Trump supporters a ‘basket of deplorables.’ Is this Clinton’s ’47 percent’ moment?

Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton told the country what she really thinks about many Donald Trump supporters when she lumped "half" of them into a xenophobic, homophobic, racist, and sexist "basket of deplorables" on Friday. Although she cautioned her comments were "grossly generalistic," the blunt commentary at a New York City fund-raiser specifically targeted the nebulous alt-right movement that Mr. Trump has courted, whose philosophical leaders in a press conference this week outlined their plans for an ethno-state where Jews might or might not be welcome.

Woman faces Paris judge in probe of female ‘terror commando’

Kanye West brought his "Saint Pablo Tour" to the small stage at a New York Fashion Week party, where he performed under smoky, dark lights, and ended his set with some outspoken words, per usual. Kanye West brought his "Saint Pablo Tour" to the small stage at a New York Fashion Week party, where he performed under smoky, dark lights and ended his set with some outspoken words, per usual.

Obama urges unity on eve of 9/11 anniversary

US President Barack Obama has urged Americans to remain united in the face of terrorist attacks, in a barely-veiled jab at Republican White House nominee Donald Trump 15 years after 9/11. "In the face of terrorism, how we respond matters," Mr Obama said in his weekly radio and online address, delivered on the eve of the 15th anniversary of the September 11 terror attacks in the United States.

Duterte confirms talks with UN chief, Russian PM

President Rodrigo R. Duterte confirmed private meetings with United Nations secretary general Ban Ki Moon and Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev. MB FILE - President Rodrigo Duterte speaks to members of the Filipino community in Jakarta, Indonesia September 9, 2016.

Trumpa s running mate once had a very different view of Putin

As a candidate for vice president, Mike Pence is siding with his running mate and casting Russian President Vladimir Putin in favorable terms, saying this week that it's "inarguable" that Putin is a stronger leader than U.S. President Barack Obama. But as an Indiana congressman, Pence took a much more critical view of Russia under Putin's leadership, signing a letter to then-Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice in 2006 expressing alarm about "mafia-style assassinations" being conducted against journalists in Putin's Russia.

How Clinton and Trump aim their minority outreach speeches at multiple audiences

Top left, Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton ; right, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump ; bottom, the White House south facade. On Thursday, Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton went to Charlotte, N.C.'s Johnson C. Smith University, a historically black university with financial challenges of debated origin .

Conway’s Pathetic Defense Of Trump “He Told Me He Didn’t Support Iraq War, So There”

In the category of 'you can't make this up" and "the jokes write themselves," Trump's campaign manager tried to deflect her boss's denials of supporting the Iraq war when he clearly did by claiming he was a "private citizen who was against the Iraq war." Conway said.

Giuliani says Trump dropped birther theory

Rudy Giuliani said Thursday that Donald Trump does believe President Barack Obama was born in the United States, seeking to end criticism of the Republican presidential nominee for his ongoing refusal to put the issue to rest. Appearing on MSNBC's "Hardball with Chris Matthews," the former New York City mayor was asked whether Trump still believes the incendiary claims about Obama's citizenship that, in part, fueled his entrance into politics.

Trump Campaign Manager: We Should Take Him at His Word That He Would’ve Opposed Iraq War

Donald Trump campaign manager Kellyanne Conway insisted Friday that her boss should be taken at his word that he would have opposed the Iraq War if he were in the Senate in 2003, because Barack Obama was given the same courtesy in 2008. Conway was confronted on CBS This Morning with audio of Trump from before the Iraq War speaking with radio host Howard Stern and being asked if he supported the war.

Trump calls Putin interference unlikely on Russian TV

Donald Trump gave an interview Thursday that aired on a television station funded by the Kremlin, arguing that the Russian government was "probably" not meddling in the American presidential race. Speaking to Larry King on RT America, which is an arm of government-funded news outlet Russia Today, Trump said it would "not be appropriate" if Russian forces were looking to influence the race, which is suspected by some investigators and has been fanned by Hillary Clinton's campaign as recently as Thursday morning.

Lavrov, Kerry express concern after latest North Korea nuclear test

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry expressed concern after North Korea conducted its fifth nuclear test on Friday. Lavrov told reporters while meeting Kerry in Geneva to discuss Syria peace efforts that a message must be sent "very strongly" on implementing U.N. resolutions on North Korea.

Stone-walling of Garland nomination dereliction of duty

As President Barack Obama's second and final term winds down, commentators consider each decision, each foreign trip and each utterance, along with the unfolding presidential campaign, in terms of what it all means in terms of his legacy. The Senate Republican leadership's legacy, as the congressional session winds down, is already clear.

Chait: Vladimir Putin, Constitutional ConservativeRepublicans care…

Conservatives have a deep and completely principled belief, stemming entirely from abstract constitutional premises and not at all from partisanship or substantive opposition to his policies, that Barack Obama has governed like a dictator. Everything he does is vaguely unconstitutional, from the laws he passes through both chambers of Congress to his enforcement of laws that existed beforehand.