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In reversal, Trump says IS claim about Obama was sarcastic

August 12, 2016, 10:40am Election

ORLANDO, Fla. -- After days of alleging repeatedly that President Barack Obama literally founded the Islamic State group, Donald Trump abruptly shifted tone on Friday and insisted his widely debunked claim had been sarcastic. Read story

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton waves as she finishes a speech on the economy after touring Futuramic Tool &amp; Engineering, in Warren, Mich., Thursday, Aug. 11, 2016.

Clinton releases tax returns, urges Trump to do same

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton waves as she finishes a speech on the economy after touring Futuramic Tool &amp; Engineering, in Warren, Mich., Thursday, Aug. 11, 2016.

August 12, 2016, 9:23am Election

Hillary and Bill Clinton earned $10.6 million last year, according to a tax filing released by her campaign Friday that sought to pressure presidential rival Donald Trump to disclose his tax returns. Read story

A man holds a sign that reads &quot;Mr. Trump Have You No Sense of Decency Sir&quot; as Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton takes a photograph with a member of the audience after speaking at a rally at Abraham Lincoln High School, in Des Moines, Iowa, on Wednesday.

Clinton to portray Trump economic plans as handouts for rich

A man holds a sign that reads &quot;Mr. Trump Have You No Sense of Decency Sir&quot; as Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton takes a photograph with a member of the audience after speaking at a rally at Abraham Lincoln High School, in Des Moines, Iowa, on Wednesday.

August 11, 2016, 9:37am Election

Hillary Clinton is set to go after Donald Trump’s economic agenda, aiming to portray her rival’s approach as offering handouts for the rich that could imperil the economy. Read story

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally in Abingdon, Va.

Trump refuses to back away from false claim Obama founded Islamic State

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally in Abingdon, Va.

August 11, 2016, 9:34am Election

Donald Trump repeatedly accused President Barack Obama of founding the Islamic State group Thursday, refusing to take back a patently false allegation, despite the urging of some of his allies to do so. Read story

Emails from Clinton aides show State-foundation links

August 10, 2016, 9:20pm Election

Newly released emails from a top aide to Hillary Clinton show evidence of contacts between Clinton’s State Department and donors to her family foundation and political campaigns. Read story

Elections director resigned amid workplace investigation

August 9, 2016, 9:58am Election

Records show that Oregon’s top elections officer was facing two investigations into inappropriate comments about female employees before his abrupt July resignation. Read story

Trump critics urge RNC to replace Trump in special meeting

August 8, 2016, 7:30pm Election

Desperate conservatives have circulated a petition calling for the Republican National Committee to host a meeting where Donald Trump could be replaced as the party’s presidential nominee. Read story

Clinton, Trump plan dueling economic speeches in Detroit

August 7, 2016, 6:49pm Election

The two major-party presidential candidates are advertising dueling economic speeches this week — both set to be delivered from Detroit — creating the prospect that policy differences will be aired alongside questions about the other’s temperament and mental health. Read story

A voter wears an &quot;I Voted&quot; pin at Gaiser Hall, Clark College, in Vancouver on Nov. 3.

5 takeaways from the primary election

A voter wears an &quot;I Voted&quot; pin at Gaiser Hall, Clark College, in Vancouver on Nov. 3.

August 7, 2016, 6:05am Clark County News

Madore is out, and there’s a different look to local politics in several ways Read story

Jacob Jeske, 28, a commercial diver from Portsmouth, Va., stands Wednesday outside the Navy Exchange near Naval Station Norfolk, Va. Donald Trump may be losing support from prominent Republicans in the wake of his recent spat with a goldstar family and military icons like John McCain. But many supporters in the home of America&#039;s largest Naval base, say they&#039;ll still vote for the Republican nominee because too much is at stake, whether it&#039;s military funding or picking the next Supreme Court justice. Jeske said Trump&#039;s campaign pledge to expand America&#039;s military will mean more work for him since he&#039;s often hired by private contractors to help maintain Navy ships.

Military community split over Trump’s feud with Khans

Jacob Jeske, 28, a commercial diver from Portsmouth, Va., stands Wednesday outside the Navy Exchange near Naval Station Norfolk, Va. Donald Trump may be losing support from prominent Republicans in the wake of his recent spat with a goldstar family and military icons like John McCain. But many supporters in the home of America&#039;s largest Naval base, say they&#039;ll still vote for the Republican nominee because too much is at stake, whether it&#039;s military funding or picking the next Supreme Court justice. Jeske said Trump&#039;s campaign pledge to expand America&#039;s military will mean more work for him since he&#039;s often hired by private contractors to help maintain Navy ships.

August 6, 2016, 2:33pm Election

Robin Starck is a retired submarine commander who still lives in the shadow of America’s largest naval base, and he’s heard all the shouting about Donald Trump and his tangle with the parents of a U.S. Army officer killed in Iraq. Read story