Donald Trump camp says Hillary Clinton is ‘linked to ISIS’

Now Trump camp says Clinton is 'linked to ISIS' as it charges Hillary is 'tied to brutal theocratic and Islamist regimes' Trump campaign seizes on five-week old report that French manufacturer Lafarge made deals with ISIS to keep its cement plant running Trump campaign blasted out release from advisor Stephen Miller saying Clinton 'refuses to tell the truth about radical Islam's war against people of different beliefs, lifestyles and values' Donald Trump's campaign, which has already blasted Hillary for failing to contain ISIS, is now charging she is 'linked' to the group because of a French company's contribution to the Clinton foundation.

Republican Strategist Who Warned GOP They Need Latinos Quits The Party Over Trump

A longtime adviser to former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush - and the co-author of the Republican National Committee's infamous 2012 " autopsy report " that focused on making inroads with Latino voters - has left the Republican Party. She cited the nomination of Donald Trump, who she calls a "misogynist" and a "bigot," as her reason.

Why should taxpayers foot the bill for closed primaries? Thomas Elias

California's June presidential primary election is now just a memory, long ago subsumed in the news by vice presidential derbies, political conventions, politicians' gaffes and violence at home and abroad. But one question lingers on: Why did taxpayers have to cover the primary election costs for those political parties that did not let any voter who liked cast a ballot in their contests? In June, Democrats and Greens allowed anyone registered as either a Democrat or without party preference to vote in their primaries, although there were a few hoops for non-Democrats to jump through.

Top Jeb Bush adviser says ‘Donald Trump cannot be elected president’

TRENTON - A lifelong Republican and a top adviser to former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush said Monday she'll cast her vote for Hillary Clinton if the contest in her home state gets close. Sally Bradshaw, who was a senior adviser to Bush's failed presidential campaign, told CNN she left the Republican party and turned independent.

Trump’s Attacks on Khan Family Roil Race But May Not Alter It

Despite negative news coverage and an uproar on social media, Trump's remarks may have little effect on his standing in the polls. Donald Trump's swipe at the heartbroken parents of a Muslim-American war hero killed in Iraq has sparked condemnation across party lines, prompting top Republicans in Congress to distance themselves from the GOP presidential nominee, and for Democrat Hillary Clinton to reassess her own tack with voters during a weekend bus tour across Pennsylvania and Ohio.

politicsTrump Gave the GOP the Choice of Racism or DefeatThe party chose racism. Jonathan Chait

Half a dozen years ago - just before Donald Trump latched on to the birther issue, but when the conservative base was already erupting in racialized terror against President Obama - The Simpsons slyly satirized Fox News with a pretend slogan: " ." The first part was probably too kind to a network that has frequently stoked white racial paranoia .

New Poll Shows Big Convention Bounce for ClintonNow up five points over Trump, in a CBS survey.

There are only fragmentary polling results available as of Monday morning, and it's possible some immediate post-convention developments once "leaners" are factored in, and she leads by five if Libertarian Gary Johnson is included. Trump had edged ahead of Clinton in the last The internals of the new survey are unsurprising: Clinton's lead is mainly the product of better performance among independents and a consolidation of support among Democrats.

Pence: Fallen Muslim soldier’s family ‘should be cherished’

Indiana Gov. Mike Pence says he and Donald Trump believe a Muslim family the Republican presidential nominee has criticized "should be cherished by every American." The GOP vice presidential candidate released a statement Sunday though Trump's campaign about Trump's emotionally charged feud with Khizr and Ghazala Khan .

Is SCOTUS a Good Reason to Support Trump? Libertarian and Conservative Legal Experts Weigh In

Donald Trump is hoping to pitch himself as the conservative legal movement's last best hope for securing the future of the U.S. Supreme Court. Trump says that if he's elected president he will name committed constitutionalists to the bench and will replace the late Justice Antonin Scalia with "a person of similar views and principles."

Obama pointing to strides in veterans’ health care

President Barack Obama is touting strides in reducing homelessness among military veterans as his administration reaches the halfway point in building a massive database on veterans' health. Overall veteran homelessness has been cut nearly in half, by 47 percent, although that's still short of Obama's long-held goal of getting it to zero by 2015.

Trump backers claim shift in immigration rhetoric

As he turns his attention to the general election, Donald Trump is signaling that he is ready to tone down his fiery rhetoric on illegal immigration - at least behind closed doors. At the same time, Republican officials appear eager to push him in a more moderate direction, telling Hispanics that he has abandoned his divisive primary pledge to deport the estimated 11 million people living in the country illegally - even if Trump hasn't said so publicly himself.