October 4, 2016
The $916 million loss that Donald Trump claimed on his 1995 tax returns, reported by The New York Times on Saturday, was a shocking number. But what appalled most people more was what the Times pointed out next: That the high-living Trump could have used the losses to avoid paying taxes over a period of […]
October 4, 2016
Republicans have unleashed a barrage of television ads over the past year slamming Democrats running for House and Senate for supporting the Iran nuclear deal. For the most part, the targets of the ads have tried to duck the topic. Now, a handful of those Democrats are getting some Iran-related firepower on their side. On […]
October 4, 2016
John Kerry’s rallying cry to Europe: It’s time for ‘pushback’
October 4, 2016
Michelle Obama didn’t mention Donald Trump by name during her speech in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Tuesday, but the first lady warned voters that not supporting Hillary Clinton would aid the election of a temperamentally unfit bully who puts himself first and lashes out at others. Obama made reference to a barrage of negative headlines […]
October 4, 2016
HAVERFORD, Pa. — For Hillary Clinton to crack her highest, hardest glass ceiling in 35 days, she needs to make sure Donald Trump’s ceiling with suburban white women is made of cement. That’s what brought her to this predominantly white, well-to-do “collar county” of Philadelphia, where she participated in a family town hall with her […]
October 4, 2016
Once again, President Barack Obama has had to cancel his plans to campaign for Hillary Clinton and tout his signature health law. Obama was supposed to discuss Obamacare in Tampa and hold a rally for Clinton in Miami on Wednesday, but they’ve been pre-empted by the weather, White House press secretary Josh Earnest told reporters […]
October 4, 2016
Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson defended his lack of knowledge of world affairs, suggesting Tuesday on MSNBC that foreign policy expertise, or even an understanding of where international leaders are from, is what leads to military conflict. “You know what? The fact that somebody can dot the i’s and cross the t’s on a foreign […]
October 4, 2016
Donald Trump tapped Mike Pence for his steady hand, a low-risk, experienced elected official selected to pair a more conventional presence to the most unexpected major party nominee in a generation. And Pence has delivered, relentlessly pushing Trump’s agenda, defending the nominee through his rockier moments and keeping clear of any major gaffes. But, in […]
October 4, 2016
Donald Trump’s aides and allies are struggling to extinguish the firestorm over the revelation that he may have avoided paying personal income tax for up to 18 years, as they fanned out on Tuesday to again defend the beleaguered Republican nominee. Kellyanne Conway, Trump’s campaign manager, said his move to carry over a $916 million […]
October 4, 2016