Emails show machinations behind Clinton’s shift on pipeline

Hacked emails show Hillary Clinton's campaign wrestled with how to announce her opposition to construction of the controversial Keystone XL pipeline without losing the support of labor unions that supported to project. Emails published this week by WikiLeaks show debate and confusion within the Clinton camp as it faced down the unexpectedly strong primary challenge by liberal Sen. Bernie Sanders, who opposed the pipeline.

Montana judge sparks outrage with no prison time for incest

McKeon has announced plans to retire in November, 2016, after getting national attention. A judge's decision not to order prison time for a Montana man who raped his 12-year-old daughter has sparked outrage from afar and calls closer to home to toughen the state's law, which allows such lenience... A judge's decision not to order prison time for a Montana man who raped his 12-year-old daughter has sparked outrage from afar and calls closer to home to toughen the state's law, which allows such lenience in... Two Minneapolis police officers followed proper procedure in a confrontation that led to the fatal shooting of Jamar Clark in November, and won't face discipline, the city's police chief announced.

Trump mocks critics: I’ll accept election results – if I win

Mocking his critics, Donald Trump pledged Thursday to fully accept the outcome of next month's presidential election - if he wins. The Republican said he reserved the right to contest questionable results, deepening his unsubstantiated assertions the race against Hillary Clinton could be rigged against him.

Health secretary pitchers new U.S. insurance plan

Even while hailing an estimate that 1 million more people are getting insurance coverage through Obamacare, Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell acknowledged that "substantial" reforms are still needed in the nation's health care system. But one idea she highlighted Wednesday is being attacked by Republicans, even some Democrats, and insurers who say it would lead to more government involvement in health care.

Trump ‘dangerous’ for suggesting he won’t concede: Obama

Calling it "dangerous," U.S. President Barack Obama said Thursday that Donald Trump's attempt to "sow the seeds of doubt" about the integrity of elections in America undermines U.S. democracy and does the work of the nation's adversaries. During the final presidential debate with Clinton on Wednesday night, the Republican candidate refused to say whether he would follow years of tradition and concede if he doesn't win the White House on Nov. 8. He has laid the groundwork by complaining for weeks that the system is "rigged" against him and in favour of Clinton.

Obama: Trump ‘dangerous’ for suggesting he won’t concede

President Barack Obama gestures as he speaks at a campaign rally for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton at Florida Memorial University, Thursday, Oct. 20, 2016, in Miami Gardens, Fla. President Barack Obama gestures as he speaks at a campaign rally for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton at Florida Memorial University, Thursday, Oct. 20, 2016, in Miami Gardens, Fla.

The Latest: Trump says he reserves right to challenge tally

Republican Sen. John McCain, who lost the 2008 presidential election to Barack Obama, says he conceded defeat "without reluctance" even though he didn't like the outcome. McCain said in a statement that he doesn't know who will win this presidential election.

“Nasty woman” and Putin “puppet” debate

Last night's debate started out with a pretty solid discussion of immigration. It almost seemed like we'd have a substantive 90 minutes and, well, we can't have that, can we? Especially since debates are an intrinsically visual affair, and broadcast journalism is good for a lot of things, but nuance is not among them.

Cuban: Trump a blew it,a a horriblea if he wona t accept defeat

So Donald Trump wouldn't accept Barack Obama as a legal American, and won't accept Hillary Clinton as president, or even another Ruth Bader Ginsburg as judge. "Whether he accepts the outcome [of the election] - that's a red herring," Perry said Wednesday after Trump's aggressive but sometimes sour performance in the third and final presidential debate.

US activist icon warns Trump paving way for fascism

Donald Trump's candidacy has revealed a deep racism in American society that can certainly be interpreted as the making of a fascist movement, an icon of the black civil rights struggle says. Angela Davis was one of the FBI's most wanted fugitives more than 40 years ago, and ran for vice president twice on Communist Party tickets.

How to make free trade an easier sell

Democrats, never big fans of free trade, went along if the federal safety net provided for workers who were harmed by import competition. In this presidential election, however, those positions no longer hold: Neither party's candidate supports the trade deal now on the table, the 12-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership, which President Barack Obama negotiated and which awaits an uncertain fate in Congress.

Chelsea Clinton stumps for mom Hillary at ASU, pushes free-tuition plan

"When he says 'Make America Great Again,' he means make America great again for white, wealthy, straight men," Chelsea Clinton said. Chelsea Clinton stumps for mom Hillary at ASU, pushes free-tuition plan "When he says 'Make America Great Again,' he means make America great again for white, wealthy, straight men," Chelsea Clinton said.

3rd and final Presidential Debate tonight in Vegas

There's a lot of activity outside the Thomas & Mack Arena on the UNLV campus in Las Vegas. Later tonight, the arena will host the third and final Presidential Debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, and what happens in Vegas probably won't stay in Vegas due to live television coverage.

Lawmakers: Russia’s violation of nuke treaty has ‘worsened’

In this June 9, 2016, file photo, House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., right, and House Armed Services Committee Chairman Rep. Mac Thornberry, R-Texas, left, talk in Washington. Russia's violation of a key nuclear arms control treaty has become more egregious, Nunes and Thornberry said in a letter released Oct. 19, that urged the Obama administration to confront and impose penalties against Moscow.