Electoral battles

US election daily dig: Clinton's Death Row chic

Mr Trump mixed business with politics at the opening of his latest venture, Trump International Hotel in Washington DC today, but the celebrity chef who was meant to draw stars to his restaurant was elsewhere - campaigning for Hillary Clinton in Florida. Jose Andres, who pulled out of the project after saying he was incensed by Mr Trump's anti-immigrant rhetoric, said: "We're not supposed to mention him until he apologises to every Latino… every Mexican and every person he has insulted."

The Republican nominee has, however, seen a small rebound in some polls in his uphill climb to the White House - among Republican-leaners, according to Gallup, and in the closely-fought Sunshine State, according to Bloomberg.

Meanwhile, Mrs Clinton may have spent her 69th birthday on the campaign trail, but it seems she was keen for it not to go uncelebrated, tweeting this morning: "Happy birthday to this future president". It seemed to do the trick.