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Clinton’s August fundraising spree: From Scranton to Cher
Scranton isn’t a standard stop on the Democratic fundraising circuit. Yet Hillary Clinton put the Western Pennsylvania city on her itinerary – several times. The Democratic presidential nominee and her family have made four visits to Scranton donors since launching her campaign last August, raising millions of dollars in a former industrial city more known for needing economic aid than giving it out.
In Washington governor’s race, Bryant says he won’t vote for Trump
Bill Bryant, GOP candidate for Washington governor, says he won’t vote for Donald Trump after comments about Muslim family of slain soldier.
Poll has bad news for Trump, Bryant in Washington
The latest version of The Elway Poll has Hillary Clinton beating Donald Trump in Washington and Jay Inslee beating Bill Bryant. It also says supporting Trump can be a big negative with state voters. Meanwhile, Bryant says he won’t vote for Trump.
Analysis: What Trump and Clinton didn’t say in their economic speeches
Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton spelled out their economic visions in high-profile speeches in Michigan this week. They delved into taxes and regulations, trade deals and job growth. Yet perhaps most notable about their speeches is what they left out.
GOP could be near Trump breaking point; frustration abounds
The Republican Party could be nearing a breaking point with Donald Trump.
The fall – and rise? – of moderate Republicans
There was a time, not so long ago, when moderates dominated the GOP. Presidents Dwight Eisenhower, Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford and George H.W. Bush sprang from this wing of the party.
Rex Huppke: Obama is CEO, not founder, of ISIS
I realize some of you may find what I’ve written here shocking or hard to believe. But I assure you, it’s every bit as honest as Trump’s claim about Obama.
Inslee ad broke rules by mentioning Trump, GOP claims
State GOP files complaint over Inslee campaign ad that mentions Donald Trump
In reversal, Trump says IS claim about Obama was sarcastic
After days of alleging repeatedly that President Barack Obama literally founded the Islamic State group, Donald Trump abruptly shifted tone on Friday and insisted his widely debunked claim had been sarcastic.
Clinton releases 2015 tax returns; Trump may feel pressure to do same
Hillary and Bill Clinton earned $10.6 million last year, according to a tax filing released by her campaign Friday that sought to pressure presidential rival Donald Trump to disclose his tax returns.
Amy Goodman: Trump rhetoric takes scary turn
Trump is a dangerous demagogue who is inciting violence, and the time for it to stop is now.
Trump touts child care programs, but they’re for guests only
When Donald Trump vowed this week to make child care more accessible and affordable, it was just the second time during his White House campaign that he’s talked about an issue that affects millions of working Americans with young children.
Trump Tower climber hospitalized after escapade
A man who said he was seeking “a private audience” with Donald Trump by climbing the Republican presidential candidate’s skyscraper was hospitalized on Thursday after his arrest a day earlier on charges of reckless endangerment and trespassing.
Milbank: Friends go separate ways on Trump
The two friends made very different choices. Flake became, arguably, the most outspoken critic of GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump among elected Republicans. And Pence agreed to be Trump’s running mate.
Trump wrongly says nation is short of coal, fact checker says
Asked Tuesday about the price of gasoline and how regulation may affect the price of electricity, Donald Trump stood up for American’s fossil fuel industry – coal in particular.
In Miami, Clinton to call on Congress to act on Zika virus
Hillary Clinton will call on Congress to return to Washington and pass emergency funding for the Zika response during a visit to a Miami neighborhood dealing with the first U.S. outbreak of the disease.
Trump to try to steady campaign with economic speech
Donald Trump is trying to shift from a disastrous stretch of his presidential campaign to one focused on policy and party unity. But even as his allies speak of lessons the political newcomer has learned, two of his staunchest Republican critics warn that he could be heading for losses in a pair of battleground states.
McMorris Rodgers’ lower primary numbers may reflect voter frustration
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers on Tuesday had her lowest showing in a primary since 2004, her first Congressional contest. Republicans remain confident she can keep her seat against Joe Pakootas, but her tepid support of Donald Trump and connections to Washington D.C. leadership could hurt her.
Charles Krauthammer: Serious voices raising doubts about Trump’s sanity
Donald Trump’s behavior suggests an infantile character and raises questions about his fitness to lead.
Froma Harrop: Crazy? No, Donald Trump fulfills years of political decline.
It wasn’t Donald Trump, it was the Grand Old Party itself that dug the dark hole into which the Republican campaign has fallen.