September 15, 2016
The Democratic National Committee is sending $2.5 million to each of the party’s Senate and House campaign committees, it will announce on Thursday, to juice its down-ballot operation as Democrats try to engineer a wave election in the Senate and House. The move to funnel campaign money to state-level and local races comes at a […]
September 15, 2016
Donald Trump “is a human leech who will bleed the country and sit at his golf resort laughing at the money he has made,” Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid said Thursday. In remarks from the Senate floor, Reid (D-Nev.) called Trump “a spoiled brat” and “a notorious con artist.” And he argued that the GOP […]
September 15, 2016
With Donald Trump getting massively outspent by Hillary Clinton on the TV airwaves, his campaign is racing to help a Trump-allied super PAC. On Monday afternoon, a Trump son, Donald Trump Jr., will be a special guest at a New York City fundraiser for Rebuilding America Now, a pro-Trump outside group, according to an invitation […]
September 15, 2016
September 15, 2016
Donald Trump brushed aside a question Thursday as to whether Hillary Clinton would have the “stamina” to debate him in the upcoming events and campaign through Election Day. “There are people out there who are wondering if Hillary Clinton is really going to have the stamina to go to the debate on the 26th and […]
September 15, 2016
Rachel Martin, the host of NPR’s “Weekend Edition Sunday” program, has been named co-host of NPR’s flagship weekday morning program, “Morning Edition,” the public radio corporation announced Thursday. Martin, who has hosted “Weekend Edition Sunday” for four years, will join hosts David Greene and Steve Inskeep on “Morning Edition” in early December. She replaces longtime […]
September 15, 2016
Trying to critique a Donald Trump policy announcement can feel silly, like trying to analyze an icicle before it melts, or trying to build a sculpture of an optical illusion. Trump has made it clear that his few specific policies, even his famous immigration policies, are all negotiable, and as far as fact-checking goes, his […]
September 15, 2016
The hacker persona Guccifer 2.0 on Thursday released more alleged Democratic strategy memos from House races around the country, the second dump of Democratic information this week. The documents — which span races in New Hampshire, Ohio, Illinois and North Carolina — include both summaries of 2014 races, as well as “path to victory” plans […]
September 15, 2016
NEW YORK — Mike Pence on Thursday returned to Trump Tower for the first time since being announced as Donald Trump’s vice presidential nominee, encouraging a group of staffers and volunteers to “run through the tape” and huddling with top campaign staff. “We are in the final stretch of a campaign that is going to […]
September 15, 2016