Politics

August 22, 2016

US election 2016: The voters who could decide the outcome

Five hundred and thirty-seven votes in Florida.

August 22, 2016

August 22, 2016

Donald Trump accuses Hillary Clinton of ‘sleeping’ as #WheresHillary goes viral

DEMOCRATIC presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has been lampooned on social media as “missing in action”, with the hashtag #WheresHillary trending number one globally.

August 22, 2016

August 19, 2016

Donald Trump’s campaign manager Paul Manafort resigns amid Ukraine controversy

PAUL Manafort has resigned as chairman of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, under fire in connection with a Ukrainian corruption investigation and two days after being sidelined in a team reshuffle.

August 19, 2016

August 19, 2016

Donald Trump’s campaign manager Paul Manafort resigns amid Ukraine controversy

PAUL Manafort has resigned as chairman of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, under fire in connection with a Ukrainian corruption investigation and two days after being sidelined in a team reshuffle.

August 19, 2016

August 19, 2016

Manafort resigns from Trump campaign

Manafort also leaves the campaign amid a rising number of news reports about his past work for pro-Russian political elements in Ukraine.

August 19, 2016

August 18, 2016

Poll: Clinton, Trump in statistical dead heat in Nevada

Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton have said radically different things about immigration. A look at their quotes: Wochit

August 18, 2016

August 17, 2016

AP Sources: Manafort tied to undisclosed foreign lobbying

August 17, 2016

August 17, 2016

US election 2016: Trump overhauls campaign team again

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has overhauled his campaign team for the second time in two months, with two new leaders.

August 17, 2016

August 16, 2016

Clinton names White House transition team

Republican candidate Donald Trump named New Jersey Governor Chris Christie in May to head his transition team.

August 16, 2016

August 16, 2016

Trump Continues to Lag Behind Clinton in New Polls

New polls have Trump down nine points nationally and 14 percent in Virginia

August 16, 2016

August 15, 2016

Wall Street Journal to Trump: 'Behave like a president or turn the nomination over to Mike Pence'

The Wall Street Journal article is the latest in a slew of high-profile newspaper editorial pieces critical of the Republican presidential nominee.

August 15, 2016

August 13, 2016

Trump claims 'cheating' is only way he can lose Pennsylvania

Republican presidential nominee returns to rhetoric that the election will be rigged in favour of Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton

August 13, 2016

August 12, 2016

Clinton releases 2015 tax return, prods Trump to do the same

Sen. Tim Kaine, Clinton’s running mate, and his wife, Anne Holton, are also releasing 10 years of their returns.

August 12, 2016

August 11, 2016

Donald Trump says if he loses the presidential election to Hillary Clinton, he’d be fine with it because he’s got a lot of money and he’s the one telling the truth.

Her running mate, Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia, is expected to release his returns from the last 10 years, the source added.

August 11, 2016

August 11, 2016

Donald Trump: If I lose, ‘it’s OK ... I go back to a very good way of life’

Donald Trump says if he loses the presidential election to Hillary Clinton, he’d be fine with it because he’s got a lot of money and he’s the one telling the truth.

August 11, 2016

August 09, 2016

Viewpoint: Clinton's speech a missed opportunity

When Hillary Clinton came to Washington, DC last week to speak to members of the National Association of Black Journalists and the National Association of Hispanic Journalists, she missed a chance to connect with the Obama coalition, says writer Denise Clay.

August 09, 2016

August 09, 2016

Clinton spends big on Olympic ads, with Trump on sidelines

There are a few pro-Trump groups doing a relatively minor amount of advertising.

August 09, 2016