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Gary Johnson campaigns in Seattle

September 17, 2016, 9:33pm Election

Libertarian Party presidential nominee Gary Johnson and his running mate on Saturday rallied supporters in Seattle and received an enthusiastic welcome. Read story

Sen. Bernie Sanders' speaks to an audience at the University of Akron on Saturday, Sept. 17, 2016 in Akron, Ohio.

Sanders urges turned-off voters to turn out for Clinton

Sen. Bernie Sanders' speaks to an audience at the University of Akron on Saturday, Sept. 17, 2016 in Akron, Ohio.

September 17, 2016, 4:13pm Election

In a pair of university stops in battleground Ohio on Saturday, Bernie Sanders used his enduring popularity with young voters to urge support for Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton. It’s just that his crowds aren’t what they used to be. Read story

Trump adjusts call for Clinton bodyguards to lose their guns

September 16, 2016, 10:49pm Election

Donald Trump made his usual sarcastic call Friday for Hillary Clinton’s Secret Service agents to be stripped of their firearms — and then added, “let’s see what happens to her.” Read story

Democrat Tina Podlodowski, left, and Republican incumbent Kim Wyman, candidates for Washington secretary of state, talk Friday with The Columbian Editorial Board.

Wyman, Podlodowski tangle in secretary of state racevideo icon

Democrat Tina Podlodowski, left, and Republican incumbent Kim Wyman, candidates for Washington secretary of state, talk Friday with The Columbian Editorial Board.

September 16, 2016, 6:59pm Clark County News

Washington Secretary of State Kim Wyman is the only Republican holding an elected statewide position on the West Coast. Read story

First lady Michelle Obama, accompanied by former first lady Laura Bush, speaks Friday during the &quot;America&#039;s First Ladies: In Service to Our Nation&quot; conference at the National Archives in Washington. Obama will appear at her first campaign rally for Hillary Clinton on Friday in northern Virginia.

Michelle Obama makes campaign trail debut for Clinton

First lady Michelle Obama, accompanied by former first lady Laura Bush, speaks Friday during the &quot;America&#039;s First Ladies: In Service to Our Nation&quot; conference at the National Archives in Washington. Obama will appear at her first campaign rally for Hillary Clinton on Friday in northern Virginia.

September 16, 2016, 12:13pm Election

FAIRFAX, Va. -- When Hillary Clinton returned to the campaign trail this week after a brief illness, she promised a more aspirational finish to her White House bid. And she used Michelle Obama as a guidepost. Read story

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks Friday, saying that &quot;President Barack Obama was born in the United States&quot; during a gathering with military leaders and veterans at the new Trump International Hotel in Washington.

Trump finally admits President Obama was born in the U.S.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks Friday, saying that &quot;President Barack Obama was born in the United States&quot; during a gathering with military leaders and veterans at the new Trump International Hotel in Washington.

September 16, 2016, 9:38am Election

WASHINGTON -- After five years as the chief promoter of the false idea that President Barack Obama wasn't born in the United States, Donald Trump admitted on Friday that the president was -- and claimed credit for putting the issue to rest. Read story

A copy of a check signed by Donald Trump shows a payment of $25,000 from the Donald J. Trump Foundation to And Justice For All, a political action committee supporting Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi. (j.

Trump signed charity check to Florida AG

A copy of a check signed by Donald Trump shows a payment of $25,000 from the Donald J. Trump Foundation to And Justice For All, a political action committee supporting Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi. (j.

September 15, 2016, 9:04pm Election

Donald Trump’s signature, an unmistakable if nearly illegible series of bold vertical flourishes, was scrawled on the improper $25,000 check sent from his personal foundation to a political committee supporting Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi. Read story

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton smiles as she speaks to aids on her campaign plane, in White Plains, N.Y., Thursday, before traveling to Greensboro, N.C. for a rally. Clinton returned to the campaign trail after a bout of pneumonia that sidelined her for three days and revived questions about both Donal Trump&#039;s and her openness regarding their health.

Clinton back on campaign trail after releasing health info

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton smiles as she speaks to aids on her campaign plane, in White Plains, N.Y., Thursday, before traveling to Greensboro, N.C. for a rally. Clinton returned to the campaign trail after a bout of pneumonia that sidelined her for three days and revived questions about both Donal Trump&#039;s and her openness regarding their health.

September 15, 2016, 10:55am Election

Hillary Clinton returns to the campaign trail Thursday after a bout of pneumonia that sidelined her for three days and revived questions about both Donald Trump’s and her openness regarding their health. Read story

Chelsea Clinton, the daughter of Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, right, shakes hands with Marie Vazquez-Miller, at Small Steps Learning Academy, in Roanoke, Va., on Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2016.

Update from Clinton’s doctor: Democrat is ‘fit to serve’

Chelsea Clinton, the daughter of Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, right, shakes hands with Marie Vazquez-Miller, at Small Steps Learning Academy, in Roanoke, Va., on Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2016.

September 14, 2016, 10:32pm Election

Hoping to put the issue of her health behind her as she gets ready to return to the campaign trail, Hillary Clinton on Wednesday released an updated review of her physical fitness and details about a recent bout of pneumonia. Read story

Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Lisa Monaco speaks at the White House Summit on Cybersecurity and Consumer Protection in Stanford, Calif., on Feb. 13, 2015. Monaco said Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2016, that it would be very hard for someone to hack into America&#039;s voting systems in a way that could alter an election outcome. Monaco, speaking at an event commemorating the 10-year anniversary of the Justice Department&#039;s national security division, said election systems by and large are not hooked up to the Internet and are diffusely operated by state and local governments.

U.S. official says it’s difficult to alter U.S. elections through hacking

Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Lisa Monaco speaks at the White House Summit on Cybersecurity and Consumer Protection in Stanford, Calif., on Feb. 13, 2015. Monaco said Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2016, that it would be very hard for someone to hack into America&#039;s voting systems in a way that could alter an election outcome. Monaco, speaking at an event commemorating the 10-year anniversary of the Justice Department&#039;s national security division, said election systems by and large are not hooked up to the Internet and are diffusely operated by state and local governments.

September 14, 2016, 10:08pm Election

President Barack Obama’s homeland security adviser said Wednesday that it would be hard for someone to hack into America’s voting systems in a way that could alter an election. Read story