Donald Trump is rapidly ratcheting up the rhetoric as the 2016 candidates charge out of their respective party conventions, warning Monday the November election could be “rigged” and repeatedly calling Democratic rival Hillary Clinton “the devil” – while his campaign tried to draw financial links between the Clinton Foundation and ISIS.
Obama meeting Singapore PM, looks to boost TPP trade pact
The prime minister of Singapore is joining President Barack Obama at the White House to celebrate the 50th anniversary of U.S. diplomatic relations with the Southeast Asian city state. But the two leaders will also discuss a shared cause with less rosy prospects — the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade deal.
Khan and Smith: How the media are treating two grieving parents
In the course of the campaign, Donald Trump has taken his whacks at Ted Cruz, Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio, Ben Carson, Lindsey Graham, Carly Fiorina, Paul Ryan, Reince Priebus, John McCain, Hillary Clinton and, yes, Bill Clinton.
Criminal investigation into Gold King mine spill underway
The Environmental Protection Agency’s internal watchdog says there is an ongoing criminal investigation into last year’s massive wastewater spill from an abandoned Colorado gold mine.
Judge blocks North Dakota’s voter identification law
A federal judge on Monday blocked North Dakota’s state’s voter identification law after it was challenged by a group of American Indians, who alleged it unfairly burdened their right to vote.
Business empress, now super-surrogate: Can Ivanka Trump be dad’s deal-closer?
Ivanka Trump has shown her strength as a surrogate for her father in the boardroom and on the campaign trail. But as Election Day draws closer, the Donald Trump team faces a decision on how to balance the 34-year-old’s weighty responsibilities – as executive vice president of The Trump Organization, and top campaign adviser and advocate.
People carried out on stretchers after waiting in heat for tardy Clinton
Several people were carried out on stretchers and treated for heat-related health issues Sunday as they waited – and waited – on a sweltering Ohio afternoon for Hillary Clinton to show up at her Columbus campaign stop.
Obama: Strides on helping veterans but more work to do
President Barack Obama said Monday that the U.S. has made serious strides in improving services for military veterans, but work remains to overcome shortcomings in the delivery of health care, housing and mental health services.
Pence’s role: clarify, redirect
On the heels of yet another controversy, Mike Pence’s role becomes clear.
Feds released dangerous wolves into the wild
Interior Department officials placed the welfare of wolves over public safety, neglecting to inform residents when wolves were roaming and killing cattle in New Mexico, according to a new audit.
Clinton spat with Benghazi mom takes back seat to Trump-Khan debate
As Donald Trump and the father of a fallen Muslim U.S. soldier continued trading barbs on Monday morning, Hillary Clinton’s spat with the mom of an American who died in the Benghazi terror attack continues to take a back seat.
Clinton fact-checked on ‘truthful’ claim in email scandal
Hillary Clinton is getting hammered for her claim to “Fox News Sunday” that FBI Director James Comey confirmed her statements on her email scandal were “truthful” – with one prominent fact-checker giving the claim four “Pinocchios.”
Is the press pushing Hillary’s argument that Trump is ‘dangerous’?
Glenn Greenwald, the uber-liberal journalist who obtained the NSA leaks from Ed Snowden, says that anti-Trump bias in the media is utterly complete and total.
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