Aug 31 WATCH: Clinton touts American exceptionalism in Ohio speech By Jill Colvin, Catherine Lucey, Associated Press Clinton's midday address at the American Legion's annual convention in Cincinnati Wednesday comes as Trump plans a last-minute trip to Mexico in advance of a long-awaited speech on immigration. Continue reading
Aug 30 Watch 4:41 How Donald Trump's ground strategy 'defies convention' By PBS News Hour Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton have very different ground strategies in key states. While Clinton has devoted substantial resources to establishing local campaign offices and on-the-ground personnel, Donald Trump has defied this standard practice, keeping field operations much more limited. Continue watching
Aug 30 Trump and Farage's alliance is more complicated than you think By Kassia Halcli Nigel Farage’s recent appearance at a Donald Trump rally in the deep South was not the product of a long-planned, behind-the-scenes effort to bring the Republican nominee and Brexit leader together on the campaign trail. Like so much with Trump,… Continue reading
Aug 30 The Trump campaign has a ground-game problem By Lisa Desjardins, Daniel Bush Hillary Clinton currently has more than three times the number of campaign offices in critical states than does Donald Trump. Continue reading
Aug 29 Watch 7:35 Clinton and Trump are talking about minorities -- but are they talking to them? By PBS News Hour As summer winds down, the presidential campaign ramps up. Both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton highlighted racial issues this week, while Trump appeared to soften on immigration. Meanwhile, some swing states may be out of contention. For political analysis, Gwen… Continue watching
Aug 29 Where do the presidential candidates stand on climate change? By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press Clinton says climate change "threatens us all," while Trump tweets that global warming is "mythical" and repeatedly refers to it as a "hoax." Measurements and scientists say Clinton's Earth is much closer to reality. Continue reading
Aug 29 Trump to deliver immigration speech amid questions of his stance on deportation By Laurie Kellman, Associated Press The announcement came late Sunday in a tweet by the Republican presidential nominee after days of wavering — and at least one canceled speech — on a question central to his campaign: Whether he would, as he said in November,… Continue reading
Aug 28 Trump advisers struggle to speak for and defend nominee By Laurie Kellman, Associated Press Donald Trump isn't making it easy for top supporters and advisers, from his running mate on down, to defend him or explain some campaign positions. Continue reading
Aug 28 Trump warns of regulations, taxes harming family farmers By Scott Bauer and Ken Thomas, Associated Press Donald Trump said rival Hillary Clinton will push regulations and high taxes that will hurt family farmers as he campaigned in Iowa. Continue reading
Aug 27 Nevada becomes one of Trump's big hopes for swing state win By Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press Nevada's competitiveness is reflected in private surveys, the tightness of Nevada's races for the U.S. Senate and House, and the observations of seasoned political operatives. Continue reading