Clinton remains in the lead over Trump after post-debate surge

Hillary Clinton continued her post-debate surge and added to her national lead against Donald Trump over the weekend, pollsters said Monday. Clinton registered at 42 percent, topping Trump at 36 percent, Libertarian Gary Johnson at 9 percent and Green Party choice Jill Stein at 3 percent, likely voters told pollsters for Politico/Morning Consult on Friday , Saturday and Sunday.

No a ” Russians did not start the #TrumpWon debate meme. Herea s what really happened.

Shortly after last week's presidential debate, people started to argue on Twitter that Donald Trump, not Hillary Clinton, had won the debate. The #Trumpwon hashtag made its way to the top of Twitter's worldwide trending topics, demonstrating how many people cared about the results of the debate, and wanted to argue that their candidate had won.

Obama Says Obamacare Has – Real Problems’ Congress Refuses to Fix

President Barack Obama said his signature health-care law has "real problems" that have been exacerbated by congressional gridlock and political polarization. "They're eminently fixable problems in terms of strengthening the marketplace, improving the subsidies so more folks can get it, making sure everybody has Medicaid who was qualified under the original legislation, doing more on the cost containment," Obama said in an interview published Sunday in New York Magazine.

Trump’s tax revelations punctuated the end of a challenging week

Ever defiant, Donald Trump and his Republican allies embraced a report that said the New York businessman may not have paid federal income taxes for nearly two decades after he and his companies lost nearly $916 million in a single year. The unexpected weekend revelation punctuated a week of missteps and aggressive personal attacks from the Republican presidential contender, with early voting already underway in some states and Election Day quickly approaching.

No-tax report caps awful week for Trump

Donald Trump concluded a very bad week on the presidential campaign trail Sunday by avoiding denying a news report that he may not have paid income taxes for nearly 20 years. Instead, Trump called himself an expert on the US tax code, as allies rushed to praise the real estate mogul's business acumen and fitness to be president as America heads toward the November 8 election.

Newt Gingrich: The elite media IS Hillary Clinton. They are terrified of Trump

The final minutes of the first presidential debate last Monday night were marked by a startling shift to a 20-year-old story as Hillary Clinton ambushed Donald Trump with an accusation designed to make him unacceptable to women. Despite Lester Holt's efforts to help her, Clinton had lost the early parts of the debate on big issues--jobs, trade, taxes, law and order, etc.

North Carolina could provide Clinton knockout over Trump Updated at

Republican Donald Trump can do little to stop Democrat Hillary Clinton from winning the presidency if she carries North Carolina, where their close race reflects the national liabilities of both candidates. Trump is struggling with conservative Democrats, especially women in the big and booming suburbs of Charlotte and Raleigh-Durham, who've long been part of the GOP's winning formula in North Carolina.

Trump’s Financial Moves In The ’90s: ‘Genius’ Or ‘Colossal Failure’?

Most Americans remember the 1990s as a prosperous time when companies were expanding, wages rising and stock prices soaring. In 1997, Fortune magazine published a story headlined: "These Are The Good Old Days ... The U.S. Economy Is Stronger Than It's Ever Been Before."

Clinton leads Trump by 5 points in latest poll

Democrat Hillary Clinton has a 5 percentage point lead over Republican Donald Trump in the U.S. presidential race, according to the latest Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll, roughly the same advantage she has held throughout September. The survey result showed little movement following Monday night's presidential debate, the first of three debates before the Nov. 8 election.

Trump running out of time as controversies pile up

Donald Trump's tax controversy and his self-destructive lack of discipline threaten to drain the Republican nominee of something he can't afford: time. With 36 days remaining before Election Day, the real estate mogul's campaign is consumed with the fallout from a New York Times story published over the weekend that found Trump reported a $916 million loss in 1995.

The faith that makes Mike Pence so popular on right makes him a zealot to the left

Vice presidential candidates Mike Pence and Tim Kaine will debate Tuesday night, Oct. 4, 2016. Pence held a rally in York, Pa., Thursday, and the next day, we visited the city's New Eastern Market, a favorite shopping spot on Fridays, and asked people if they knew either candidate and whether they would watch the debate.

Trump tax revelation adds to week of political challenges

NEW YORK – Ever defiant, Donald Trump and his Republican allies embraced a report Sunday that said the New York businessman might not have paid federal income taxes for nearly two decades after he and his companies lost nearly $916 million in a single year. The unexpected revelation punctuated a week of missteps and aggressive personal attacks from the Republican presidential contender, with early voting already underway in some states and Election Day quickly approaching.

Press Minimizes Exposure of Hillary’s ‘Living in Basement’ Ridicule of Millennials

The press appears to be going to extraordinary lengths to minimize the visibility of Hillary Clinton's damaging and disparaging February remarks at a fundraiser about how Bernie Sanders' supporters "are living in their parents' basement," and how half of them don't know what means" - stereotyping digs which wouldn't survive even the most rudimentary efforts at fact-checking.

Trump tax revelation punctuates week of political challenges

Ever defiant, Donald Trump and his Republican allies embraced a report on Sunday that said the New York businessman may not have paid federal income taxes for nearly two decades after he and his companies lost nearly $916 million in a single year. The unexpected revelation punctuated a week of missteps and aggressive personal attacks from the Republican presidential contender, with early voting already underway in some states and Election Day quickly approaching.