Hillary Clinton Clear (Again) in FBI Email Probe, Congressional Races to Watch, Janet Reno Dies at 78 and More

In the final 24 hours before Election Day, both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are pulling out all the stops to make their final cases in some of the most important states in Election 2016. Trump will make five stops in all — two of them with his running mate Mike Pence — in which he will make appeals to voters in Florida, North Carolina, New Hampshire, Michigan and Pennsylvania. But Clinton — thanks to her top-tier surrogates, which include President Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, First Lady Michelle Obama, Bill Clinton and Al Gore — is able to cast a much wider net.

And, undoubtedly, there is no question each of them is breathing a sigh of relief that they no longer have to discuss Clinton's email scandals after FBI Director James Comey said Sunday that the bureau had completed sifting through newly discovered emails connected to Clinton and found nothing to change its months-old decision in which Clinton was found not to have committed any criminal wrong-doing. However, during the most recent inquiry that dominated a large portion of the discussion of the presidential race for nine days, millions of voters cast early ballots under the impression that Clinton had another strike against her.

Top Stories

FBI's Conclusion Regarding Hillary Clinton Email Use Remains Unchanged: "In the final October surprise of the 2016 election, FBI Director James Comey threw a twist into the presidential race by announcing the bureau was once again looking into Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server. And then, with just two days to go before the election, he essentially told Congress, never mind. In a new letter to Congressional leaders Sunday, Comey said that nothing has changed since July when he announced that he would not recommend criminal charges against Clinton to the Department of Justice." (Patch)

Campaign 2016: Key Races to Watch in the House and Senate: "There’s so much to look for on Election Day beyond the presidential race that focusing on Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump seems almost a waste of time. Just kidding. But beyond who wins the White House is the very legitimate question of who will win Congress." (Patch)

Janet Reno, First Female U.S. Attorney General, Dies at 78: "Janet Reno, former US attorney general under President Bill Clinton, died Monday morning following a long battle with Parkinson's disease, her sister Maggy Hurchalla said. She was 78. Reno, the nation's first-ever female attorney general, served in the Clinton White House from 1993 to 2001." (CNN)

Campaign 2016: Anne Holton Says 'We All Learn From Each Other': "'Every age has its challenges,' Anne Holton tells Patch as she heads from one campaign stop to another on the Sunday before Election Day. 'You can’t escape the divisiveness that is out there but it’s not the first time and it may not be the worst.' Holton, wife of Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Kaine, speaks from experience." (Patch)

From the Twitterverse

Some people are taking issue with Donald Trump knocking Hillary Clinton for the Beyoncé-Jay Z concert:

On the Radar

• Donald Trump has rallies in Sarasota, Florida, Raleigh, North Carolina, and Scranton, Pennsylvania. He will then be joined by Mike Pence in Manchester, New Hampshire, and Grand Rapids, Michigan.
• Hillary Clinton will appear at rallies in Oakland, Pennsylvania; Allendale, Michigan; and Raleigh, North Carolina. She will be joined by President Obama, Michelle Obama and Bill Clinton in Philadelphia.
• Tim Kaine will appear at rallies in Charlotte, North Carolina; Wilmington, North Carolina; Fairfax, Virginia; and Richmond, Virginia.
• President Obama will attend rallies in Ann Arbor, Michigan and Durham, New Hampshire.

Today's Numbers

• 1 day until Election Day 2016.
• Hillary Clinton is forecasted to win 48.4 percent of the popular vote, while Donald Trump is projected to get 45.3 percent, based on the latest from the FiveThirtyEight model.
• Latinos cast 565,000 early ballots in Florida through Saturday — a sign Clinton could easily take the state.
• What turning the clock back 1 hour does to your mental health.

Quote of the Day

President Obama on Donald Trump's use of social media:

"Apparently his campaign has taken his Twitter. In the last two days, they had so little confidence in his self control, they said we’re just gonna take away your Twitter. Now, if somebody can’t handle a Twitter account, they can’t handle the nuclear codes."

Allen McDuffee is a politics and policy reporter, investigative journalist, blogger and podcast host. He has written for The Atlantic, Wired and The Washington Post. Follow him on Twitter: @AllenMcDuffee

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