Hillary Clinton’s smug ‘deplorables’ comment shows…

If you are one of the many military veterans, police officers, or legal gun owners who support Donald Trump for president, Hillary Clinton may call you something else: "deplorable." In one of the most stupid political comments in a political season in which ignorant comments seem to know no bounds, the Democratic nominee shot her own campaign in the foot when she shot off her mouth before introducing Barbra Streisand at an LGBT fundraiser in New York: "To just be grossly generalistic, you can put half of Trump supporters into what I call the basket of deplorables," Mrs. Clinton said.

Clinton scrambles to head off fallout from brutal weekend

Hillary Clinton's campaign is scrambling to head off lasting damage from her brutal weekend. Aides are promising to release more of her medical records following her bout of pneumonia and conceding they were too slow in providing information about her condition.

Is Donald Trump’s Criticism of the Federal Reserve Justified?

Donald Trump accused the Federal Reserve this week of playing politics by keeping interest rates low to spur the economy and improve the odds that Hillary Clinton will win, given her connections with the Obama administration. This scenario has happened in the past, when Richard Nixon was president, but there's little evidence to suggest it's happening now.

Lost in space: The candidates, the media and us

Lost in space: Media election coverage of Trump, Clinton in a free fall The candidates have not helped themselves much, and the media has dutifully played along Check out this story on azcentral.com: http://azc.cc/2cUHh7S Left: Donald Trump speaks to the National Guard Association of the United States, Monday, Sept. 12, 2016, in Baltimore.

Media outlets entertain the possibility of a Clinton replacement

Registration will allow you to post comments on timesunion.com and create a timesunion.com Subscriber Portal account for you to manage subscriptions and email preferences. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton walks from from her daughter's apartment building Sunday, Sept.

Meet the Bernie Sanders supporter who admires Tim Kaine but is…

A Bernie Sanders supporter who called Tim Kaine "one of the finest people in politics that I've ever known" is heading up a political action committee for Democrats backing Donald Trump. In 2002, he was appointed as a special assistant for policy in the state's Department of Housing and Community Development by then Gov. Mark Warner - currently a senator from the state and a Hillary Clinton backer.

Roger Stone’s tweet

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.

Hillary Clinton stumbles — will her campaign follow?

A weekend of stumbles has Hillary Clinton suddenly looking vulnerable at a pivotal moment of her battle with Donald Trump. Her swoon Sunday at muggy Ground Zero -- and damaging video of Clinton lurching into the arms of her security detail -- dramatically turned the state of her health from conservative conspiracy theory into a genuine campaign issue.

Trump ad hits Clinton over ‘deplorables’ remark

Donald Trump's campaign is pouncing on Hillary Clinton's "basket of deplorables" remark at a fundraising event over the weekend, launching a new ad blasting the Democratic nominee's comment and accusing her of "viciously demonizing hardworking people." The new Trump ad will run throughout the week on broadcast and cable TV beginning Monday, backed by a $2 million ad buy in battleground states Ohio, Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Florida, according to the campaign.

Miss America 2016 swears on live TV as Savvy Shields is crowned new winner

The outgoing Miss America, Betty Cantrell reacts as she tries to put a Miss America sash on winner Miss Arkansas Savvy Shields during the Miss America 2017 pageant, Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016, in Atlantic City, N.J. (Mel Evans Miss America 2016 Betty Cantrell swore on national television as Miss Arkansas Savvy Shields was crowned the new Miss America.