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Biden Slams Trump in First Clinton Campaign Appearance

He's 'thoroughly unqualified'

(Newser) - Vice President Joe Biden assailed Donald Trump's ability to lead America at home and abroad on Monday, branding him as indifferent to the needs of Americans in his first campaign appearance with Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, the AP reports. Biden told a crowd of about 3,000 at Riverfront...

Pressuring Trump, Clinton Releases 2015 Taxes
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Aug 12, 2016 12:34 PM CDT

What Clinton's 2015 Taxes Show

The Clintons made $10.6M last year

(Newser) - 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. The AP reports the filing shows that the Clintons paid a federal tax rate of 34.2%...

Clinton Blasts 'Outlandish Trumpian Ideas' on Economy

She accuses Trump's economic plan of only looking out for Trump

(Newser) - Hillary Clinton accused Donald Trump's economic plan of including "outlandish Trumpian ideas that even Republicans reject" during a speech Thursday responding to Trump's economic speech earlier this week, the New York Times reports. “He wants America to work for him and his friends at the expense...

Did Trump Just Suggest Supporters Shoot Clinton?

A lot of people are saying it sure seems that way

(Newser) - Did Donald Trump just suggest gun-rights advocates could assassinate Hillary Clinton prior to the election? That's how a lot of people are reading his comments during a campaign rally Tuesday in North Carolina. "Hillary wants to abolish, essentially abolish the Second Amendment," the Los Angeles Times quotes...

Green Party's Kookiness Defines It, Holds It Back

Christopher Hooks takes a look at Jill Stein's 2016 bid, and beyond

(Newser) - "'Jill not Hill': can Green candidate woo Sanders fans not settling for Clinton?" asks a Sunday headline in the Guardian . That very question is being asked with increasing frequency, writes Christopher Hooks for Politico Magazine : With polls showing Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein capturing as much as...

Kasich: Yeah, VP Rumor Is True
 Kasich: Yeah, VP Rumor Is True 
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Aug 7, 2016 9:36 AM CDT

Kasich: Yeah, VP Rumor Is True

Confirms that Donald Trump Jr. called an aide to make the offer

(Newser) - John Kasich still isn't endorsing Donald Trump for president, but he's confirming one of the more delicious rumors of the veepstakes that ended with Mike Pence in the No. 2 slot on the ticket: That Donald Trump Jr. called an aide to the Ohio governor to offer him...

Clinton Says She 'Short-Circuited' Answering Email Questions

And that's why some of her answers sounded like lies

(Newser) - The ongoing he-said-she-said-the-FBI-said situation surrounding Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server has gotten pretty confusing, perhaps no more so than for the candidate herself. Last Sunday, Clinton claimed FBI director James Comey "said my answers were truthful and what I've said is consistent with what...

No One Knows How to Cancel Recurring Donations to Trump

There doesn't seem to be an easy way to get out of it

(Newser) - An odd quirk has cropped up on Donald Trump's campaign website that has some donors seeing red. Mic.com reports there doesn't seem to be a way for people who've set up recurring donations through the site to cancel that running payment. Mic started playing with the...

Polls Show Trump Is in Trouble
 Polls Suggest  
 Trump Is in Trouble 
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Aug 5, 2016 5:56 AM CDT

Polls Suggest Trump Is in Trouble

McClatchy puts Clinton 15 points ahead

(Newser) - Even somebody with Donald Trump's knack for PR will have a hard time portraying these poll numbers as terrific. According to the latest McClatchy -Marist poll, he's now 15 points behind Clinton, who has a 48% to 33% lead and has made gains among all major groups, including...

'Bernie 2.0' Can't Be Revolution Just for Democrats

Needs to keep up his 'call to action against a rigged political system'

(Newser) - John Opdycke, writing in the Hill , knows what he wants to see out of "Bernie 2.0," and it isn't for Sanders to become the Democratic Party's "official in-house radical." Opdycke says Sanders needs to decide whether "this a 'what' revolution or...

RNC: Trump Is Staying on the Ballot
 RNC: Trump Is 
 Staying on the Ballot 
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Aug 4, 2016 6:45 AM CDT

RNC: Trump Is Staying on the Ballot

He says the campaign is 'going really well'

(Newser) - Donald Trump is the GOP nominee for president and there will be no refunds or exchanges, the Republican National Committee insisted Wednesday amid rumors that Trump's missteps had panicked it so badly it was looking at options for a replacement and planning to pressure him to drop out. "...

Trump Is Closing the Fundraising Gap

Sanders-style small donations are making a big difference

(Newser) - After a week full of headlines likely to have Donald Trump's advisers tearing their hair out, there's a bright spot for his campaign: He's narrowing the fundraising gap with Hillary Clinton, helped by a Bernie Sanders-style flood of small donations, NPR reports. The Trump campaign says it...

Clinton Picks Up Big GOP Endorsement
 Clinton Picks Up 
 Big GOP Endorsement 
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Aug 3, 2016 5:39 AM CDT

Clinton Picks Up Big GOP Endorsement

Trump spokeswoman blames Obama for Khan death in 2004

(Newser) - Another prominent Republican has endorsed Hillary Clinton, and this one might sting Donald Trump more than most: Meg Whitman, a major GOP donor, says she now plans to raise funds for his rival. "I will vote for Hillary, I will talk to my Republican friends about helping her, and...

If Clinton Wants to Win, She Must Stop Lying

'Atlantic' blogger says it could tip the election to Trump

(Newser) - An Atlantic blogger has a plea for Hillary Clinton: "Stop lying." It comes from Ron Fournier, who makes clear that he is no Donald Trump supporter. In fact, he thinks a Trump victory would be disastrous in November. And that's why he says Clinton must stop playing...

Trump: Clinton Is the Devil
 Trump: Clinton Is the Devil 
Aug 2, 2016 5:22 AM CDT

Trump: Clinton Is the Devil

He says the election could be 'rigged'

(Newser) - As of Tuesday, there are 98 days to go until the election—but perhaps not too much lower for the level of discourse to sink. Donald Trump took what the BBC calls an "unprecedented step" Monday when he came straight out and called Hillary Clinton the devil. Bernie Sanders...

Buffett Issues Challenge to Trump
Buffett Issues
Challenge to Trump
Aug 2, 2016 1:07 AM CDT

Buffett Issues Challenge to Trump

'Have you no decency, sir?'

(Newser) - Warren Buffett has challenged Donald Trump over the candidate's refusal to release his tax returns , saying he will meet him "anytime, anyplace" and bring his own income tax return along. The Berkshire Hathaway CEO—whose fortune dwarfs that of Trump—told a Hillary Clinton rally in Omaha, Neb....

The Simpsons Makes an Election Endorsement

And reveals the origins of Donald Trump's hair

(Newser) - Election 2016 got The Simpsons treatment over the weekend, and while neither candidate escaped unscathed, there was a clear endorsement at the two-minute short's end . The video, released Saturday, is a spoof of Hillary Clinton's 2008 "3am call" ad , with Homer and Marge getting amorous until Marge...

Trump Complains About 'Ridiculous' Debate Schedule

He accuses Hillary Clinton of rigging it to clash with NFL games

(Newser) - Donald Trump is deeply unhappy about this fall's presidential debate schedule—and apparently a little confused about who created it. Two of the three debates clash with NFL games, and Trump tweeted Friday that Hillary Clinton and the Democrats were "trying to rig the debates," though the...

Trump to Khizr Khan: 'I've Made a Lot of Sacrifices'

Trump responds to blistering speech from father of slain Muslim-American soldier

(Newser) - The speech by Khizr Khan , the father of a Muslim-American Army captain killed in Iraq, was hailed as a high point of this week's Democratic National Convention. In the speech, Khan called out Donald Trump for his proposed Muslim ban and for having "sacrificed nothing and no one"...

The Owner of 'ClintonKaine.com' Bought It Back in 2011

And he'd like $90K for it now, please

(Newser) - Jeremy Green apparently has good foresight: The 28-year-old DC-area man purchased the domain name ClintonKaine.com back in 2011 (price: $8). Five years later, with Hillary Clinton having chosen Tim Kaine as her runningmate in her bid for the White House, Green would like to sell it (price: $90,000)....

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