interview summaries that may illuminate more about the bureau's decision not to recommend Clinton be prosecuted for her actions.
  Many Republicans have criticized that decision, but FBI Director James Comey has repeatedly insisted the move was apolitical.
  "I want the American people to know we really did this the right way. You can disagree with us, but you cannot fairly say we did it in any kind of political way," Comey said in July. "We don't carry water for anybody. We were trying to do what the right thing is."

"I'm going to be a little more subdued in my discussions of the Republican nominee in this context than I might be on the campaign trail," President Obama said Tuesday, during a joint press conference with Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, when the topic of Donald Trump came up. But the president did not hesitate to denounce the Republican nominee's increasingly loud complaints about what he views as an election that's "rigged" against him. “I have never seen in my lifetime or in modern political history, any presidential candidate trying to discredit the elections and the election process before votes have even taken place. It’s unprecedented. It happens to be based on no facts," the president told reporters. "It doesn't really show the kind of leadership and toughness that you'd want out of a president. You start whining before the game's even over? If whenever things are going badly for you and you lose you start blaming somebody else? Then you don't have what it takes to be in this job."

Fifty-five retired general and flag officers have released a letter condemning Donald Trump’s behavior toward women, calling him “utterly unworthy” of the Oval Office. “If given such power, Donald Trump would create a command climate intolerant of women and incompatible with a trained, ready, and honorable military,” the open letter said. “The American people deserve better than a misogynist in chief. Donald Trump’s behavior is antithetical to American values.” Among the signatories are retired four-star generals and three-star officers, as well as officers from the Navy, Air Force, Marines, and Army National Guard. The officers wrote that if Trump were elected, he would likely hinder the progress that has already been achieved on addressing sexual assault in the military. The letter was signed by former officers of both genders, including Lt. Gen. Walter Gaskin, Lt. Gen. John Castellaw, and Lt. Gen. Claudia Kennedy, who was the first woman to reach the Army’s three-star rank.

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Jim Murphy, Donald Trump’s national political director, is no longer playing an active role on the campaign, according to three sources briefed on the move – a troubling development for the Republican nominee coming just 19 days before the election.
"I have not resigned but for personal reasons have had to take a step back from the campaign," Murphy said in a statement to POLITICO. He did not elaborate on the reasons for his departure.