Critics blast Lauer’s ‘Commander-in-Chief Forum’ performance

Lauer's handling of the NBC News "Commander-In-Chief Forum" with Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump on Wednesday night was widely panned by journalists and pundits. The "Today" show co-host was criticized for spending too much time on Clinton's emails, lobbing softball questions to Trump, and neglecting to fact-check the Republican nominee when he falsely claimed to have opposed the Iraq War in 2002.

Hillary Clinton Plays Defense, Donald Trump Dodges at Commander-in-Chief Forum

Hillary Clinton was forced to defend her dubious handling of classified information on her private email server, her ill-fated vote authorizing the war in Iraq and her hawkish instinct to support intervention in Libya. Donald Trump dodged specifics on how he'd destroy the Islamic State group, delivered conflicting answers on how to improve veterans' health care and obscured his past support for the deployment of troops abroad.

Donald Trump holds double-digit lead over Hillary Clinton among military and veteran voters: poll

U.S. Republican presidential nominee Dorald Trump leads his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton by 19 points, 55 percent to 36 percent, among military and veteran voters, according to a poll issued Wednesday. The two candidates will each spend a half-hour Wednesady night talking about their military readiness at an event for veterans and active service members.

The Lid: How to Watch Tonight’s Commander-in-Chief Forum

Tonight's the night! Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton will each face questions on national security, military affairs and veterans' issues during tonight's Commander-in-Chief forum, presented by NBC News and the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America and simulcast on MSNBC and NBC. Veterans in the audience, as well as moderator Matt Lauer, will press both candidates to make their case to serve as the leader of the United States and its armed forces.

Plenty of reason to vote even if presidential candidates are a

Depending on which political prognosticators you listen to, Latinos won't show up at the polls this November either because the presidential candidates aren't palatable or because Latinos just don't vote. Both of these scenarios are plausible and neither is good for democracy in a country where Hispanics represent a steadily increasing percentage of the population.

Hillary’s keeps bad company on immigration issue

Hillary Clinton, the Democratic presidential nominee, is the wrong person to judge others by the company they keep - especially on the immigration issue, where her hands are far from clean. Just look at some of her closest associates.

FBI director defends Clinton email probe, document releases

FBI Director James Comey is defending the bureau's Friday afternoon release of documents from the Hillary Clinton email investigation, saying "we don't play games" and that the documents were put out when ready. In a memo to employees Wednesday, Comey said the decision to not recommend charges against the now-Democratic nominee wasn't a close call.

What Clinton won’t say: Whether Garland is her high court pick

Hillary Clinton has started talking to reporters again, but there's still a big question she hasn't answered: Would she renominate Merrick Garland to the open seat on the Supreme Court? Garland, President Barack Obama's nominee to the high court, has been stymied by Senate Republicans for months. The Democratic presidential candidate has studiously avoided saying whether ... Complete access to news articles on this website is available to Daily Record subscribers who are logged in.

How Roger Ailes is shaping Donald Trump’s debate prep

The former Fox News chief started advising Trump at a private lunch just days before the launch of his campaign, and regularly offered him advice over the course of the primaries, sources familiar with the discussions said. Trump and Ailes met in person several times between June 2015 and June 2016 -- almost always at Fox News headquarters -- and spoke frequently on the phone, the sources said.

The Dallas Morning News and Conservatives in the Wilderness

The Dallas Morning News became part of the story yesterday when they announced that they would endorse a Democrat for President for the first time in 75 years. Their editorial is a fairly obvious recitation of the reasons that Donald Trump is manifestly unfit to serve as President, but the fact that the DMN editorial board saw fit to actually endorse Hillary Clinton, as opposed to merely endorsing Gary Johnson or some other third party candidate, is evidence that a growing number of conservatives find themselves obligated to choose actual sides in the Trump v.

Russia hacks US networks ‘all the time’: spy chief

America's intelligence chief on Wednesday said Russia hacks US computer networks "all the time," while also seeking to reassure the public the transition to a new president would "be OK." US agencies, companies and individuals are frequently targeted by overseas hackers, and Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton's campaign has accused Moscow of hacking into Democratic National Committee emails.

Once rivals and allies, Clinton, Schumer eye new partnership

In this Sept. 11, 2003 file photo, then-Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., center, and Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., right, bow their heads during a moment of silence as they join mourners gathering to remember those lost during the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center at ground zero in New York.