September 22, 2016
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich praised Donald Trump’s outreach to inner cities in an appearance on Fox News on Thursday morning. “The core problem is that people are trapped in the neighborhoods with no hope, no future, no jobs. There have been over 3,000 people shot in Chicago so far this year. One every two […]
September 22, 2016
Hillary Clinton is looking to channel some more Barack Obama magic — although she promises not to incite a civil war if her strategy doesn’t work. “I wouldn’t take up arms. That might be a little extreme,” Clinton told Zach Galifianakis on Between Two Ferns, a mock interview show hosted by the comedian, when asked […]
September 22, 2016
The hacker website that leaked Colin Powell’s politically embarrassing emails struck again Thursday, this time releasing what appears to be the personal emails of a White House staffer working with Hillary Clinton’s campaign — and what purports to be an image of Michelle Obama’s passport. The White House and the Secret Service did not offer […]
September 22, 2016
Donald Trump doubled down on his call for implementation of stop-and-frisk Thursday — but only in Chicago. The Republican presidential nominee suggested the controversial stop-and-frisk policy to mitigate violent crime in America’s inner cities during an interview with Fox News’ Sean Hannity broadcast Wednesday evening. On Thursday, he clarified that he was only referring to […]
September 22, 2016
Congressional Black Caucus members are marching to the Justice Department Thursday to call attention to the killings of African-Americans by police. The protest comes after another night of upheaval in Charlotte N.C., that left one civilian on life support and police officers injured. Members of the CBC will head to the Justice Department to hand-deliver […]
September 22, 2016
Republican Study Committee leaders are endorsing Rep. Andy Harris to lead the conservative group in the next Congress, picking the House Freedom Caucus member over freshman Rep. Mark Walker. The RSC’s founders, an influential group which consists of current chairman Bill Flores (R-Texas), Rep. Sam Johnson (R-Texas) and previous leaders of the caucus, said while […]
September 22, 2016
The turmoil in Charlotte, North Carolina, where a black man was fatally shot by a police officer Tuesday, shows the “lack of spirit” between white Americans and African-Americans, Donald Trump said Thursday. North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory declared a state of emergency in Charlotte on Wednesday night after violence erupted as residents continued to protest […]
September 22, 2016
Donald Trump has an answer for Hillary Clinton, who on Wednesday questioned why she’s not 50 points ahead of the Republican presidential nominee: Because you’re terrible. In a video address to a Las Vegas conference of the Laborers’ International Union of North America, Clinton highlighted her pro-union stances. “Having said all this, ‘Why aren’t I […]
September 22, 2016
Donald Trump on Thursday offered some advice to Lester Holt, who will moderate Monday’s presidential debate between Trump and Hillary Clinton: Don’t be Candy Crowley. The Republican presidential nominee suggested that the “NBC Nightly News” anchor be a moderator, not a fact-checker, a recommendation that comes after NBC’s Matt Lauer faced intense criticism earlier this […]
September 22, 2016
Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton holds a huge lead over rival Donald Trump among Hispanic voters, according to a new Wall Street Journal/NBC poll out Thursday. Among likely Hispanic voters, Clinton earns 65 percent of support compared to Trump’s 17 percent, the poll finds. Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson earned 9 percent while Green Party candidate Jill […]