Tuesday's Headlines: State Dept. official pressed FBI to change classification of one Clinton email

Trump's escalation of 'rigged' claims alarms election officials, party leaders; Trump proposes 5-year ban on lawmakers, executive branch officials who want to become lobbyists; The Fix: Melania Trump blames media for husband's woes; Stephen Colbert asks President Obama and Bill O'Reilly about the election; Tough resistance from Islamic State slows Iraqi advance on Mosul; Racial profiling, by a computer? Police facial-ID tech raises civil rights concerns.;   The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors   Top Stories State Dept. official pressed FBI to change classification of one Clinton email Undersecretary Patrick F. Kennedy tried to pressure the bureau to change at least one of the emails on former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's private server to unclassified, prompting discussion of a possible trade to resolve the issue, according to documents released by the FBI on Monday. Though no tangible swap came to pass, one official described the arrangement as a "quid pro quo." By Matt Zapotosky  •  Read more » Trump's escalation of 'rigged' claims alarms election officials, party leaders Government officials, including Republican secretaries of state, and the Clinton campaign are among those bracing for the possibility of unrest or even violence on Election Day and for an extended battle over the integrity of the outcome. By Sean Sullivan and Philip Rucker  •  Read more »   Trump proposes 5-year ban on lawmakers, executive branch officials who want to become lobbyists The move appears to be in response to revelations from hacked internal Clinton campaign emails released by WikiLeaks showing that senior officials in 2015 debated whether to accept money raised by lobbyists working on behalf of foreign governments. By Catherine Ho  •  Read more »   The Fix: Melania Trump blames media for husband's woes In a CNN interview, the GOP nominee's wife delivered a familiar message: All the coverage is negative. It's all a conspiracy against Donald Trump. By Callum Borchers  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Stephen Colbert asks President Obama and Bill O'Reilly about the election Obama and O'Reilly were both guests on Monday night's episode, though they didn't cross paths. By Emily Yahr  •  Read more »   Tough resistance from Islamic State slows Iraqi advance on Mosul Iraqi Kurdish forces advancing towards the northern city of Mosul paused on the second day of their long-awaited offensive after the Islamic State put up tougher than expected resistance in villages east of the city. By Loveday Morris and Kareem Fahim  •  Read more »   Racial profiling, by a computer? Police facial-ID tech raises civil rights concerns. African Americans are more likely to have their images analyzed in crime-suspect searches, according to a new report, which found that half of all American adults have their images stored in at least one facial-recognition database that police can search. By Craig Timberg  •  Read more »   Opinions   The Trump Demogorgon devours Paul Ryan By Dana Milbank  •  Read more »   When the facts don't matter, how can democracy survive? By Catherine Rampell  •  Read more »   Trump spirals into ideological psychosis By Michael Gerson  •  Read more »   Trump poses an unprecedented threat to the peaceful transition of power By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   This awful campaign has given us a glimpse into a secret world of men By Richard Cohen  •  Read more »   Can we please just skip to Election Day? By Eugene Robinson  •  Read more » ADVERTISEMENT   More News   Russian air defense raises stakes of U.S. confrontation in Syria State-of-the-art systems now give Russia the ability to shoot down planes and cruise missiles across most of Syria and into neighboring countries, making an Obama administration decision to strike Syrian government installations from the air even less likely than it has been for years. By Karen DeYoung  •  Read more » A black pedestrian was stopped by police. A bystander recorded his ‘humiliating’ arrest. A seven-minute video of a tense exchange that led to an arrest has gone viral after the bystander uploaded it to YouTube. By Amy B Wang  •  Read more » Pa. council rids town of mayor proud of his racist rants. But he may not go quietly. "The racist stuff, yeah I'll admit I did that, and I don't care what people label me as," said Charles Wasko of West York, Pa., where the town council voted to accept his offer to resign as mayor. But doubt remains as to whether the matter is final. By Travis M. Andrews  •  Read more » Philippine president has a name for innocent people killed in drug war: Collateral damage President Rodrigo Duterte defended his methods, saying his goal is to eradicate his country's massive drug problems "to preserve the interest of the next generation." By Kristine Guerra  •  Read more » As his presidency draws to a close, Obama decides to toot his own horn Advisers insist that the White House is not exclusively in legacy-defining mode. But Obama can't seem to stop reflecting on his tenure and touting his accomplishments, while also trying to settle scores and rebut critics. By David Nakamura  •  Read more » Clinton's 4-Pinocchio claim that Trump didn't want to save the auto industry Hillary Clinton is trying to suggest Donald Trump was heartless about the auto industry's plight, as well. She doesn't have a case. By Glenn Kessler  •  Read more » Stars of stage and screen gather in New York for show benefiting Clinton Hollywood and Broadway elite provide a financial boost for the Democratic nominee. By John Wagner  •  Read more » Billy Bush is out at the 'Today' show after Donald Trump tape His exit was imminent after the former "Access Hollywood" anchor was heard on a 2005 tape laughing and joking as Trump made lewd comments about kissing and groping women. By Emily Yahr  •  Read more » What they said, what they meant Sign up to have The Fix's Aaron Blake text you the highlights of the final debate as it unfolds Wednesday night. Read more » Leave it to a Canadian ad campaign to deliver the most inspiring message of this U.S. election Canada wants America to know it's still great. By Colby Itkowitz  •  Read more » Want to change Washington? Start paying your interns, group says. Pay Our Interns has reached out to both the Trump and Clinton teams to adopt its paid-internship pledge. 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