Election

Trump ramps up minority outreach in Philadelphia visit

September 2, 2016, 11:05pm Election

Donald Trump was met with tears and gratitude as he sat with African-American supporters Friday, including the mother of a young woman who was killed in an attack by a group that included men who had entered the U.S. illegally. Read story

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks with African American ministers, in Detroit.

Black vote concentrated, but key in Trump-Clinton matchup

September 2, 2016, 1:29pm Election

Donald Trump will visit a predominantly black church in Detroit this weekend and, his campaign says, “outline policies that will impact minorities and the disenfranchised in our country.” It’s the latest move in the Republican presidential nominee’s outreach to non-whites. Read story

Clinton offers plan to prevent ‘excessive’ drug price hikes

September 2, 2016, 10:35am Election

Following the public outcry over steep increases in price for an emergency allergy treatment, Hillary Clinton is pledging to better protect patients from such costs. Read story

First-term Republican Rep. Will Hurd, right, of Texas, poses for a photo with a supporter at a campaign office, in San Antonio. Many House Republican incumbents worry that blowback from Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump's anti-Hispanic rhetoric and promises to build a towering wall the length of the U.S.-Mexico border could hurt their re-election chances, a problem especially acute for those in heavily Latino districts like that of Hurd, whose territory encompasses 820 miles of the U.S.-Mexico border.

Republicans in Hispanic House districts fear Trump blowback

September 2, 2016, 10:31am Election

Donald Trump pinatas, with dark suits, oversized pink lips and unruly yellow manes in paper mache, are top sellers across South Texas — a potential sign of trouble for one of its Republican congressmen and some colleagues representing predominantly Hispanic districts across the country. Read story

Holt, Wallace among presidential debate moderators

September 2, 2016, 10:28am Election

NBC News chief anchor Lester Holt will moderate the first scheduled presidential debate on Sept. 26, with ABC’s Martha Raddatz, CNN’s Anderson Cooper and Fox News Channel’s Chris Wallace lined up for others. Read story

State Dept. to turn over all Clinton schedules

September 1, 2016, 7:59pm Election

The State Department agreed Thursday to turn over all the detailed planning schedules from Hillary Clinton’s time as secretary of state to The Associated Press by mid-October. It was an abrupt reversal from U.S. government lawyers’ warning last week that hundreds of pages would not be released until after the… Read story

Greens: It’s safe to cast votes for Stein

Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein, center, marches with supporters Saturday through Acacia Park in Colorado Springs, Colo., where she spoke after a rally.

September 1, 2016, 6:42pm Election

At Jill Stein’s presidential rallies, the 2016 election is over. Donald Trump has already lost, and his Republican Party is “falling apart.” A “Demo-Republican” party, led by Hillary Clinton, is rolling toward victory. Read story

Harry Reid advocates short-term spending bill

September 1, 2016, 6:23pm Election

The Senate’s top Democrat said Thursday that he and President Barack Obama will not permit a stopgap spending bill this month that kicks Washington’s unfinished budget business into next year, as some tea party conservatives are demanding. Read story