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Donald Trump ditched reporters on Tuesday night and went to a restaurant with his family, according to pool reports. The president-elect ducked out of Trump Tower without the group of reporters who have been following his transition meetings since he was elected last week. He was spotted at the 21 Club on West 52nd Street in New York, where the block was shut down and only a small group of reporters was allowed to stand outside the restaurant.

Mr. Trump’s administration is being assembled behind the scenes. But like much else in the nation’s capital, little stays secret for long. The list of names being mentioned as possibilities for crucial posts in Mr. Trump’s cabinet is growing by the hour, giving official Washington what it craves most: a never-ending parlor game as speculation grows about who might actually get the nod. A big revelation may come soon, according to Mr. Trump himself, who took to Twitter on Friday morning with some news. “Busy day planned in New York,” the president-elect said. “Will soon be making some very important...

Despite the conciliatory tone struck in President-elect Donald Trump’s victory speech early Wednesday morning, the man who could run his Justice Department left the door wide open to prosecuting Hillary Clinton. Rudy Giuliani, a former federal prosecutor, New York City mayor and a name on Trump's short list for attorney general, said Wednesday on Fox News' “The O’Reilly Factor” that Clinton was a legitimate target to be investigated and disputed that any prosecution would be political “payback.” “There’s one tradition in America, right? Election is over. We forget about it. There is another tradition in America which is ‘equal justice...

Maggie Passmore of St. Paul, Minnesota, had been watching election returns at a party but reverted to watching at home "when things got scary." She fell asleep, then awoke to learn that Donald Trump was defeating Hillary Clinton. "And then I threw up," said Passmore, 54. "My body totally rejected the result." Hours later, she found herself writing an email to her kids saying how terrified she was... Shock. Despair. A punch to the gut. Hopelessness. Countless female Clinton supporters used those words Wednesday to describe their feelings. Some spoke of collapsing in tears, or seeing strangers do the same...

The White House refused to rule out Wednesday whether President Obama might grant a pardon to Hillary Clinton to spare her from President-elect Donald Trump prosecuting her after he takes office. White House press secretary Josh Earnest said Mr. Obama is hopeful that Mr. Trump will follow long-standing tradition of not punishing political opponents through the criminal-justice system. He said all clemency actions go through a formal process...

Since 1972, Maine has had the option to divide its Electoral College votes by congressional district. The outright winner of the state gets two electoral vote, and the winner of each congressional district gets one. Despite this, Maine has never actually had to divide its electoral votes and the same candidate has always won both districts--until now. Although Hillary Clinton won Maine outright and won the 1st congressional district, Donald Trump won the more rural 2nd district--and its electoral vote. Trump's win in CD2 is a direct result of the campaign's extensive campaigning over the past two weeks in the...

Republican: 771,745 (65.8%) Democratic: 753,052 (63%) Unaffiliated: 656,882 (47.6%) American Const.: 5,237 (44.8%) Grand Total: 2,215,258 (58%)

Broward County Florida Supervisor of Elections Brenda Snipes, left, and Democratic presidential nominee former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton during a campaign rally at Rev Samuel Deleove Memorial Park on November 1, 2016 in Ft Lauderdale, Florida. According to multiple sources and witnesses, Broward County Supervisor of Elections Brenda Snipes and employees are engaging in mass voter fraud in multiple forms. While People’s Pundit Daily has uncovered instances of election fraud in other counties around the state–including Pasco and Lee–Broward is large enough that it could potentially swing the state. It has been widely reported that black turnout in...

DENVER — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump will hold a campaign rally in Denver on Saturday night, the campaign announced Friday. The event will be held at the National Western Stock Show Complex (4655 Humboldt St.) at 9:30 p.m. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. ... The event will cap a busy day across the country for Trump. He will make appearances in Tampa, Fla., Wilmington, N.C., and Reno, Nev., before comgin to Denver.

University of Denver Crossley Center for Public Opinion Research Colorado Election and Issues October 2016 Sample size: 550 likely voters Conducted by telephone and live interviews, both landline and cellphone landline 47% cellphone 52%. Margin of Error: total sample size +-4.2 percentage points in 95 out of 100 cases. Date in Field: October 29-31, 2016 4. If the election for president were held today with [ROTATE TOP TWO] Donald Trump and Mike Pence as the Republican candidates, and Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine as the Democratic candidates, Gary Johnson the Libertarian candidate, and Jill Stein the Green Party candidate, for...

Conservative radio host Glenn Beck issued a prediction Monday likely to shock many of his listeners: Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump will manage a five-point victory over Democrat Hillary Clinton come Nov. 8. “The race is over,” Beck said during his syndicated program. “It has to be over, right?” asked co-host Stu Burguiere. “The race is over … Trump is going to win this thing,” reiterated Beck, who has fiercely opposed the GOP nominee. According to Beck and Burguiere, while Trump was likely trailing Clinton by eight points just one week prior, the reopening of Clinton’s FBI investigation has likely...

James Comey disclosure lays bare tensions among FBI agents, Justice Department officials Federal agents are preparing to scour roughly 650,000 emails contained on the laptop of former Rep. Anthony Weiner to see how many relate to a prior probe of Hillary Clinton’s email use, as metadata on the device suggests there may be thousands sent to or from the private server... The review will take weeks at a minimum to determine whether those messages are work-related emails between Huma Abedin, a close Clinton aide and the estranged wife of Mr. Weiner, and State Department officials;... and whether they include either...

Anthony Weiner is reported to have given the FBI permission to search his computers. No warrant necessary. Some speculate that Weiner may bring down the Clinton Campaign through a bargain deal.

PHOENIX -- The longtime sheriff of metropolitan Phoenix was formally charged Tuesday with criminal contempt-of-court for ignoring a judge’s order in a racial-profiling case. Prosecutors promised two weeks ago that they would prosecute Sheriff Joe Arpaio. But the misdemeanor count wasn’t officially filed against the 84-year-old lawman until U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton signed it. Arpaio, who is up for re-election Nov. 8 seeking his seventh term, could face up to six months in jail if convicted. A misdemeanor conviction would not bar Arpaio from serving as sheriff. The criminal charges stem from the profiling case that Arpaio lost three...

Judicial Watch was particularly interested in discrepancies between Bentel’s statements on Hillary Clinton’s secret email server. In sworn testimony before the House Benghazi Committee, Bentel claimed he was not aware Secretary of State Clinton’s email was handled through a private server until reading news stories to that effect in 2015, when the email scandal was first reported. However, emails have been discovered indicating Bentel actually knew about the server as early as 2009. Furthermore, the Inspector General’s May 2016 report on the Clinton mail server indicated that Bentel told his own employees that her server had been fully approved by...

RICHMOND, VA – Today the Donald Trump campaign announced its plan to win the state of Virginia by kicking off a more than $2 million statewide television buy in key markets beginning Tuesday and running through the rest of the election. Additionally, the campaign has announced a statewide leadership team comprised of 19 distinguished Virginia leaders, who, alongside RPV Chairman John Whitbeck and Virginia Senior Advisor Mike Rubino, will utilize their diverse political experience in the state to deliver a Trump victory on November 8th. “The members of the Trump Virginia team are highly respected and accomplished leaders from all...

An Ohio(?) man who describes himself as a postal worker bragged online this weekend about destroying Donald Trump absentee ballots. This was posted by Twitter user Randygbub on Sunday– Of course, Republican users were outraged to see this leftist brag about his criminal activity. Actor Scott Baio tweeted this out on the alleged crime: Scott Baio I hope you get fired! Cheating is the only way she'll win. @realDonaldTrump Hey @JohnKasich is this okay with you? https://twitter.com/randygdub/status/787747220267278336 … 12:04 AM - 17 Oct 2016 So will authorities follow up on this?

Tim Kaine held a very small rally today in Miami.

In a poll conducted by YouGov and The Huffington Post, 64 percent of Republicans approved of Trump’s comments opposed to just 24 percent who did not, whilst 46 percent of Independents approved compared to 41 percent who thought they were inappropriate. However, an overwhelming majority (87 percent) of Democrats considered the threat inappropriate compared to just 9 percent who thought it was, meaning 52 percent of total viewers surveyed opposed the comments, compared to 38 percent who approved of them.