September 25, 2016
The two most intensely disliked presidential candidates in American history are expected to draw a Super Bowl-sized television audience when they meet for the first of three debates Monday night. The drama of the live, 90-minute television event is assured with Donald Trump, the reality TV star who has blustered and bulldozed his way through […]
September 25, 2016
House Speaker Paul Ryan, who tussle with Joe Biden on the debate stage in 2012, had one piece of advice as GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump prepares to take the stage for the first time Monday: “Overprepare.” Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton is the “consummate pro,” he said on CBS’ “Face the Nation.” “This is […]
September 25, 2016
Presented with a series of Donald Trump’s policies that conflict with his own policy vision, House Speaker Paul Ryan had a message: “Congress writes these laws.” “Congress is the one that writes these laws and puts them on the president’s desk,” the Wisconsin Republican said Sunday on CBS’ “Face the Nation.” Pressed by host John […]
September 25, 2016
BULLETIN — MIAMI (AP) – “Miami Marlins confirms pitcher Jose Fernandez has been killed in boating accident.” –Fernandez was one of the best pitchers in baseball. He was the National League’s 2013 rookie of the year. The Marlins’ Sunday game against the Atlanta Braves has been canceled. Miami Herald story http://hrld.us/2dtDLSe Good Sunday morning. Two […]
September 25, 2016
On the eve of the first presidential debate, Donald Trump’s campaign manager, Kellyanne Conway, described her candidate Sunday as “the Babe Ruth of debating,” a glowing assessment that’s unusual at a time when both camps typically work to rein in expectations. “He’s a brilliant debater,” Conway said on ABC’s “This Week.” “Newt Gingrich put it […]
September 25, 2016
Jane Pauley is succeeding Charles Osgood as host of the long-running and highly rated “CBS Sunday Morning,” the network announced on Sunday morning. Osgood is retiring after 22 years as anchor of the show and 50 with the network overall. The network spent the Sunday morning show paying tribute to Osgood’s life and career. Pauley […]
September 25, 2016
Mike Pence defended his running mate Donald Trump’s call for nationwide stop-and-frisk policies that they claim have been effective in preventing crime despite concerns it could exacerbate ties with minority communities. “It’s on a sound constitutional footing,” he said on “Fox News Sunday,” after acknowledging that one federal court had struck down the practice after […]
September 25, 2016
Gary Johnson said a Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump presidency would be deeply flawed and shrugged off the notion that he could play spoiler in a tight presidential contest, despite fears among Democrats, in particular, that he’s snatching votes from Clinton. “The people voting for me are voting for Gary Johnson,” the Libertarian presidential contender […]
September 25, 2016
Robby Mook, Hillary Clinton’s campaign manager, said the presidential race is tightening because Donald Trump has begun to shore up his support Among Republicans. A new Washington Post/ABC poll showed the two statistically tied, with Hillary Clinton stuck at 46 percent while Trump creeped closer to 44 percent. “In your own poll, you didn’t actually […]
September 25, 2016
Mike Pence agreed that questions about the Trump Foundation’s questionable spending are “fair game” and said incorrectly that the Trump family and its charity had already answered “all the questions” that have been raised in a series of investigations by the Washington Post. When Fox News Sunday’s Chris Wallace noted that they had not, in […]