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Hillary Clinton notched second debate victory over Donald Trump: Poll

Hillary Clinton bested Donald Trump in their second presidential showdown Sunday night, according to a survey of debate watchers.

October 10, 2016

Paul Ryan disinvites Donald Trump from rally, stops short of cutting ties

House Speaker Paul D. Ryan disinvited Donald Trump from a joint appearance over the weekend and said he was "sickened" by the GOP presidential nominee's words, but he stopped short of severing ties with Mr. Trump as he tries to chart a middle ground.

October 9, 2016

Embattled Donald Trump faces test as condemnation, calls for him to quit pour in from GOP ranks

Donald Trump's political mettle is being tested once again, this time over lewd remarks he made about women over a decade ago that has led some Republicans to call on him to pull the plug on a campaign that has rattled the political establishment in Washington, attracted millions of working-class voters and divided the GOP.

October 8, 2016

Ben Sasse of Nebraska becomes third senator calling on Trump to drop off ticket

Sen. Ben Sasse of Nebraska on Saturday became the third Senator to call on Donald Trump to end his presidential bid over lewd remarks the GOP presidential candidate made about women over a decade ago.

October 8, 2016

House Speaker Paul Ryan ‘sickened’ by Donald Trump’s comments

House Speaker Paul Ryan says he is "sickened" by the comments GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump made about women over a decade ago, and their plans to appear together Saturday are now canceled.

October 7, 2016

Trump apologizes for ‘locker room banter’ after past recordings emerge

Donald Trump played damage control Friday after old video and audio recordings emerged of him boasting about trying to have sex with a married women and how the power of celebrity allows him to grope women around him.

October 7, 2016

Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump feel town-hall style plays to strengths

Ahead of what is being billed as a make-or-break event, the Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump camps are each boasting about how the town-hall style format of the second debate this weekend plays to its candidate's strengths, raising the stakes for the high-profile showdown.

October 7, 2016

Team Clinton predicts record turnout, early voting could swing election

With early voting underway, Hillary Clinton's camp is projecting strength, saying outcome of the race could be decided in battleground states before voters head to the polls Nov. 8 and early indicators look good for the Democrat and her superior ground game.

October 6, 2016

Clinton camp hopes Florida officials will extend voter registration amid Hurricane Matthew

Hillary Clinton's campaign is urging officials in Florida to extend the state's voter registration deadline in response to Hurricane Matthew.

October 6, 2016

Trump praises Pence - and himself - for ‘single most decisive victory’ in VP debate history

Donald Trump declared his running mate Mike Pence the winner of this week's vice presidential debate and patted himself on the back for bringing him onto the GOP presidential ticket.

October 5, 2016

Bill Ford, auto exec: Donald Trump’s attacks on our company are ‘infuriating,’ misleading

The executive chairman of Ford Motor company said that Donald Trump's attacks against the automobile giant are "infuriating" and said he aired his frustrations with the Republican presidential nominee in a recent one-on-one meeting.

October 5, 2016

Tim Kaine, Mike Pence open post-debate push in Pennsylvania

With the vice presidential debate in the rearview mirror, both campaigns Wednesday turn their attention toward Pennsylvania, a must-win battleground for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and the place where his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton aims to stop him.

October 5, 2016

Tim Kaine, Mike Pence spar over religion, abortion

Indiana Gov. Mike Pence and Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia said Tuesday in their vice presidential debate that their religion guides them on abortion -- though they take opposite sides on the public issue.

October 4, 2016

Pence says it’s ‘nonsense’ that Trump supports ‘deportation force’

Republican vice presidential candidate Mike Pence shot down the idea Tuesday that Donald Trump wants to deport all non-criminal illegal immigrants, while warning that Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine want open borders and amnesty for illegal immigrants.

October 4, 2016

Mike Pence, Tim Kaine let insults fly in VP debate

GOP vice presidential nominee Mike Pence said Democrats are running a campaign based on an "avalanche of insults" as he and Sen. Tim Kaine squared off Tuesday in the only debate of the two down-ticket running mates.

October 4, 2016

Mike Pence: Hillary Clinton, Tim Kaine have run ‘insult-driven’ campaign

Indiana Gov. Mike Pence pushed back against the criticism Sen. Tim Kaine leveled at him in the first presidential debate, saying Hillary Clinton and her Democratic running mate have led an "insult-driven" campaign in an attempt to turn attention away from the former Secretary of State's failed record.

October 4, 2016

Catholics protest Tim Kaine at veep debate: ‘He says he’s devout but he’s not’

The vice presidential debate drew Catholic protesters to this sleepy university town Tuesday to denounce Democratic nominee Sen. Tim Kaine for breaking church doctrine.

October 4, 2016

Donald Trump blames politicians for laws he used to skirt taxes, touts financial ‘talent’

Seeking to right his struggling campaign, GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump defended his tax history Monday, blaming politicians for writing laws he used to avoid hefty tax bills, and vowing to put that financial wizardry to use in the White House.

October 3, 2016

Donald Trump says he used tax code ‘brilliantly,’ survived when other businesses could not

Donald Trump on Monday defended his past tax practices, saying the moves he made during the 1990's to keep his companies afloat during the recession reflect the business prowess and fighting spirit that he now wants to put to work on behalf of the nation as the next president of the United States.

October 3, 2016

Hillary Clinton holds 11-point lead over Donald Trump in Colorado: Monmouth University Poll

Donald Trump received some bad news ahead of his visit to Colorado Monday after a new survey showed Hillary Clinton holds a double-digit lead over him in the state, thanks in part to strong support among minority voters.

October 3, 2016