October 4, 2016
The 18- to 34-year-olds who helped elect Barack Obama could consign his signature domestic policy achievement to failure. That’s because not enough millennials have signed up for Obamacare to make it work well. Despite repeated outreach — including entreaties from all manner of celebrities, including NBA stars and Obama himself — they make up less […]
October 3, 2016
If it walks, talks and balks like Donald Trump, then it probably is Donald Trump. But for his newest celebrity impersonator, Alec Baldwin, the comparisons are getting a bit too real. The veteran acting star of “30 Rock” fame took to Twitter on Monday night to express his distaste for a New Yorker piece that […]
October 3, 2016
A new conservative outside group with deep pockets is planning a robust ad campaign urging Congress to impeach the IRS commissioner — a move sure to cause GOP leaders some headaches this fall. Founded by GOP mega-donor Todd Ricketts, 45Committee will spend nearly $1 million on a week’s worth of cable TV and digital ads […]
October 3, 2016
ASHLAND, Va. — Mike Pence blasted Tim Kaine’s record as governor of Virginia here on Kaine’s home turf Monday on the eve of their first and only debate. Pence has mostly ignored Hillary Clinton’s running mate this campaign, focusing instead on going after Clinton herself. But Monday night, whether because of the looming debate or […]
October 3, 2016
New Hampshire Sen. Kelly Ayotte said Monday that she would “absolutely” point to Donald Trump as a role model for children, despite her ongoing endorsement holdout of the Republican presidential nominee. The statement by Ayotte came during a televised Senate debate at the New England College and co-sponsored by the Concord Monitor against Gov. Maggie […]
October 3, 2016
Politicians who deny climate change are unfit to serve, actor Leonardo DiCaprio said at a White House event Monday alongside President Barack Obama. “The scientific consensus is in and the argument is now over,” the Academy Award-winning actor said during a discussion during the White House’s South by South Lawn event. “If you do not […]
October 3, 2016
It’s the $916 million question in Donald Trump’s leaked tax returns. How did the Republican presidential nominee rack up nearly $1 billion in losses in 1995? That’s what he reported in partial state returns, provided to The New York Times, which he could then use to avoid paying taxes in subsequent years. It’s not surprising […]
October 3, 2016
PUEBLO, Colo. — Sinking in the polls and facing a merciless barrage of negative news stories as he begins what may be the most important week of the presidential campaign, Donald Trump tried on a new persona Monday — the underdog. In this hardscrabble, blue-collar town, the Manhattan billionaire presented his own story as one […]
October 3, 2016
Hillary Clinton has opened up a 6-point lead over Donald Trump in a new CBS/NYT national poll released on Monday evening. The post-debate survey shows Clinton winning 49 percent of the support of likely voters, including leaners, in a head-to-head match-up, compared to 43 percent for the Republican nominee. Before Monday’s showdown at Hofstra University, […]
October 3, 2016
Donald Trump’s refusal to release his tax returns has broken decades of tradition of both sides of the aisle. On Monday, Hillary Clinton vowed that if she becomes president, Trump will be the first and last major party nominee to keep his taxes largely under wraps. “If I’m fortunate enough to be president, we’re going […]