2016 Election

At the exact moment that Donald Trump was on national television hypocritically whining about Hillary’s “demeaning” attack on his supporters, the official Twitter account for the Republican Party retweeted the above image of a young man proudly wearing his “Hillary For Prison” t-shirt. The image originated from the account of the chairperson for the Young Republicans group in Prince William …

Good news for Hillary. The Washington Post reports: The last time that President Obama’s approval rating in Washington Post-ABC News polling was as high as it is in our new survey was six months after he took office. At 58 percent, Obama’s approval is 15 points higher than it was on the eve of the 2014 elections, where his party …

The Hill reports: Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on Monday called for a debate with Democrat Hillary Clinton without a moderator. He said a debate with a moderator could be “rigged” and would be unfair. “I think maybe we should have no moderator. Let Hillary and I sit there and just debate, because I think the system is being rigged …

CBS News reports: Donald Trump’s campaign on Monday released a TV ad highlighting Hillary Clinton’s comment from Friday in which she said you could put half of Donald Trump’s supporters into “the basket of deplorables,” CBS News’ Major Garrett reports. The 30-second ad, which is estimated to cost $2 million, starts with a voiceover: “Speaking to wealthy donors, Hillary Clinton …

The Los Angeles Times reports: Hillary Clinton canceled her trip to California planned for Monday and Tuesday after she revealed she had pneumonia and had appeared unsteady on her feet Sunday. “Secretary Clinton will not be traveling to California tomorrow or Tuesday,” spokesman Nick Merrill said Sunday evening. Clinton had been scheduled to spend two days in the state for …

The Huffington Post reports: WikiLeaks was forced to remove a contentious Twitter poll asking people to speculate why Hillary Clinton suddenly left a 9/11 anniversary ceremony on Sunday. More than 6,700 people voted in the online poll, which gave users the option to vote for “allergies and personality”, “Parkinsons”, “MS” or “Head injury complications” for the reason why the Democratic …

Via Mediaite: During a hit this morning on Fox & Friends, Republican candidate Donald Trump finally weighed in on the controversy swirling around Hillary Clinton‘s health scare from Sunday. The GOP candidate strangely stayed off of social media and Monday morning marked his first time commenting on Clinton’s pneumonia diagnosis. He began by offering his well wishes on her speedy …

Politico reports: Hillary Clinton was diagnosed with pneumonia on Friday, her doctor said in a statement Sunday after the Democratic nominee left a 9/11 memorial ceremony due to what her campaign said was overheating. “Secretary Clinton has been experiencing a cough related to allergies. On Friday, during follow up evaluation of her prolonged cough, she was diagnosed with pneumonia,” her …

And now we get another week of “sick Hillary” conspiracy claims. CNN reports: Hillary Clinton left the 9/11 commemoration ceremony Sunday early after she felt overheated and went to her daughter’s apartment, the Clinton campaign said. “Secretary Clinton attended the September 11th Commemoration Ceremony for just one hour and 30 minutes this morning to pay her respects and greet some …

The Washington Post reports: Hillary Clinton maintains a lead over Donald Trump, but lagging interest among some of her supporters poses a potential turnout challenge for Democrats with less than nine weeks before Election Day, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll. Clinton holds a 46 percent to 41 percent edge over Trump among likely voters, followed by Libertarian …

CNN reports: Hillary Clinton expressed “regret” Saturday for comments in which she said “half” of Donald Trump’s supporters are “deplorables,” meaning people who are racist, sexist, homophobic or xenophobic. “Last night I was ‘grossly generalistic,’ and that’s never a good idea. I regret saying ‘half’ — that was wrong,” Clinton said in a statement in which she also vowed to …

The video below isn’t very good but the audio is decent. The Washington Post reports: Isn’t it rich? Broadway legend and Hillary Clinton supporter Barbra Streisand lampooned maybe-billionaire Donald Trump before a crowd of wealthy Democrats on Friday night, to the tune of “Send In The Clowns.” Yes, that Broadway classic from 1973 that you now cannot get out of …

The New York Daily News reports: It all depends on who’s holding the gun. Donald Trump bashed rival Hillary Clinton Friday night, claiming she could “shoot someone” without facing repercussions — the same line he once used to brag about himself. “She could walk into this arena right now and shoot somebody with 20,000 people watching,” Trump told a Florida …

NBC News reports: Hillary Clinton urged supporters late Friday not to be complacent about Donald Trump’s chances of winning the election, saying half of his backers were “desperate for change” but the other half belonged in a “basket of deplorables.” Appearing at an LGBT gala fundraiser where Barbra Streisand performed, she said many of the GOP candidate’s voters were “racist, …

Some pundits are saying that Jill Stein has gone “full 9/11 truther.” You be the judge. Via press release: The families and friends of those who were murdered on 9/11 deserve justice. They also deserve to know the truth. Led by the families of those who died on 9/11, the American people wanted—and deserved—a comprehensive and independent inquiry into the …

As with many, many Trump-related stories, the headline tempts one to believe this is from The Onion. But it’s not. Variety reports: Donald Trump and his daughter Ivanka Trump will sit down on “The Dr. Oz Show” on Sept. 15, where the Republican presidential nominee will talk about his “own personal health regimen,” according to an announcement from the show. …

Huge scoop from Yahoo News: Donald Trump’s charitable foundation gave $100,000 in 2014 to a conservative activist group that was used to help finance a federal lawsuit against New York state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman — the same public official who was suing the real estate mogul for fraud over the operations of Trump University. The size and timing of …

Self-proclaimed “best friend to the gays” Donald Trump is just about to take the stage at the Family Research Council’s Values Voter Summit, where he will speak to a room packed with anti-LGBT activists and hate groups, some of whom advocate for the criminalization of homosexuality in the United States. Watch below.

CNN reports: Donald Trump’s campaign manager insisted Friday that the candidate no longer questions President Barack Obama’s birthplace, though Trump himself remains silent on the issue. Kellyanne Conway told CNN’s Chris Cuomo on “New Day” that the so-called birther controversy is over, following similar comments from Trump supporter and former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani to that effect. “He believes …

The Independent reports: You could call it tit-for-tat with a dash of Mexican drama. Mexico is to consider a proposal to revoke its treaties with the US, including the 1848 agreement that transferred half its territory to Washington if Donald Trump is elected and tries to make the US’s southern neighbour pay for a border wall. A Mexican senator is …