Why Lewinsky Scandal Is a Dead End for Trump
Ramesh Ponnuru is a Bloomberg View columnist. He is a senior editor of National Review and the author of "The Party of Death: The Democrats, the Media, the Courts, and the Disregard for Human Life."
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Stephen Colbert Takes Aim At ‘Aging Clown Without Makeup’ Gary Johnson
" The Late Show " host turned the spotlight firmly on the Libertarian presidential candidate, who he said may attract votes from those disenchanted with Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton and the GOP's Donald Trump . "Libertarians have long been waiting for a smart respectable candidate to represent their values," Colbert said, before mockingly adding, "and the wait continues."
Trump’s Latest Repulsive Attack On Alicia Machado: ‘Check Out Sex Tape’
Donald Trump ramped up his feud with former Miss Universe Alicia Machado on Friday, calling her "disgusting" and accusing her of having a sex tape. Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton referenced Machado in Monday night's presidential debate.
Gold Advances as Deutsche Bank Concerns Stoke Demand for Haven
Gold gained on the final day of the quarter as rising investor anxiety over Deutsche Bank AG's finances spurred a selloff in equities and helped to underpin demand for a haven. Bullion for immediate delivery rose 0.5 percent to $1,326.34 an ounce by 11:27 a.m. in London, according to Bloomberg generic pricing.
Charles Krauthammer
And now, less than six weeks from the election, what is the main event of the day? A fight between the GOP presidential nominee and a former Miss Universe, whom he had 20 years ago called Miss Piggy and other choice pejoratives. Just a few weeks earlier, we were seized by a transient hysteria over a minor Hillary Clinton lung infection hyped to near-mortal status.
Mona Charen
Donald Trump, always the hero of his own tales, closed out the first presidential debate with a tribute to his own courtesy and high-mindedness: "I was going to say something extremely rough to Hillary, to her family," he said. "And I said to myself, I can't do it.
Editorial: Canada has a lot riding on U.S. election
We don't have a contender in the race, but we're fascinated by the homestretch of the run to the White House. Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are having a no-holds-barred battle to become the next president of the United States.
Clinton struggling to win over the young voters she needs
That's when Libertarian Gary Johnson caught his interest. In many ways Johnson and Sanders are ideological opposites.
Out of Touch: Millionaire Hillary Struggles to Define Middle Class
Out of Touch: Millionaire Hillary Struggles to Define Middle Class : When you sit atop a $62 million net worth, it's hard to see all the peons below. However, Hillary Clinton has reiterated throughout her campaign that she is going to really help out the middle class and not raise taxes on them.
USAToday urges Americans to not vote for Donald Trump
Another major newspaper's editorial board is getting onboard the anti-Donald Trump train - but this one is not endorsing his opponent. The USAToday editorial board has never in its 34-year history picked sides in a presidential race.
Trump Goes After Both Clintons In Bedford
Anti-Clinton messaging is a staple at GOP events, but yesterday it evident long before Donald Trump or any of the other speakers took the stage. One only had to wander the parking lot where vendors had set up tables groaning with anti-Clinton merchandise.
USA Today urges voters to oppose Trump
The USA Today editorial board for the first time is taking sides in a presidential race - but it's not asking voters to back a specific candidate, but rather oppose Donald Trump. The USA Today editorial board wrote Thursday it was moved to oppose Trump - the first such move in its 34-year history - because of what it calls the unique danger he presents.
Hillary Clinton Says Donald Trump Was a Unsettleda by Mark Cuban at Debate
Campaigning in Des Moines, Iowa on Thursday, the Democratic presidential nominee said her opponent Donald Trump was "unsettled" by the attendance of Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban during the first presidential debate Monday. "You know, at the debate the other night one of my well-known supporters, Mark Cuban, was there in the front row," she told a crowd at an outdoor early voting event.
Breitbart columnist attacks Washington Post writer
A columnist for Breitbart News attacked Washington Post columnist Anne Applebaum, calling her a "Polish, Jewish, American elitist" and accusing her of having "global media contacts" in a discursive article that tried to link her to partisan Polish politics. The gratuitous nod to Applebaum's Jewishness came in a 1,400-word article published Tuesday titled "WaPo's Anne Applebaum Embarks On Kremlin-Style Disinformation Offensive vs. the Anti-Globalist Right."
Opinion: 10 ways Trump could win next debate
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump shakes hands with Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton at the first presidential debate on Monday, September 26. Clinton, 68, is the first woman to lead a presidential ticket for one of the major political parties. She has been a U.S. senator and secretary of state.
California poll: Clintona s lead grows over Trump, Senate race tightens slightly
Hillary Clinton's large lead over Donald Trump in California grew slightly following Monday's record-setting debate, according to a new poll by Southern California News Group and KABC/Eyewitness News. Clinton now leads 59 percent to 33 percent among likely voters, up from 57 percent to 32 percent three weeks ago.
The Latest: Sole fatality in train crash was woman, age 34
The only person who died in the New Jersey train crash has been identified as a 34-year-old woman from Hoboken. The state medical examiner's office said Thursday that the victim is Fabiola Bittar de Kroon.
The Latest: NC killing by police heats race in battleground
The killing of a black man by a Charlotte, North Carolina, police officer and the aftermath together have intensified the political divide in a state critical to deciding whether Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump wins the presidency. Republicans and Democrats alike say the killing of Keith Lamont Scott will energize both parties' strongest supporters in a presidential battleground state that also has competitive races for governor and the U.S. Senate.
Saturday Night Live’s 11 best political impersonations
President Gerald Ford attributed his Klutz-In-Chief persona to a few ill-timed televised clumsiness, such as stumbling down the steps of Air Force One and wiping out skiing. But Chevy Chase's portrayals became linked with Ford's legacy.
Why the rest of the world would hand Clinton a landslide victory
Josef Joffe is editor of Die Zeit in Hamburg and fellow of the Hoover Institution at Stanford University, where he teaches U.S. foreign policy. For a country supposedly in decline, the United States is getting a lot of attention these days.