British voters just shattered political convention in a stunning repudiation of the ruling establishment. Donald Trump is betting America is about to do the same. Voters in the UK did more than reject the European Union and topple their pro-EU Prime Minister David Cameron in a referendum Thursday. They also set off a cascade of...
Donald Trump is promising to say goodbye to all the money he's loaned his campaign. Trump has largely self-funded his presidential bid, to the tune of $45.7 million as of the most recent filings. That money was given to the campaign as zero-interest loans, and the prospect has loomed that Trump could be repaid by the...
Donald Trump is scheduled to deliver a speech in New York Wednesday attacking Hillary Clinton. It will be a “big speech” to “discuss the failed policies and bad judgment of Crooked Hillary Clinton,” the presumptive Republican nominee tweeted today. He’s also expected to attack former President Bill...
By any measure, Donald Trump's fundraising is falling far short of his Democratic rival, Hillary Clinton. Together, Trump and the Republican National Committee brought in about $18.6 million in May, including another loan from the candidate. Clinton and the Democratic National Committee raised more than double that. His...
The two most surprising political phenomena of this year have been the rise of Donald Trump and the success of the Leave Europe camp in Britain's referendum on Brexit. Few pundits saw either coming (and full disclosure, I include myself here, particularly on Trump) — but we should have and now would be a good chance...
The campaign manager for presumptive Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is to leave his job. A campaign spokeswoman said Corey Lewandowski would "no longer be working with the campaign'' and said the team was grateful to him "for his hard work and dedication". The exact reason for Mr...
Author and activist Michael Eric Dyson is calling for a march on Cleveland for the Republican National Convention, saying that only massive protests next month can confront what he called the “monster” that is Donald Trump. Dyson told ABC News Political Director Rick Klein and Congressional Correspondent Mary Bruce...
In the aftermath of this weekend’s deadly shooting in Orlando, Donald Trump made his routine rounds today on morning television. But buried within his remarks was a perceived suggestion that something more sinister was at play. Trump criticized President Obama, as he’s inclined to do, for not protecting the country....
Hillary Clinton has thanked her supporters for helping her reach a historic moment for women — the Democratic nomination for president. "Thanks to you, we've reached a milestone," she told cheering crowds at a rally in New York. She hailed "the first time in our nation's history that a woman will be...
Donald Trump is a candidate without a campaign – and it’s becoming a serious problem. Republicans working to elect Trump describe a bare-bones effort debilitated by infighting, a lack of staff to carry out basic functions, minimal coordination with allies and a message that’s prisoner to Trump’s...
Bernie Sanders acknowledged at a rally Saturday the apparent irony of Donald Trump's tweet that paid tribute to Muhammad Ali. The irony? Ali was a devout Muslim, and Trump has suggested temporarily banning Muslims from entering the U.S. And because of this suggestion, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee has been...
President Barack Obama said Donald Trump's suggestion that Japan and South Korea should consider obtaining nuclear weapons demonstrates the Republican presidential front-runner's lack of understanding about foreign policy and the world at large. "The person who made the statements doesn't know much about...