elections

ISIS Expert Sets Record Straight On Trump's Accusations Against Obama

6:00pm August 11, 2016

Donald Trump has doubled down on his claim that President Obama founded the terrorist group ISIS. Joby Warrick, a reporter for the Washington Post, who recently won the Pulitzer Prize for his book, Black Flags: The Rise of ISIS, takes a closer look at Trump's comments.

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Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton speaks to supporters about her plans for the economy and job creation during a rally at the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers in Las Vegas last week.

FACT CHECK: Clinton Lays Out Economic Plan In Contrast To Trump

4:53pm August 11, 2016

by Tamara Keith

Clinton argued that her plan would boost the middle class while Trump's plan "would give trillions in tax cuts to big corporations, millionaires, and Wall Street money managers."

Trump Refuses To Back Away From Claim Obama Founded ISIS

4:34pm August 11, 2016

by Sam Sanders

Donald Trump spoke to the National Association of Homebuilders at an event in Miami Thursday, while Hillary Clinton outlined her economic vision in a policy address.

L: Hillary Clinton checks her phone at the Libyan Conference in 2011 in London; R: Donald Trump speaks at a campaign event Aug. 9 in North Carolina.

Why Are The Media Obsessed With Trump's Controversies And Not Clinton's?

1:33pm August 11, 2016

by Ron Elving

While less than shocking by Washington standards, the latest emails between Clinton Foundation and State Department staff underscore existing concerns about Hillary Clinton's ethics and transparency.

Politics & Government

Trump Attacks Obama As 'The Founder Of ISIS'

1:26pm August 11, 2016

by Susan Davis

The GOP presidential nominee has made similar incendiary remarks in the past that link rival Hillary Clinton to the Islamic State.

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton holds a rally in Philadelphia on July 29.

Politics & Government

Republicans For Hillary Clinton? Not A Total Oxymoron In 2016

9:29pm August 10, 2016

by Tamara Keith

Clinton's campaign is reaching out to Republicans, something she likely wouldn't have the luxury to do if Donald Trump weren't her opponent.

Gun Owners React To Donald Trump's 'Second Amendment People' Comments

6:25pm August 10, 2016

by Nathan Rott

How did gun owners view the comments Tuesday by Donald Trump? The Republican presidential nominee suggested supporters of the Second Amendment could oppose Hillary Clinton, which some viewed as an incitement to violence.

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Former Secret Service Agent Considers Likely Responses To Trump Comments

6:25pm August 10, 2016

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Jonathan Wackrow, a former secret service agent, about how he would handle Donald Trump's comments implying that "Second Amendment people" could stop Hillary Clinton.

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Politics & Government

'Wal-Mart Moms' And The 2016 Elections: 8 Takeaways

5:14pm August 10, 2016

by Susan Davis

Focus groups with swing, female voters in Ohio and Arizona reveal that negative attitudes saturate a critical bloc of voters this year.

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A robot arm at a Nissan assembly plant in Brazil.

Presidential Campaigns Are Talking Around The Robot In The Room

4:49pm August 10, 2016

by Marilyn Geewax

Candidates are talking about taxes and trade, but not about the tsunami: the massive wave of automation that will transform the workplace.