Billionaire Clinton Foundation Donor Denied Entry Into US Because Of Terror Ties

The multi-million dollar Clinton Foundation donor was denied entry into the U.S. last year because of his ties to a Lebanese organization that has allegedly given money to the terrorist group Hezbollah, The Los Angeles Times reports . The news, which was based on interviews and government documents, comes weeks after emails surfaced showing that in 2009, a Clinton Foundation adviser asked Hillary Clinton's State Department deputy chief of staff, Huma Abedin, for a favor on Chagoury's behalf.

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Hillary Clinton vigorously defended her family's foundation against Donald Trump's criticism on Friday and declared she's confident there will be no major further accusations involving the foundation, her emails or anything else that could undermine her chances of defeating him in November. She said the private Clinton Foundation's charitable programs would continue if she's elected, even as Trump and other critics argue they would present a conflict of interest.

What Trump has taught us about immigration

Is he or isn't he? That's been the question of the week about whether Donald Trump is "softening" his hardline stance on illegal immigration, adopted ahead of the Republican primaries. What exactly is going on with Trump and immigration remains the subject of uncertainty and debate.

Clinton scores a hit on EpiPen drugmaker

Give Hillary Clinton credit for calling out Mylan NV for price-gouging on its Epi-Pen emergency allergy shot. While a bipartisan group of U.S. Senators initially raised a ruckus over the drug's 400 percent cost increase, it was Clinton's voice that brought pressure to bear on the company to reduce prices.

The rise of Tulsi: While congresswoman bucks political trends,…

Rep. Tulsi Gabbard stood before the nation on a stage in Philadelphia as a woman of the people, starkly juxtaposed to the corruption that left the Democratic Party reeling. Leaked emails indicated several of the party committee's major players - namely its chair, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz - had intentionally subverted the presidential campaign of Sen. Bernie Sanders in favor of the establishment candidate, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

Editorial cartoons for Aug. 28, 2016: Clinton’s foundation, Trump’s turnabout, pharma’s greed

The week in editorial cartoons reflected doings in the presidential campaign, plus Olympics fallout, Louisiana flood mop-up and the EpiPen controversy . Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton continues to be dogged by questions about her private emails, which show how her work as Secretary of State intersected with donors to her husband's foundation.

Churchill: Message adds to season of campaign hate

I don't want to spotlight its content, but suffice to say that the email described, inaccurately, the killing of a white child by two black teenagers before listing 31 additional cases in which a white person was murdered by a black perpetrator. If the implication wasn't already clear, the email explicitly states the point: "There is an epidemic of violence coming from the black community that seriously endangers the remainder of the population."

Donald Trump seeks support in Iowa warning ‘war on the American farmer,’ by rival Hillary Clinton

Donald Trump warned Saturday of a "war on the American farmer," telling a crowd in Iowa that rival Hillary Clinton "wants to shut down family farms" and implement anti-agriculture policies. Trump's speech at the annual "Roast and Ride" fundraiser for Republican Sen. Joni Ernst came just hours after Clinton received her first national security briefing as the Democratic presidential nominee.

Hillary Clinton receives first security briefing

Democrat Hillary Clinton on Saturday received her first national security briefing since accepting her party's nomination for the presidency last month. The meeting was held at the Federal Bureau of Investigation's field office in White Plains, New York, not far from the Chappaqua, New York, residence she shares with her husband, former President Bill Clinton.