Debate Night: Clinton, Trump set for high-stakes showdown
By JULIE PACE After months of tangling from afar, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump will confront each other face-to-face for the first time in Monday night’s presidential debate, laying out…
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Leaked Colin Powell emails fault Trump and Clinton
By JEFF HORWITZ Former Secretary of State Colin Powell, in newly leaked emails, criticized both major presidential candidates, calling Donald Trump “a national disgrace” and lamenting Hillary Clinton’s attempt to…
White House campaign casts a shadow over 9/11 anniversary
By JENNIFER PELTZ and VERENA DOBNIK The U.S. marked the 15th anniversary of 9/11 with the solemn roll call of the dead Sunday but couldn’t keep the presidential campaign from…
Trump supporters court Jewish settlers in the West Bank
By JOSEF FEDERMAN Republican activists are trying to “make America great again” — from inside a Jewish settlement deep in the West Bank. This week, supporters of Republican presidential candidate…
Poll: Support for Black Lives Matter grows among white youth
By JESSE J. HOLLAND and EMILY SWANSON Support for the Black Lives Matter movement has increased among young white adults, according to a poll that suggests a majority of white,…
Charity watchdog gives Clinton Foundation high marks
By EILEEN SULLIVAN A charity watchdog with an ongoing relationship with the Clinton Foundation gave the former first family’s nonprofit high marks Thursday, after an evaluation prompted by heightened interest…
Blacks question Trump outreach delivered to white audiences
By BILL BARROW and ERRIN HAINES WHACK Black Republicans cheer Donald Trump for a newfound outreach to African-Americans, but say the GOP presidential nominee must take his message beyond arenas…
Rubio on Trump: First a con man, now better than Clinton
By BRENDAN FARRINGTON A dangerous, erratic, con man with the worst spray tan ever. That’s how Sen. Marco Rubio described Donald Trump when they were both seeking the Republican presidential…