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| Right Now: The F.B.I. informed Congress on Sunday that it has not changed its conclusions about Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server as secretary of state, removing a dark cloud that has been hanging over her campaign two days before Election Day. Follow updates here. | Right Now: The F.B.I. informed Congress on Sunday that it has not changed its conclusions about Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server as secretary of state, removing a dark cloud that has been hanging over her campaign two days before Election Day. Follow updates here. |
| For Donald J. Trump, Sunday is about seeking a path to the presidency not blocked by Latino, black and Asian voters. He will head to the Upper Midwest, into long-shot states like Minnesota that have not voted Republican for president in a generation, where he hopes to break through with sharp attacks on foreign trade. | For Donald J. Trump, Sunday is about seeking a path to the presidency not blocked by Latino, black and Asian voters. He will head to the Upper Midwest, into long-shot states like Minnesota that have not voted Republican for president in a generation, where he hopes to break through with sharp attacks on foreign trade. |
| Here some of the things we will be watching Sunday: | Here some of the things we will be watching Sunday: |
| According to a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal national poll, 44 percent of likely voters support Mrs. Clinton and 40 percent back Mr. Trump. | According to a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal national poll, 44 percent of likely voters support Mrs. Clinton and 40 percent back Mr. Trump. |
| Mrs. Clinton holds big leads with women and minority voters, while men, white voters and senior citizens buttress Mr. Trump’s support. | Mrs. Clinton holds big leads with women and minority voters, while men, white voters and senior citizens buttress Mr. Trump’s support. |
| Mrs. Clinton is also doing better with those who have already cast their ballots, but Mr. Trump holds a lead among voters who plan to do so on Election Day. | Mrs. Clinton is also doing better with those who have already cast their ballots, but Mr. Trump holds a lead among voters who plan to do so on Election Day. |
| Mr. Gingrich, a staunch ally of Mr. Trump and a finalist to be his running mate, said on NBC’s “Meet the Press” that the Republican nominee would be doing much better if he had shown more discipline. | Mr. Gingrich, a staunch ally of Mr. Trump and a finalist to be his running mate, said on NBC’s “Meet the Press” that the Republican nominee would be doing much better if he had shown more discipline. |
| “I think he has hurt his campaign at times by saying things that were unwise, and I think at times he’s been truly a historic figure,” Mr. Gingrich said. | “I think he has hurt his campaign at times by saying things that were unwise, and I think at times he’s been truly a historic figure,” Mr. Gingrich said. |
| Mr. Gingrich, a former Republican House speaker, praised Mr. Trump’s big ideas and outreach to African-Americans. However, he suggested that Mr. Trump has often caused distractions from an otherwise strong message. | Mr. Gingrich, a former Republican House speaker, praised Mr. Trump’s big ideas and outreach to African-Americans. However, he suggested that Mr. Trump has often caused distractions from an otherwise strong message. |
| “On the one hand, he’s one of the most brilliant marketers I’ve ever seen,” Mr. Gingrich said. “And on the other hand, for a while there, he was undercutting himself.” | “On the one hand, he’s one of the most brilliant marketers I’ve ever seen,” Mr. Gingrich said. “And on the other hand, for a while there, he was undercutting himself.” |
| He added: “I suspect if he had not done that, he’d be ahead by 10 or 15 points right now.” | He added: “I suspect if he had not done that, he’d be ahead by 10 or 15 points right now.” |
| The chairman of the Nevada Republican Party, Michael McDonald, complained on Saturday night that some polls were being kept open longer than they should have been in Clark County so that “a certain group” could vote. | The chairman of the Nevada Republican Party, Michael McDonald, complained on Saturday night that some polls were being kept open longer than they should have been in Clark County so that “a certain group” could vote. |
| On Sunday morning, Kellyanne Conway, Mr. Trump’s campaign manager, echoed that concern in an interview with CNN in which she suggested that “special favors” were being done for Democratic voters. | On Sunday morning, Kellyanne Conway, Mr. Trump’s campaign manager, echoed that concern in an interview with CNN in which she suggested that “special favors” were being done for Democratic voters. |
| “It’s concerning when you hear reports about special favors and perhaps special rules for Democratic voters,” Ms. Conway said, offering no evidence of a different set of rules. “We already know that their presidential nominee has special rules for her.” | “It’s concerning when you hear reports about special favors and perhaps special rules for Democratic voters,” Ms. Conway said, offering no evidence of a different set of rules. “We already know that their presidential nominee has special rules for her.” |
| Mr. Trump has for months complained of a rigged system and has said that if he loses the election and there are reports of problems at the polls he might challenge the result. | Mr. Trump has for months complained of a rigged system and has said that if he loses the election and there are reports of problems at the polls he might challenge the result. |
| In the final weekend of the race, Mr. Trump has been clinging to a new myth about President Obama and deriding him for lashing out at a pro-Trump protester at a rally on Friday. | In the final weekend of the race, Mr. Trump has been clinging to a new myth about President Obama and deriding him for lashing out at a pro-Trump protester at a rally on Friday. |
| Mr. Trump said that Mr. Obama was “really screaming” at the protester and that his behavior was a “disgrace.” | Mr. Trump said that Mr. Obama was “really screaming” at the protester and that his behavior was a “disgrace.” |
| “If I spoke the way Obama spoke to that protester they would say 'he became unhinged,’” Mr. Trump declared. | “If I spoke the way Obama spoke to that protester they would say 'he became unhinged,’” Mr. Trump declared. |
| On Sunday, Politifact, the fact-checking website, analyzed the tape of Mr. Obama at the rally to determine whether Mr. Trump’s criticism was fair. | On Sunday, Politifact, the fact-checking website, analyzed the tape of Mr. Obama at the rally to determine whether Mr. Trump’s criticism was fair. |
| “Obama defended the protester’s right to speak out, and didn’t scream at him,” according to PolitiFact’s Allison Graves. “In fact, Obama’s remarks were directed at Clinton supporters, not the protester.” | “Obama defended the protester’s right to speak out, and didn’t scream at him,” according to PolitiFact’s Allison Graves. “In fact, Obama’s remarks were directed at Clinton supporters, not the protester.” |
| Mr. Obama expressed exasperation on Sunday at Mr. Trump’s willingness to deceive his supporters so blatantly about the situation. | |
| “He thought it was ok to just lie in front of all of his supporters,” Mr. Obama said at a rally for Mrs. Clinton in Florida. “Wasn’t even trying to be sneaky about it.” | |
| Early voting is coming to a close in Florida, the nation’s largest swing state, and Mrs. Clinton is not expected to return there before Election Day. But on the campaign’s last weekend, she is sending her most prized surrogate, President Obama, to rev up turnout in the Orlando area. | Early voting is coming to a close in Florida, the nation’s largest swing state, and Mrs. Clinton is not expected to return there before Election Day. But on the campaign’s last weekend, she is sending her most prized surrogate, President Obama, to rev up turnout in the Orlando area. |
| Mr. Obama has been an indispensable force in getting out the vote, and the site for his visit is no accident. Steve Schale, a Democratic strategist tracking early turnout in Florida, detailed a distinct bump in Democratic voting around Jacksonville after Mr. Obama’s visit there on Thursday. And while Democrats have enjoyed a big boost from Latino voting in the Orlando area, they see room to grow, especially among black voters. | Mr. Obama has been an indispensable force in getting out the vote, and the site for his visit is no accident. Steve Schale, a Democratic strategist tracking early turnout in Florida, detailed a distinct bump in Democratic voting around Jacksonville after Mr. Obama’s visit there on Thursday. And while Democrats have enjoyed a big boost from Latino voting in the Orlando area, they see room to grow, especially among black voters. |
| The hope for Mrs. Clinton’s campaign is that with most of Florida already having voted, she will have built a meaningful lead before Election Day. But Mr. Trump is still going all out in the state, campaigning in Tampa on Saturday and planning a visit to Sarasota on Monday. | The hope for Mrs. Clinton’s campaign is that with most of Florida already having voted, she will have built a meaningful lead before Election Day. But Mr. Trump is still going all out in the state, campaigning in Tampa on Saturday and planning a visit to Sarasota on Monday. |
| Mrs. Clinton has campaigned with a powerhouse lineup of supporters over the past week, and two people joining her on Sunday are among the most potent. In Ohio, she will appear alongside LeBron James, the Cleveland Cavaliers star and a revered figure in the biggest swing state leaning toward Mr. Trump. | Mrs. Clinton has campaigned with a powerhouse lineup of supporters over the past week, and two people joining her on Sunday are among the most potent. In Ohio, she will appear alongside LeBron James, the Cleveland Cavaliers star and a revered figure in the biggest swing state leaning toward Mr. Trump. |
| Mr. James does not routinely intervene in politics, so his support for Mrs. Clinton — and the tone and language of his remarks — could break though in a way that most celebrity endorsements do not. | Mr. James does not routinely intervene in politics, so his support for Mrs. Clinton — and the tone and language of his remarks — could break though in a way that most celebrity endorsements do not. |
| In New Hampshire, Mrs. Clinton will be joined by an electrifying figure of a different kind: Khizr Khan, whose August clash with Mr. Trump proved disastrous for the Republican nominee. The Clinton campaign has put Mr. Khan in television ads as a spokesman for inclusion and religious tolerance, and he has also proved almost uniquely capable of flummoxing Mr. Trump. Mr. Khan’s reappearance comes as Mr. Trump is struggling to stay on message. | In New Hampshire, Mrs. Clinton will be joined by an electrifying figure of a different kind: Khizr Khan, whose August clash with Mr. Trump proved disastrous for the Republican nominee. The Clinton campaign has put Mr. Khan in television ads as a spokesman for inclusion and religious tolerance, and he has also proved almost uniquely capable of flummoxing Mr. Trump. Mr. Khan’s reappearance comes as Mr. Trump is struggling to stay on message. |
| Mr. Trump’s campaign aides have pushed him to stick to a rigid script and avoid undermining himself with loose talk as he closes out the race. He has been cooperative, up to a point. On Saturday, Mr. Trump repeatedly veered far from his prepared remarks, offering free-form thoughts on the news media, Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. and the offensive to retake Mosul, Iraq. He also repeated a false story that Mr. Obama had screamed at a pro-Trump protester. | Mr. Trump’s campaign aides have pushed him to stick to a rigid script and avoid undermining himself with loose talk as he closes out the race. He has been cooperative, up to a point. On Saturday, Mr. Trump repeatedly veered far from his prepared remarks, offering free-form thoughts on the news media, Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. and the offensive to retake Mosul, Iraq. He also repeated a false story that Mr. Obama had screamed at a pro-Trump protester. |
| On Sunday, Mr. Trump’s discipline may be strained further as he campaigns at a frenzied pace, largely in states that he is likely to lose. He is due to visit five states, four of which — Minnesota, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Virginia — appear to be leaning toward Mrs. Clinton. | On Sunday, Mr. Trump’s discipline may be strained further as he campaigns at a frenzied pace, largely in states that he is likely to lose. He is due to visit five states, four of which — Minnesota, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Virginia — appear to be leaning toward Mrs. Clinton. |
| His campaign has spun it as a bold move to exploit his rising fortunes in the race. The reality is harsher: Mr. Trump is trying to put blue states in play because he is running out of ways to assemble 270 electoral votes, and he may need a long-shot state to break his way. | His campaign has spun it as a bold move to exploit his rising fortunes in the race. The reality is harsher: Mr. Trump is trying to put blue states in play because he is running out of ways to assemble 270 electoral votes, and he may need a long-shot state to break his way. |