Donald Trump’s ‘To Be Determined’ Approach Threatens the Democractic Ideal

Only the naive have ever believed that democracy is solely a noble contest over competing ideas, proposals and solutions. Emotion looms large in every human decision, including how we cast our ballots, and smart politicians have always blended appeals to the heart and the gut with their entreaties to reason.

Cop shot, critical after gunfire exchange; 1 suspect dead

The first hurricane to hit Florida in more than a decade wiped away beachside buildings and toppled trees onto homes Friday before plowing inland on a path that could send it rolling up the densely populated East... By JESSICA GRESKO The Associated Press Tropical Storm Hermine regained strength Saturday as it moved slowly up the Eastern Seaboard and made a mess of the holiday weekend. New Jersey police said a suspect was fatally shot in an exchange of gunfire outside an Atlantic City casino early Saturday and one police officer was seriously wounded.

In a bid to soften his image, Trump makes a brief visit to a black Detroit church

In an effort to flip the script and court African American voters, Republican nominee Donald Trump is trying to broaden his appeal by attending Saturday service at a black church in Detroit. While some welcome his presence, many prominent African American pastors in the community are less enthused and more skeptical of his intentions.

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.

Protests Outside Black Detroit Church Hosting Trump

Police struggled to hold back protesters Saturday outside a Detroit church hosting a visit by Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, who is on a charm offensive to allay skepticism of wary African American voters. "The devil's in the pulpit," shouted Wyoman Mitchell, one of about 150 protesters who charged police barricades outside the black Great Faith Ministries International church.

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.

Abbreviated Pundit Round-up: Is an electoral landslide in the works?

Donald Trump is the Republican nominee, which is frightening.We must make sure his hateful rhetoric does not even come close... Donald Trump has gone too far with his attacks on Gold Star parents Khizr and Ghazala Khan, whose son Army Capt. Humayun Khan... A Donald Trump White House would be a disaster, and this goes way beyond any ideological difference.

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.

The Empire Wants Ms. Clinton, The Conqueror

What a fine race it has become! Both Hilary Clinton and Donald Trump are competing in it as a who is the 'tougher guy/gal' in what could be easily described as a 21st Century Tarantino-style political pulp fiction gore. What they both utter, may often sound like some staged bluff: "Are you talking to me? Hey, there's nobody else herea Are you talking to me ?" But just think for a moment what would really happen if one of them sticks to his or her 'promises' and 'principles', after getting elected ! .

Trump, Clinton campaigns redouble on tough Iran posture after report of exemptions

Hundreds of people protesting against the Iran nuclear deal on July 26, 2015, in Los Angeles, California. Photo by Peter Duke The Trump and Clinton campaigns issued tough-on-Iran statements in the wake of a report that alleges that negotiators allowed Iran secret loopholes in the nuclear agreement.

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.

Donald Trump hasn’t paid 10 top staffers

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has run an unusually cheap campaign in part by not paying at least 10 top staffers, consultants and advisers, some of whom are no longer with the campaign, according to a review of federal campaign finance filings. Those who have so far not been paid, the filings show, include recently departed campaign manager Paul Manafort, California state director Tim Clark, communications director Michael Caputo and a pair of senior aides who left the campaign in June to immediately go to work for a Trump Super PAC.