Clinton expands battleground state map with push into Arizona ...
NEW YORK — Representatives of Hillary Clinton’s campaign phoned state Democratic leaders in Arizona and Georgia on Monday night to alert them of plans to begin transferring funds to hire more field organizers in those states, according to several Democratic officials familiar with the calls. Polls in both states — which Republican nominee Mitt Romney carried in 2012 — show a tightening race between Clinton and Donald Trump. The move by the Clinton campaign suggests a bid to expand the number o..>> view originalZika linked to infant's death in Texas
The death of a newborn in the Houston area has been linked to the Zika virus, Texas public health officials said Tuesday. The infant's mother had traveled to Latin America during her pregnancy and was infected there by the virus, according to the Department of State Health Services. Her baby acquired the virus while in the womb and was born with microcephaly, a rare congenital condition that can cause an abnormally small head and underdeveloped brain. Thousands of microcephaly cases have surfac..>> view originalOrlando shooter's father spotted at Clinton rally
Seddique Mateen, father of Pulse nightclub shooter Omar Mateen, looked on as Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton spoke about Orlando families' continued grieving at a rally in Kissimmee, Fla., Aug. 8. (Sarah Parnass/The Washington Post) Seddique Mateen, the father of the suspect in the June mass shooting at an Orlando nightclub, secured a prime seat at a rally for Hillary Clinton on Tuesday outside the city. For 25 minutes, Mateen sat right behind the Democratic nominee for..>> view originalNext step in Donald Trump's reset: Wooing evangelical pastors
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, who is trying to reset his struggling campaign, plans to appeal for stronger support Thursday from a group of influential Christian conservative pastors. Trump backers hope that the candidate’s closed-door address to the Orlando conference of the American Renewal Project will inspire evangelical voters and donors who have been part of winning elections for Republicans for decades. American Renewal operates nationwide, training pastors to organize a..>> view originalTim Tebow wants to try to play pro baseball
Is Tim Tebow ready for some … baseball? (Brynn Anderson/AP File) With his dream of playing for an NFL team fading, Tim Tebow now reportedly is “actively pursuing” a career in Major League Baseball. The Heisman Trophy winner, who has not played in the NFL since being cut by the New England Patriots in August 2013, plans to invite all 30 MLB teams to a workout later this month, Tebow’s agents told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Tim Tebow is actively pursuing a career in professional baseball and pla..>> view originalDonald Trump has conservative media types turning on one another
Sean Hannity is in a fight with Bret Stephens of the Wall Street Journal. (Carolyn Kaster/AP) Fox News Channel's Sean Hannity thinks the Wall Street Journal's Bret Stephens is a "dumba–– with his head up his a––." Stephens wonders "whether Mr. Hannity is stupid or dishonest." It's just another day in the conservative media civil war sparked by Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. I wrote in January about the feuding caused by Trump's "birther" attack on Ted Cruz. Highlights include..>> view originalTurkey's Erdogan pivots to Putin as tensions rise with the West
Turkey's President Erdogan will meet with Russian President Putin after years of tense relations in his first trip aboard since a failed coup attempt. (Reuters) MOSCOW — The leaders of Turkey and Russia pledged Tuesday to restart key energy projects and roll back sanctions, taking bold overtures to rebuild ties as Turkey looks beyond its NATO partners for support following a failed coup last month. In his first trip abroad since the attempted takeover by the military, Turkish President R..>> view originalDonald Trump still hasn't figured out the ground game
Donald Trump holds two babies after his Town Hall address at the Gallogly Events Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on July 29, 2016. (JASON CONNOLLY/AFP/Getty Images) A small house in a town just north of Cincinnati is "ground zero for the Trump campaign" in the important Ohio city, according to a press release obtained last week by the Cincinnati Enquirer. The catch? The house -- and the volunteers who sent the press release -- have nothing to do with the Trump campaign itself. Trump ha..>> view originalDelta canceled another 250 flights Tuesday morning
A Delta Air Lines plane is seen on the tarmac of the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on July 14, 2016 in Fort Lauderdale. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) Delta Air Lines canceled another 250 flights on Tuesday as it works to recover from a computer network crash that halted or delayed all flights for hours. The Atlanta-based airline canceled about 1,000 flights Monday and is still advising passengers to check their flight status before they leave for the airport. “We were..>> view originalA mild defense of the rationally ignorant voter
Hillary Clinton meets voters at Osceola Heritage Park in Kissimmee, Fla., on Monday. (Melina Mara/The Washington Post) The GOP primary in the United States and the Brexit referendum in Britain have nurtured a small, elitist movement that scolds today’s voters as unworthy of the democracies they live in. It doesn’t help that signs of democratic decay seem to be everywhere. Or that political scientists are writing interesting and provocative books highlighting how “most democratic citizens..>> view original
Thursday, August 11, 2016
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