High-ranking members of Trump’s own party are calling for him to drop out just a month before the election.
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Emily Cain strikes back at ads about teen girls’ bodies
The ads also draw reaction from Maine women’s groups who say the issue doesn’t belong in politics.
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In speech to bankers, Clinton said she favored ‘open trade, open borders’
The speeches to Wall Street bankers were made an issue during the primaries by rival Bernie Sanders, who criticized her for not releasing transcripts.
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Republican candidates face the fallout from Trump’s lewd sexual remarks
A Republican pollster says the revelation of the taped comments, coming just two days before the second presidential debate, ‘will cause real damage.’
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Trump was recorded having lewd conversation about women in 2005
The Washington Post obtains a recording caught when he didn’t realize the microphone was turned on.
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Russia objected to U.N. human rights official’s criticism of Trump
The diplomatic intervention raises more questions about Trump’s relationship with Russia.
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Trump claims immigrants are pouring into the U.S. to vote
It is the latest example of the candidate warning the election will be ‘rigged.’
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Sen. Bernie Sanders urges Mainers to back Hillary Clinton on the issues
The Vermont senator tries to convince voters who supported him in Maine’s Democratic caucuses to embrace her candidacy.
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Why it matters: Relationship between minority communities and police a flash point
Donald Trump has called himself the ‘law and order’ candidate while Hillary Clinton has proposed changes such as legislation to help end racial profiling.
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Trump’s use of debts and tax laws spurs concerns about his methods
For two decades, he has underscored 1995 as a pivotal point following the implosion of his real estate and gambling empire, a debacle that included four bankruptcies and left him nearly $1 billion in the hole.