Our choice for President: Hillary Rodham Clinton

Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton speaks as Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump listens during the second presidential debate at Washington University in St. Louis, Sunday, Oct. 9, 2016. In just a few weeks, Staten Islanders will join the rest of our nation in electing the 45th president of the United States.

Obama warns ‘democracy itself’ at stake in US election

US President Barack Obama warned Friday that American "democracy itself" is on the ballot in November's presidential election, as White House concern grows about the lasting impact of Republican Donald Trump's scorched-earth campaign. At a fiery campaign event for Democrat Hillary Clinton in Cleveland, Ohio, Obama trashed Trump as a dictator-in-the-making, but also voiced concerns about how Trump's legion of supporters might react to a possible election defeat.

Obama eases restrictions on Cuba, lifts limits on rum and cigars

Americans traveling to Cuba will be allowed to bring home more of the communist-ruled island's coveted cigars and rum under new measures announced by the U.S. government on Friday to further ease trade, travel and financial restrictions that have been in place for decades. The steps are part of President Barack Obama's effort to make his historic opening to Cuba "irreversible" by the time he leaves office in January.

Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton at the 2nd presidential debate at…

A new national poll from Fox News finds Hillary Clinton leading Donald Trump by 7 percentage points among likely voters. The poll was taken following the second national debate Sunday and the surfacing of a leaked 2005 tape showing Trump making a series of offensive sexual remarks about women.

Vladimir Putin ally tells Americans: Elect Donald Trump or face nuclear war

MOSCOW: Americans should vote for Donald Trump as president next month or risk being dragged into a nuclear war, according to a Russian ultra-nationalist ally of President who likes to compare himself to the US Republican candidate. Vladimir Zhirinovsky, a flamboyant veteran lawmaker known for his fiery rhetoric, told Reuters in an interview that was the only person able to de-escalate dangerous tensions between Moscow and Washington.

French PM says France supports Clinton over Trump

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau looks on as French Prime Minister Manuel Valls places a wreath in the Memorial Chapel on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Thursday Oct.13, 2016. OTTAWA, Ontario - French Prime Minister Manuel Valls says his country supports the election of Hillary Clinton over Donald Trump in the upcoming U.S. presidential election.

Russia says Washington is destroying U.S.-Russia relations

The Russian Foreign Ministry said on Thursday that the Obama administration was continuing to destroy relations with Moscow in the run-up to the U.S. presidential election next month. Maria Zakharova, the Foreign Ministry's spokeswoman, told a news conference that U.S. allegations Russia had hacked Democratic Party organizations were a lie and that any retaliation for the alleged attacks would be a crime.

Two Women Allege Donald Trump Touched Them Without Consent: Report

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump speaks during a rally at Southeastern Livestock Pavillion in Ocala, Fla., on Oct. 12, 2016. Two women told the New York Times that Donald Trump touched them inappropriately, just days after he said during the second presidential debate that while he had made crude remarks about women, he never acted upon them .

To Clinton, some swing states looking more like safe states

Just over a month from Election Day, Hillary Clinton is treating a trio of perennial swing states - Colorado, Virginia and Wisconsin - more like safe states. The Democratic nominee isn't running television advertisements in any of the three states and has barely campaigned in them - her trip to Pueblo, Colorado, on Wednesday was her first in that state since August.

It’s Federal Disaster Relief, Stupid: Could Matthew Affect the Vote in Florida? 16 minutes ago

Hillary Clinton is in Miami today to visit a state swept by Hurricane Matthew that is already feeling climate change on a regular basis. Her trip is part of a years-long trend of political leaders devoting more and more attention to weather disasters.

Sorry guys, you cana t write in Ken Bone for president. Here are some other options

In one of the most divisive elections in history, there's one thing most of us can agree on: Ken Bone is the man. The undecided voter posed an actual, policy-related question on energy at the second presidential debate Sunday night, and the internet has loved him ever since.