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| Trump plans congressional term limits and to 'drain the damn swamp' – live | Trump plans congressional term limits and to 'drain the damn swamp' – live |
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| Student newspapers at both candidates' alma maters endorse Hillary Clinton | |
| Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton was launched into political activism after she gave a fiery speech during her graduation from Wellesley College. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has often cited his attendance at the University of Pennsylvania, an Ivy League school, as evidence of his intelligence. | |
| Fond as the candidates’ memories of their college days may be, however, the student newspapers at both schools only have eyes for one of them: Clinton. | |
| In a rare joint editorial published by The Daily Pennsylvanian and the Wellesley News, the opinion boards at both college newspapers released an endorsement of Clinton’s candidacy, leaning heavily on the Latin mottos of the respective schools. | |
| “Though Clinton embodies her alma mater’s institutional values, Trump does not,” the boards concluded. “It is clear that Trump has failed to dignify the morals of his institution. Penn’s motto, ‘Leges sine moribus vanae,’ translates as ‘Laws without morals [are] useless.’ In evaluating Donald Trump through this context, the Opinion Board cannot say that his actions attest to his morals: He does not embody the spirit of the school.” | |
| While admitting that “we cannot expect every alumni to personify the values of their undergraduate institutions,” the opinion boards conclude that “each student, alumni and faculty member is then responsible to critique that representation.” | |
| “While the Wellesley News has endorsed its alumna, Hillary Clinton, The Daily Pennsylvanian Opinion Board can not stand behind Donald Trump as a candidate.” | |
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| Democratic consultant resigns after 'Project Veritas' footage release | |
| The Democratic consultant who has been accused of hiring activists to incite violence at Donald Trump’s campaign rallies has announced that he is “stepping back” from aiding the Democratic Party, according to CNN. | |
| Robert Creamer announced the move after conservative activist James O’Keefe released an edited video in which Creamer was purportedly seen discussing ways of disrupting Trump’s rallies with activists aiming to incite violence. | |
| “I am unwilling to become a distraction to the important task of electing Hilary Clinton, and defeating Donald Trump in the upcoming election,” Creamer said. “As a result I have indicated to the Democratic National Committee that I am stepping back from my responsibilities working with the campaign.” | |
| Creamer, the husband of Illinois congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, denied the allegations made in O’Keefe’s video. “Contrary to the outrageous claims of the notorious right wing blogger James O’Keefe, we have always adhered to the highest standards of transparency and legality in our work for the DNC.” | |
| A self-styled “entrapment journalist,” O’Keefe has been accused of selectively editing video footage in the past. In March 2013, O’Keefe agreed to pay $100,000 to settle a lawsuit with a former employee of a social welfare agency who accused him of misrepresentation. | |
| Regardless, Creamer said in the statement, he regrets what he characterized as “unprofessional and careless hypothetical conversations” that took place. | |
| “We regret the unprofessional and careless hypothetical conversations that were captured on hidden cameras of a regional contractor for our firm, and he is no longer working with us,” Creamer said. “While none of the schemes described in the conversations every took place, these conversations do not at all reflect the values of Democracy Partners.” | |
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| A preview of tomorrow’s closing arguments? | A preview of tomorrow’s closing arguments? |
| Trump reportedly asked this about nuclear weapons: "If we have them, why can't we use them?"We can't let him become president. pic.twitter.com/iP0GDXnIVJ | Trump reportedly asked this about nuclear weapons: "If we have them, why can't we use them?"We can't let him become president. pic.twitter.com/iP0GDXnIVJ |
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| David Smith | David Smith |
| Donald Trump has said he would use the US presidency to impose term limits on members of Congress as part of a drive to “drain the swamp” of Washington corruption. | Donald Trump has said he would use the US presidency to impose term limits on members of Congress as part of a drive to “drain the swamp” of Washington corruption. |
| Currently, House members can serve an unlimited number of two-year terms, while senators can serve an unlimited number of six-year terms. The Republican candidate told cheering supporters in Grand Junction, Colorado, that he would push for a constitutional amendment. | Currently, House members can serve an unlimited number of two-year terms, while senators can serve an unlimited number of six-year terms. The Republican candidate told cheering supporters in Grand Junction, Colorado, that he would push for a constitutional amendment. |
| “Six years for members of the House and 12 years for members of the Senate,” Trump said at the rally in an airplane hangar. “Collusion must and will come to an end. It’s time to sweep the corruption out of Washington.” | “Six years for members of the House and 12 years for members of the Senate,” Trump said at the rally in an airplane hangar. “Collusion must and will come to an end. It’s time to sweep the corruption out of Washington.” |
| Trump on Monday issued a five-point plan for “ethics reform” in government to underline his status as an outsider taking on the political establishment, which he claims Hillary Clinton personifies. | Trump on Monday issued a five-point plan for “ethics reform” in government to underline his status as an outsider taking on the political establishment, which he claims Hillary Clinton personifies. |
| The celebrity billionaire’s pledge came as he warmed up for Wednesday’s third and final presidential debate with Clinton in Las Vegas, needing a convincing performance to change a race that seems to be inexorably slipping away. | The celebrity billionaire’s pledge came as he warmed up for Wednesday’s third and final presidential debate with Clinton in Las Vegas, needing a convincing performance to change a race that seems to be inexorably slipping away. |
| Trump also spoke in racially charged terms as he defiantly reiterated his warning about potential voting fraud. He urged his supporters to “watch” cities with big African American populations on election day to prevent a “rigged” election. | Trump also spoke in racially charged terms as he defiantly reiterated his warning about potential voting fraud. He urged his supporters to “watch” cities with big African American populations on election day to prevent a “rigged” election. |
| “They even want to rig the election at the polling booths,” Trump said. “Take a look at St Louis. Take a look at Philadelphia. Take a look at Chicago. Look. Look. If nothing else, people are gonna be watching on November 8. Watch St Louis. Watch Philadelphia. Watch Chicago.” | “They even want to rig the election at the polling booths,” Trump said. “Take a look at St Louis. Take a look at Philadelphia. Take a look at Chicago. Look. Look. If nothing else, people are gonna be watching on November 8. Watch St Louis. Watch Philadelphia. Watch Chicago.” |
| The remarks came hours after Barack Obama, himself an African American from Chicago, scolded Trump for making the groundless claims that subvert traditions of American democracy, insisting that he had no evidence. | The remarks came hours after Barack Obama, himself an African American from Chicago, scolded Trump for making the groundless claims that subvert traditions of American democracy, insisting that he had no evidence. |
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| Former secretary of state Condoleezza Rice told CNN this evening that she “can’t wait until November 9!” after news broke that Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump called her a “bitch” in a 2006 speech. | Former secretary of state Condoleezza Rice told CNN this evening that she “can’t wait until November 9!” after news broke that Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump called her a “bitch” in a 2006 speech. |
| “Condoleezza Rice, she’s a lovely woman, but I think she’s a bitch,” Trump said at the time, according to a story in the New York Daily News from 2006, initially resurfaced by Deadspin. “She goes around to other countries and other nations, negotiates with their leaders, comes back and nothing ever happens.” | “Condoleezza Rice, she’s a lovely woman, but I think she’s a bitch,” Trump said at the time, according to a story in the New York Daily News from 2006, initially resurfaced by Deadspin. “She goes around to other countries and other nations, negotiates with their leaders, comes back and nothing ever happens.” |
| Asked to respond to the comments, Rice said: “Exactly. Can’t wait until November 9!” | Asked to respond to the comments, Rice said: “Exactly. Can’t wait until November 9!” |
| Rice disavowed Trump’s presidential run after video was released showing him brag about sexually assaulting women in a 2005 conversation with an entertainment journalist. | Rice disavowed Trump’s presidential run after video was released showing him brag about sexually assaulting women in a 2005 conversation with an entertainment journalist. |
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| Trump Super Pac chair: Trump needs 'a miracle' to win the election | Trump Super Pac chair: Trump needs 'a miracle' to win the election |
| The head of the largest pro-Donald Trump Super Pac told a radio host today that the Republican presidential nominee needs “a miracle comeback” to win the upcoming presidential election, a departure from the triumphant confidence exuded by the candidate himself on the campaign trail in recent weeks. | The head of the largest pro-Donald Trump Super Pac told a radio host today that the Republican presidential nominee needs “a miracle comeback” to win the upcoming presidential election, a departure from the triumphant confidence exuded by the candidate himself on the campaign trail in recent weeks. |
| “If somehow Trump pulls a miracle comeback here, which would take a miracle at this point, then obviously it’s his party, he can do what he wants with it,” Ed Rollins, the chair of Great America Pac, told Laura Ingraham on her radio show. “If not, I think we begin from ground zero and with lots of different factions and lots of different candidates.” | “If somehow Trump pulls a miracle comeback here, which would take a miracle at this point, then obviously it’s his party, he can do what he wants with it,” Ed Rollins, the chair of Great America Pac, told Laura Ingraham on her radio show. “If not, I think we begin from ground zero and with lots of different factions and lots of different candidates.” |
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| Ecuador confirms it cut internet access for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange | Ecuador confirms it cut internet access for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange |
| Nicky Woolf | Nicky Woolf |
| Ecuador has confirmed that it cut off internet access to Julian Assange, the founder of the whistleblowing site WikiLeaks, stating it believed he was using it to interfere in the US presidential election. | Ecuador has confirmed that it cut off internet access to Julian Assange, the founder of the whistleblowing site WikiLeaks, stating it believed he was using it to interfere in the US presidential election. |
| The move followed a raft of leaked emails published by WikiLeaks, including some from the Democratic National Committee (DNC) released just before the party’s convention in July, and more recently a cache of emails from the account of Hillary Clinton campaign adviser John Podesta. | The move followed a raft of leaked emails published by WikiLeaks, including some from the Democratic National Committee (DNC) released just before the party’s convention in July, and more recently a cache of emails from the account of Hillary Clinton campaign adviser John Podesta. |
| Assange’s internet access was cut off on Monday morning. It was not immediately clear who was responsible, though a tweet from the site’s official account claimed it had been “intentionally severed” by a “state party”. | Assange’s internet access was cut off on Monday morning. It was not immediately clear who was responsible, though a tweet from the site’s official account claimed it had been “intentionally severed” by a “state party”. |
| It is not known who perpetrated the hacks that brought the emails to WikiLeaks. Assange’s organization styles itself a whistleblowing outfit and claims not to do or encourage any hacking itself. | It is not known who perpetrated the hacks that brought the emails to WikiLeaks. Assange’s organization styles itself a whistleblowing outfit and claims not to do or encourage any hacking itself. |
| Yet cybersecurity experts have linked the hack of the DNC emails to hackers linked to the Russian government, leading many – including Clinton’s campaign manager Robby Mook – to allege that Russia is using both hackers and Assange as tools to help rig the presidential election in favour of Donald Trump. | Yet cybersecurity experts have linked the hack of the DNC emails to hackers linked to the Russian government, leading many – including Clinton’s campaign manager Robby Mook – to allege that Russia is using both hackers and Assange as tools to help rig the presidential election in favour of Donald Trump. |
| Julian Assange's internet link has been intentionally severed by a state party. We have activated the appropriate contingency plans. | Julian Assange's internet link has been intentionally severed by a state party. We have activated the appropriate contingency plans. |
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| A clip from The Howard Stern Show, obtained by the Washington Post, shows Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump relaying a story from his seldom-discussed affair with Marla Maples (later Trump) during his first marriage to Ivana Trump, the mother of his three eldest children: | A clip from The Howard Stern Show, obtained by the Washington Post, shows Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump relaying a story from his seldom-discussed affair with Marla Maples (later Trump) during his first marriage to Ivana Trump, the mother of his three eldest children: |
| “This is a story I’ve never told about that mountain, because it was sort of a horrible thing,” Trump said in the tape, about a fight between Maples and Ivana on a ski slope during the waning days of his first marriage. | “This is a story I’ve never told about that mountain, because it was sort of a horrible thing,” Trump said in the tape, about a fight between Maples and Ivana on a ski slope during the waning days of his first marriage. |
| “I’m standing there putting on my skis, and I’m with one or the other, I didn’t know who,” Trump said, referring to one of the two women. “And the other one comes over, and they start screaming at each other. ‘I love him! I love him! Don’t you understand! I love!’ And they’re both screaming that I love them.” | “I’m standing there putting on my skis, and I’m with one or the other, I didn’t know who,” Trump said, referring to one of the two women. “And the other one comes over, and they start screaming at each other. ‘I love him! I love him! Don’t you understand! I love!’ And they’re both screaming that I love them.” |
| “And this big fat bald guy is standing next to me,” Trump continues. “Guy weighs like 325 pounds, and I’m standing there mortified. Everybody’s looking, like a thousand people watching these two women screaming at each other, and this big fat guy is looking at me and he said, ‘Mr. Trump, that’s not the worst thing that could happen. I have never had a thing like that happen in my life.’ And I see this guy and I think, ‘You know, maybe this could be worse.’” | “And this big fat bald guy is standing next to me,” Trump continues. “Guy weighs like 325 pounds, and I’m standing there mortified. Everybody’s looking, like a thousand people watching these two women screaming at each other, and this big fat guy is looking at me and he said, ‘Mr. Trump, that’s not the worst thing that could happen. I have never had a thing like that happen in my life.’ And I see this guy and I think, ‘You know, maybe this could be worse.’” |
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| Debate notifications: reactions and fact-checks straight to your phone | Debate notifications: reactions and fact-checks straight to your phone |
| During the final presidential debate on Wednesday, 19 October, the Guardian Mobile Innovation Lab, along with the Guardian US Opinion and News desks will send experimental web notifications with real-time reactions and live fact-checks from the Guardian US newsroom. | During the final presidential debate on Wednesday, 19 October, the Guardian Mobile Innovation Lab, along with the Guardian US Opinion and News desks will send experimental web notifications with real-time reactions and live fact-checks from the Guardian US newsroom. |
| To sign up: Open this page in a Chrome browser from an Android phone (Samsung included) and tap to subscribe. | To sign up: Open this page in a Chrome browser from an Android phone (Samsung included) and tap to subscribe. |
| What you should know about our notifications: | What you should know about our notifications: |
| More about tonight’s experiment: | More about tonight’s experiment: |
| Questions, suggestions or observations? Drop us a note: innovationlab@theguardian.com | Questions, suggestions or observations? Drop us a note: innovationlab@theguardian.com |
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| How do you one-up bringing Bill Clinton’s accusers to the second presidential debate? By bringing President Barack Obama’s Kenyan half-brother to the third presidential debate. | How do you one-up bringing Bill Clinton’s accusers to the second presidential debate? By bringing President Barack Obama’s Kenyan half-brother to the third presidential debate. |
| Trump is bringing Obama's half-brother to the debate, @KatyTurNBC reports | Trump is bringing Obama's half-brother to the debate, @KatyTurNBC reports |
| Malik Obama, the president’s half-brother, reportedly stopped supporting the Democratic Party - a moot point since he’s not a US citizen and cannot vote, as it happens - when Obama (the president) came out in support of same-sex marriage rights. | Malik Obama, the president’s half-brother, reportedly stopped supporting the Democratic Party - a moot point since he’s not a US citizen and cannot vote, as it happens - when Obama (the president) came out in support of same-sex marriage rights. |
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| Donald Trump calls for three-term limit on House of Representatives, two-term limit on Senate | Donald Trump calls for three-term limit on House of Representatives, two-term limit on Senate |
| Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has outlined his proposed term limits for members of Congress, telling a crowd of supporters in Grand Junction, Colorado, that under the constitutional amendment he envisions, members of the House of Representatives will be limited to serving six years, or three terms, while members of the Senate will be limited to serving twelve years, or two terms. | Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has outlined his proposed term limits for members of Congress, telling a crowd of supporters in Grand Junction, Colorado, that under the constitutional amendment he envisions, members of the House of Representatives will be limited to serving six years, or three terms, while members of the Senate will be limited to serving twelve years, or two terms. |
| “Six years for members of the House and twelve years for members of the Senate,” Trump told the cheering crowd. “Collusion must and will come to an end. It’s time to sweep the corruption out of Washington.” | “Six years for members of the House and twelve years for members of the Senate,” Trump told the cheering crowd. “Collusion must and will come to an end. It’s time to sweep the corruption out of Washington.” |
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| Donald Trump continued, pledging a ban on former lawmakers becoming lobbyists for five years, telling his supporters in Colorado that he wants to “drain the damn swamp” in the nation’s capital. | Donald Trump continued, pledging a ban on former lawmakers becoming lobbyists for five years, telling his supporters in Colorado that he wants to “drain the damn swamp” in the nation’s capital. |
| “Her international donors control her every single move,” Trump said, of Hillary Clinton’s “rigged” campaign. “If we let the Clinton cartel run this government, history will record that 2017 was the year America lost its independence. It’s true.” | “Her international donors control her every single move,” Trump said, of Hillary Clinton’s “rigged” campaign. “If we let the Clinton cartel run this government, history will record that 2017 was the year America lost its independence. It’s true.” |
| “When it comes to Washington, DC, it is time to drain the damn swamp.” | “When it comes to Washington, DC, it is time to drain the damn swamp.” |
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| Speaking in Grand Junction, Colorado, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump urged his supporters to “watch” cities with large African-American populations on election day to prevent a “rigged” election. | Speaking in Grand Junction, Colorado, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump urged his supporters to “watch” cities with large African-American populations on election day to prevent a “rigged” election. |
| “They even want to rig the election at the polling booths,” Trump said. “Take a look at St. Louis. Take a look at Philadelphia. Take a look at Chicago.” | “They even want to rig the election at the polling booths,” Trump said. “Take a look at St. Louis. Take a look at Philadelphia. Take a look at Chicago.” |
| “Look. Look. If nothing else, people are gonna be watching on November 8. Watch St. Louis. Watch Philadelphia. Watch Chicago.” | “Look. Look. If nothing else, people are gonna be watching on November 8. Watch St. Louis. Watch Philadelphia. Watch Chicago.” |
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| Donald Trump campaigns in Colorado | Donald Trump campaigns in Colorado |
| Watch it live here: | Watch it live here: |