Eliyohu Mintz

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State spokesman on Clinton questions: ‘I don’t view it as a distraction’

September 21, 2016

Lingering questions about Hillary Clinton, her email arrangement and alleged pay-for-play with the family foundation during her four years at the State Department are not a distraction, spokesman John Kirby emphasized Wednesday. During a sit-down on “Fox & Friends,” Kirby faced off with questions about the situation on the ground in Syria and the issue […]


What HILLARY will say in ORLANDO — TRUMP gives Ukraine the ‘cold shoulder’ — Megyn Kelly producing new HAMBY, CONROY show — PLAYBOOK FOOD TRUCK this morning, COCKTAILS with John Lewis tonight

September 21, 2016

DONALD TRUMP has not held an open press availability in 56 days, and last night his campaign manager, Kellyanne Conway, told Erin Burnett on CNN that Trump “gives press availability every day by doing these rallies in these swing states.” That is not the same thing. (H/t Sopan Deb) Good Wednesday morning from Capitol Hill. […]


Egypt’s president: ‘Of course’ Trump would make a strong leader

September 21, 2016

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has no qualms about the strength of Donald Trump as president of the United States. Sitting down with CNN’s Erin Burnett in an interview set to air Wednesday night, Sisi had two words when asked whether he thought Trump would make a strong leader: “No doubt.” Asked whether he and […]


12 police officers injured during North Carolina protests

September 21, 2016

Protests erupted overnight Tuesday into Wednesday in Charlotte, North Carolina, after a police officer shot and killed an African-American man while looking for another person who had an outstanding warrant. According to local reports, police officers saw Keith Lamont Scott getting out of his car while holding a gun. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department said Scott […]


When does early voting start in every state?

September 21, 2016

Election Day is more than a month away, but voters are already casting ballots to pick their next president. Voting opened on Monday in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, making the town’s voters among the first in the nation to do so. So far, voting is limited to a smattering of counties and municipalities in states that […]


How to fix the most controversial element of trade deals

September 21, 2016

As opponents of the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement look to prevent Congress from voting on the deal in the lame-duck session later this year, they have increasingly focused on one controversial section of the pact to make their case: the investor state dispute settlement system, or ISDS. ISDS allows foreign investors to sue host countries […]


Bill Clinton preps his defense

September 21, 2016

His wife’s operatives are hunkered down in debate prep but Bill Clinton is waging a campaign of his own, trying to clear the name of a Foundation that has caused controversy in the 2016 race. The former president views the final glitzy meeting of his Clinton Global Initiative — which he will address on Wednesday […]