September 30, 2016
Donald Trump “took the bait” set by Hillary Clinton’s campaign by keeping former Miss Universe winner Alicia Machado alive in the news cycle all week, David Axelrod said Friday morning on CNN. The former top adviser to President Barack Obama said the Machado “story is in its fourth day because of him” and added that […]
September 30, 2016
Even in death, Shimon Peres seemed to advance the Middle East peace process — at least for a moment, anyway. Attendees at Friday’s funeral for the late Israeli leader were abuzz when Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas arrived and shook hands with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. It was a rare personal encounter between the two […]
September 30, 2016
Introducing former Miss Universe Alicia Machado into the presidential news cycle was “a really stupid decision” by Hillary Clinton, retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn said Friday morning. The former secretary of state introduced Machado to debate viewers Monday night when she dropped her name while discussing Donald Trump’s history of derogatory remarks towards women. Clinton […]
September 30, 2016
Donald Trump wrote on Twitter Friday morning that Hillary Clinton was “duped and used” by former Miss Universe winner Alicia Machado, urging his followers to “check out [her] sex tape and past.” Machado, a native of Venezuela, vaulted into the political spotlight towards the end of Monday night’s presidential debate, when Clinton mentioned her during […]
September 30, 2016
President Barack Obama, former President Bill Clinton and other world leaders gathered in Israel for the state funeral of Shimon Peres. Peres, a Nobel Peace Prize winner, died late Tuesday night. His legacy touches every major point in Israeli history, from the Oslo Accords to serving as a prime minister and president for the crucial […]
September 30, 2016
President Barack Obama buried another of his heroes Friday — a role model from his early life and now a role model for the future he’s slowly starting to map out. Shimon Peres, Muhammad Ali, Nelson Mandela: these men whom he’s now led the world’s goodbyes to were all friends — most don’t realize it, […]
September 30, 2016
A dramatic debate. A historic veto override. And Gary Johnson’s memory. How well have you been following this week’s political news? Take POLITICO’s quiz to find out, then share your result and compare scores on Twitter by tagging @POLITICO with the hashtag #PoliticoQuiz.
September 30, 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 30, 2016
Hillary Clinton leads Donald Trump by 4 points in the first likely Florida voter poll taken after their first presidential debate, which the Democrat was widely credited with winning. Clinton’s 46-42 percent lead over Trump in the Mason-Dixon Polling & Research survey only represents a 2-point shift in her favor since the last time the […]
September 30, 2016
Hillary Clinton leads Donald Trump by 7 points in New Hampshire, according to a new poll conducted entirely after the first presidential debate this week. The poll, conducted by MassINC Polling Group for WBUR-FM in Boston, shows Clinton leading Trump, 42 percent to 35 percent. Libertarian Gary Johnson earns a large share of the vote, […]