Obama creates world’s largest protected marine area off Hawaii

President Barack Obama will expand the country's largest contiguous fully protected conservation area to create the world's largest marine protected area in Hawaii, covering 582,578 square miles of land and sea, the White House said. The designation Friday will more than quadruple Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument to protect coral reefs, deep sea marine habitats and ecological resources in the waters off the northwest Hawaiian Islands.

Clinton drives a wedge between Trump and GOP

Hillary Clinton on Thursday made a deft appeal for Republican crossover voters in a speech that doubled as a scathing attack on Donald Trump's character. The Democratic nominee effectively called Trump a racist, charging during a 30-minute speech from Reno, Nev., that the Republican is a bigot who has practiced discrimination as a businessman and presidential candidate.

Judge orders State Department to review 14,900 Clinton emails

In this Aug. 15, 2016 file photo, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks in Scranton, Pa. The State Department said Monday, Aug. 22, 2016, it is reviewing nearly 15,000 previously undisclosed emails recovered as part of the FBI's now-closed investigation into the handling of sensitive information that flowed through Hillary Clinton's private home server.

White House says feds doing their part in flood response

President Barack Obama is making his first visit to flood-ravaged southern Louisiana as he attempts to assure the many thousands who have suffered damage to their homes, schools and businesses that his administration has made their recovery a priority. The Baton Rouge visit Tuesday is a reminder of the political dangers and opportunities that natural disasters can pose.

Grant Bosse: Trump fighting left wing tide in Baton Rouge

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Trump and Clinton Would Both Bring Ethics Baggage to White House

Whether it's Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump, the next president will bring to office unprecedented financial entanglements that could pose significant conflicts of interest, ethics experts say, and there is no law that would regulate them. Since federal ethics rules don't apply to the president, there would be no formal impediment to Bill Clinton doing business with interested parties while his wife is in the Oval Office, or to Donald Trump demanding a tax break for a new golf course from a country that wants U.S. aid.

Research shows Democrats are better for the economy – so why do voters trust Republicans more?

While it's true that presidents don't have as much influence over the economy as most Americans imagine, Republicans have successfully created the image that they are superior economic managers to Democrats . However, Trump has also run a dramatically different campaign than most Republican presidents.

Judge orders Clinton to answer questions on email use

In this Aug. 15, 2016, photo, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks at a campaign event at Riverfront Sports in Scranton, Pa. A federal judge has ordered Clinton to answer questions in writing from a conservative legal advocacy group about her use of a private email server during her tenure as secretary of state.

Hillary implicates Colin Powell in FBI probe

Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Hillary Clinton told federal investigators that former Secretary of State Colin Powell suggested she use a personal email account, the New York Times reported late on Thursday. Clinton has for over a year been dogged by questions about her use of a private email account while she was the nation's top diplomat.

Trump goes on tear against media, not Clinton

Donald Trump's campaign on Sunday went on a new tear against the media, blaming the "disgusting" press for a week of distractions at a time when Republicans have urged him - again - to focus on Democratic rival Hillary Clinton. Trump will get another chance to reset his campaign on Monday when he is expected to lay out his plan for defeating what running mate Mike Pence on Sunday called, "radical Islamic terrorism" with "real specifics" on how to make the United States safer.

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.