Donald Trump’s pitch to African-American voters: ‘What the…

At a rally on Friday in Dimondale, Michigan, the Republican presidential candidate offered himself as the alternative to his Democratic rival, Hillary Clinton, as he tried to appeal to black voters - a demographic with which he has not performed well . "To those I say the following: what do you have to lose by trying something new like Trump.

ABC, NBC Evening Newscasts Minimize Clinton Foundation Donation Move

ABC and NBC's evening newscasts on Thursday barely mentioned the Clinton Foundation's announcement that it would stop accepting foreign and corporate donations if Hillary Clinton is elected president. ABC's World News Tonight set aside 25 seconds of air time to the news at the end of a full report on the Donald Trump campaign preparing for the billionaire's first presidential debate with Hillary Clinton.

Hillary doesn’t need to give sworn testimony over private email, says judge

Clinton must instead respond in writing within 30 days to questions submitted by Judicial Watch, a group that has long been critical of her conduct and which is suing the Department of State over Clinton-era records. Judge Emmet Sullivan's ruling in US District Court in Washington is likely to be a relief to Democrats, who did not welcome the prospect of Clinton having to submit to hours of questioning by lawyers in the middle of her campaign for the November 8 election against Republican Party candidate Donald Trump.

Trump seeks reboot for flagging White House bid

Donald Trump sought to reboot his flagging presidential bid Friday, dismissing his tainted campaign chairman and seeking to broaden his shrinking support base by appealing to black voters and visiting flood-ravaged Louisiana. The resignation of the seasoned Republican strategist Paul Manafort -- under fire for his pro-Kremlin ties and role in a Ukrainian corruption scandal -- represents the Republican nominee's latest effort to get back on track after weeks of crisis.

Hillary Clinton consolidates her position in three swing states: Report

Washington, Aug 20: Continuing her momentum post conventions, Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton has consolidated her position in three key swing states, which gives her enough electoral college votes to be the next president of the US, a major US media outlet has said. Clinton, 68, has strengthened her position in three swing States of New Hampshire, Pennsylvania and Virginia having a total of 37 electoral college votes, according to CNN.

Judge orders Clinton to answer questions on email use

In this Aug. 15, 2016, photo, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks at a campaign event at Riverfront Sports in Scranton, Pa. A federal judge has ordered Clinton to answer questions in writing from a conservative legal advocacy group about her use of a private email server during her tenure as secretary of state.

Giuliani on Trump’s La. Visit: ‘More Presidential Than the President’

Donald Trump was more presidential than President Barack Obama in going to the flooded areas in Louisiana Friday, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani said. "Today, Donald Trump acted more Presidential than the President himself, by immediately going to Louisiana while President Obama chose to continue playing golf and Hillary Clinton phoned in her views," Giuliani said in a statement, according to The Hill.

Arizona Sen. Flake: Trump Should Apologize to Individuals

Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake would like to see Donald Trump individually apologize to the people he's offended, not just issue a broad "regret" like he did in a speech Thursday night. According to BuzzFeed News, Flake - who first joined the Senate in 2013 - told Phoenix radio station KFYI he isn't part of the "Never Trump" movement but he does feel the Republican presidential nominee owes several people apologies.

Taste test 2016: Clintona s cookies vs. Trumpa s cookies

At least that's what the hope has been since 1992, when Family Circle magazine began collecting cookie recipes from the wives of presidential candidates for their Presidential Cookie Poll. Clinton submitted the same recipe that his wife, current Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, submitted during the 1992 and 1996 campaigns.

Dana Perino: Let me drop a truth bomb on you about these polls

An amazing clip, not because what she's saying is controversial but because it isn't remotely controversial and yet there's an air of tremulous hesitation about it, like a doctor trying to tell her patient he has cancer. So uneasy is she about having to break the news to viewers that dozens of polls pointing one way aren't wrong that she felt obliged to elaborate in writing, in a piece titled "I Will Never Lie to You."

Town Seeks To Ban Tourists From Driving To Clintons’ Chappaqua Street

Tourists seeking to get a glimpse of Hillary and Bill Clinton's home in Chappaqua are no longer allowed to do so under a new town law. The law, which was unanimously approved on Tuesday by the New Castle Town Board, restricts vehicular access to Old House Lane to "local traffic" only.

Trump team talks trade, labor with U.S. farm groups

Advisers to Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump pledged to U.S. agricultural groups that he will give growers and states a say on national farm policy should he be elected, two association leaders said on Friday. Eleven groups representing farmers, seed companies and other players in the sector met for the first time with Trump's top agricultural advisers in Washington on Monday to make recommendations on policy, following a similar meeting with representatives of rival Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton in June.

Pollster Kellyanne Conway takes on the toughest role of the campaign trail: Trump whisperer

Kellyanne Conway, new campaign manager for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, speaks to reporters in the lobby of Trump Tower in New York, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2016. Donald Trump is overhauling his campaign again, bringing in Breitbart News' Stephen Bannon as campaign CEO in addition to promoting pollster Kellyanne Conway to campaign manager.

Ivanka Trump orders earring, company donates her money to Hillary Clinton campaign

Major shade was thrown at the Trump campaign after a jewelry company decided to donate Ivanka's money spent on their jewelry to the Clinton campaign. Earlier this week, Lady Grey, a New York-based jeweler, posted a photo to Instagram of Ivanka Trump's order and a personalized message they were sending her.

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LIFE IS A BEACH: A beach goer plays with his dogs off of Hobie Island Beach Park on Virginia Key, Wednesday, Aug. 17, in Miami. Sandals mark the crime scene, Saturday, Aug. 13, 2016, not far from the Al-Furqan Jame Masjid Mosque in the Ozone Park neighborhood of Queens, New York, where the leader of a New York City mosque has been fatally shot and an associate has been wounded in a brazen daylight attack.