Obama administration provides Hillary Clinton’s first line of defense amid scandals

Just as stunning as the unending stream of reports of scandal and subterfuge that has come to define Hillary Clinton 's tenure as secretary of state is the Obama administration's tireless effort to keep a lid on it. Whether it's the Justice Department taking a pass when afforded the opportunity to investigate or the State Department steadfastly defending every controversy, President Obama's administration has emerged as a first line of defense for the woman who would carry on his legacy.

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.

Trump tears into media

Donald Trump's campaign is on a tear against the media just as his GOP backers are urging him - again - to focus his attacks on his Democratic rival, Hillary Clinton. Trump's campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, on Sunday blamed news organizations for the GOP nominee's difficult week, saying the press focused on a pair of Trump comments for days rather than doing more stories about the economic plan Trump announced.

Pence says Trump will offer specifics on making country safer

Donald Trump's running mate, Mike Pence, says the Republican presidential candidate will offer "real specifics" this week on how make the country safer. Pence declined to preview Trump's plan in an interview on "Fox News Sunday," saying only that Trump will offer a "change of direction" in counterterrorism policies.

The Latest: Trump camp goes on tear against the media

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at Sacred Heart University, Saturday, Aug. 13, 2016, in Fairfield, Conn. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at Sacred Heart University, Saturday, Aug. 13, 2016, in Fairfield, Conn.

Deep Trouble

Republican National Committee officials have reportedly begun to consider the option of cutting funding to Donald Trump's campaign if he is unable to turn his poll numbers around by October. Members have privately held discussions about how the committee has done more for Trump's campaign than that of Mitt Romney, as the political newcomer was more reliant on the RNC infrastructure.

Ohio voters ought to pay closer attention to judges close to home: Thomas Suddes

More Ohio voters ought to pay attention to the state Supreme Court as these young Ohioans are doing during a tour of the Ohio Supreme Court building. Here's what's supposed to be the capstone argument of Donald Trump's ever-shrinking cult: "It's the Supreme Court, stupid."

Question Pence doesn’t answer: Will he release tax returns?

Gov. Mike Pence of Indiana, the Republican vice-presidential nominee, spends much of his time on the campaign trail responding to questions about Donald Trump, the party's presidential nominee. A day after Hillary Clinton and her running mate, Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia, released their 2015 tax returns as a way to put pressure on Trump to release his own, Pence was visiting a farmer's market in his hometown, Columbus, Ind., when two reporters asked if the public would get to see the governor's returns.

‘God help us’ – Robert De Niro compares Donald Trump to Travis Bickle from ‘Taxi Driver’

"God help us," De Niro said on Saturday at the 22nd Sarajevo Film Festival, when asked what he thought of Mr Trump's candidacy. Yet the actor is just one of many to have spoken out after a week in which the Republican candidate's campaign lurched into even more uncharted territory and sought to even question the very legitimacy of the election itself.

OPINION: We are obligated to build democratic, inclusive societies

We are all ethically obligated to look for a way out that builds democratic and inclusive societies and to reject chauvinists like Donald Trump and Vusi Khosa and President Zuma, says the writer. Picture: Eric Thayer We are ethically obligated to say that, yes, black lives matter, poor people's lives matter, women's lives matter, writes Imraan Buccus I have been watching the aftermath of the local government elections from the United States.

In Connecticut, Trump promises a major push in a blue state

" Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump made an unusual foray Saturday night into deep-blue Connecticut, pledging to make "a big play" for the Democratic stronghold. Connecticut has not voted for a Republican in a presidential election since 1988, when it went for George H.W. Bush, but Trump was undeterred.

Trump blasts press over chaos reports

US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has repeated his attack on President Barack Obama that he helped "found" Islamic State and railed against media reports that his campaign is failing. Speaking for more than an hour in a sweltering room at a campaign rally in Connecticut on Saturday, Trump spent a significant portion of his speech complaining about the media.