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PETER CAMERON / STAFF PHOTO Lackawanna County Judge Thomas J. Munley speaks at the John Mitchell Day program Saturday in front of the labor leader's grave in Cathedral Cemetery in Scranton. PETER CAMERON / STAFF PHOTO Lackawanna County Judge Thomas J. Munley speaks at the John Mitchell Day program Saturday in front of the labor leader's grave in Cathedral Cemetery in Scranton.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. >> Hillary Clinton lashed out Saturday at the FBI's handling of a new email review, leading a chorus of Democratic leaders who declared the bureau's actions just days before the election “unprecedented” and “deeply troubling.” Emboldened Republican rival Donald Trump seized on the reignited email controversy, hoping to raise new doubts about Clinton's trustworthiness.
Incumbent Sen. Chuck Schumer, running against long-shot Republican Wendy Long, is set to be the chamber's top Democrat. With one week to go until the election and Hillary Clinton holding a substantial lead in the polls, here's a New Yorkcentric guide to election night and beyond for Sen. Charles Schumer and other aspirational New York Democrats, as well as the U.S. House and state Senate.
In the latest developments in New York state government, legislative candidates make their final pitches to the voters before election day, the state ends its legal fight with two daily fantasy sports companies and Uber delivers free flu shots in another effort to court upstate. State lawmakers and their challengers will spend the next week making their final campaign pushes ahead of the Nov. 8 election, and control of the state Senate hangs in the balance.
Hillary Clinton has challenged FBI Director James Comey to provide a fuller explanation of investigative steps he is taking related to her use of a private email server, as the Democratic presidential candidate accused him of "deeply troubling" behaviour 10 days before the US elections. Speaking to volunteers in Daytona Beach, Florida, Clinton said: "Some of you may have heard about a letter the FBI director sent" on Friday to the US Congress informing it that the agency is again reviewing emails.
Not that long ago, former New York congressman Anthony Weiner was a rising star in the Democratic party. Then he embarrassed himself and his wife, Hillary Clinton aide Huma Abedin, with a sexting scandal in 2011.
The poll's movement, giving Trump seven percentage point, is likely the result of renewed enthusiasm among Republicans over Trump, with 81 percent of registered Republicans classified as likely voters compared to 75 percent last week. Also, Republicans appear to be heeding the call to "come home" to Trump, with 86 percent of Republicans and 84 percent of GOP-leaning independents saying they'll vote for the New York real estate magnate.
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Vulnerable down-ballot Republican candidates seized on the news Friday that the FBI was reviewing new emails tied to the investigation of Hillary Clinton's use of a private server, arguing the GOP must remain in charge of Congress so they can keep check on a potential Clinton presidency. "This decision shows exactly why we need strong watchdogs in Congress to ensure thorough oversight of the executive branch," said veteran Republican Rep. Darrell Issa.
In this Oct. 28, 2016 file photo, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in Lisbon, Maine. It will be strictly a spectator sport for the estimated 46 million people who are likely to vote in advance of Election Day.
For more than a year, Hillary Clinton has been a reluctant participant in the email controversy that has dogged her campaign, responding defensively to inquiries - and often only when there's a political imperative to do so. The email issue flared up unexpectedly just over a week from Election Day, threatening Clinton's lead over Republican Donald Trump.
In the 1st Congressional District, which covers eastern New Hampshire and the city of Manchester, Republican Rep. Frank Guinta is trying to hold his seat against former Democratic Rep. Carol Shea-Porter and Independent candidate Shawn O'Connor. The 2nd congressional district includes eastern and northern New Hampshire and the cities of Nashua and Concord.
Hillary Clinton's email controversy roared back to the forefront of the presidential campaign Friday when FBI Director James Comey told lawmakers the bureau is reviewing new emails related to her personal server. The revelation - 11 days before the election and nearly four months after Comey said he wouldn't recommend criminal charges because of Clinton's use of the server - shook the Democratic nominee's campaign.
Furious Clinton hits out at new FBI probe and demands they reveal evidence 'without delay' - as 1,000 uninvestigated Hillary emails are found on laptop shared by Huma and Weiner after DailyMail story How Huma Abedin's loyalty to her pervert husband Anthony Weiner could torpedo her boss's lifelong dream of being president PIERS MORGAN: Dikileaks just blew up in Hillary's face - and she has nobody to blame but herself.
A new shock hit Hillary Clinton's campaign Friday in the unpredictable and often unbelievable presidential race: The FBI is looking into whether there was classified information on a device belonging to the estranged husband of one of her closest aides. Adding to the drama of the stunning revelation: The FBI uncovered the emails during a sexting investigation of Anthony Weiner, the disgraced ex-congressman who is separated from longtime Clinton aide Huma Abedin.
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton arrives at Eastern Iowa Airport in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Friday to attend a rally. CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa >> A new shock hit Hillary Clinton's campaign Friday in the unpredictable and often unbelievable presidential race: The FBI is looking into whether there was classified information on a device belonging to the estranged husband of one of her closest aides.
Ammon Bundy, right, shakes hand with a federal agent guarding the Burns Municipal Airport in Burns, Oregon, Jan. 22, 2016. The eight people arrested over the Oregonstandoff : Ammon Bundy, Ryan Bundy, Brian Cavalier and Shawna Cox.
The FBI 's decision on Friday to revisit its investigation into Hillary Clinton 's handling of classified material sent Democrats and Clinton campaign staffers into a frenzy, leading some to accuse the agency of election tampering and sounding much like Donald Trump as they did so. "[ FBI Director James] Comey needs to provide full info immediately.
The FBI is investigating whether there is classified information in new emails uncovered during the sexting investigation of disgraced former congressman Anthony Weiner, the estranged husband of one of Hillary Clinton's closest aides. FBI Director James Comey told Congress in a letter that the emails prompted investigators to take another look at whether classified information had been mishandled, which had been the focus of its recently closed, criminal probe into Clinton's use of a private email server.