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Donald Trump making renewed appeal to black voters

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump's weekend foray into Detroit and strong appeal for support from black voters made waves in minority communities that have long been Democratic strongholds.

September 4, 2016

Donald Trump at Detroit church: ‘Our nation is too divided’

At a black church in Detroit, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump called Saturday for a "civil rights agenda for our time" that would deliver better education, good-paying jobs and and safer streets to inner-city neighborhoods.

September 3, 2016

Donald Trump, greeted by protests in Detroit, woos voters in Democratic stronghold

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump encountered protests led by community leaders and Democrat politicians when he arrived Saturday in Detroit to appeal for support from black voters.

September 3, 2016

CAIR rails against Capitol Hill appearance by ‘Islamophobic’ advocacy group

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) objected Friday to a scheduled legislative briefing on Capitol Hill next week by ACT for America, saying the national security advocacy group had an "Islamophobic agenda."

September 2, 2016

Eric Trump questions Clintons’ enormous wealth: ‘What product were they selling?’

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump's son Eric Trump questioned Friday how Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton and former President Bill Clinton became enormously wealthy running a charity, which has become the focus of the campaign's allegation of pay-to-play corruption while she was secretary of state.

September 2, 2016

Republicans unnerved by failure of Donald Trump’s ground operation

Spearheading the ground operation for Donald Trump's presidential campaign, a state GOP field director Wednesday led a half-dozen volunteers knocking on doors in this blue-collar suburb of Philadelphia to drum up support and build a voter database for a get-out-the-vote push in November.

August 31, 2016

Jon Cooper, Democratic moneyman, uses super PACs an outlet for anti-Trump sentiment

Democratic moneyman Jon Cooper was ready to stay on the sidelines this year because the email scandal and ethics conflicts made him leery of Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton. But along came Donald Trump, and suddenly nothing else mattered.

August 30, 2016

House Democrats demand FBI probe of Donald Trump ties to Russia hacks

Top House Democrats on Tuesday asked the FBI to investigate a possible connection between Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and suspected computer hacks by the Russian government.

August 30, 2016

White House says hackers won’t change outcome of presidential election

Foreign hacking into U.S. voter databases shouldn't affect the outcome of the presidential election because the patchwork of state voting systems is too fragmented to be rigged, the White House said Tuesday.

August 30, 2016

Donald Trump campaign reaffirms commitment to fighting illegal immigration

Donald Trump's campaign Sunday downplayed his stated willingness to "soften" the stance on deporting illegal immigrants, reassuring his conservative base that he wasn't waffling on the get-tough agenda that helped propel him to the Republican presidential nomination.

August 28, 2016

Donald Trump halves Hillary Clinton’s lead: poll

Donald Trump gained on Hillary Clinton in a new national poll released Sunday, cutting in half her lead in the presidential race in the course of a week.

August 28, 2016

Donna Brazile, DNC chief, defends Clinton Foundation favor seekers, calls it ‘normal’ for Washington

Donna Brazile said Sunday that she doesn't see impropriety in overlaps between the Clinton Foundation and the State Department under Hillary Clinton.

August 28, 2016

Mike Pence, GOP VP nominee, ‘deeply offended’ by racism charges

Democrats' attempts to tie Donald Trump to racists is an "act of desperation," Republican vice-presidential nominee Mike Pence said Sunday.

August 28, 2016

Mike Pence, GOP VP nominee: ‘Nothing has changed’ in Donald Trump’s illegal immigration agenda

Mike Pence said Sunday that nothing has changed about Donald Trump's position on illegal immigration.

August 28, 2016

Donald Trump campaign: ‘Softening’ on illegal immigration more approach than policy

Donald Trump's campaign manager said the Republican presidential nominee is not backing off his tough stance on illegal immigration.

August 28, 2016

Donald Trump rebounds in polls after campaign overhaul

After post-convention stumbles that forced Donald Trump to overhaul his campaign last week, the Republican presidential nominee was rebounding Tuesday in the polls.

August 23, 2016

Donald Trump’s pitch to black voters draws scorn

Donald Trump's new aggressive wooing of black voters is the type of messaging Republican Party insiders have clamored for from their presidential nominee, but the pitch was met with skepticism and scorn.

August 22, 2016

Donald Trump gossips about Joe Scarborogh, Mika Brzezinski love affair

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump took to Twitter Monday with the claim MSNBC's "Morning Joe" co-hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski are lovers.

August 22, 2016

Donald Trump blasts Clinton Foundation: ‘Most corrupt enterprise in political history’

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump launched an assault Monday on the Clinton Foundation, saying that foreign donations and other ethical conflicts made Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton's family charity "the most corrupt enterprise in political history."

August 22, 2016

Donald Trump battles to retake Virginia, once-reliably red state gone blue

Donald Trump hasn't given up the fight to win back Virginia for the Republican Party in November, but he is battling strong political headwinds that have the once solidly red state poised to vote Democrat for the third consecutive presidential election.

August 21, 2016