Politics

Politico reports: New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has opened an investigation into the Donald J. Trump Foundation “to make sure it’s complying with the laws governing charities in New York,” he said Tuesday. A source familiar with the matter confirmed Schneiderman’s remark and said the New York Attorney General’s office “has opened an inquiry into the Trump Foundation based …

You’ll be shocked, shocked I tells ya, to hear that anti-Semitic Trump fans are pouring into the comments of this report. Via The Hill: Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton has a large lead over Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump among Jewish voters, according to a poll released Tuesday. Clinton has a 42-point advantage over her Republican rival in a four-way …

Watch this entire thing. Via GQ Magazine: Every few generations, we Americans are called upon to defend our country. To defend it not so much from foreign dictators or war or terrorism, but from those here who have no commitment to progress or democracy or representative government—no commitment to anything except their own out-of-control minds and the bottomless pits of …

The Los Angeles Times reports: Steady job growth and the biggest earnings boost on record helped sharply lower the nation’s poverty level last year and finally provided relief to the long-running problem of stagnant incomes. In its annual report on income and poverty, the Census Bureau said Tuesday that the share of people in the U.S. living in poverty dropped …

Univision reports: Barely 56 days before the presidential election, Hillary Clinton leads Donald Trump by a wide margin among likely Hispanic voters in four battleground states where the Latino vote may prove to be decisive, according to an exclusive bipartisan survey conducted for Univision Noticias. The Democratic candidate leads her Republican opponent by a margin of three-to-one in three of …

Via Mediatite: If you think the topic of Donald Trump‘s tax returns are a big issue, then campaign manager Kellyanne Conway certainly wants to hear none of it. During a Tuesday morning interview on CNN’s New Day, Conway — who was installed as the campaign manager in August — defended her boss’ decision not to release his tax returns. After …

Uh huh. Via Politico: When Donald Trump sits down Wednesday with “The Dr. Oz Show” to discuss his “personal health regimen” and reveal some more details about his medical history, the doctor and talk-show host plans to have some “pointed questions.” Discussing the interview with Fox News Radio’s “Kilmeade & Friends,” Mehmet Oz said the show is slated to tape …

The Washington Post reports: If Clinton’s goal was to force a public discussion of Trump’s bigotry and chauvinism, well, the Post poll finds that a large majority of Americans agree with her that Trump is biased against women and minorities, including among the voter groups that Trump needs to improve among in order to win. The Post poll, which found …

NBC News reports: Hillary Clinton’s national lead over Donald Trump continues to narrow. Clinton now leads Trump 48 percent to 44 percent, a decline of 2 points since last week, according to results from the latest NBC News|SurveyMonkey Weekly Election Tracking Poll. In a four-way match-up, Clinton leads Trump by just 2 points — 42 percent to 40 percent. Libertarian …

From the editorial board of the New York Times: In recent years, presidents and presidential candidates have been more forthcoming about their health than their predecessors. Franklin D. Roosevelt, a polio survivor, was seldom photographed in his wheelchair, and in his last re-election campaign concealed the cardiovascular disease that would kill him within a year. John F. Kennedy struggled with …

Matt Wilstein recaps last night’s return of Samantha Bee: “Let’s get right to the big news, Hillary Clinton has passed away,” Samantha Bee said at the top of her first Full Frontal episode in weeks. And with that, she was off and running and reminding us how vital she is to this election cycle. “She says she’s not dead, but …

The “H” indicates that Clinton wrote the tweets herself. CNN reports: Hillary Clinton told her Twitter followers she is “feeling fine and getting better” on Monday as she fights off pneumonia. The Democratic presidential nominee’s health was called into question after her early exit from Sunday’s 9/11 memorial service in New York City. Video taken at the scene showed her …

The Hill reports: The co-founder of LinkedIn said on Monday that he will give up to $5 million to veterans groups as part of a crowdfunding campaign if Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump releases his tax returns. Reid Hoffman has pledged multiply whatever is raised in the effort, which is being run by an ex-Marine named Pete Kiernan, by five. …

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 …

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 …

The Hill reports: Embattled ex-pharmaceutical CEO Martin Shkreli showed up outside of Chelsea Clinton’s New York City apartment Sunday to taunt Hillary Clinton about her health. The Democratic presidential nominee left a 9/11 memorial ceremony early Sunday after becoming “overheated,” aides said. After resting at her daughter’s apartment, she emerged, telling reporters she felt great. Shkreli stood outside yelling and …