Clinton resting at home after canceling travel
Clinton is skipping the event and the rest of her planned travel in California after being diagnosed with pneumonia on Friday
The Latest: Clinton offers intimate look at her faith
WASHINGTON (AP) – Hillary Clinton is offering an intimate look at her Methodist faith and how it has influenced her life in public service. At the National Baptist Convention in Kansas City, Clinton recalled her father’s nightly prayers, her mother’s time as a Sunday School teacher and the youth minister who took her to see…
Johnson says he ‘blanked’ on Aleppo
WASHINGTON (AP) – Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson says he, “blanked” when he was asked about the name of Syria’s largest city. Johnson said in a statement that he thought Aleppo was an acronym when asked about it on the television show “Morning Joe” Thursday morning. Johnson responded, “What is Aleppo?” That response quickly went viral.…
Trump to meet with black leaders in Philadelphia
WASHINGTON (AP) – The day before he goes to Detroit for his first general election appearance in front of a majority black audience, Donald Trump is heading to Philadelphia. Trump will be holding a roundtable with business, civic and religious leaders from the city’s African-American community. Trump has scaled up his outreach to minority voters…
Trump cleans up re-tweet on Clinton
WASHINGTON (AP) – Donald Trump will call rival Hillary Clinton crooked, corrupt and un-presidential. But at least he won’t say she smells. During a flurry of Twitter activity Monday, the Republican nominee re-tweeted a supporter who had written, “I know of NO ONE voting for Crooked Hillary! Her rallies are held in port-o-potties & she…
Clinton’s new anti-Trump ad looks to sway black voters
WASHINGTON (AP) – Hillary Clinton has a new television ad that reiterates her message that opponent Donald Trump is a bad bet for the African-American voters he is trying to woo. The spot opens with a news clip of the Republican presidential nominee saying at a rally, “What do you have to lose?” as he asks…
Libertarian Gary Johnson to appear on Ohio ballot
WASHINGTON (AP) – Ohio’s elections chief has cleared the way for Libertarian presidential nominee Gary Johnson to appear on fall ballots in the critical swing state. Johnson’s ballot access had been in question after party activists submitted paperwork and voter signatures earlier this month on behalf of a different candidate. They said they planned to…
Trump campaign chairman Manafort resigns
WASHINGTON (AP) – Donald Trump’s campaign chairman Paul Manafort is resigning from the campaign. In a statement, Trump says Manafort offered his resignation Friday morning. Trump praised Manafort’s work on the campaign and called him a “true professional.” Manafort is stepping down in the wake of a campaign shake-up, as well as revelations about his…
Clinton meeting with top law enforcement leaders in New York
Clinton’s meeting comes as Trump has accused her of being “against the police”
Republican Party launches pro-Trump campaign in Israel
Trump remains a controversial candidate in Israel despite an overall pro-Israel stance