Author: Ken Thomas
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Hickenlooper, Bennet, other Democratic presidential candidates sharpen tone as next debates approach
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WASHINGTON ? Democratic presidential candidates are adopting a more combative tone on the campaign trail ahead of next week’s debates in Detroit, laying out their disputes from afar as desperation grows for some of those fighting for survival. Former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper has warned that the party could risk losing in 2020 if its…
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Trump opens first full day on job at church
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President Donald Trump opened his first full day as president Saturday at a national prayer service, the final piece of transition business for the nation’s new chief executive before a promised full-on shift into governing. Trump and his wife, Melania, and Vice President Mike Pence and his wife, Karen, sat in a front pew at…
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Preparing for White House, Trump to attend Army-Navy game
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President-elect Donald Trump is partaking in one of the nation’s most storied football rivalries, saluting U.S. troops at the annual Army-Navy game on Saturday as he prepares to enter the White House. The future commander-in-chief planned to attend the 117th game between the military academies at West Point and Annapolis, which is being held on…
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With a new plane, Clinton courts media on the campaign trail
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When Hillary Clinton arrived at her brand-new campaign plane, she greeted crew members, climbed aboard and then made a surprise move: a beeline to the dozens of journalists seated in the back. “Hey guys!” Clinton told members of the media as they awaited takeoff. “Welcome to our big plane! It’s so exciting.” The Democratic presidential nominee promised she’d be…
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Clinton proposes plan to address mental health treatment
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Hillary Clinton rolled out a comprehensive plan to address millions of Americans coping with mental illness, pointing to the need to fully integrate mental health services into the nation’s health care system. Clinton’s campaign released a multi-pronged approach to mental health care on Monday, aimed at ensuring that Americans would no longer separate mental health from physical health…
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Clinton receives first intelligence briefing as nominee
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Hillary Clinton received her first national security briefing Saturday as the Democratic presidential nominee, meeting with intelligence officials for an overview of the major threats facing the nation around the globe. Clinton attended the briefing for more than two hours at the FBI office in White Plains, New York, near her suburban New York City…
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Clinton keeps stay-the-course strategy on foundation, emails
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Hillary Clinton is sidestepping new questions about nearly 15,000 recently discovered emails or her family’s charitable foundation – a stay-the-course strategy sure to be tested in the sprint to Election Day. Clinton has no immediate plans – in an interview or a news conference – to explain the FBI’s discovery of another batch of emails…
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Clinton’s foundation to alter donations policy if elected
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Hillary Clinton’s family foundation will no longer accept foreign and corporate donations if she is elected president, and will bring an end to its annual Clinton Global Initiative meeting regardless of the outcome of the November election. Former President Bill Clinton made the announcement at an afternoon meeting with foundation staff members, according to participants who spoke to The Associated Press…
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Clinton: Trump’s foreign policy ‘absolutely bewilders’ her
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Hillary Clinton vowed Tuesday to conduct a national security and foreign policy that Americans could be proud of, saying rival Donald Trump “just absolutely bewilders” her when he talks about his policies around the globe. Clinton embraced the U.S. Olympic team’s success at a voter registration rally in Philadelphia, pointing to Team USA’s gold as an example…
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Biden: Trump is ‘thoroughly unqualified’ for presidency
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Vice President Joe Biden assailed Donald Trump’s ability to lead America at home and abroad on Monday, branding him as indifferent to the needs of Americans in his first campaign appearance with Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton. Biden, who decided not to make a third presidential bid last year, said in his native city of Scranton…
