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Published with permission from Media Matters for America. Prominent white nationalists touted their growing media influence in the wake of Donald Trump’s rise to the Republican presidential nomination on a wave of bigoted rhetoric at a September 9 press conference titled “What Is The Alt-Right?” The press conference, organized by white nationalist “think tank” the

On Sunday, Donald Trump Jr. posted a meme on his Instagram account in response to Hillary Clinton’s “basket of deplorables” gaffe. Trump Sr. has repeatedly said his kids are some of his closest political advisors, and as with his own posts on social media, this one deserves some attention. If the elder Donald has turned

Two weeks before the 1944 election, an already ailing President Franklin D. Roosevelt rode 50 miles in an open car through New York City in a driving rain, hoping to convince voters that he was healthy enough for a fourth term. He succeeded in winning re-election, only to die five months later. Compare that to

MINNEAPOLIS — Donald Trump’s name will be on Minnesota ballots this November, following a ruling by the Minnesota Supreme Court. In a decision issued Monday afternoon, the state’s highest court dismissed a petition filed last week by the state Democratic-Farm-Labor Party in which DFL leaders argued that Republican presidential candidate Trump and his running mate,

DETROIT — Four Hazel Park, Mich., police officers are being sued for accusations that they made two women expose their breasts and shake them during a traffic stop. At least one officer allegedly recorded the incident on a cellphone — but when asked for all video evidence, authorities so far have said that none exists.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — After a weekend health scare, Hillary Clinton is doing well, Vice President Joe Biden said after arriving in Charlotte on Monday for a speech on education. “I’ve had pneumonia,” Biden told Clinton campaign workers. “You take antibiotics and you rest a bit.” Clinton, the Democratic presidential nominee, left a 9/11 memorial service

WASHINGTON — She responded this way when challenged about potential conflicts of interest involving her family’s foundation, and again when questioned about her use of private email to conduct government business. And now, when asked about her health Sunday, Hillary Clinton has fallen back on the same strategy she has used for decades: silence. Her

Little old Fidencio Sanchez may have been pushing his Mexican popsicle cart until the end of his days if it hadn’t been for the kindness of internet strangers. style=”display:inline-block;width:300px;height:250px” data-ad-client=”ca-pub-8420654331411867″ data-ad-slot=”1313712966″> Joel Cervantes was driving through the Little Village district of Chicago, Illinois when he saw the 89-year-old man pushing his paletas stand with stooped

Donald Trump said he was stunned to the point of disbelief when he heard that Hillary Clinton said half of his supporters belong in a “basket of deplorables,” calling Mrs. Clinton’s statement “the biggest mistake of the political season” and saying the president has to be a leader for everybody. “Personally, when I heard it,