Voters say this election is about ‘lesser of two evils’
They don't like either options for President: Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump. Many dub this presidential election the ultimate choice between "the lesser of two evils."
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Obama leaves behind legacy of promise
If you glance at the news, you might see legions of politicians, researchers and talk show hosts dissecting why young people often don't vote. But while Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton and Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump struggle to rally young people to their causes, President Barack Obama, in the last few months of his term, is enjoying a 58 percent approval rating, partially thanks to under-25 voters who support him the most of any age group.
Daphne Bramham: Lessons for Canada from how the Koch brothers hijacked democracy
This was supposed to be the year that the American billionaire brothers, Charles and David Koch, bought the presidency in their zealous bid to reshape the United States into a libertarian utopia. On the Democratic Party side, outsider Bernie Sanders nearly derailed the well-funded hopes of Hillary Clinton with his appeal to get big money out of politics.
Presidential campaign name-calling: ‘Deplorables’ speak out
While I have no doubt that Deirdre Reilly and her family are honest, hardworking Americans, so are millions of others in this country, including Mexicans, Muslims, POWs, blacks and countless other groups and individuals that Trump has publicly insulted. Where is the outrage regarding his continual demeaning of countless honest, hardworking Americans? The point is, Hillary Clinton's one insult was wrong, but it was uncharacteristic of who she is.
The weekend America’s newspapers called Donald Trump a liar
On the weekend leading up to 2016's first presidential debate, four news organizations came to a similar and sweeping conclusion: Donald Trump lies more often than Hillary Clinton. In a normal election year this would be extraordinary.
Salazar, as Clinton transition chief, will usher in diversity, not walls
Hillary Rodham Clinton Salazar, as Clinton transition chief, will usher in diversity, not walls Clinton, Sanders to campaign together in New Hampshire Trump enters new debate frontier MORE 's transition team to help her prepare for an orderly transition should she be elected our nation's 45th President. It is clear from Salazar's accomplishments that he will be indispensable to help move forward seamlessly with implementing Clinton's progressive -- and inclusive - agenda for the country.
Photograph of Hillary Clinton by Gage Skidmore; illustration by Manyun Zou.
The balloons hadn't even begun to drop after Hillary Clinton's speech at the Democratic National Convention this summer when pundits started scoring the way she sounded. There was Brit Hume of Fox News complaining about Clinton's "not-so-attractive voice" and saying, "She tends to accelerate her delivery and speak louder and sterner."
Clinton, Trump buff foreign policy bona fides on debate eve
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1st Presidential Debate: What to expect
It's going to be must-watch TV. The two major candidates for president will square off one-on-one in Monday's first Presidential Debate.
Poll: Debates Will Be Major Influence for a Third of Voters
Some 34% say matchups between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump will be very important in picking a candidate to support The first of the presidential debates comes as the campaign heads into the home stretch, with Hillary Clinton narrowly leading Donald Trump in polls. One-third of voters say the presidential debates will be very important in helping them decide whom to support for president, with slightly more Republicans than Democrats saying so, a new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll has found.
Clinton Team Hopes ‘Birther’ Flap Will Motivate Black Voters
Democrats wasted no time looking for political opportunity after Donald Trump falsely accused Hillary Clinton of starting the rumor that President Barack Obama was not born in the U.S. Just hours later, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries of New York was on Philadelphia R&B station, WDAS, critiquing Trump's behavior. Days later Clinton's North Carolina state organizers met in Raleigh, in part to chart how to use negative reaction to Trump's statement to motivate the state's disproportionately high black voting bloc to turn out.
No debate: Doritos is latest to tie promotion to election
No debate: Doritos is latest to tie promotion to election Advertisers look to cash in on the election while being careful not to offend either side. Check out this story on USATODAY.com: http://usat.ly/2dtV4mk Doritos is going to put messages on video screens on vending machines to try to drum up interest in voting If they get their way, the big winners in the presidential debate Monday night won't be be Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump.
I am incredibly enthusiastic about voting for Hillary Clinton. Here’s why.
Donald Trump is the Republican nominee, which is frightening.We must make sure his hateful rhetoric does not even come close... Donald Trump has gone too far with his attacks on Gold Star parents Khizr and Ghazala Khan, whose son Army Capt. Humayun Khan... A Donald Trump White House would be a disaster, and this goes way beyond any ideological difference.
US terror attacks’ common denominator: Anwar al-Awlaki
Investigators say a bomb that rocked New York a week ago, injuring more than two dozen people, was the latest in a long line of incidents in which the attackers were inspired by al-Awlaki, an American imam who became an al-Qaida propagandist. Federal terrorism charges against the bombing suspect, Ahmad Khan Rahami, say a bloodstained notebook - found on him after he engaged in a shootout with police in New Jersey and was arrested - included passages praising al-Awlaki.
Trump says he’ll do more for women as president than Clinton
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump tried to make the case Saturday that he'd do more to help women from the White House than Democratic rival Hillary Clinton, a lifelong champion of women's rights who would become the nation's first female president. "My opponent likes to say that for decades she's been fighting for women, that she's been fighting for children.
Canadians, expats gather to watch ‘entertaining’ U.S. presidential debate
Sparks are expected to fly when Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton face off in the first presidential debate of the U.S. election, and viewers north of the border are planning to watch with anticipation usually reserved for prize fights or championship sports games. Canadians and American expats alike are gearing up for the debate that could make or break the campaign, gathering in homes and bars to catch an exchange they expect will be as entertaining as it is informative.
CloseUP: Jennifer Horn, Ray Buckley weigh in on November
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Anthony Weiner investigated for graphic texting to minor
The U.S. Attorney's Office in Manhattan has launched an investigation into Anthony Weiner's alleged texting sexual content with a minor. The allegations, which first appeared in the Daily Mail on Wednesday, include that Weiner sent explicit texts to an unnamed 15-year-old girl for months, dating back to January.
Nethead goes here: Carl M. Cannon
Although his pal Frank Sinatra got him to play the second Reagan inauguration, famed insult comedian Don Rickles never did politics. At 90 years of age, Rickles is still going strong, still needling audiences - and still won't take out after politicians.
Clinton campaign responds to Trump’s threat to bring Gennifer Flowers to debate
Hillary Clinton 's campaign is firing back after rival Donald Trump threatened to bring a woman who had a relationship with former President Bill Clinton to Monday's presidential debate. , the Republican presidential nominee tweeted Saturday, "If dopey Mark Cuban of failed Benefactor fame wants to sit in the front row, perhaps I will put Jennifer [sic] Flowers right alongside of him!" If dopey Mark Cuban of failed Benefactor fame wants to sit in the front row, perhaps I will put Gennifer Flowers right alongside of him! Trump was responding to an earlier tweet from Cuban, a billionaire and Clinton supporter, who said he will be sitting in the front row at the debate.