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Donald Trump’s trap: GOP nominee can’t let go of perceived slights

Published on August 2, 2016 in 2017/Top Headlines by Associated Press

For Donald Trump, it’s become a familiar pattern. The Republican nominee can’t let go of a perceived slight, no matter the potential damage to his presidential campaign or political reputation. Trump spent the days after winning the Republican nomination criticizing a U.S. district court judge’s Mexican heritage. The morning after accepting the Republican nomination at the party’s convention, Trump re-litigated months-old grievances with primary rival Ted Cruz. Now, he’s sparring with an American Muslim family whose son was killed in…

Koch network refusing to help Donald Trump

Published on July 31, 2016 in 2017/Top Headlines by Associated Press

From a luxury hotel on the edge of the Rocky Mountains, some of the nation’s most powerful Republican donors are rebelling against Donald Trump. Billionaire industrialist Charles Koch, host of the exclusive weekend retreat, did not mention Trump by name as warned that political leaders are giving “frightening” answers to America’s challenges. One of his chief lieutenants was more direct as he made clear that Koch’s expansive political network would not use its tremendous resources to help Trump win this…

Balloons drop, mark end of Hillary Clinton’s convention

Published on July 28, 2016 in 2017/Top Headlines by Associated Press

The Latest on the Democratic National Convention and 2016 presidential campaign. (all times EDT): 11:35 p.m. Balloons are falling on Hillary Clinton‘s convention in Philadelphia. Red, white and blue balloons are raining down on Democrats and blanketing the stage as Clinton and vice presidential nominee Tim Kaine celebrate their nomination with their families. The convention-closing party included pyrotechnics that seemed to startle even Clinton, as well as an elaborate “card stunt” that doesn’t appear to have come off as planned.…

Hillary Clinton urges voters ‘to stand up to bullies’

Published on July 28, 2016 in 2017/Top Headlines by Associated Press

The Latest on the Democratic National Convention and 2016 presidential campaign. (all times EDT): 11:26 p.m. Hillary Clinton is calling on voters to “stand up to bullies.” She says her mother never let her back down from a challenge, and “literally blocked the door” when a young Hillary tried to hide from a neighborhood bully. Clinton says she still hears her mother urging her “to keep working, keep fighting for right, no matter what.” She says that, “More than a…

Hillary Clinton: Donald Trump can’t be trusted with nukes

Published on July 28, 2016 in 2017/Top Headlines by Associated Press

The Latest on the Democratic National Convention and 2016 presidential campaign. (all times EDT): 1:18 p.m. Hillary Clinton is questioning whether Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has the temperament to be commander in chief. She says Trump “can’t even handle the rough-and-tumble of a presidential campaign.” Clinton says Trump loses his cool at the “slightest provocation” – when he’s gotten tough questions from reporters, when he’s challenged in a debate or when he sees a protester at a rally. Here’s…

Hillary Clinton says she’d be president for all people

Published on July 28, 2016 in 2017/Top Headlines by Associated Press

The Latest on the Democratic National Convention and 2016 presidential campaign. (all times EDT): 10:56 p.m. Hillary Clinton says she’d be a president for Democrats, Republicans and independents – “for all those who vote for me and those who don’t.” She says she’s met many people who motivate her to fight for change, including sick children and survivors of 9/11. Clinton says “it’s true, I sweat the details of policy. She says details should be a “big deal” to the…

Hillary Clinton says no one person can fix everything

Published on July 28, 2016 in 2017/Top Headlines by Associated Press

The Latest on the Democratic National Convention and 2016 presidential campaign. (all times EDT): 10:50 p.m. Hillary Clinton is telling Democrats at the party’s national convention not to believe anyone who says, “I alone can fix it.” That’s a knock on her Republican rival, Donald Trump. He told GOP delegates a week ago that he’s the only one who can fix “the system.” Clinton is accepting the Democratic nomination and warning that Trump’s words should “set off alarm bells for…

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