Today In 2016
Welcome to Today In 2016, your daily digest of all things election. Today: Trump's campaign manager under scrutiny, Ivanka's growing influence, and Uncle Joe gets handsy again.
Today's Headlines
Trump Lays Out His Plan To Fight ISIS [CNN]
Ledger Shows Millions In Cash Payments To Trump Campaign Manager During His Time As Consultant To Ukrainian President [New York Times]
Congress Will Soon Get Files On FBI's Interview Of Clinton During Email Server Investigation [Fox News]
Joe Biden Campaigns For First Time With Hillary Clinton [The Hill]
Son Of Assassinated Israeli PM Yitzhak Rabin Warns That Trump Could Incite Violence [USA Today]
Breitbart-Commissioned Poll Aimed At Correcting Mainstream Media Polls Finds Hillary Leading Trump [Talking Points Memo]
The Long And Short Takes
Two Decades Later, Juanita Broaddrick Isn't Giving Up
In 1999, Juanita Broaddrick claimed that she was raped by Bill Clinton in 1978, an allegation that has proved troublesome for the Clintons since, especially as Hillary insists that sexual assault survivors have a "right to be believed." Katie JM Baker's profile of Broaddrick is a sensitive, nuanced look at a thorny story.
How Ivanka Trump And Jared Kushner Are Running The Trump Campaign
Donald Trump's campaign managers and advisers seem to be, at the end of the day, pretty much powerless over the candidate. But Trump's family does have some pull, and his daughter Ivanka — along with her husband, real-estate developer Jared Kushner — has seized the opportunity.
Hot Air
Okay Joe, Time To Stop The Hug
Vice President Joe Biden is known for his tendency to be a bit hands on, and Hillary Clinton was the latest to fall into his clutches, before a campaign stop in Scranton, PA.
Poll Positions
Latest Polling Average
Clinton: 43.8%; Trump: 37.5%; Johnson: 8.4% [Real Clear Politics]
Latest Odds
Clinton: 78.3%; Trump: 21.7% [FiveThirtyEight]
Clinton: 88%; Trump: 12% [New York Times]
Clinton: 87%; Trump: 13% [Princeton Election Consortium]
'Make hugs, not war' — Joe Biden, 2016.
