U.S. Presidential Election

Read the biggest stories from the 2016 campaign that resulted in the election of Donald Trump as the 45th president.

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U.S. Politics
Anonymous official writing ‘unprecedented’ portrait of Trump’s presidency
pbs.org - Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — The Trump administration official who wrote an anonymous essay about resistance from the inside has a book deal. The Hachette imprint …
6 hours ago
NBC News
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Business
Pennsylvania factory layoff foreshadows Trump 2020 troubles
NBC News - Ben Popken
Management decisions that might have slid by in more flush times can now push a business over the edge. A manufacturing recession may already be under way in vulnerable swing states, challenging President
14 hours ago
Fox News
U.S. Elections
Trump calling for Barr to investigate ties between Hillary Clinton, dossier and Ukraine
Fox News
Reaction and analysis from Trump 2020 campaign advisory board member Jenna Ellis Rives. Reaction and analysis from Trump 2020 campaign advisory board member Jenna Ellis Rives.
14 hours ago
MSNBC
Politics
Anxious Dems ask a familiar question: 'Is there anybody else?'
MSNBC - Steve Benen
Ahead of the 2004 presidential election, Democratic voters had a sizable field of White House hopefuls to choose from, but after a few debates, many …
14 hours ago
Reuters
Ukraine
Diplomat says he was told U.S. aid for Ukraine tied to request for...
Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine said on Tuesday he was told the United States was withholding aid from Ukraine to try to secure a public commitment for investigations relating the
8 hours ago
The Daily Signal
Conservative View
Andrew McCarthy on the Real Collusion, and the Lessons of the Mueller Investigation
dailysignal.com - Daniel Davis
Was there ever a valid reason for the Mueller investigation? What are the lessons for the country about this two-year process and how it unfolded? …
20 hours ago
9to5Mac
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Facebook
Facebook more prepared to fight election interference from Russia, China, Iran
9to5Mac - Ben Lovejoy
Facebook says it is now much better prepared to fight election interference from Russia, China, Iran, and others in the run-up to the November 2020 US presidential election. CEO Mark Zuckerberg says that
16 hours ago
MSNBC
Hillary Clinton
NYT: Anxious Dems ask if there's anybody else to mount 11th hour presidential bid
MSNBC - MSNBC.com
Michael Starr Hopkins, who served on the presidential campaigns of Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, and Mara Gay from the New York Times Editorial …
10 hours ago
Conservative View
Mr. President, Please Do the Nation a Favor and Kill These Stupid and Dysfunctional Presidential Debates
redstate.com - streiff
Last week, the allegedly non-partisan Commission on Presidential Debates announced that it had set the debate schedule for the 2020 Presidential …
11 hours ago
Columbus, OH
Scott Woods Wants Your Vote for Mayor (Sort of)
columbusmonthly.com - www.columbusmonthly.com
Woods' proposed platform includes an education czar, more downtown parking and a pizza embargo. Watching last night’s Democratic Presidential debate …
8 hours ago
Seeking Alpha
Oil
Crude Oil Has Likely Not Bottomed
Seeking Alpha - Robert Boslego
I wrote an article back on March 9, 2016, “Why Crude Oil Prices May Have Bottomed.” It was soon after oil prices had dropped to $26/b in February. As …
8 hours ago
Books
Street Noise Books Inks Distribution Deal with Ingram’s Consortium
publishersweekly.com - www.publishersweekly.com
Street Noise Books, a newly launched publishing house specializing in graphic novels and nonfiction, and heavily illustrated books for young adults, …
11 hours ago
Fox News
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Tom Steyer
Today on Fox News, Oct. 22, 2019
Fox News
Besides creating a split among Democrats, Clinton’s comments are also fueling speculation she may be considering yet another presidential run. Mark Penn, chief strategist on Hillary Clinton's 2008 presidential
18 hours ago
MarketWatch
Pete Buttigieg
Buttigieg ranks 3rd in Iowa poll as Zuckerberg reportedly advised mayor’s presidential campaign
MarketWatch - By Victor Reklaitis
A new poll focused on the first-in-the-nation Iowa caucuses suggests that Democratic presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg is gaining momentum. It …
1 day ago
The Washington Post
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Opinion
Elizabeth Warren faces new challenges
The Washington Post - By Jennifer Rubin
Before the Oct.15 presidential debate, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) was running a near flawless campaign. She had transformed the selfie from a gimmick into a demonstration of the 69-year-old’s stamina
1 day ago
MediaPost
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Facebook
Facebook Protect Program Adds Security To Political Accounts
mediapost.com - Gavin O'Malley
As part of a broader effort to deter bad actors from interfering in the 2020 U.S. presidential election, Facebook just debuted Facebook Protect. The …
1 day ago
Business Insider
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Hunter Biden
Trump risked impeachment because he miscalculated Biden's chances - Business Insider
Business Insider - John Haltiwanger
When President Donald Trump urged his Ukrainian counterpart to investigate Joe Biden during a July 25 phone call, the former vice president had been comfortably sitting at the top of a large field of candidates
1 day ago
Reuters Canada
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Facebook
Facebook suspends Russian Instagram accounts targeting U.S. voters
Reuters Canada - By Jack Stubbs and Christopher Bing
LONDON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Facebook Inc said on Monday it has suspended a network of Instagram accounts operated from Russia that targeted Americans with divisive political messages ahead of next year's
2 days ago
The Washington Post
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Politics
Anxiety rises among Democrats worried about party’s prospects in 2020
The Washington Post - By Annie Linskey, Matt Viser
When the 2020 Democratic presidential contest kicked off earlier this year, the massive field was hailed as the most diverse in history, with candidates who spanned the ideological spectrum and offered
3 hours ago
Conservative View
Trump Destroys Fundraising Records, Rakes In $300 Million For Re-Election Campaign
dailywire.com - Emily Zanotti
President Donald Trump is presiding over a “money machine” and now has the most well-funded re-election campaign in history, according to fundraising …
1 day ago
CNBC
Facebook
Facebook releases new election security features for the 2020 U.S. presidential election
CNBC - Salvador Rodriguez
Facebook on Monday announced that it removed four networks of "coordinated inauthentic behavior" tied to Russia and Iran from its services as it …
1 day ago
Associated Press
West Virginia
Ex-CEO and ex-prisoner Blankenship making presidential bid
Associated Press
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Former coal executive and ex-federal prisoner Don Blankenship says he’ll seek the Constitution Party’s presidential nomination next year. West Virginia Constitution Party chairman
1 day ago
Politics
Will Trump Reject Presidential Debates?
politicalwire.com
Fred Barnes: “Political commentator Hugh Hewitt has urged Trump to reject both the commission and its plans and ‘announce that if any debates will be …
1 day ago
U.S. Politics
Julián Castro Says He Will End His Presidential Campaign If He Doesn’t Raise $800,000 In The Next 10 Days
buzzfeednews.com - Nidhi Prakash
"My presidential campaign is in dire need of financial resources to keep going," Castro said in an email to supporters on Monday. Presidential …
1 day ago
Columbus, GA
Boy who won contest wore pro-Trump gear for photo. Missouri officials edited that out
ledger-enquirer.com - By Tyler J. Carter
Boy who won contest wore pro-Trump gear for photo. Missouri officials edited that out The Missouri Department of Transportation has issued an apology …
1 day ago
The Daily Beast
Mark Zuckerberg
Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg: I Don’t Need to Be Liked
The Daily Beast - Taylor Hatmaker
In excerpts from an interview with NBC Nightly News, Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg made efforts to portray Facebook as a stable, …
1 day ago
The Inquisitr
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Donald Trump
Beto O’Rourke Suggests Donald Trump Is Inspired By ‘The Propagandists Of The Third Reich’
The Inquisitr - Tyler MacDonald
Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke has been stirring controversy lately, from suggesting he will confiscate assault weapons to claiming …
1 day ago
Business Insider
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U.S. Politics
Michael Novogratz: It's 'insanity' that billionaires feel like 'victims' - Business Insider
Business Insider - Taylor Nicole Rogers
Billionaires are "really, really fearful" of Sen. Elizabeth Warren, former Goldman Sachs partner and hedge fund manager Michael Novogratz told Bloomberg's Amanda L. Gordon in an interview published October
1 day ago
Massachusetts
Facebook removes Russian trolls targeting Joe Biden campaign
masslive.com - Ray Kelly
Facebook on Monday yanked four foreign-based networks, including one linked to Russia’s Internet Research Agency, which has been indicted for alleged …
1 day ago
The Washington Times
U.S. Elections
Government agency edits boy's 'Trump 2020' shirt, cap out of photo
The Washington Times - Associated Press
LOUISIANA, Mo. — The Missouri Department of Transportation has apologized for posting an edited photo that cropped out a boy’s “Trump 2020” shirt and …
1 day ago