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A federal judge has ordered, external the Republican National Committee to disclose any plans it has co-ordinated with the Trump campaign to watch polling stations. 

The Democratic National Committee asked a federal judge last week to block the RNC from planning such schemes, arguing it suppresses minority voters and violates a 1982 consent decree that forbids poll-watching activities without court approval. 

The judge also ordered Republicans to explain statements made by Trump campaign manager Kellyanne Conway and VP nominee Mike Pence that their team was working with the RNC to ensure ballot integrity and prevent voter fraud. 

Trump has decried the presidential election as "rigged" against him and urged supporters on the trail to "watch the polling booths". 

The constant drip-drip-drip of stories emerging from a senior Clinton adviser’s leaked emails is continuing to drive a huge conversation online, writes BBC Trending's Mike Wendling.

The top US election-related hashtag on Twitter currently is #PodestaEmails25, external because yes, we’re up to the 25th batch of John Podesta’s emails released by Wikileaks.

The Clinton camp hasn’t verified or denied the authenticity of the emails, and they claim Russia is behind the leaks. 

Here’s a summary of what we’ve learned so far from the emails. 

Meanwhile some Trump supporters are alleging that Twitter suppresses anti-Clinton hashtags. 

But the truth - as BBC Trending found - is much more prosaic. And the Podesta email hashtags nearly always hit the list of Twitter’s top trends.

How will a President Trump or a President Clinton change America - for better or for worse? 

Take part in the debate on Facebook, with the BBC's Katty Kay, external.  

Nearly 60% of registered voters who support Hillary Clinton said they have a "hard time" respecting Donald Trump supporters, according to a Pew survey, external.

But it seems Trump fans find Clinton supporters more tolerable, with just 40% saying they struggle to respect those voting for the former secretary of state. 

The Pew survey polled 2,583 adults, 2,120 of whom were registered voters, by landline and mobile phones. 

The BBC looks as the stark difference between Trump and Clinton supporters. 

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According to Federal Election Commission filings, Donald Trump's campaign is contesting a payment, external of three quarters of a million dollars to a pollster that his former campaign manager had hired.

The campaign has already made a payment of nearly $624,000 to the Fabrizio Lee polling firm, but they are contesting a further $766,756.67.

Trump has repeatedly been accused of failing to pay vendors and contractors including painters, external, real estate brokers, external, and a music store that provided pianos, external to one of his hotels. 

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Donald Trump's first rally of the day has concluded, with a message of inspiration.

"If we stop believing in our failed politicians, then anything, anything, is possible," he told the cheering audience.

"I'm asking you to dream big, to push for bold change, and to believe in a movement powered by love for each other, and our love for our country!"

In his Pennsylvania speech, he attacked Obamacare and vowed to rebuild the US military.

The 2016 election has illuminated how America's increasingly divided sides see each other. 

And thanks to social media and hyper-partisan news, divided Americans don't have to understand one another. 

The BBC's Franz Strasser looks at the demographic trends that have made the US increasingly divided.

A primary school in New York has cancelled its traditional mock election over concerns that the rhetoric had grown too "negative".

"Some people were getting angry because some people like Trump and some people like Clinton," fifth grader Miranda Waters told ABC News.  

The 10 and 11-year-olds have been having very heated discussions, said Jericho Elementary School head Glen Rogers.

"Children in the cafeteria would bring up things about minorities and the voting and the candidates," Rogers said, adding "there were some negative things said".

Instead, students will vote for their favourite school lunch.

There's food for thought.

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Filmmaker Michael Moore has been spotted donning a BBC News baseball cap while promoting his new movie, Trumpland. 

The moved confused many, including the BBC softball team, who though they had recruited a hard-hitting left-fielder. 

The BBC's Franz Strasser takes a look, external at the rise and fall of Moore's BBC headwear. 

Donald Trump is now speaking at a rally in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania.

He's started his remarks by thanking his running mate, Mike Pence, who is making a rare joint campaign appearance with him as they travel from Pennsylvania to Wisconsin.

"We have a lot of very enthused and excited people in this campaign," Trump said, thanking Pence and all his staff.

He also gave a special shout-out to Dr Ben Carson, who he defeated in the primary race and is campaigning with him throughout the day.

"I will ask congress to convene a special session so we can repeal and replace" Obamacare, Trump said.

Mike Pence is speaking in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania where he is campaigning in a rare joint appearance with his boss.

Donald Trump will soon take the stage, before heading to a rally in Wisconsin.

Valley Forge is the area outside Philadelphia where General George Washington quartered the colonial army in the wintertime during its fight against the British.

"Before it was called Obamacare, it was called Hillarycare", Pence said, complaining about Obama's healthcare initiative.

As first lady, Hillary Clinton undertook an ultimately doomed effort to reform the US healthcare system.

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Go on, Paul. Say it. You can do it. 

The Wisconsin congressman (and highest ranking Republican official) told Fox News this morning that he had already voted for..... that guy.

The words he actually chose were "our nominee" but like many other interviews he has done in the last two months, he refused to drop the T-bomb.

"We need to support our entire Republican ticket," he added.

After a video emerged, external of Trump bragging about groping women last month, the Speaker of the House said that he was done defending his party's nominee.  

Trump for his part has savaged Ryan as "weak and ineffective".

Five issues where Trump and Ryan clash

The BBC asks: What do you think will change if Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump is elected president? 

Tweet @BBCWorld, external with your response. 

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What would happen if the whole world had a say in the US election?

German newspaper Die Zeit has asked people around the world, external to vote for either Trump or Clinton in an online survey.

Online readers can vote in German, English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese and Russian.

Editor Jochen Wegner says 100,000 ballots have already been counted, but he cautions that the poll is only a "game", external.

About 30% of Germans and 70% of Russians favour Trump, the unscientific poll has found.

(Our Moscow correspondent Steve Rosenberg can explain why Russians love Trump)

Wegner says when the voting first opened it was overwhelmed with online bots instead of real people. They've made changes that they hope will eliminate further vote-rigging.  

Don't expect a recount.

Variety has announced, external its support for Hillary Clinton in the trade magazine's first presidential endorsement in its 111-year history. 

"We believe that Clinton is not only the best candidate for the job, but the only candidate," the magazine said in its endorsement. 

"The time has come to elect our first female president. Women, young and old, are ready to have someone in the highest office who will protect their rights, champion their causes, and serve as a role model for this and future generations."

Do newspapers' presidential endorsements still matter?

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A new Gallup poll, external released on Tuesday found that 67% of Americans said Trump lacks the personality and leadership qualities to serve in the White House. 

That's worse than any White House candidate on record, according to Gallup. The firm posed the same question to voters in late October in 2000, 2004 and 2008 presidential elections. 

But his rival Clinton didn't fare well, either. 

The poll found 47% said she did not have the personality and leadership skills for the presidency while 51% agreed she was fit to serve. 

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With only one week remaining let's take a look at where the candidates are appearing on Tuesday.

Donald Trump is in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin where he is holding two rallies in a rare joint appearance with his running mate, Mike Pence. Pence will also hold a separate rally in Pennsylvania before heading to Wisconsin to rejoin Trump.

Hillary Clinton is spending the day in Florida where she is holding three events in Dade City, Sandford, and Fort Lauderdale.

President Obama has a rally in Ohio, where Trump is currently leading in the polls.  

Bill Clinton is on the trail in Florida, where he also will be campaigning in three different locations.

Tim Kaine is stumping across Wisconsin where he is holding rallies at two different universities.

VP Joe Biden is also holding three Get Out the Vote rallies in North and South Carolina.

President Barack Obama sat down for a Halloween interview with comedienne Samantha Bee.

Making a reference to his strong engagement with young people in the 2008 election, he said that his Halloween costume was "what happens when young people vote".

Bee asks: " Someone that gets really old really fast?"

He also tells a spooky story about a Trump presidency.

In America's younger days, the was a popular democratic incentive to encourage men to go to the polls.

Women - who were not allowed to vote until 1920 - would bake a sweet cake, which is filled with alcohol-soaked fruit, nuts, and spices.

Mike Wendling from BBC Trending has visited two bakers in North Carolina who are reviving the tasty tradition.

The latest tweets from Hilary Clinton and Donald Trump Hillary Clinton show the Clinton camp pushing her supporters to cast early ballots in key battleground states, as Donald Trump intensifies attacks following the FBI's renewed examination of her email practices: