‘God help us’ – Robert De Niro compares Donald Trump to Travis Bickle from ‘Taxi Driver’

"God help us," De Niro said on Saturday at the 22nd Sarajevo Film Festival, when asked what he thought of Mr Trump's candidacy. Yet the actor is just one of many to have spoken out after a week in which the Republican candidate's campaign lurched into even more uncharted territory and sought to even question the very legitimacy of the election itself.

Carly Fiorina headlines Pitkin GOP’s annual Lincoln Day Dinner | AspenTimes.com

Republican candidates gathered in Aspen Saturday night for the Pitkin County GOP's annual Lincoln Day Dinner. From left, Pitkin County Commissioner candidate Scott Writer, State House District 61 candidate Bob Schutt, 9th Judicial District Attorney candidate Jeff Cheney and CU Regent candidate Heidi Ganahl.

In Connecticut, Trump promises a major push in a blue state

" Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump made an unusual foray Saturday night into deep-blue Connecticut, pledging to make "a big play" for the Democratic stronghold. Connecticut has not voted for a Republican in a presidential election since 1988, when it went for George H.W. Bush, but Trump was undeterred.

Startup figures nearly match prerecession numbers

Workers prep offerings in March 2015 at Chop't Salad's Riverside location in Greenwich, Conn. Fairfield County saw a surge in new business formation in 2015 compared to 2007, but a comparison of the larger economic cycles predating those two years showed entrepreneurship to be flat.

Trump blasts press over chaos reports

US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has repeated his attack on President Barack Obama that he helped "found" Islamic State and railed against media reports that his campaign is failing. Speaking for more than an hour in a sweltering room at a campaign rally in Connecticut on Saturday, Trump spent a significant portion of his speech complaining about the media.

Trump turns up the heat at Fairfield rally

Carol O'Brien of Darien and Liam Motzing, 9, of New York City wait in line for the Donald Trump Rally at Sacred Heart University Saturday, August 13, 2016 in Fairfield, Conn. Carol O'Brien of Darien and Liam Motzing, 9, of New York City wait in line for the Donald Trump Rally at Sacred Heart University Saturday, August 13, 2016 in Fairfield, Conn.

U.S. Democrat Pelosi gets ‘obscene and sick’ calls after hack

U.S. House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi said on Saturday she has been flooded with "obscene and sick" calls and text messages after a hacker linked to Russia posted personal contact information online for her and hundreds of other Democratic lawmakers and aides. Pelosi sent a letter to colleagues warning them to take precautions and said she was changing her phone number after a hacker identified as "Guccifer 2.0" posted the personal cellphone numbers and email addresses on Friday.

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Gunman shoots dead Queens religious leader and his assistant as they leave mosque: Angry crowd gathers at scene to blame Trump Three dead and 1,000 evacuated by army helicopters as three months of rain OVERNIGHT drowns Louisiana - leaving caskets unearthed and snake-filled floodwater - and worse is yet to come Anthony Weiner talks about stripping and calls himself a 'mongoose' in flirty exchange with a man who 'catfished' him pretending to be a female student Fox News host says Hillary Clinton had a SEIZURE on camera in latest claim about her 'secret' health issues - but reporter in the clip says head twitch was 'innocuous' 'The biggest load of bull I've ever heard': Bill Clinton slams FBI director over his testimony about Hillary Clinton's classified emails The Democrats are hacked AGAIN: Private phone number of EVERY House Democrat is posted online by 'Russian' hacker after leak of DNC ... (more)

Hacker posts personal info of House Democrats and staff

In this Aug. 11, 2016, photo, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., speaks at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. Pelosi is advising fellow Democrats to change their cellphone numbers and not let family members read their text messages after personal and official information of Democratic House members and congressional staff was posted online.

The Russian cyberattack on the Democratic Party is getting ugly

Less than a day after a hacker, or group of hackers who go by the name, Guccifer 2.0 published personal information belonging to high-ranking members of the party, some lawmakers are getting bombarded with ugly messages. Nancy Pelosi, the House Minority Leader, said in a message to colleagues on Saturday that's she has received "scores of mostly obscene and sick calls, voicemails and text messages."

Senate race looking lopsided despite matchup

With less than three months until Election Day, Loretta Sanchez is running out of time to narrow the gap with front-runner Kamala Harris in California's U.S. Senate race. Both women are Democrats, but President Barack Obama's decision last month to endorse Harris - the state attorney general - was a capstone in her ascent.

Labour’s Frank Field sparks row by saying Britain should let…

Gunman shoots dead Queens religious leader and his assistant as they leave mosque: Angry crowd gathers at scene to blame Trump Three dead and 1,000 evacuated by army helicopters as three months of rain OVERNIGHT drowns Louisiana - leaving caskets unearthed and snake-filled floodwater - and worse is yet to come Anthony Weiner talks about stripping and calls himself a 'mongoose' in flirty exchange with a man who 'catfished' him pretending to be a female student Fox News host says Hillary Clinton had a SEIZURE on camera in latest claim about her 'secret' health issues - but reporter in the clip says head twitch was 'innocuous' 'The biggest load of bull I've ever heard': Bill Clinton slams FBI director over his testimony about Hillary Clinton's classified emails The Democrats are hacked AGAIN: Private phone number of EVERY House Democrat is posted online by 'Russian' hacker after leak of DNC ... (more)

Sen. Amy Klobuchar To Speak At Ohio Democratic Women’s Luncheon

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GOP could be near Trump breaking point; frustration abounds

As he skips from one gaffe to the next, GOP leaders in Washington and in the most competitive states have begun openly contemplating turning their backs on their party's presidential nominee to prevent what they fear will be wide-scale Republican losses on Election Day. Back in 1996, the party largely gave up on nominee Bob Dole once it became clear he had little chance of winning, so it's not without precedent.