Tim Kaine: Trump is too ’emotionally volatile, fact-challenged,…

Flake fires back at Trump, warns GOP - Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake is firing back against Donald Trump with a warning for the Republican Party at large. - The Republican presidential nominee denounced Flake as "very weak and ineffective," particularly with respect to illegal immigration

Stalemate on debates shadows California US Senate contest

The two Democrats seeking the seat - state Attorney General Kamala Harris and U.S. Rep. Loretta Sanchez - have been unable to agree how many there should be, or when and where to hold them. On Tuesday, Sanchez proposed a series of four debates, after Harris earlier agreed to two, one in Sacramento and one in Los Angeles.

Haredim look to Trump as a pro-Israel, traditionalist tough guy – emphasis on ‘guy’

American Jews are likely to vote for Hillary Clinton in November, but American Jewry's fastest-growing community is likely to go the other way. A solid majority of ultra-Orthodox Jews will vote for Donald Trump, say experts and Republican operatives in the Haredi enclave of Borough Park, Brooklyn.

Congress Fails to Pass $1.1 Billion Zika Funding Package

Lawmakers returning to Washington after a seven-week break picked up right where they left off - feuding about legislation to battle the mosquito-borne Zika virus and deadlocked over the defense budget. A tightening presidential race and pitched warfare for control of the Senate this November promise to overshadow whatever Congress accomplishes in an election-shortened September session - which, for now, looks like little more than a temporary government-wide spending bill to prevent a shutdown at month's end, possibly linked to money to battle Zika.

Trump-Bondi creeps into the New York Times. Barely.

Donald Trump is the Republican nominee, which is frightening.We must make sure his hateful rhetoric does not even come close... Donald Trump has gone too far with his attacks on Gold Star parents Khizr and Ghazala Khan, whose son Army Capt. Humayun Khan... A Donald Trump White House would be a disaster, and this goes way beyond any ideological difference.

Trump supporters set up West Bank campaign office

Republican supporters of Donald Trump have opened a campaign office in the West Bank, in what they say is a first, hoping to recruit American-Israelis living in the settlements to vote for the Republican presidential candidate. A banner reading "Trump, the interest of Israel" in Hebrew marks the location of the makeshift headquarters, in a home in the northern West Bank settlement of Karnei Shomron.

Trump camp optimistic minority outreach efforts will be effective

With his “what the hell do you have to lose?” line, his talk of softening his stance on immigrants residing in the country illegally, his trip to Mexico City to express respect for the Mexican people, and his ventures into African-American communities in two U.S. cities, he and his campaign strategists have been working to target minority voters. “In a word, no,” said Hughey Newsome, a black conservative leader and Washington-based business consultant.

Americans for Prosperity seeking Ross defeat in N Carolina

A conservative limited-government group is actively campaigning against Democratic nominee Deborah Ross in North Carolina's U.S. Senate race. Americans for Prosperity North Carolina announced Tuesday it would send out more than 500,000 mailers and emphasize its opposition to Ross in its field activities.

Elizabeth Warren slams right-wing health conspiracies: Have they looked at Donald Trump?

Democratic firebrand Sen. Elizabeth Warren questioned Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's health at a Labor Day event on Monday when she essentially told him to look in a mirror and wondered what he was hiding. "I just don't get this," Warren said, disgusted by the right-wing conspiracies that Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton is sick and dying.

Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump work for Ohio votes on Labor Day: Ohio Politics Roundup

Hillary Clinton, accompanied by Sen. Tim Kaine, arrives to speak at the 11th Congressional District Labor Day festival at Luke Easter Park in Cleveland, Ohio on Monday, Sept. 5, 2016.

French premier says recount of Gabon elections would be wise

A $90 million investment that runs against the trend of coal bankruptcies and mine closures should enable two new coal mines and related facilities to open in West Virginia and Virginia next year, coal developer... A $90 million investment that runs against the trend of coal bankruptcies and mine closures should enable two new coal mines and related facilities to open in West Virginia and Virginia next year, coal developer Ramaco... A shooter who gunned down airport screening officers three years ago at Los Angeles International Airport in a terrifying attack that sent frantic passengers running for their lives is scheduled to plead guilty... A shooter who gunned down airport screening officers three years ago at Los Angeles International Airport in a terrifying attack that sent frantic passengers running for their lives is scheduled to plead guilty Tuesday to... Firefighters have ... (more)

Connor Golden whose foot was blown off by homemade explosive in Central Park can walk again

Heartbreak for Florida grandmother, 65, told to tear down her tree house paradise where she's lived with her pet racoon for 25 years 'He choked': Hillary and Bill Clinton gang up on Trump for 'causing a diplomatic incident' during Mexico trip and acting weak for not discussing his wall promise with country's president 'She doesn't have the energy': Donald Trump says Hillary Clinton was too tired to campaign properly and doesn't have the 'stamina to bring jobs back to America' The moment Ann Coulter leaves Australian TV host speechless after she calls a fallen US soldier's father a 'snarling Muslim' Pictured: High-flying female college student, 22, and teenage boy gunned down at New York West Indian carnival as officials consider canceling annual event Fifth suspect in fatal shooting of Governor Cuomo's aide at last year's J'Ouvert festival is arrested in California Johnny Manziel ... (more)