Trump targets Bill Clinton ; Michelle Obama boosts Hillary

Seeking to lash Hillary Clinton to her husband's sprawling post-presidential empire, Donald Trump accused the couple of turning to corruption to enrich themselves while in public service. Michelle Obama boosted Clinton at a North Carolina rally, meanwhile, as the candidate cheered her on.

Superstar ally Michelle Obama hits trail with Clinton White Plains…

Democrat Hillary Clinton hits the campaign trail Thursday with Michelle Obama, surprise star of the 2016 White House race, as the former and current first ladies fight to lock in battleground states ahead of November's election. Obama has emerged as a compelling force in the hard-fought campaign, delivering powerful arguments against Republican Donald Trump and in support of Clinton's bid to become the first female president in US history.

Gary Johnson plants his flag in South Dakota

After the rally at the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center on Wednesday night, Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson shook hands and took selfies with supporters. While speaking at the rally at the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center on Wednesday night, Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson covered topics such as health care and legalizing marijuana.

Trump pushes Melania back onto campaign stage: interview

Melania Trump will give two or three speeches in the final days of the U.S. presidential race, Republican candidate Donald Trump said in a television interview, apparently surprising his wife. The couple appeared in a taped ABC interview broadcast on Thursday less than two weeks before the Nov. 8 presidential election against Democrat Hillary Clinton.

Americans divided over future of Obamacare once namesake is gone: Poll

American voters are split over the future of Obamacare, according to a poll Thursday that finds roughly equal shares of support for repealing the law versus expanding what it does. Just shy of a third, 32 percent, want the next president and Congress to scrap the Affordable Care Act once President Obama is no longer in charge of his signature overhaul, yet 31 percent want to expand it, the nonpartisan Kaiser Family Foundation said.

Post-election unity? Clinton and Trump wona t say yet

WASHINGTON >> With a dozen days left until Election Day, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are refusing to commit to working with each other after the election, putting in question their abilities to heal the country's wounds after a volatile presidential race. “I just want to make that decision at a later date,” said Trump, when asked whether he would cooperate with a Clinton administration.

Helping you decide: Where Trump and Clinton stand on immigration issues

Immigration policy reforms in the U.S. have been on the country's back burner for years, but the issue has consistently demanded national attention throughout the presidential election as the two major candidates propose vastly different directions for the future. As part of our pre-election coverage, MLive is exploring the issues readers say are most important to them and letting you know where both major party candidates stand on those topics.

Teresa Giudice Defends Donald Trump, Slams Accusers

Was her bankruptcy fraud not enough? The whining about her life? The self-centered attitude? The lack of self-awareness? The mind-numbingly spoiled behavior she displays at every opportunity? This might be acceptable * if she was a fan of his economic policies ... or believed he could best defeat ISIS ... or simply thought Hillary Clinton was too corrupt to hold the highest office in the land. Asked about the multitude of women who have made these claims in recent weeks, Giudice said the following to the entertainment program: "I mean, I don't understand, why come out with it now? Why didn't they come out with it when it happened?" "I wouldn't wait till he was trying to be President and then come out with it.

To applause and boos, Kerry urges Congress to ratify Pacific trade pact

Failure to approve the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal would be a major setback for U.S. interests in Asia as Washington seeks to deepen alliances in the region, Secretary of State John Kerry said on Wednesday, urging Congress to ratify the pact. The 12-nation Pan-Pacific trade deal championed by President Barack Obama has been pilloried by both major-party nominees in the U.S. presidential race, Democrat Hilary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump.

More Republicans expect Clinton, rather than Trump, to win U.S. election

More Republicans now think Democrat Hillary Clinton, rather than Donald Trump, will win the presidency, as their party's candidate struggles with difficulties including allegations of sexual misconduct and his suggestion he may not honor the outcome of the election. A Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Wednesday and conducted from Oct. 20 to Oct. 24 found that 41 percent of Republicans expected Clinton to win the Nov. 8 election, versus 40 percent who picked Trump.

Former GOP congressman: Grabbing my musket if Trump loses

In this Nov. 15, 2011, file photo former U.S. Rep. Joe Walsh, R-Ill., gestures during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. Walsh tweeted on Oct. 26, 2016, that he plans plans to grab his musket if GOP nominee Donald Trump loses the presidential election.

Police investigate destruction of Trump’s Hollywood star

Los Angeles police are investigating a pre-dawn attack that destroyed Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame less than two weeks before the election. The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, which bestows the stars and maintains the popular tourist attraction, said it would quickly repair Trump's spot, but it would take several days before it would visible.

Trump digs deep to defy Clinton momentum

Donald Trump pledged to pour millions of his own dollars into his presidential bid, in defiance of the seemingly unstoppable momentum building behind Hillary Clinton. With less than two weeks before polling day, and with early voting under way in several states, the Democratic nominee remains comfortably on course to become America's first female president.

‘War on women’ flares within Republican Party

A growing number of prominent Republican women are worried that as members of their male-dominated party step up to defend Donald Trump against accusations of sexual assault, they are causing irreparable damage to the GOP's deteriorating relationship with female voters. Trump has faced questions throughout his campaign about his crass comments about women, but concern escalated this month following the release of a 2005 video in which Trump boasted that he had sexually assaulted women and subsequent allegations by 11 women that Trump had inappropriately touched or kissed them .

If Elected President, Hillary Clinton Could Make It Easy To Legally Switch Genders

Before Hillary Clinton spoke at a dinner hosted by left-wing LGBT activists last November, her staff wrestled over whether Clinton should use the opportunity to publicly declare her support for policies that would allow individuals to change their gender. In an email to fellow campaign staffers, Clinton campaign LGBT outreach director Dominic Lowell suggested Hillary "go big and say that we support trans people being able to change their name and gender markers on government documents without onerous burdens or proof of surgery."

Kerry urges Congress to ratify Pacific trade pact

Failure to approve the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal would be a major setback for U.S. interests in Asia as Washington seeks to deepen alliances in the region, Secretary of State John Kerry said today, urging Congress to ratify the pact. The 12-nation Pan-Pacific trade deal championed by President Barack Obama has been pilloried by both major-party nominees in the U.S. presidential race, Democrat Hilary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump.

Barriers rise as Obama tries to pivot to Asia

Wednesday's announcement that Philippines President Duterte wants US troops out by 2018 - as well as Clinton's and Trump's opposition to the TPP trade deal - is undermining Obama's Asia policy. Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, in Tokyo for talks Oct. 26, 2016, said he would seek the departure of all US troops in his country within two years.

GOP pollster: Trump up 4 OH, back 3 in PA

Don't like polls from media outlets and academic institutions? Meet Remington Research, which regularly conducts polls for Axiom Strategies, a Republican-oriented consultancy. Both were founded by Jeff Roe, a longtime GOP strategist who has worked at times for Mike Huckabee and Ted Cruz, specifically on his presidential bid this cycle.