Afghanistan: The war Trump and Clinton have ignored

That's remarkable, given the enormous U.S. investment in blood and treasure over the past 15 years - including two American deaths on Thursday - the resilience of the Taliban insurgency and the risk of an Afghan government collapse that would risk empowering extremists and could force the next president's hands. In addition to the two service members killed on Thursday, four others were wounded while assisting Afghan forces in the northern city of Kunduz.

Hillary Clinton May Be In Deep Doo-Doo Over the Weiner Files

FBI Director James Comey has come under fire from virtually every quarter of the Democrat establishment over his decision to re-open the investigation - yes, re-open the investigation - into Hillary Clinton's penchant for slinging classified documents about the internet like so much spam. Yesterday, Barack Obama claimed that Comey had launched the investigation based on innuendo.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump; Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton

The candidates were slated to take their tussle to Florida and North Carolina on Thursday, two lynchpins in Trump's plan to take the White House. With five days before Election Day, the unconventional Republican candidate was hewing closer to convention, running some upbeat ads, bringing out his wife for a rare campaign appearance and trying, publicly, not to veer off-message.

Egypt devalues its currency, meeting key IMF demand

On Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016, Egypt devalued its currency by nearly 50 percent, meeting a key demand set by the In... The FBI has opened a civil rights investigation into the arson and vandalism of an African-American church in Mississippi, where "Vote Trump" was spray-painted on an outside wall. The FBI has opened a civil rights investigation into the arson and vandalism of an African-American church in Mississippi, where "Vote Trump" was spray-painted on an outside wall.

Judge: No sharing selfies with marked California ballots

Springs, speaks with members of the media before a hearing at the Alfred A. Arraj Courthouse, where Hill challenged a law that bans the taking of selfie photos by voters showing a comp... . A Federal Protective Service officer enters the Alfred A. Arraj Courthouse past signs placed by those protesting against the ban to take selfie photos by voters showing a completed ballot, in Denver, Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2016... .

Trump-Pence campaign aide stays on Indiana payroll

A key aide to Donald Trump's vice presidential nominee, Gov. Mike Pence, continues to earn $23,000 a month as Indiana's sole Washington lobbyist even as he has taken a paid position with the Republican presidential campaign and regularly travels with Pence to political rallies across the country during working hours. The dual, simultaneous employment of Joshua Pitcock is unusual.

Obama worries black vote is not solid enough for Clinton

President Barack Obama twice generated a historic wave of African-American support on his way to the White House, but worries now the black vote "is not as solid as it needs to be" for Hillary Clinton. Obama's and Clinton's travel schedules are taking them to swing-state metro areas with significant black populations, and the two officials are fixtures in black-audience media.

Pipeline company could face fines; protesters pepper-sprayed

Officers in riot gear clashed again Wednesday with protesters near the Dakota Access pipeline, hitting dozens with pepper spray as they waded through waist-deep water in an attempt to reach property owned by the pipeline's developer. The confrontation came hours after North Dakota regulators criticized the pipeline company for not immediately reporting the discovery of American Indian artifacts and a day after President Barack Obama raised the possibility of future reroutes to alleviate tribal concerns.

A fitting final chapter to the sleaze sweepstakes that is the 2016 presidential election

As the presidential campaigns sink to the challenge of demonstrating that there is no such thing as rock bottom, remember this: When the Clintons decamped from Washington in January 2001, they took some White House furnishings that were public property. They also finished accepting more than $190,000 in gifts, including two coffee tables and two chairs, a $7,375 gratuity from Denise Rich, whose fugitive former husband had been pardoned in President Clinton's final hours.

The Latest: Challenged North Carolina voter cited by Obama

President Barack Obama is citing voter challenges at the heart of an NAACP lawsuit as he urges people at a North Carolina rally to vote. While campaigning for Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton in Chapel Hill, Obama mentioned one of the plaintiffs in the lawsuit.

Trump, Clinton campaign on different economic visions

Washington, Nov 3 - Economy is once again a key issue in the heated campaign between Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton and her Republican rival Donald Trump, who disagrees about the strength of US economy and have floated widely differing tax and energy plans. Trump cites the weakest recovery following a recession in the post-War period as evidence of President Barack Obama's failed economic policies, which Clinton wants to continue, Efe news reported on Wednesday.

Big voter turnout expected on Nov. 8

Secretary of State Denise Merrill said Wednesday that election officials are bracing for high voter turnout next week as residents go to the polls to elect a new president and resolve congressional and state races. "This is going to be a big volume of voters," Merrill said during a news conference on Tuesday's voting.

Defending Clinton, Obama draws contrast with FBI’s Comey

Obama is heading back to North Carolina to help turn out the vote for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Cl... WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama staunchly defended Hillary Clinton's use of private email as an "honest mistake," suggesting Wednesday that voters should discount innuendo-filled revelations that the FBI is looking into more emails just ahead of Election Day. Obama walked a careful line in his first public comments about FBI Director James Comey's decision to publicly disclose the emails' existence, which has roiled the campaign.

President Obama Sings ‘Purple Rain’ to Prince Trick-or-Treater at White House: Watch

President Barack Obama laughs as he hands out treats to a child who is dressed up as him during a Halloween event at the South Lawn of the White House Oct. 31, 2016 in Washington, DC. President Obama told kids to go nuts eating candy and did some of the "Thriller" dance with First Lady Michelle Obama at the White House Halloween party.