Aug 31 Immigration policy, Trump’s signature issue, may be his greatest test By Daniel Bush Donald Trump, who will give a speech in Arizona Wednesday night, is under immense pressure to clarify his position on illegal immigration after saying last week that he was “softening” his hard-line stance from the primaries. Continue reading
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 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 30 FBI may release documents from its investigation into Hillary Clinton’s emails By Eric Tucker, Associated Press It wasn't immediately clear when the documents would be released or exactly what they would include. The official was not authorized to discuss the matter publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity. Continue reading
Aug 30 Latest Weiner scandal pushes Clinton aide Huma Abedin into spotlight again By Ken Thomas and Catherine Lucey, Associated Press Longtime Hillary Clinton aide Huma Abedin has won plaudits for her campaign instincts, her deep-rooted loyalty and her glamorous personal style. But she has been thrust into the spotlight for another attribute — as a wronged political wife. 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 Clinton rolls out plan to fully integrate mental health into U.S. health care system By Ken Thomas, Associated Press Clinton's campaign released a multi-pronged approach to mental health care on Monday, aimed at ensuring that Americans would no longer separate mental health from physical health in terms of access, care and quality of treatment. Continue reading
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