September 16, 2016
Not only is Ohio Gov. John Kasich not worried about a potential political backlash for sitting down with President Barack Obama on Friday to discuss their common ground on the Trans-Pacific Partnership, the former Republican presidential candidate said in a CNN interview that he would embrace such criticism. “Oh, I frankly I welcome it,” Kasich […]
September 16, 2016
The head of a major anti-abortion rights group is coming on board as chairwoman of Donald Trump’s pro-life coalition. Marjorie Dannenfelser, the president of the Susan B. Anthony List, is assuming that position on Trump’s behalf, her organization plans to announce Friday. Co-chairs are slated to be rolled out later this month. Dannenfelser will seek […]
September 16, 2016
Every week political cartoonists throughout the country and across the political spectrum apply their ink-stained skills to capture the foibles, memes, hypocrisies and other head-slapping events in the world of politics. The fruits of these labors are hundreds of cartoons that entertain and enrage readers of all political stripes. Here’s an offering of the best […]
September 16, 2016
She wasn’t always like this. She wasn’t always a woman who could almost collapse in public, then emerge from seclusion a couple of hours later announcing, “I’m feeing great,” as if nothing had happened, as if she hadn’t already known for two days that she had pneumonia. And her opponents didn’t always accuse her of […]
September 16, 2016
Deep into the final year of his presidency, Barack Obama is working behind the scenes to secure Obamacare’s legacy, struggling to bolster a program whose ultimate success or failure will likely be determined by his successor. With no lifeline coming from the divided Congress, Obama and his administration are redoubling their pleas for insurers to […]
September 16, 2016
NEW YORK — Gary Johnson was never supposed to be a problem for Hillary Clinton. The low-profile Libertarian’s presence on the ballot would serve as an easy out for #NeverTrump Republicans, Democrats aligned with the nominee have long figured, and that could only hurt Donald Trump. But as national and battleground polls tighten and Democrats’ […]
September 16, 2016
For the first time since the general election kicked off, a majority of swing-state GOP insiders say Donald Trump would win their state if the election were held today. That’s according to The POLITICO Caucus — a panel of activists, strategists and operatives in 11 key battleground states. POLITICO began asking this benchmark question in […]
September 15, 2016
Hair Force One was cleared for takeoff Thursday night. Appearing on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Thursday, Donald Trump finally combed over any lingering doubts about the integrity of his hair, as Fallon giddily ruffled his head in one of the campaign’s lighter moments of late. The interview, set to air on Thursday […]
September 15, 2016
Donald Trump “believes that President Obama was born in the United States,” according to a statement by a senior campaign aide. The statement, issued by senior communications adviser Jason Miller, came after the Republican nominee declined in an interview with the Washington Post to acknowledge that President Barack Obama is a U.S. citizen. “I’ll answer […]
September 15, 2016
WASHINGTON — Hillary Clinton on Thursday night denounced her rival Donald Trump for his continuing refusal to admit President Barack Obama was born in the United States. “He was asked one more time, ‘Where was President Obama born?’” Clinton said to the audience at a black tie affair at the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute’s 39th […]