September 15, 2016
The Associated Press Thursday condemned a report from a Justice Department Inspector General that found that an FBI agent’s impersonation of an AP editor did not violate its policies. “The Associated Press is deeply disappointed by the inspector general’s finding, which effectively condone the FBI’s impersonation of an AP journalist in 2007,” a statement from […]
September 15, 2016
Hillary Clinton returned to the campaign trail Thursday afternoon, debuting some new intro music and telling the crowd that her sick days allowed her a chance to “reconnect with what this whole campaign is about.” The former secretary of state, who took the stage to James Brown’s “I Feel Good,” spent the beginning of the […]
September 15, 2016
Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) offered a grim assessment of sentencing reform’s chances this year to a group of young African-American activists this week, but told them he’s gotten a pledge from Hillary Clinton to push aggressively on the issue if she wins in November. Supporters of the current criminal-justice reform package are counting on the […]
September 15, 2016
When Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton meet for their first rumble on the debate stage in just 11 days in New York, the Democratic nominee will not be looking to “provoke” her opponent, Clinton press secretary Brian Fallon insisted Thursday. While Fallon acknowledged to MSNBC’s Thomas Roberts that the campaign does not know which “Donald […]
September 15, 2016
The GOP nominee prefers his KFC by the bucket, devours the fries before the Big Mac, and only eats greens out of taco bowls perched atop white linen napkins — but make no mistake, these are Donald Trump’s salad days. Counted down in the dark days after his gloomy Cleveland convention, with polls showing him […]
September 15, 2016
Furthering her feud with Donald Trump, liberal firebrand Elizabeth Warren took to the Senate floor on Thursday to chide the Republican nominee for not releasing his tax returns. Warren mused about what may be buried in the 12,000 pages of tax forms Trump has declined to release. The New York businessman has eschewed the tradition […]
September 15, 2016
The race between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton is drawing closer in Virginia, according to a University of Mary Washington poll released Thursday. About 40 percent of Virginians surveyed who said they are likely to vote said they would support Clinton, while 37 percent backed Trump in the five-way ballot test question, with Libertarian nominee […]
September 15, 2016
Donald Trump Jr.’s interview with a Pennsylvania TV station ended abruptly after a reporter asked the Republican presidential candidate’s eldest son about Washington Post reports that Trump used foundation funds to pay for a portrait of himself at an auction. “You’re a director of the Trump Foundation charity. Did you sign off on charity money […]
September 15, 2016
Medical issues can be uncomfortable, which is why Donald Trump decided to discuss his in the setting where he’s most at ease: in front of a live studio audience. “I would absolutely say I view this in a way as a going to see my doctor, just a little bit public that’s all,” Trump told […]
September 15, 2016
In one of the most overt displays of campaign theatrics this year, two separate proposals targeting Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton on transparency were blocked on the Senate floor on Thursday. Democrats struck first with an attempt to highlight Trump’s opaque financial history. Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) took to the floor press for a bill […]