WASHINGTON — Donald Trump says Hillary Clinton’s campaign is “ridiculous” to portray an anti-Clinton tweet that appeared to depict the Star of David atop a pile of cash as anti-Semitic. In a statement issued by his Republican presidential campaign Monday evening, Trump suggested Clinton and her allies were using the matter to distract from her […]
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Trump, Sanders partners on global trade
NEW YORK — Republican leaders such as House Speaker Paul Ryan have explained that their core rationale in supporting Donald Trump is that only he can ensure the success of conservative, free market ideas. The alternative, Ryan notes, is Hillary Clinton, who would simply continue Barack Obama’s policies. One wonders how Ryan will continue to […]
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Trump, GOP facing a landslide loss
For the Trump kids, it may be time for another meeting with dad. A previous one resulted in the canning of Corey Lewandowski and his exiling to CNN. Since then, the plight of the Trump campaign has become even more dire: Donald Trump has fallen in the polls and he made a perfect fool of […]
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Newt Gingrich on Donald Trump’s short list for VP
WASHINGTON — Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has begun formally vetting prospective vice presidential picks. The New York billionaire is considering former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, among what he previously described as a short list of possible running mates. Their inclusion was confirmed by people with direct knowledge […]
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Donald Trump sends fundraising emails to foreign leaders
Campaign Committee Fundraising – Clinton vs. Trump | InsideGov More coverage: Donald Trump comes to Maine, rips into Hillary Rodham Clinton | Hillary Rodham Clinton raising big dollars at tiny fundraisers | Donald Trump wants to use waterboarding again Sir Roger Gale was puzzled when a string of emails from Donald Trump’s presidential campaign landed in his inbox. As a […]
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Trump supporters, protestors argue outside Bangor rally
BANGOR, Maine — He says what normal people are thinking. He has a vision to change America. America is doomed without him. That’s what supporters of presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said, one after another, outside his rally Wednesday at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor. “We are at a crossroad in our nation, […]
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Donald Trump wants to use waterboarding again
Republican nominee Donald Trump reiterates his call for the return of waterboarding and the use of other harsh interrogation techniques in the battle against Islamic State militants. More coverage: Donald Trump comes to Maine, rips into Hillary Rodham Clinton | Trump supporters, protestors argue outside Bangor rally | Hillary Rodham Clinton raising big dollars at tiny fundraisers
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Donald Trump comes to Maine, rips into Hillary Rodham Clinton
BANGOR, Maine — In a pitch to working-class voters in Maine, Republican presumptive presidential nominee Donald Trump said he’d attempt to pull the United States from trade deals, including one that “drained businesses out of Maine.” It was a clear sign that Trump will use trade as a key wedge issue in his campaign against […]
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Donald Trump promises to make manufacturing jobs great again
MONESSEN, Pa. — Donald Trump called for a new era of economic “Americanism” Tuesday, promising to restore millions of lost factory jobs by backing away from decades of U.S. policy that encouraged trade with other nations — a move that could undermine the country’s place as the dominant player in the global economy. The speech […]
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What is Donald Trump’s stand on Muslim immigration?
NEW YORK — From the moment he first declared it, the plan has been a signature of his campaign for president: “Donald J. Trump is calling for a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States until our country’s representatives can figure out what is going on.” Yet from that first moment, the […]