How Clinton, Trump plan to woo ‘religious vote’

Republican Donald Trump has told conservative evangelical pastors in Florida that his presidency would preserve "religious liberty" and reverse what he insists is a government-enforced muzzling of Christians. The same afternoon, Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Kaine praised another, more liberal group of black church leaders in Louisiana for their "progressive values that are the values of Scripture," and he urged them to see Hillary Clinton as a kindred spirit.

The Middle East braces itself for US Elections

From Jerusalem to Beirut to Cairo, the upcoming US elections are being closely followed, partly for their entertainment appeal, but also as the US remains crucial for its role in the Middle East. "Partly because of the characters involved, there has been a lot of media coverage here," Tamir Sheafer, a professor of political science at Hebrew University told The Media Line.

Clinton slams Trump for ties to ‘alt-right’ media

Seeking to forever tie Donald Trump to the "alt-right" and its media icons, Hillary Clinton on Thursday delivered a stemwinding indictment of Trump and his embrace of extreme conservative media, rhetoric and conspiracy theories. The speech, in Reno, Nev., used Trump's connections to outlets like Breitbart, InfoWars and the National Enquirer to portray him as a dangerous man living in a "paranoid fever dream."

Clinton says Trump will ‘make America hate again’

" Hillary Clinton said Thursday that Donald Trump has unleashed the "radical fringe" within the Republican Party, including anti-Semites and white supremacists, dubbing the billionaire businessman's campaign as one that will "make America hate again." Trump rejected Clinton's allegations, defending his hard-line approach to immigration while trying to make the case to minority voters that Democrats have abandoned them.

White House officials meet Donald Trump, Hilary Clinton teams

Top White House officials met representatives of the Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton campaigns to "ensure a smooth transition to the next administration" which will take office on January 20, 2017. This is the first time that the President Barack Obama government has held a meeting with members of both campaigns to discuss the transfer of power that will take place after the November presidential election, White House Deputy Press Secretary Jennifer Friedman told EFE news on Thursday.

Trump walks back on immigration change

A day after he left open the chance of legal status for millions of immigrants in the United States illegally, Donald Trump tried to close the door on that, telling CNN's Anderson Cooper that he does not support any immediate move to a legal status for law abiding immigrants. "When they come back in, then they can start paying taxes, but there is no path to legalization unless they leave the country and then come back," Trump said of those in the U.S. illegally.

Trump and Clinton ramp up racism accusations in lead up to US election

The tone of the US presidential campaign has darkened, with Hillary Clinton skewering Donald Trump as a man who flirts with racism and paranoid ideas, while he in turn labelled her a racist whose family foundation was a "criminal enterprise". Mr Trump says Mrs Clinton views minorities only as a source of votes, Mrs Clinton says Mr Trump has "long history of discrimination" Speaking at a campaign event in Reno, Nevada, Mrs Clinton employed unusually tough language as she detailed a history of what she said were the Republican real estate mogul's discriminatory actions.

Sarah Jessica Parker cuts ties with EpiPen because she’s…

You won't see or hear Sarah Jessica Parker on ads for EpiPen manufacturer Mylan after the company revealed it was raising the cost of the emergency allergy injector to more than $500, a 500% price hike since the product's introduction in 2007. The "Sex and the City" star was a spokeswoman for the company's "Anaphylaxis for Reel" campaign , which sought to bring awareness to its anaphylactic shock products, including the EpiPen.

Hillary Clinton’s California swing yields $19 million in 72 hours

Hillary Clinton raised over $19 million during a three-day, nine fundraiser swing through California this week, putting the former secretary of state on pace to make August the largest fundraising month of her 2016 campaign. Clinton headlined a series of star-studded events in Southern and Northern California this week, hobnobbing with celebrities, Hall of Fame athletes and tech billionaires, all while filling her campaign's coffers with needed cash for the final months of her race against Donald Trump.

Poll: Clinton leads Trump in key swing states

If the U.S. presidential election were held today, Democrat Hillary Clinton would win the key swing states of Florida, Ohio and Virginia and have a 95 percent chance of beating Republican Donald Trump to become America's first female president, according to the Reuters/Ipsos States of the Nation project. The project, which combines opinion polls with an analysis of voting patterns under different election scenarios, shows Clinton currently beating Trump in the popular vote by six percentage points and ahead in 19 states, including most of the larger-population ones that heavily influence the outcome of the election.

Michael A. CohenWhere’s Clinton’s leadership on trade?

With all the attention being paid to the Clinton Foundation, a much bigger and more troubling story about Hillary Clinton is largely being ignored - a dramatic and potentially damaging shift on trade. Last October, when Clinton signaled her opposition to the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal, the Democratic presidential candidate said that while the version of the TPP negotiated by the Obama administration fell short, she still believed "in the goal of a strong and fair trade agreement in the Pacific as part of a broader strategy both at home and abroad."

White House meets with Clinton, Trump teams to discuss transition

Top White House officials met on Thursday with Democratic and Republican presidential campaign representatives to discuss preparations for transferring power to whomever wins the Nov. 8 election, a White House spokeswoman said. The meeting was led by Denis McDonough, President Barack Obama's chief of staff, and included Ken Salazar, the former Interior Secretary who is leading the transition team for Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton, and New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, who is the transition chair for Republican candidate Donald Trump, the White House said.