| | | | Clinton, Trump make their closing arguments | | Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have a simple closing argument for voters: A loss in Tuesday's election would be catastrophic. CNN's Stephen Collinson sets the stage for 2016's final stretch.
Two-minute TV ads coming: Trump's campaign is spending $4 million to put this two-minute ad -- much longer than the usual 30 seconds -- on the air in nine battleground states during Saturday college football games, Sunday NFL games, and tentpole shows like "The Voice." Clinton also has a two-minute ad in the works. It is also scheduled to air Monday night on "The Voice." It will also be seen on CBS, which has the new sitcom, "Kevin Can Wait."
What's working for Clinton: She's dispatching high-profile surrogates, from President Barack Obama and Bernie Sanders to Katy Perry and Jay-Z, across the country this weekend, while Trump is largely going it alone, per The New York Times' Alex Burns and Gardiner Harris.
What's working for Trump: The electoral map is moving in his direction in several crucial battleground states, The Washington Post's Chris Cillizza and Aaron Blake write.
News that will help Democrats in North Carolina: A federal judge in North Carolina granted a preliminary injunction to the NAACP, holding that residents whose voter registrations were canceled in recent months because of a so-called "individual challenge law" must have their registration restored.
Welcome to a special edition of Nightcap. We're with you through the final weekend of the 2016 race -- with another edition coming tomorrow, as well. | | Four changes to CNN's Road to 270 map today: New Hampshire has shifted from "leans Democratic" to "battleground," and three others -- Ohio, Utah and Maine's 2nd District -- shifted from "battleground" to "lean Republican."
The bottom line: If Trump wins every red or light-red state, and every yellow state, that's exactly 270 electoral votes -- not a single one to spare. Sketch out your own possible outcomes with CNN's interactive map. | | Christie's Bridgegate woes: The headache Trump avoided | | Donald Trump's personal preference for VP was New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie. But his family and aides persuaded him to go with Mike Pence -- and it appears Trump dodged a political bullet.
Today's development: After more than a month of testimony, a federal jury in Newark on Friday returned guilty verdicts against Christie's former deputy chief of staff, Bridget Kelly, and Bill Baroni, former deputy executive director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. They were each convicted of seven criminal counts -- including conspiracy and fraud -- for their roles in the September 2013 lane closures on the Fort Lee, New Jersey, side of the George Washington Bridge.
What's next for Christie? Prosecution remains possible, but appears unlikely, writes CNN's Ray Sanchez.
The political impact for the ambitious New Jersey Republican governor -- and head of Trump's transition team -- is that Christie's confirmation to any potential cabinet spot is likely already lost, writes Politico's Matt Friedman. | | "It was hard to get Donald to talk about policy." | | | Giuliani changes story on FBI | | Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani now denies that he was told by former FBI agents that the bureau was reviewing newly discovered emails potentially related to Hillary Clinton's use of a private server before the review was publicly revealed. Giuliani, a top Donald Trump surrogate and adviser, told CNN's Wolf Blitzer on "The Situation Room" that the FBI's announcement "came as a complete surprise, except to the extent that maybe it wasn't as much of a surprise."
"I got it all from former FBI agents. Tremendous anger within the FBI about the way, number one, Jim Comey's conclusion (to not recommend criminal charges in July) and, number two, the way they believed they were being obstructed by what they regard as a pretty corrupt Obama Justice Department," Giuliani said. "Cutting off a grand jury investigation, cutting off subpoenas."
Earlier Friday, Giuliani, a former federal prosecutor, said he had "heard about" a forthcoming FBI announcement before it became public. "This has been boiling up in the FBI. I did nothing to get it out. I had no role in it. Did I hear about it? Darn right I heard about it," Giuliani said on "Fox and Friends." "I can't even repeat the language I heard from the former FBI agents."
Clinton campaign press secretary Brian Fallon responded by suggesting that an inspector general could have grounds to look into the possible leaking of information to Giuliani: | | | Obama weighs in: The President said Friday that investigators and prosecutors can't be "politicized" or "used as a weapon to advantage either side." | | Paul Ryan could face a fight to remain House speaker | | | Paul Ryan initially didn't want to be speaker, but he may now have to fight to keep his job. A number of members of the conservative House Freedom Caucus -- a group of roughly 40 members who have been a persistent thorn in the GOP leadership's side -- are refusing to say if they will back the Wisconsin Republican's bid to keep his gavel if their party maintains the House majority. CNN's Manu Raju and Deirdre Walsh and Ted Barrett have tons of great details. | | | Tim Kaine called Donald Trump a "payaso" -- "clown" in Spanish. ... Bill Clinton said he's "never felt so bad for anybody in my life" as he did when Melania Trump announced her plans to combat cyberbullying -- without making reference to her own husband's Twitter insults. | | | We'd love to share our other newsletters with you. Check out CNNMoney's Reliable Sources, an insider's look into the media brought to you by Brian Stelter. | | | Get the Nightcap, a comprehensive summary of the most important political news, delivered to your inbox daily. | | | | | |
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