Anthony Zurcher
BBC North America reporter

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With three days to go, what's the state of the race?

After a precipitous drop in the national polls in the days leading up to and after the James Comey FBI emails bombshell last week, Hillary Clinton's lead appears to have stabilised in the low single digits (disregarding that quirky LA Times survey that has always leaned Trump).

A look at key state polling, however, shows signs of weakness in the vaunted Clinton firewall.

New Hampshire, one of the states that had proven to be durably blue over the past few months, now appears to be a toss-up.

Both Clinton and President Barack Obama are planning last-minute trips there to shore up support. And Michigan, which was a 10-point win for Mr Obama in 2012, is also looking uncomfortably close for the Democrats.

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If Trump manages to break the Democratic lock on one of those states, Clinton will have to prevail in one or more of the toss-ups on the map. Fortunately for her, there is some good news to be found in early voting results.

In Florida, votes are pouring in from Miami-Dade county, and the Clinton campaign is boasting that many are from Hispanics, who were considered unlikely to turn out to vote.

The last day of early voting in Nevada also led to strong results in solidly blue areas around Las Vegas, as one polling place in a Mexican grocery store had to extend polling hours to accommodate the crowds.

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Paul Ryan, who as Speaker of the House of Representatives is the highest-ranked Republican in the US, has published an op-ed on what he calls the "fundamental choice" facing Americans next week.

Ryan, who has had a fraught relationship with Donald Trump since the reality TV star became the Republican candidate, does not mention Trump by name until the final paragraph of the piece - and even then in a sort of parenthesis. Here's the paragraph:

"So go to better.gop, external and take a look at what a unified Republican government can get you. And then vote Republican -- Donald Trump, our Senate candidates and our House candidates -- so we can start turning things around."

Ryan delayed endorsing Trump until late in the summer and said he would not defend the candidate after the leak of a video in which Trump describes "grabbing" women "by the pussy". 

Read the op-ed here, external.

Similarly, the 2012 Republican candidate Mitt Romney, who remains an influential figure within the party, sent out a fundraising email this morning which doesn't mention Trump at all.

Romney has publicly criticised the candidate and distanced himself from the campaign.

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US tabloid the National Enquirer paid $150,000 (£120,000) to a former Playboy model for exclusive rights to the story of an alleged affair she had with Donald Trump in 2006 - before killing the story, the Wall Street Journal reports. 

The Enquirer, which supports Mr Trump, denies it paid to suppress the story, and the Trump campaign says the alleged affair did not occur.

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Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton may be the two least popular US presidential candidates in history, but one figure in the race for the White House appears to be winning crowds over wherever she goes.

Michelle Obama's approval ratings are high and she has become one of Mrs Clinton's most effective weapons in the fight against Mr Trump.

The Democratic candidate's final rally in Philadelphia on Monday evening will see Mrs Obama appear again, alongside the president and the rest of the Clinton family.

The first lady, who recently ruled out running for office herself, is profiled in today's New York Times magazine, which calls her "The Closer".

You can read the full piece here, external.

The BBC's Rajini Vaidyanathan, external spoke to vendors selling Trump gear outside the Republican's rally in Tampa, Florida, where she discovered a Trump hat made in China.

"Hopefully it'll all change and be a little cheaper for the USA stuff", said the vendor in defence of her product.

"We like China", said another.

Trump has repeatedly criticised US manufacturing going abroad. 

Check out Rajini's Facebook coverage on the BBC News Facebook page here, external.

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Hillary Clinton forwarded a classified email to her daughter, external Chelsea Clinton, newly released messages from the Department of State show.

The email seems to have related to climate change talks that Obama and Clinton had been attending in 2009.

The message was stamped with the lowest level of classification, "Confidential", and had markings on it indicating that it may have come from a foreign government or pertained to diplomatic exchanges.

This new revelations may not sway undecided voters, but emails are the last thing that the Clintons want voters to be thinking about as they close out her campaign.

Trump's Florida appearance is the first in a whistle-stop tour today spanning four states. He kicked off just after 10:00 ET (14:00 GMT) in Tampa, after which he'll speak in North Carolina and Nevada and finish at 23:30 ET (03.30 GMT) in Denver, Colorado.

By comparison, Clinton has just one rally today, in Florida, after which she will make another celebrity appearance tonight, this time alongside pop star Katy Perry in Philadelphia.

Trump just interrupted his Tampa speech to pull a baby from the crowd.

"Look at the baby. So cute. Gimme that baby!" he said before holding the child up to the microphone. 

"They did a great job", he added, giving a thumbs up to the parents. 

He twice called the child a "future construction worker" and said he was "an early Trump fan".

The baby looked fairly nonplussed.

The BBC's Rajini Vaidyanathan, external is in the press pit watching Donald Trump speak in Tampa, where he has accused the press of "lying" several times already.

Trump often encourages his followers to insult the press at rallies.

Check out this New York Times 360 degree video, external showing what its like to watch a Trump event from the press pit.

The Trump Team have a new ad out, in which the candidate depicts Clinton as a corrupt special interest candidate.

The voiceover is taken from a Trump speech.

"The only thing that can stop this corrupt machine is you. The only force strong enough to save our country is us. The only people brave enough to vote out this corrupt establishment is you, the American people."

Trump interrupted his speech to address a Clinton supporter who heckled him.

"Oh we have Hillary Clinton person! Are they paying that person $1500? Alright get 'em out, please. Get 'em out."

Trump then drew a comparison with the heckler that Obama had to contend with yesterday in North Carolina.

"The Bernie Sanders protesters had much more enthusiasm and spirit. Yesterday did you hear Obama screaming and screaming and screaming?"

"Just like the way he runs the country. Nobody listens to him."

Here's that Obama exchange, with not much screaming to speak of.

The BBC's Rajini Vaidyanthan, external is in Tampa and captured a scene of the crowd as they move to evict the protester.

Trump, speaking at his first rally of the day in Tampa, Florida, criticised Mrs Clinton for appearing alongside celebrity supporters Jay Z and Beyonce. 

"That language... oh!", Trump said, about swear words used by the rapper last night.

"He used every word in the book," Trump said, complaining that Clinton has criticised his own language.

"I never said what he said in my life!"

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Trump is walking on stage to speak now in Tampa, Florida. Among a mixed playlist ahead of his appearance was 'You can't always get what you want', by the Rolling Stones.

The Stones have repeatedly hit out at Trump and made it clear that they have not personally approved the use of their songs.

The band are not the first to protest at the Republican using their songs.

In February, Adele issued a statement distancing herself from Trump after he had been playing Adele's hit Rolling In The Deep as his "warm-up" music at his rallies.

Queen’s Brian May, Aerosmith's Steven Tyler and The Beatles' George Harrison have also complained,

Trump has been given the spotlight by the Republican party in their weekly address. He promised he would "finally deliver the change the American people deserve".  

He attacked Clinton, saying she treats "African-Americans and Hispanics horribly", and claimed that only he can reduce crime and poverty in the inner cities.

"It's time to close the history books on the Clintons, and to open a bright new chapter focused on the great citizens of our country," he said.  

Faith leaders are encouraging black voters to get out and vote in a movement called “souls to the polls”.

Data from early polling suggests that African Americans – who had a large turnout of 66% when Mr Obama won in 2012 – may not be as strongly represented this year.

That demographic is important for Mrs Clinton in key states like Florida and Ohio. 

The “souls to the polls” movement encourages parishioners to vote but doesn't tell them who to vote for.

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Jorge Ramos, a high-profile, Mexican-born journalist, made headlines last year when he was ejected from a Trump press conference.

He spoke to the BBC's Mishal Husain about that experience, and about what Donald Trump's presidency would mean for the Latino community.

The White House seems to have uploaded the wrong weekly address by President Obama.

Instead of discussing "Progress We've Made Because of the Affordable Care Act" (something he wants to ensure in a future Clinton administration) his team seems have uploaded a video from last August.

In it, Obama discussed a summer family holiday in a shout-out to the US National Parks.

YouTubers quickly noticed the mix-up.

Jorge Ramos, a high-profile, Mexican-born journalist, made headlines last year when he was ejected from a Trump press conference.

He spoke to the BBC's Mishal Husain about that experience, and about what Donald Trump's presidency would mean for the Latino community.

Donald Trump has repeatedly accused the media of bias against him, but research from the non-profit group Media Matters suggests that the email scandal that has dogged Mrs Clinton's campaign has had more press coverage in the main US papers in the past week than all stories about Mr Trump.

It depends who you ask.

A Real Clear Politics average of polls, external puts Mrs Clinton one percentage point ahead of Mr Trump in Florida. 

The New York Times, external meanwhile, says she has a 68% chance of winning the state, and the FiveThirtyEight, external polling analysis website says the Republican has a 52.6% chance of winning Florida.

In 2012, Barack Obama beat Mitt Romney by a margin of just 0.9% in the Sunshine State.