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Donald Trump may be best known for his antipathy toward Mexicans, Muslims and women, but his 2016 presidential campaign has a long history of anti-Semitism as well. Thus his closing campaign ad, released on Saturday, serves as a perversely fitting final note to his candidacy.

Titled “Donald Trump’s Argument for America,” the ad depicts Trump as a populist outsider determined to free Americans from the corrupt insiders ruining this country.... Read Original Article

Volkswagen is under fire again for attempting to cheat its way out of complying with environmental regulations, in the process reinforcing the importance of vigilance in holding companies accountable in order to reduce their negative impact on the environment.

California regulators announced on Sunday that they had discovered software installed in many Volkswagen AG’s Audi models that allowed the vehicles to mask carbon-dioxide emissions, which contribute to man-made climate change.... Read Original Article

The day before the nation heads to the polls, Donald Trump’s campaign wants you to know that if the country doesn’t come out for the Republican nominee, it’s because the electorate is moody.

Brad Parscale, the Trump campaign’s digital director told Bloomberg that the electorate in Florida is “like predicting your wife’s mood.... Read Original Article

When FBI Director James Comey announced on Sunday that the FBI had not changed its conclusion about Hillary Clinton not committing a crime, it was as if the last gasp of air had escaped from the mouths of the Trump campaign. After all, they had spent weeks facing signs that they were heading toward the wrong end of an electoral landslide.... Read Original Article

It doesn’t matter that the “assassination attempt” against Donald Trump on Saturday night was actually a non-violent protester who had a sign. Trump’s surrogates want you to believe that their candidate was nearly assassinated, and they won’t let something as inconvenient as the facts get in the way.

During an interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper on Sunday, Trump campaign manager Kellyanne Conway insisted that the protester from Saturday’s rally in Reno, Nevada, was actually “a Democratic plant or operative trying to disrupt our rally” (he wasn’t).... Read Original Article

Failed vice presidential nominee, TV host and half-term Alaska governor Sarah Palin said polls deflected questions on Donald Trump’s waning Michigan electoral prospects during an interview with Fox News’ Bill O’Reilly on Sunday night.

“Well, if Trump wins, then America wins,” Palin, appearing via a satellite feed from Detroit, told O’Reilly after he asked if she had a prediction for Tuesday’s president election pitting Republican candidate Donald Trump against his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton.... Read Original Article

Donald Trump’s White House would essentially be a Three Stooges of embarrassed Republicans who resurrected their careers by hopping aboard the Trump Train.

The two names that immediately attract attention are former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, who is being considered for secretary of state, and former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani, who is the favorite for attorney general, according to NBC News.... Read Original Article

Donald Trump is losing more than this election. If recent news reports and his own self-evident behavior are any indication, he may also be losing his mind.

Trump has entered the final days of his campaign increasingly anxious and in need of both discipline and reassurance, according to a shocking New York Times report on Sunday.... Read Original Article

Now that FBI Director James Comey has announced, after reviewing the newly discovered emails from the Anthony Weiner investigation, that he’s sticking with his initial recommendation that Hillary Clinton should not face criminal charges, an obvious question remains: Does this come too late to offset the damage caused by Comey’s earlier letter to Congress a little more than a week ago?... Read Original Article

Donald Trump compared the bravery of American veterans with himself being “financially brave” during a rally in Selma, North Carolina on Thursday night.

“Oh, they’re so much more brave than me,” Trump said, interrupting himself as he was listing Medal of Honor recipients. “I wouldn’t have done what they did. I’m brave in other ways.... Read Original Article

Sen. Bernie Sanders is hitting the campaign trail in earnest for Hillary Clinton while hitting Donald Trump.

“We have struggled for so many years to overcome discrimination, and he is running his campaign on the cornerstone of bigotry,” Sanders said at a Raleigh, North Carolina, rally Thursday with Clinton. “Now as Americans, we can disagree on many issues, but we have come too far.... Read Original Article

American government officials are warning that Russian hackers may try to undermine the presidential election next week and are taking steps to prevent it.

In a joint effort coordinated between the White House, the Department of Homeland Security, the CIA, the NSA, and the Defense Department, the government is on alert for worst-case scenarios like a cyber-attack that shuts down part of the power grid or internet according to a report from NBC News.... Read Original Article

Four days before the presidential election, America’s NATO allies are terrified by what they’ve been hearing from Donald Trump.

As Newsweek reported on Friday, officials from many European countries have expressed increasing alarm over how a Trump presidency would influence American foreign policy.

Their concerns included Trump’s refusal to admit that Russia has used cyberattacks to influence the presidential election — which could embolden Vladimir Putin to engage in similar actions elsewhere — the fact that Trump has hired people for his campaign with pro-Putin ties, including former campaign manager Paul Manafort, former advisor Carter Page, and retired Lieutenant General Michael Flynn; reports that an unnamed Trump associate secretly met with a pro-Putin member of Russian parliament; and the frequent pro-Russia propaganda that’s flowed to Trump campaign officials.... Read Original Article

On Thursday, Melania Trump said that her goal as first lady would be to put an end to bullying on social media — an irony not lost on anyone who’s ever subscribed to her husband’s Twitter feed.

And Thursday night, Donald Trump’s campaign manager, Kellyanne Conway, was grilled by CNN’s Anderson Cooper about how she could reconcile Melania’s speech with Donald’s aggressive social media.... Read Original Article

An indictment against Hillary Clinton for her activities with the Clinton Foundation is not likely, despite what Fox News kept telling its viewers on Wednesday and Thursday.

Despite an acknowledgment from Bret Baier — the host who originally reported a false claim that the FBI is preparing to indict the Democratic nominee — that his assertion was made “inartfully,” the story that the Clintons were about to be indicted was picked up by reputable outlets, as well as conservative blogs.... Read Original Article

Less than a week after Twitter announced it was shutting down Vine leaving many loyal users bereft, the co-founders of the company that originally created and owned Vine are launching a new video app called Hype.

It’s not a remake of Vine per se, and it seems destined to compete with a different Twitter acquisition: Periscope

Hype is a live streaming service is distinguished by the numerous features: Viewers watching a video on Hype will be able to interact with the content creators by asking questions and voting in polls, while the creators can highlight comments they like during the live stream.... Read Original Article

Under the FBI’s director, James Comey, whose ethically challenged letter sent last Friday put wind in Republican Donald Trump’s sails, the bureau appears to be ready to kick off a partisan witch hunt against Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton — and it’s all because the agents harbor a pro-Trump bias.... Read Original Article