5 major family moments from the DNC’s opening night
The first day of the Democratic National Convention proved to be a family affair. As Clare Foran wrote for The Atlantic, a large amount of the Democratic delegates attending the DNC brought their...
View ArticleThe Latest: Sen. Ayotte rejects Trump statements about Khans
WASHINGTON — The Latest on the presidential campaign (all times local): 6:40 p.m. One of the more endangered Republican incumbents says she's appalled that Donald Trump would belittle the parents of a...
View ArticleHer life story
Whatever it is, Hillary Clinton is on it. As a lawyer, advocate, first lady of Arkansas and of the nation, U.S. senator, secretary of state and two-time presidential candidate, Clinton has spent her...
View ArticleHillary Clinton's speech on the economy: What they're saying
Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton gave a big speech on the economy Thursday in Detroit. It was mainly a rebuttal to a speech delivered by her Republican opponent on Monday, also in...
View ArticleThe Latest: Koch says he isn't supporting Trump or Clinton
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the presidential campaign (all times local): 3:50 p.m. Billionaire industrialist Charles Koch (Coke) is refusing to support Republican Donald Trump. But he wants his...
View ArticleBarbra Streisand to Serenade Hillary Clinton at LGBT-Focused NYC Fundraiser
Barbra Streisand is headlining an LGBT fundraiser for Hillary Clinton in New York City next month. Streisand will lend her name and voice to help raise cash for Clinton’s presidential bid on Sept. 9 at...
View ArticleTrump, on defense, blames media for Second Amendment flap
On the defensive once again, Donald Trump is blaming faulty interpretations and media bias for an uproar over his comments about the Second Amendment. He's insisting he never advocated violence against...
View ArticleHillary Clinton on Email Claim: ‘I May Have Short-Circuited’
Hillary Clinton might think twice before she appears on Fox News anytime soon. An interview the Democratic presidential nominee did with Chris Wallace on “Fox News Sunday” has turned into the headache...
View ArticleDonald J. Trump Remarks in Charlotte, NC (Donald J Trump)
(Source: Donald J Trump) - August 18, 2016 - Thank you. It's great to be here in Charlotte. I just met with our many amazing employees right up the road at our property. I'd like to take a moment to...
View Article5 Takeaways From Huma Abedin Profile in Vogue
Hillary Clinton confidant Huma Abedin is profiled in a lengthy Vogue article by Nathan Heller that called her “the engine at the center of Clinton’s well-run machine.” Abedin is the Democratic...
View ArticleCher Embarks on Hillary Clinton Big Gay Fundraising Tour
And you thought she was done touring. Just days after the announcement of a big LGBT fundraiser headlined by Barbra Streisand in New York next month, Cher is getting ready to embark on a Hillary...
View ArticleTrading Places: If the Democrats Are Now a Coastal Elite Party and the GOP...
Yeah, Hillary will probably win. But unless Democrats can be more than the Whole Foods party, they're doomed. Are the two major political parties in America trading places, in demographic terms? Are...
View ArticleThe Latest: Clinton defends parents of fallen Muslim soldier
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the presidential campaign (all times local): 1:35 p.m. Hillary Clinton is defending the bereaved parents of a Muslim U.S. Army captain, saying Donald Trump has a "total...
View ArticleHigh-Powered Debate on a Woman President and What the Democratic Party Might...
Socialist Kshama Sawant vs. popular feminist writer Rebecca Traister on all things Hillary and progressive politics. As Secretary of State Hillary Clinton makes history by becoming the first woman to...
View ArticleTim Kaine: How to make housing fair in America
(CNN)I was a brand-new lawyer at a small firm in Richmond, Virginia. And fresh out of law school, as the rookie on the team, the pro-bono cases came to me. That's how I met Lorraine. She was a young...
View ArticleHillary Clinton Will Debate Donald Trump Whenever Commission Wants
Hillary Clinton said she would debate Donald Trump whenever the bipartisan Commission on Presidential Debates wants. “The only issue now is whether Donald Trump is going to show up to debate at the...
View ArticleClinton’s defense of “peace-loving Muslims” is a bad response to Trump’s...
In the past several months, Donald Trump’s rhetoric toward Muslims in America has become increasingly extreme. He has called for a temporary ban on Muslims entering the country. He has insisted that...
View ArticleHere Are the Top 7 Times Katrina Pierson Mutilated Logic and Melted Fact...
It's a good time to revisit some of Katrina’s greatest hits. Trump campaign spokeswoman Katrina Pierson has earned a reputation for serving up nonsensical word-salad defenses of her boss, and with good...
View ArticleThe Latest: Reid calls on GOP leaders to abandon Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the presidential campaign (all times local): 6:30 p.m. The Senate's Democratic leader, Harry Reid, is calling on the top Republicans in Congress to revoke their...
View ArticleTrump, Khan Spat Is A Perfect Example Of Mainstream Media Bias
The Trump, Khan spat is a perfect example of the mainstream media bias that’s been running rampant during this election season. Khizr Khan and his wife spoke at the Democratic National Convention last...
View ArticleThe Latest: Ryan says Muslims in military should be honored
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the presidential campaign (all times local): 4:55 p.m. House Speaker Paul Ryan says Muslim Americans who serve in the U.S. military should be honored — "period"— and...
View ArticleWhy is Trump complaining about his debate schedule with Clinton? Here are 3...
Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are scheduled to have three presidential debates as the election heads into in September and October. But first, Trump wants to debate when to debate. Trump has already...
View ArticleThe Latest: Clinton campaign dismisses Trump's debate claim
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Latest on the presidential campaign (all times local): 3:25 p.m. Hillary Clinton's campaign is disputing Donald Trump's claim that she and other Democrats have rigged the...
View ArticleWhy Trump is lashing out over debates
(CNN)Donald Trump is complaining. Of course, that's nothing new -- the notoriously thin-skinned Republican nominee is an inveterate pouter, openly sulking about perceived injustices like lawsuits...
View ArticleThe public option returns to the spotlight. Can a President Hillary Clinton...
Medicare for all. Every Bernie Sanders voter knows what that phrase means. "Health care must be recognized as a right, not a privilege," the Vermont senator has declared time and again. "Bernie's plan...
View ArticleDEMOCRATS REMEMBER ADVOCATE AND FRIEND RICHARD HOLLAND (Nebraska Democratic...
(Source: Nebraska Democratic Party) Today Nebraskans mourn the loss of Richard Holland, a man whose life was dedicated to the betterment of life for every person and his community as a whole....
View ArticleThe Latest: GOP Senate leader s
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Latest on the presidential campaign (all times local): 3:10 p.m. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is stopping short of calling out Donald Trump for his criticism of the...
View ArticleThe Latest: Clinton says she has to work on voters' trust
The Latest on the presidential campaign. (all times local): 10:25 a.m. Hillary Clinton says she has "work to do" to earn voters' trust and move past the "caricature" many people have of her.Democratic...
View ArticleCountdown to Nov. 8 hits 100-day mark
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. -- With 100 days left before the fall presidential election, Democrat Hillary Clinton's campaign bus wound its way through Pennsylvania and Ohio, and Republican Donald Trump responded to...
View ArticleDonald Trump has no idea what his "rigged election" talk could unleash
Trump is nonchalantly taking a sledgehammer to the bedrock of the American government. There are nearly 100 days until the presidential election. But Donald Trump is already warning that the election’s...
View ArticleThe Latest: Trump again criticizes fallen veteran's father
The Latest on the presidential campaign (all times local): 10:50 a.m. Donald Trump took to Twitter on Sunday morning to continue his criticisms of Khizr Khan (KY'-zer KAHN'), the father of a Muslim...
View ArticleThe Latest: GOP Senate leader stops short of rebuking Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the presidential campaign (all times local): 3:10 p.m. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is stopping short of calling out Donald Trump for his criticism of the...
View ArticleDonald Trump’s Speech To African Americans: Democrats Have Done Nothing For...
On Tuesday night, Trump gave a speech to an all-white Wisconsin audience why African-Americans should vote for him. Trump, in his wisdom, believes the Democratic party has bamboozled blacks. Thus,...
View ArticleTrump Calls For Lower Taxes, Tougher Trade Policies
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump outlined his economic platform during a speech in Detroit, calling for tax cuts for individuals and businesses, as well as sanctions on U.S. trade partners....
View ArticleThe Latest: Trump aide blames Obama in 2004 soldier's death
The Latest on the U.S. presidential race (all times EDT): 8:10 a.m. A spokeswoman for Donald Trump has blamed Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton for the 2004 killing of U.S. Army Capt. Humayun Khan in...
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