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Category Archives: Hillary Clinton
Obamacare 2.0: Obama calls for revisiting the public option
President Barack Obama is laying out a blueprint for addressing unsolved problems with his signature health law, including a renewed call for a "public option" to let Americans buy insurance from the government. Obama's assessment of the Affordable Care Act comes in an eight-page article in the Journal of the American Medical Association, a peer-reviewed publication.
To Democrats, must-see TV is Trump mocking disabled reporter
Here's Grace, a sweetly smiling little girl in a wheelchair. Now here's her mother, Lauren Glaros: "When I saw Donald Trump mock a disabled person, I was just shocked," she says.
Robert B. Reich: The huckster populist
As we've seen this bizarre political year, the biggest force welling up is rage against insider elites in both parties and against the American establishment as a whole - including the denizens of Wall Street, large corporations and the mainstream media. Now, with Bernie Sanders essentially out of the race, Donald Trump wants Americans to believe he's the remaining anti-establishment candidate.
Mark Shields: The campaign post Comey
Even though Democrat Hillary Clinton continues to lead Republican Donald Trump in nearly all major public polls, the answer to one question in the most recent Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll had to trigger panic attacks throughout the entire Clinton campaign. Respondents were asked whether Trump or Clinton "would be better" on "being honest and straightforward."
Trump’s focuses on changes in programs for veterans
In this Thursday, June 30, 2016 file photo, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at a town hall-style campaign event at the former Osram Sylvania light bulb factory in Manchester, N.H. Trump will deliver a speech on veterans' health care reform Monday, July 11, his latest in a series of prepared remarks aimed at articulating his policy agenda and convincing still-reticent Republicans that he has the discipline and control to mount a credible general election bid against likely rival Hillary Clinton. The proposal is part of Trump's 10-point plan he's outlining Monday ahead of his general election bid against likely rival Hillary Clinton .
Soda maker’s campaign drinks: Trump Tonic and Hillary Hooch
A Connecticut soft drink company is hoping to add a little pop to this year's presidential election by releasing two specialty sodas named for the presumptive nominees. Avery's Beverages, a 112-year-old soda maker in New Britain, is offering Trump Tonic and Hillary Hooch - named, of course, for Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton.
Poll: Clinton edges Trump in Nevada
Hillary Clinton holds a small edge over Donald Trump in the race for Nevada's six electoral votes, according to a poll released Monday. The poll from Monmouth University found that 45% of the state's likely voters support Clinton, compared with 41% who currently back Trump, with the poll's margin of error.
A less cynical view of Comey’s decision on the Clinton emails
FBI Director James Comey made his announcement last week that there will be no criminal charges recommended for former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton A less cynical view of Comey's decision on the Clinton emails Clinton ad: Trump 'seems to be impressed' by dictators Poll: 56 percent disapprove of FBI's Clinton decision MORE Many have commented on the fact this action by an FBI director is unprecedented, and largely depending on which side of the political aisle one sits, you either cheered the decision or were outraged by it.
Trump’s focuses on changes in programs for military veterans
Republican Donald Trump will deliver a speech on veterans' issues Monday, his latest in a series of prepared remarks aimed at articulating his policy agenda and convincing still-reticent Republicans that he has the discipline and control to mount a credible general election bid against likely rival Hillary Clinton. Trump's 10-point plan, aimed at improving veterans' care, will include allowing veterans to seek government-funded private medical care.
Sanders to join Clinton in New Hampshire presidential rally
SANDERS: In this June 24 photo, Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. speaks in Albany, N.Y. Sanders failed in his quest to include opposition to the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal in a draft of the Democratic Party's policy positions at a meeting Saturday, July 9, where several amendments against the deal were voted down by Hillary Clinton supporters.
N.J.’s Garrett to opponent: Tie me to Trump, will you? Well I’ll tie you to Clinton
As the House Democrats run ads trying to tie him and other congressional Republicans to GOP's unpopular presumptive nominee, businessman Donald Trump, Garrett takes solace in the fact that the Democratic presidential candidate isn't that well-liked either. With former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton also the bearer of negative approval ratings, Garrett is making sure voters in his district know that his Democratic challenger, Josh Gottheimer, wrote speeches at the White House for her husband, President Bill Clinton.
Twitter and CBS News to partner for live stream of GOP and Democratic National Conventions
Twitter and CBS News announced on Monday a partnership to stream CBSN's live coverage from the Republican and Democratic National Conventions on Twitter. "Twitter is the fastest way to find out what's happening in politics and to have a discussion about it," said Anthony Noto, Twitter's chief financial officer.
Majority in U.S. Disagree with FBI Decision on Hillary Clinton Emails, Poll Finds
Democratic Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks in front the shuttered Trump Plaza casino on the boardwalk of Atlantic City, NJ, on July 06, 2016. The Washington Post - The Washington Post/Getty Images A slim majority of Americans disagree with the FBI's decision not to recommend charges against Hillary Clinton for her use of a private email server during her time as Secretary of State, according to a new poll.
College-educated whites put hole in Trump coalition
Wanda Melton has voted for every Republican presidential nominee since Ronald Reagan in 1980, but now the Georgia grandmother plans to cross over to support Democrat Hillary Clinton. In this photo taken April 25, 2015, a group of women hold signs and shout their support as they wait on line to attend a rally for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump in Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
Trump’s Speech to Spell out Veteran Health Care Proposal
Republican Donald Trump will deliver a speech on veterans' health care reform Monday, his latest in a series of prepared remarks aimed at articulating his policy agenda and convincing still-reticent Republicans that he has the discipline and control to mount a credible general election bid against likely rival Hillary Clinton . Trump, the presumptive GOP nominee, will be speaking in Virginia Beach, Virginia, not far from the USS Wisconsin in Norfolk, where he first unveiled his plan to reform the Department of Veterans Affairs last October, promising to modernize the system, while minimizing wait times for patients and improving care.
Sunday’s letters: Attack reflects poorly on Beckner
I have always had the highest regard for Commissioner Kevin Beckner. That ended when I read this article on his attack on Pat Frank and took a look at his campaign website.
10 Things to Know for Monday
After authorities were criticized for their actions in Ferguson, Missouri, many police departments took a more restrained approach. Now the pendulum could swing back.
Did Hillary Clinton Do Enough to Win Over Bernie Sanders’ Backers?
Bernie Sanders got what he wanted here this weekend: A Democratic platform stamped in section after section by his progressive values. Hillary Clinton got what she wanted, too: A path to bring Sanders' supporters fully into the fold a week before the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia.
Free College, Dude
Some of our friends console themselves over Donald Trump by saying that Hillary Clinton is at heart a pragmatist who will steer to the political center as her husband did. You sure can't tell by her sprint to the left since she's become the presumptive Democratic nominee.