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Donald Trump to spend $10m on new ad hitting Hillary Clinton on jobs and economy
The ad says the election of Democratic rival Hillary Clinton will 'crush' the middle class. 'It's more of the same, but worse,' the ad says Donald Trump's campaign is planning its biggest ad buy to date - upward of $10 million on commercials airing over the next week or so.
News Guide: McCain, Arpaio draw interest in Arizona primary
" A challenge to longtime U.S. Sen. John McCain leads the lists of contests drawing attention in Tuesday's Arizona primary election. Here's a look at some of the races and issues: Sen. John McCain is seeking a sixth term, and his main challenger in the Republican primary is former state Sen. Kelli Ward.
How the race changed Clinton, Trump from pals to poison
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Senate Democrats Get New Ally – Bernie Sanders
Sanders will help raise money, attend rallies for Senate candidates, but he won't turn over donor list to DSCC Sen. Bernie Sanders's post-Labor Day blitz will be the first time since his presidential run ended almost two months ago that he has helped Democrats as they try to win a majority in the Senate. The senator from Vermont is preparing a post-Labor Day blitz of campaign activity, according to three sources briefed on his plans, offering what Democratic leaders hope will be a late-in-the-race boost from the liberal icon to the party's slate of Senate candidates.
Gay Marriage Stand Won’t Cost Ohio GOP Senator His Seat
Citing his college-age son, Ohio Sen. Rob Portman became the first Republican senator to back marriage equality. When Republican Sen. Rob Portman of Ohio announced his decision to support marriage equality in March of 2013, he explained that his change of heart on the issue came after learning that his college-age son, Will, is gay.
African-Americans Hear Trump Loud and Clear
It's so refreshing to know that Donald Trump cares about me. I was in that Charlotte crowd when he made one of his first outreach efforts to African-Americans.
North Carolina warily watching 2 tropical weather systems
A tropical weather system off the coast of North Carolina's Outer Banks is expected to strengthen in the next day, bringing winds up to 45 mph and heavy rains that could flood low-lying areas, officials said.
GOP presidential nominee Trump plans major ad buy Monday
Donald Trump's campaign is planning its biggest ad buy to date - upward of $10 million on commercials airing over the next week or so. The campaign is expects the ads to air as soon as Monday in nine swing states: Ohio, Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Florida, where the campaign has already been on the air, along with New Hampshire, Virginia, Iowa, Colorado and Nevada.
It Takes a Ruling-Class Village to Staff the White House
Lloyd Blankfein, left, Chairman and CEO of Goldman Sachs, is greeted by former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton for a panel discussion entitled "Equality for Girls and Women: 2034 Instead of 2134?" at the Clinton Global Initiative on Sept. 24, 2014 in New York.
Police investigating unconfirmed reports of shots fired at Los Angeles airport
The surging Kansas City Royals exploded for eight runs in the sixth inning and blew past the Boston Red Sox for a 10-4 win in the rubber game of a three-game series Sunday night.
How the Machine That Created Barack Obama Keeps Power in Illinoisby…
Spendthrift and incompetent government has turned Illinois into a basket case. Barack Obama's adopted state ranks 47th in the nation in fiscal health ; and, as the Huffington Post reported in March, it's dead last in how much it leaves in the pockets of middle-class taxpayers.
Clinton argues that Trump is no typical Republican
Hillary Clinton is working hard to prove Donald Trump isn't a normal Republican - and down-ticket GOP candidates are just fine with that. Clinton went full blast against Trump's racism last week, the latest in a series of high-profile speeches aimed at disqualifying the GOP nominee by showing that he's much worse than the run-of-the-mill Republican.
Near Total Media Blackout on Hillary Clinton’s Sunday Mega-Fundraisers
Hillary Clinton attended two mega-fundraisers in the Hamptons on Long Island, New York on Sunday where she raised well over $3 million-and the media is not reporting on the Democratic presidential nominee's activities for the days. There are no articles on Clinton's Sunday fundraisers, just a one line mention with no details by the AP buried deep in a story about Clinton's rival Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump Other than that, nothing, even though Sunday marks the start of a three-day fundraising blitz in the Hamptons by Clinton.
PolitiFact Florida screens claims in the U.S. Senate primary races
After months of being bombarded with campaign ads and mailers, Florida primary voters will decide Tuesday which U.S. Senate candidates will move on to the general election. We've been tracking the most visible candidates in both parties on our Truth-O-Meter for months.
Guide to Florida’s primary election; early Panhandle voting totals in Updated at
Florida voters will go to the polls Tuesday and select the nominees for U.S. Senate, decide whether to amend the state constitution to give a property tax break to promote solar energy and have a say in who should represent them in the U.S. House.
News Guide: McCain, Arpaio draw attention in Arizona primary
A challenge to longtime U.S. Sen. John McCain leads the lists of contests drawing attention in Tuesday's Arizona primary election. Here's a look at some of the races and issues: Sen. John McCain is seeking a sixth term, and his main challenger in the Republican primary is former state Sen. Kelli Ward .
A guide to Florida’s primary election
Florida voters will go to the polls Tuesday and select the nominees for U.S. Senate, decide whether to amend the state constitution to give a property tax break to promote solar energy and have a say in who should represent them in the U.S. House. Here's a look at the races and issues facing Florida on Election Day.
Clinton scores a hit on EpiPen drugmaker
Give Hillary Clinton credit for calling out Mylan NV for price-gouging on its Epi-Pen emergency allergy shot. While a bipartisan group of U.S. Senators initially raised a ruckus over the drug's 400 percent cost increase, it was Clinton's voice that brought pressure to bear on the company to reduce prices.
Gonna climb the mountain and look the eagle in the eye….
One of the highlights of the the Northern Alliance Radio Network broadcast year is our MN State Fair appearances! This afternoon I will be live from the "Great Minnesota Get-Together" for my one-hour program The Closer. We'll get started at 2:00.