Early in the day of October 6, Hillary Clinton’s campaign was preparing to buy a large block of ad time on the Weather Channel during its coverage of Hurricane Matthew. It was a plan that Eric Trump called “evil and sick.”
Trump New Voter Registration Soars: 2 Million Door Knocks in a Week and a Half
Pro-Trump Republicans knocked on two million doors in the last week and a half and are putting up massive new voter registration numbers.
WSJ: Docs Reveal White House Coordination on Clinton Emails
Byron Tau of the Wall Street Journal writes that the Obama administration was aware of Hillary Clinton’s private email server problems in early 2015 and coordinated with her staff on the matter.
Trump Wants Debate to Focus on Policy, Doesn’t like ‘Getting into the Gutter’
Donald Trump admitted to holding back on attacking Hillary Clinton during the first presidential debate while speaking to voters at a campaign event in New Hampshire Thursday night.
Vladimir Putin Banner Unfurled from New York’s Manhattan Bridge
A giant banner with a photo of Russian strongman Vladimir Putin was hung from the side of Manhattan Bridge, causing police to scramble to remove it, a report says. The banner featured the word “peacemaker” underneath the photo of the Russian leader, NBC New York reports. Vladimir Putin banner unfurled over Manhattan Bridge https://t.co/sIRgfe0b6N via @NBCNewYork pic.twitter.com/5fR7Yusc0f — NBC News (@NBCNews) October 6, 2016 Looking to be about 20 feet in length, the banner was hung from the bridge by unknown pranksters sometime before 2:00 p.m. on October 6. Police had removed the display by 3:00 p.m. Follow Warner Todd Huston on Twitter @warnerthuston or email the author at igcolonel@hotmail.com.
West Virginia Infant Dies After Vicious Sexual Assault
A 10-month-old infant has died from injuries suffered from a vicious sexual assault perpetrated by the live-in boyfriend of the child’s mother, police report.
Pentagon: Dozens of Afghan Troops Missing in U.S. Since 2015
At least 44 members of the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF), which includes police and military units, have gone missing since January 2015. They disappeared while participating in U.S.-based training programs, including eight since…