Trump and Clinton gear up for a busy Labor Day of campaigning

Hillary Clinton, the Democratic presidential nominee, greets the crew before boarding her new Boeing 737 campaign plane Monday at Westchester County Airport in White Plains, N.Y. Clinton, who has not held a news conference since last year, will kick off the holiday by finally allowing her press corps onto her campaign plane for the first time this election cycle. Hillary Clinton, the Democratic presidential nominee, greets the crew before boarding her new Boeing 737 campaign plane Monday at Westchester County Airport in White Plains, N.Y. Clinton, who has not held a news conference since last year, will kick off the holiday by finally allowing her press corps onto her campaign plane for the first time this election cycle.

The Constitutional Remnant

Rand Paul had the relaxed, casual glow of someone who had recently spent some significant time on a beach somewhere decompressing. It was July 15 in Las Vegas at the libertarian gathering FreedomFest, three days before the start of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, and the Kentucky senator was strolling across the stage in white pants and white shoes, delivering a confident, off-the-cuff spiel about how Congress needs to stop abdicating its constitutional responsibility to trim the sails of presidential power.

Clinton and Trump courting Ohio voters on Labor Day18 minutes ago

In this Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2016, file photo, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix. Trump and Hillary Clinton are making competing Labor Day pitches in Ohio, setting the stage for a critical month in their testy presidential campaign.

Clinton and Trump courting Ohio voters on Labor Day

In this Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2016, file photo, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix. Trump and Hillary Clinton are making competing Labor Day pitches in Ohio, setting the stage for a critical month in their testy presidential campaign.

Obama Makes Trade Deal Top Priority in Remaining Months

Despite formidable opposition across the political spectrum, President Barack Obama is using his final months in office to fight for congressional approval of a 12-nation free trade pact called the Trans-Pacific Partnership. Administration officials say Obama would speak about the trade agreement at each stop during his trip to China and Laos.

Trump’s Corruption Double-Whammy That The Media Is Letting Slide

Imagine for a second that Hillary Clinton is operating a business that has run afoul of its customers, and some even believe they were defrauded and are suing to get their money back. Then imagine that there is a pattern of Clinton donating money to those attorneys general and in return, they drop their investigations into Clinton's business.

Democrats Mark Labor Day

Harrisonburg City Council candidate Paul Somers chats with Councilman Kai Degner, the Democrat's candidate for the 6th Congressional District, before the start of the Harrisonburg and Rockingham Democratic Committees' Labor Day Banquet on Sunday. State Sen. Creigh Deeds, D-Bath, speaks with Wilhelmina Santiful of Edinburg before the start of the Harrisonburg-Rockingham Democratic Party Labor Day Banquet on Sunday.

Giuliani: Trump No Longer Wants Mass Deportations

One of Donald Trump's top supporters insisted Sunday that the Republican nominee is backing away from one of his most controversial immigration proposals: mass deportations. In an interview with CNN's Jake Tapper on "State of the Union," former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani said Trump doesn't want to break up immigrant families in America.

What Are We Doing in Syria by Jeffrey Sachs

Since early 2011, hundreds of thousands have died; around ten million Syrians have been displaced; Europe has been convulsed with Islamic State terror and the political fallout of refugees; and the United States and its NATO allies have more than once come perilously close to direct confrontation with Russia. Unfortunately, President Barack Obama has greatly compounded the dangers by hiding the US role in Syria from the American people and from world opinion.

Clinton’s avoidance of press conferences exacerbates tense relations with media

Washington, Sep 5 : Democratic Party nominee Hillary Clinton, one of the most scrutinised figures of her generation, has developed an allergy to press conferences that has aggravated her already difficult relationship with the media but which probably will not hurt her on Election Day as much as Republican rival Donald Trump might expect. The last time Clinton gave a formal press conference was Dec 5, 2015, or 274 days ago, a number that Trump and the Republican National Committee update daily in e-mails to reporters, EFE news reported.

Gary Johnson snags newspaper endorsement

Libertarian presidential nominee Gary Johnson received the endorsement of a prominent Virginia paper in an editorial posted Saturday night, notching a Labor Day weekend win for his third party bid. The glowing appraisal of Johnson's candidacy by the Richmond Times-Dispatch's editorial board contrasts the former New Mexico governor with Republican nominee Donald Trump and Democratic standard-bearer Hillary Clinton, both of whom lack the proper character traits to be president, the paper said.

Diddy Says President Obama “Shortchanged” Black People; Hillary Clinton Hasn’t Earned The Vote Yet

Sean "Diddy" Combs has had his hand in politics for a number of years, most notably dating back to his vigilance for the Rock the Vote campaign during the 2004 presidential election, where he interviewed a relatively unknown Illinois Senator who would go to make history inside the White House. However, more than a decade later, the 46-year-old music mogul's opinion on President Obama's tenure as commander-in-chief isn't exactly dipped in bronze.