Ruth Marcus: Trump’s new hire is Captain Ahab of Clinton haters
Lie down with dogs, get up with fleas, the old saying goes. If so, Donald Trump should be awfully itchy.
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Our Views: A bipartisan stand on Louisiana recovery
Livingston Parish Sheriff Jason Ard points out the water height while talking about the flood damage to the Livingston Parish Detention Center Wednesday August 31, 2016. In a deeply partisan presidential campaign season, a natural disaster has reminded Louisiana residents that in times of crisis, petty party politics should have no place in relief and recovery.
2018 governora s race starts to loom large after November. So whoa s going to run?
Republican-leaning South Carolina probably won't be a major factor in the presidential race, so attention is turning to the 2018 campaign for governor. Incumbent Nikki Haley is constitutionally prevented from seeking a third term, but lots of Republicans are jockeying to succeed her, even with the filing period still 18 months away.
Libertarian Gary Johnson Campaigns in Des Moines
Fair-goers at the Iowa State Fair who cast their kernel at the WHO-HD stand practically begged for a third-party candidate to vote for. "We actually represent most Americans, fiscally conservative, socially inclusive, and skeptical when it comes to our military interventions" said Johnson.
Jones camp says 5th District race ‘far from settled’
While Senate President Andy Biggs claimed victory Saturday, Christine Jones was far from admitting defeat in what has become one of the closest Arizona primary races. The former internet executive's campaign issued a statement declaring the contest for the 5th District Republican congressional nomination "far from settled."
Trump points AP Hillary_Clinton waves Reuters
It was a headline that launched headlines. On August 24, Politico , the buzzy Bible of the Beltway, put these words atop its homepage: " Hillary Clinton's run-out-the-clock strategy: The Democrat aims to ignore the email and Foundation controversies, seeing a shrinking calendar as her friend ."
Johnson predicts ‘dire consequences’ for campaign if he’s excluded from debate
Gary Johnson Johnson: 'Dire consequences' for campaign if he misses debates Jill Stein makes New Hampshire ballot Poll: Clinton leads Trump by double digits in NH MORE said on Saturday that there would be "dire consequences" for his campaign if he is not included in the presidential debates. "By dire consequences, I don't think there's any way you can be elected president and not be in the presidential debates," Johnson told the Des Moines Register after a rally in the Iowa capital.
Latino business leader says he’s ‘not jumping ship on Trump’
Mexico President Enrique Pena Nieto and Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump shake hands after a joint statement at Los Pinos, the presidential official residence, in Mexico City, Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2016. Lost in the fierce debate over Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump's shifting immigration position is a focus on two other issues that one longtime GOP activist says should matter far more to Latinos: improving educational outcomes and spurring economic policies to encourage entrepreneurship.
Trump’s Offensive Appeals to Communities of Color Backfire
In the latest bizarre shift of his campaign strategy, Donald Trump has recently sought to portray himself as a champion of African Americans and Latinos. Mr. Trump began his awkward appeals at a campaign rally in Wisconsin recently, where he asked "for the vote of every African American citizen struggling in our country today."
Vice presidential candidates and the outcome of the race
Political experts and historians have consistently chronicled the fact that vice presidential choices have no significant effect on the presidential race outcome. However, this has been a very unconventional presidential political year.
Ceremonies to take place in Potsdam and Canton to remember 9/11 victims
Potsdam and Canton will have an array of ceremonies next weekend commemorating the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
Does Donald Trump want to also curb legal immigration?
TRENTON - Much of the attention that Donald Trump 's long-awaited immigration speech received this week was focused on his promise to crack down hard on illegal immigration to the U.S. But there was another part of Wednesday's address that many may have overlooked: how Trump pledged to cut back on legal immigration, too. The Republican presidential nominee said it was time to establish a commission to "develop a new set of reforms" to keep "immigration levels measured by population share within historical norms" and "ensure assimilation."
Obama takes troubled trade portfolio to AsiaTrip will promote…
President Barack Obama goes to Asia this week promoting a trade agenda that appears imperiled by anti-globalization sentiment at home and abroad that could undo years of negotiations. Tough comments recently from Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on the 12-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement and from two European leaders on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership all but signaled the delay and even possible death of both accords.
Is free trade political rhetoric in step with reality?
Politicians and economists disagree on the role trade agreements played in Carrier Corp.'s decision to move Indianapolis operations to Mexico.
Weekend Edition – September 3, 2016
On this weekend edition of "Washington Watch with Tony Perkins" president of Judicial Watch, Tom Fitton, joined Tony to discuss his new book, Clean House: Exposing Our Government's Secrets and Lies . Former Minnesota Congresswoman and 2012 presidential candidate, Michele Bachmann, was here with her analysis of GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump's speech on immigration earlier this week.
Senate Candidate Accepted Money From Colombo Gang Members
Summary : The Florida Democratic Senate candidate vying for Marco Rubio's seat has been given full donations by two known Colombo crime members. Senator Marco Rubio's competition is getting help from known Colombo organized crime members.
Poll: Clinton and Trump neck-and-neck nationally
A new national survey shows Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump statistically tied. Clinton leads Trump by 1 percentage point, 44-43, among likely voters in a head-to-head matchup polled by Investors Business Daily.
Opinion: Trump, king of debt but not of taxes
Donald Trump, the Republican Party's presidential nominee, has been in the spotlight for years. From developing real estate to producing and starring in TV shows, see how he's shaped his empire.
Senator to return campaign gift from EpiPen maker after hike
A U.S. senator from New Hampshire says she's returning a campaign donation from the company that increased the price of an emergency allergy treatment drug from $50 to more than $600 for a two-pack. The Telegraph in Nashua reports Republican U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte sent a letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services saying Mylan, the company that makes the EpiPen, isn't doing enough to "solve the problem" and hasn't said why it hiked the price.
Backpage.com loses another round in its fight with Sen. Rob Portman
Backpage.com, the classified-ad website accused by U.S. Sen. Rob Portman of being complicit in child prostitution, failed today to get an appeals court to order Portman and his investigative committee to back off. The company has asserted a First Amendment right against interference with a publisher, and said its CEO, Carl Ferrer, was denied due-process rights.