Obama to campaign almost everyday in final week

NK US , Washington, Oct 28 : President Barack Obama will campaign for Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton almost everyday in the final week leading to the November 8 election, a White House aide said. Obama will also ramp up his efforts to boost Democrats in down-ballot races through additional travel, robocalls, radio spots and endorsements, the aide said on Thursday.

Wisconsin mayor who disparaged Obama to quit term early

A Wisconsin mayor who drew calls for his resignation late last year after calling President Barack Obama a Muslim who has "destroyed the fabric of democracy" says he plans to step down next year, two years before his term ends. Superior Mayor Bruce Hagen said Thursday that the stress of the job has taken a toll on his health and that he no longer has a passion to work in local government.

Superstar ally Michelle Obama hits trail with Clinton White Plains…

Democrat Hillary Clinton hits the campaign trail Thursday with Michelle Obama, surprise star of the 2016 White House race, as the former and current first ladies fight to lock in battleground states ahead of November's election. Obama has emerged as a compelling force in the hard-fought campaign, delivering powerful arguments against Republican Donald Trump and in support of Clinton's bid to become the first female president in US history.

Post-election unity? Clinton and Trump wona t say yet

WASHINGTON >> With a dozen days left until Election Day, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are refusing to commit to working with each other after the election, putting in question their abilities to heal the country's wounds after a volatile presidential race. “I just want to make that decision at a later date,” said Trump, when asked whether he would cooperate with a Clinton administration.

“Unexpected Treason,” Comprehensive Obama Review, Now…

Houston, TX, October 27, 2016 -- -- "Unexpected Treason," written by James McCormack, is a comprehensive academic analysis and political expose of the presidency of Barack Obama that alleges Obama is a radical Muslim and committed treason. Willowbrook Publishing is pleased to produce a book that presents a thesis, allegedly with supporting evidence that aims to prove Obama has been a major threat to America and the West, that the author claims to support with documented facts and quotes.

Helping you decide: Where Trump and Clinton stand on immigration issues

Immigration policy reforms in the U.S. have been on the country's back burner for years, but the issue has consistently demanded national attention throughout the presidential election as the two major candidates propose vastly different directions for the future. As part of our pre-election coverage, MLive is exploring the issues readers say are most important to them and letting you know where both major party candidates stand on those topics.

To applause and boos, Kerry urges Congress to ratify Pacific trade pact

Failure to approve the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal would be a major setback for U.S. interests in Asia as Washington seeks to deepen alliances in the region, Secretary of State John Kerry said on Wednesday, urging Congress to ratify the pact. The 12-nation Pan-Pacific trade deal championed by President Barack Obama has been pilloried by both major-party nominees in the U.S. presidential race, Democrat Hilary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump.

Former GOP congressman: Grabbing my musket if Trump loses

In this Nov. 15, 2011, file photo former U.S. Rep. Joe Walsh, R-Ill., gestures during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. Walsh tweeted on Oct. 26, 2016, that he plans plans to grab his musket if GOP nominee Donald Trump loses the presidential election.

This Year’s Election Scrambles the Usual Foreign-Policy Stances

Liberals and Trump supporters in the GOP are united in their isolationism, leaving Hillary Clinton, the Democratic nominee, as the more interventionist candidate The 2016 presidential campaign has thoroughly scrambled traditional positions on foreign policy and international intervention, obliterating many of the usual partisan distinctions and presenting political challenges for whoever wins in November. Hillary Clinton, if elected president, would take a more aggressive posture than President Barack Obama on the international stage, according to her public statements and top aides.

Ex-Pixar executive to head federal tech innovation service

A former Pixar executive who won the first ever Oscar for software is taking over a U.S. government agency responsible for improving federal digital technology. Rob Cook, whose credits include "Toy Story" and "Toy Story 2," will become commissioner of the Technology Transformation Service on Oct. 31. He will have top secret security clearance.

US abstains in UN vote on Cuba embargo for the first time

The United States abstained for the first time in 25 years Wednesday on a U.N. resolution condemning America's economic embargo against Cuba, a measure it had always vehemently opposed. The U.S. was joined in abstaining by Israel, the only other country to vote against the embargo resolution in the General Assembly last year.

Trump digs deep to defy Clinton momentum

Donald Trump pledged to pour millions of his own dollars into his presidential bid, in defiance of the seemingly unstoppable momentum building behind Hillary Clinton. With less than two weeks before polling day, and with early voting under way in several states, the Democratic nominee remains comfortably on course to become America's first female president.

‘War on women’ flares within Republican Party

A growing number of prominent Republican women are worried that as members of their male-dominated party step up to defend Donald Trump against accusations of sexual assault, they are causing irreparable damage to the GOP's deteriorating relationship with female voters. Trump has faced questions throughout his campaign about his crass comments about women, but concern escalated this month following the release of a 2005 video in which Trump boasted that he had sexually assaulted women and subsequent allegations by 11 women that Trump had inappropriately touched or kissed them .

Kerry urges Congress to ratify Pacific trade pact

Failure to approve the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal would be a major setback for U.S. interests in Asia as Washington seeks to deepen alliances in the region, Secretary of State John Kerry said today, urging Congress to ratify the pact. The 12-nation Pan-Pacific trade deal championed by President Barack Obama has been pilloried by both major-party nominees in the U.S. presidential race, Democrat Hilary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump.

Sanders urges government to kill AT&T-Time Warner merger

Sen. Bernie Sanders is calling on the government to block a proposed $85 billion merger of communications giants AT&T and Time Warner. The Vermont independent and former contender for the Democratic presidential nomination warned in a Wednesday letter to President Barack Obama's Justice Department that the merger would lead to less "competition and diversity of content" and would "provide consumers less while charging them more."

A Twitter election: A look at some memorable hashtags

The 2016 presidential campaign has played out on Twitter as much as it has on TV, in convention halls and diners, rallies and watercoolers across the country. There were, of course, memorable tweets, such as Hillary Clinton's "Delete your account" and Donald Trump's photo of himself with a taco bowl and the message "Happy #CincoDeMayo! The best taco bowls are made in Trump Tower Grill.

Trump aide makes apparent threat against Megyn Kelly after on-air tiff

A top aide to Donald Trump made an apparent threat against Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly over a contentious interview with former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, drawing more attention to the Republican presidential candidate's troubles with women. Dan Scavino, a senior aide to the Trump campaign, attacked Kelly late Tuesday after she sparred with Gingrich in a primetime interview regarding news coverage of allegations made by women against Trump - and whether it compares fairly to stories about the ongoing release of hacked emails from top aides to Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.

US says it will abstain on UN vote on Cuba embargo

The United States announced Tuesday that it will abstain for the first time in 25 years on a U.N. resolution condemning America's economic embargo against Cuba, a resolution it had always vehemently opposed. The announcement by U.S. Ambassador Samantha Power ahead of a vote on the resolution was greeted with applause in the 193-member General Assembly.