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ST. LOUIS — Nearly every presidential debate gets billed as the make-or-break one. They usually aren’t. But the one in St. Louis on Sunday really might be. It comes after Donald Trump’s widely panned performance against Democratic former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in the first debate Sept. 26, which raised anew questions about his […]

This election season, issues like US immigration and the United States border with Mexico have been pushed into international headlines. To a degree, it’s understandable — borders do define our sovereignty. But with over a million Latinos potentially eligible to vote in Arizona alone, experts and community leaders say that words like “walls” and “secure

Manila (dpa) – The Philippines has told the US that joint patrols in the South China Sea are suspended and says it can “live without” the country’s financial aid, the Philippine defence chief said Friday. Defence Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said the US and Philippines have so far conducted two naval exercises in the disputed seas,

There have been plenty of rumors questioning presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s health during the 2016 election. While Republican candidate Donald Trump has been photographed indulging in hearty dishes from restaurants like KFC, sources close to the Democrat maintain that she follows a healthy diet. In August, two campaign aides explained that Clinton is particular about

Could Shimon Peres’s vision of a “New Middle East”—a region of cooperation with peace between Israel and the Arab world—finally have a hope of becoming reality? Looking at the deep malaise in attempts to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and the chaos that has engulfed Arab states, it may seem further away than ever. But those

More than seven in 10 voters say Donald Trump is not a role model for children, according to a poll conducted in the days after Republican Sen. Kelly Ayotte of New Hampshire said she “absolutely” thought the mogul deserved the label, only to walk it back. Only 17 percent of voters told the Politico/Morning Consult

President Obama cast his ballot for president Friday as part of early voting in Illinois, and joked with Chicago elections officials about his correct date of birth. When reporters asked the president who he voted for, Mr. Obama just smirked and didn’t reply. The president made the unannounced stop at the Chicago Board of Elections

WASHINGTON — Could this be it? Donald Trump has insulted a war hero, criticized the family of a fallen soldier, mocked a disabled reporter and remained in the game. But the appearance Friday of a video in which he brags crudely about making sexual advances to a married woman is raising questions once again: Has

Joseph R. Biden had some harsh words Friday for the Republican who wants to replace him as vice president, mocking Indiana Gov. Mike Pence’s performance in this week’s debate as a poor attempt to run away from Donald Trump’s record. Speaking at a campaign rally outside Philadelphia, Mr. Biden marveled at Mr. Pence’s strategy of

Jason Pye was on an airplane during Tuesday’s vice presidential debate, but he was following the reaction via Twitter. When he heard that Republican Mike Pence had called for criminal justice reform, it made his evening. “I was smiling from ear to ear,” says the spokesman for the conservative advocacy group FreedomWorks, one of the

Warning: Video contains graphic language Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is apologizing for a 2005 video in which he speaks in a vulgar and disparaging manner about women. Trump and Access Hollywood host Billy Bush were aboard a bus that was taking them to the set of “Days of Our Lives” when the lewd conversation

Donald Trump has apologised after the Washington Post released a video in which he talks in vulgar terms about attempted sexual conquests with two women. The Republican presidential candidate was recorded in 2005 on an open microphone in a bus talking to a TV host before a show. “I moved on her actually, you know