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What the WikiLeaks Emails Say About Clinton

Conservatives will see corruption and liberals will see corporatism and expedience, but the exchanges simply expose the candidate who’s been there all along.

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Play of the Day: Clinton, Kaine and Wall Street

Leaked emails suggest the nominee wants open borders and an open financial world market, but her running mate doesn't know anything about that.

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How Hillary Clinton Could End Washington's Gridlock

If she’s elected president and follows a more moderate path than Obama, it would strengthen her party and offer the GOP a lifeline.

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Play of the Day: Trump is Now Unshackled

The GOP nominee tweets that he can now "fight for America" the way he wants to.

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Both Political Parties Believe Next Administration Should Prioritize Performance Management in Agencies

An evidence-based, data-driven approach to policy is the best way to ensure government is operating efficiently and effectively, say current and former government officials.

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Play of the Day: The 'Locker Room Talk' Excuse

Trump and his surrogates are using an interesting explanation for what the candidate was caught saying on the 2005 tape.

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Play of the Day: Donald Trump is Confused About a Few Things

His comments caught on an "Access Hollywood" hot mic suggest he may not understand certain things about human reproduction.

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Both Clinton and Trump Said to Be Taking the Presidential Transition Seriously

Career feds advised to swallow frustration and pitch in to help political appointees.

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Play of the Day: You Can Be Trump or Clinton for Halloween… Or Not

Sexy Bernie Sanders is probably the worst political costume, though.

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Play of the Day: Mike Pence's Fake Ancient Russian Proverbs

The bear hibernation one isn't the only ancient piece of wisdom the Indiana governor made up.

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Play of the Day: Tim Kaine's Got (Bad) Jokes

Hillary Clinton's running mate may have prepared too much for the vice presidential debate.

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Clinton and Trump Are Shuffling the Electoral Map

Democrats are increasingly looking toward Sunbelt states rather than Rustbelt states for victory in 2016 and beyond. Not long ago that would have been unthinkable.

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Should the Government Turn Down the Airport Volume?

Noisy airplane takeoffs have reopened a debate about how the government should treat noise pollution.

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Play of the Day: Trump's 1995 Tax Returns Are Illuminating

After all, it takes a real business genius to lost $916 million on casinos.

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Might Trump's Hunt-Loving Son Bump Into Federal Nepotism Law?

Donald Jr.'s wish to be Interior secretary might expose unresolved Washington questions.

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The Runaway 9/11 Bill That Congress Refused to Stop

Lawmakers overrode an Obama veto for the first time on Wednesday. A day later, they already had regrets.

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Play of the Day: 'Trump' and 'Clinton' Debate on SNL

The late-night staple marks its season premier with a new Trump… And lots of material to parody.

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Few Political Appointees Are Burrowing In, but 25% Are Doing It Without Approval

OPM needs better oversight of political-to-career conversions, GAO says.

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Hillary Clinton's Huge Surrogate Advantage

The Democratic nominee has an all-star roster at her disposal, while high-profile Republicans continue to steer clear of Trump.

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Play of the Day: Libertarian Gary Johnson is Also Running for President

Late-night looks at the 2016 candidate polling in the high single digits.