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It was a headline that launched headlines. On August 24, Politico , the buzzy Bible of the Beltway, put these words atop its homepage: " Hillary Clinton's run-out-the-clock strategy: The Democrat aims to ignore the email and Foundation controversies, seeing a shrinking calendar as her friend ."

‘Scottie, that is not factual’: Trump surrogate gets shut …

Scottie Nell Hughes, a surrogate for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump got fact-checked on the air on Saturday by anchor Poppy Harlow and activist Bakari Sellers. Harlow pointed out that among nonwhite voters, Trump is trailing even third party candidates in recent surveys, to which Hughes replied that the candidate has had rallies "all over the country" where the "doors are open" to everyone, regardless of race.

Cop shot, critical after gunfire exchange; 1 suspect dead

The first hurricane to hit Florida in more than a decade wiped away beachside buildings and toppled trees onto homes Friday before plowing inland on a path that could send it rolling up the densely populated East... By JESSICA GRESKO The Associated Press Tropical Storm Hermine regained strength Saturday as it moved slowly up the Eastern Seaboard and made a mess of the holiday weekend. New Jersey police said a suspect was fatally shot in an exchange of gunfire outside an Atlantic City casino early Saturday and one police officer was seriously wounded.

Johnson predicts ‘dire consequences’ for campaign if he’s excluded from debate

Gary Johnson Johnson: 'Dire consequences' for campaign if he misses debates Jill Stein makes New Hampshire ballot Poll: Clinton leads Trump by double digits in NH MORE said on Saturday that there would be "dire consequences" for his campaign if he is not included in the presidential debates. "By dire consequences, I don't think there's any way you can be elected president and not be in the presidential debates," Johnson told the Des Moines Register after a rally in the Iowa capital.

Democratic VP nominee Tim Kaine speaks at a rally in Greensboro on Aug. 3, 2016.

Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Kaine will give what the Hillary Clinton campaign is calling a "major national security speech" when he comes to Wilmington this week. "Sen. Kaine will underline that Hillary Clinton is the only candidate who has the experience, temperament and judgement to serve as commander in chief and who has the vision to make America safer and stronger together," the campaign said in a news release Saturday.

Ben Carson briefly disrupts CNN interview after remembering his luggage

Dr. Ben Carson took a moment away from stumping for Donald Trump in Detroit on Saturday to do a live on-air interview on CNN - then took another moment to look for his luggage as the cable network's cameras continued to roll. The retired neurosurgeon was being interviewed outside his childhood home by CNN's Jeremy Diamon early Saturday afternoon when the former Republican presidential hopeful abruptly walked away after realizing he'd misplaced his luggage.

Hassan is not an independent

If you ever needed more proof that Gov. Maggie Hassan was in this Senate race to support Washington Democrats, look no further than her recent interview with CNN. In that interview, she was asked if Hillary Clinton was honest or trustworthy, she spouted the same lines all Democrats across the country are saying, despite the fact that Hillary Clinton has proved time and time again not to be very trustworthy.

Donald Trump tries to woo black voters in visit to Detroit

DETROIT>> Donald Trump said Saturday he wanted to help rebuild Detroit and told members of a black church that "there are many wrongs that should be made right" as the GOP presidential nominee tried to woo African-Americans two months before the election. "I am here to listen to you," Trump told the congregation at the Great Faith Ministries International in remarks that included references to some of his campaign plans.

Protests Outside Black Detroit Church Hosting Trump

Police struggled to hold back protesters Saturday outside a Detroit church hosting a visit by Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, who is on a charm offensive to allay skepticism of wary African American voters. "The devil's in the pulpit," shouted Wyoman Mitchell, one of about 150 protesters who charged police barricades outside the black Great Faith Ministries International church.

Vice presidential candidates and the outcome of the race

Political experts and historians have consistently chronicled the fact that vice presidential choices have no significant effect on the presidential race outcome. However, this has been a very unconventional presidential political year.

Abbreviated Pundit Round-up: Is an electoral landslide in the works?

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.

Putin Says DNC Hack Was Public Service, Russia Didn’t Do It

Vladimir Putin said the hacking of thousands of Democratic National Committee emails and documents was a service to the public, but denied U.S. accusations that Russia's government had anything to do with it. "Listen, does it even matter who hacked this data?'' Putin said in an interview at the Pacific port city of Vladivostok on Thursday.

New York Magazine Writer: Conservatives Like ‘Highly Emotional’…

Shorter version of Brian Feldman's Wednesday article for New York magazine: Sure, Mark Zuckerberg's a genius, but he still hasn't come up with a foolproof way to keep Facebook from promoting right-wing propaganda. "Facebook's problem isn't that it suppresses 'conservative news' or allows 'fake news,'" wrote Feldman.