Mike Pence: No Friend to Women
In the 60 Minutes interview with Donald Trump and Mike Pence, attempts by correspondent Lesley Stahl to get insights into Pence was noticeably futile. Pence sat and smiled tensely as Trump stole the show.
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Melania Trump Releases Statement, Does Little to Quell Status Issue
A statement Melania Trump released to clarify her immigration status did little to quell the issue raised by Politico earlier Thursday, the website reported. In a birthday editorial Thursday, U.S. President Barack Obama described himself as a feminist and urged renewed effort t .
Clint Eastwood: Sully for president
Clint Eastwood, the famously outspoken Republican Hollywood star, doesn't like what he sees across the political landscape and isn't thrilled with the two choices Americans have for president. "We're in a sad time in history," he said in a new interview with Esquire magazine.
Clinton leads Trump in N.H., new poll finds
Barely a week after the national conventions, Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton appears to be well ahead of Donald Trump in New Hampshire, according to a new poll from WBUR and MassINC Polling . If the election were held today, the poll found 47 percent of voters would support Clinton, while 32 percent would back Trump.
Paul Manafort, campaign manager for Donald Trump, is
Donald Trump's campaign manager said "there's conflict within the Trump campaign" over the Republican nominee not endorsing the House Speaker. Manafort on Trump: 'He's going to support Paul Ryan' Donald Trump's campaign manager said "there's conflict within the Trump campaign" over the Republican nominee not endorsing the House Speaker.
Top Democrat fired after LePage threat lands new job
Good morning from Augusta, where today it's mostly all about Donald Trump, again. He's speaking at Portland's Merrill Auditorium at 3 p.m., in case you haven't heard.
Donald Trump’s Electoral Map Isn’t Growing, It’s Shrinking
New polling from three states that are likely to be key to the outcome of the General Election in November, and which the Trump campaign itself has identified as part of a somewhat unconventional path to victory that relies upon winning states in the industrial Midwest that have traditionally gone for the Democratic candidate, seems to show the Trump campaign slipping behind Clinton and in real danger of being in Electoral College trouble before Labor Day. First up, there's a new WBUR poll out of New Hampshire that shows Hillary Clinton leading Trump by double digits: According to a new WBUR poll of New Hampshire voters, Hillary Clinton is enjoying a dramatic post-convention bump and now leads Donald Trump by 15 points.
Libertarian candidates make their case to voters
Former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson and his running mate, former Massachusetts Governor Bill Weld spoke Wednesday night at a CNN Town Hall. They say their ticket is an option for disillusioned voters who support neither Hillary Clinton nor Donald Trump.
Pence tries to win over conservatives despite Trump gaffes
Since his selection as Donald Trump's running mate, Mike Pence has tried to stay focused on winning over conservatives skeptical of the New York billionaire. On several occasions in the past week, the Indiana governor has found himself in direct conflict with Trump, taking a different campaign tact or running damage control after one of the Republican presidential nominee's incendiary remarks.
My Response to Bill Clinton: On (My) Liberty and (Your) America
Donald Trump wants to keep us out of the country altogether. But Bill Clinton, former president and husband of a Democratic presidential nominee, does not mind us staying, as long as we, Muslims, behave ourselves.
Why Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton Are Campaigning in Maine and Nebraska
Hillary Clinton attends a rally in Philadelphia, July 29, 2016 and Donald Trump holds a press conference on July 27, 2016 in Doral, Florida. They aren't your classic battleground states, but that isn't stopping Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton from campaigning there.
Clinton Camp Not Planning Foreign Trip, Citing State Department Experience
Hillary Clinton watches a speaker during a campaign rally at Florida International University Panther Arena on July 23, 2016 in Miami, Florida. In the past two election cycles, presidential nominees have embarked on campaign trips overseas to gain international exposure and show off their foreign policy chops.
Donald Trump and Republicans are in a disunited state
As his poll numbers drop and amid talk of an "intervention," Donald Trump smiles at a campaign town hall in Daytona Beach, Fla., on Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2016. Photo Credit: AP / Evan Vucci As his poll numbers drop and amid talk of an "intervention," Donald Trump smiles at a campaign town hall in Daytona Beach, Fla., on Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2016.
In spite of the gaffes, Donald Trump has a powerful anti-establishment message
There are strong parallels between Brexit and the rise of the anti-establishment populism of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump "The Times they are a'changing". Only in America could a high profile billionaire seek to move into public housing that has just been vacated by an evicted black family.
Trans-Pacific Partnership would benefit San Diego’s export economy
Though heavily criticized on the presidential campaign trail, the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement would benefit San Diego's export economy by lowering tariffs in other Pacific Rim countries, according to a report released Wednesday. The report by the UC San Diego School of Global Policy and Strategy and the San Diego World Trade Center notes that 97 percent of local exports -- worth more than $22 billion -- go to countries that have signed on to the TPP.
Clinton Hits Trump For Profiting Off Foreign Labor At Commerce City Rally
Hillary Clinton is criticizing Donald Trump's use of outsourcing at his companies, part of an effort to undercut the business record that has formed the basis of his presidential pitch. "What kind of man does business by hurting other people? I am just so determined that we are not going to let him do to America what he has done to small business," she told several thousand people gathered at in a high school gymnasium on Wednesday afternoon.
Libertarian: Trump has ‘a screw loose’
Libertarian presidential nominee Gary Johnson and his running mate, Bill Weld, came out swinging Wednesday against their major party rivals: Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. At a CNN town hall hosted by Anderson Cooper, Weld outright mocked Trump - saying he has "a screw loose" - while Johnson shed his typical reluctance to attack Clinton by questioning her integrity.
Can Trump insult his way to the White House?
Dead soldiers, young mothers, little babies, foreign leaders, probing journalists, Muslims, Mexicans, political adversaries, fellow Republicans...is there anyone Donald Trump has NOT insulted/offended/twitted etc? One of the great mysteries of the US Presidential elections in 2016 is how the maverick billionaire Presidential nominee of the Republican Party is still in the race after offending multitudes and committing gaffes that would have destroyed a lesser candidate. Al Gore lost an election because of a condescending eye-roll, Gary Hart blew it on account of some monkey business, Michael Dukakis didn't recover from a cold response to a question about rape, and a sweaty Richard Nixon melted down in the heat of the television studio.
Clinton hits Trump for profiting off foreign labor
Hillary Clinton is criticizing Donald Trump's use of outsourcing at his companies, part of an effort to undercut the business record that has formed the basis of his presidential pitch. "What kind of man does business by hurting other people? I am just so determined that we are not going to let him do to America what he has done to small business," she told several thousand people gathered at in a high school gymnasium on Wednesday afternoon.
Billionaire Klarman slams Trump, vows to work for Clinton
Billionaire hedge fund manager Seth Klarman said on Wednesday he would work to get Hillary Clinton elected president of the United States because he finds recent comments by Donald Trump "shockingly unacceptable." "His words and actions over the last several days are so shockingly unacceptable in our diverse and democratic society that it is simply unthinkable that Donald Trump could become our president," Klarman said of the Republican presidential nominee.