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Tag: Donald Trump

  • Wednesday, November 2nd 2016 - 11:30 UTC

    Trump overtakes Clinton for first time since May in ABC poll

    Republican candidate Donald Trump slightly ahead in ABC poll

    The Republican candidate now has a one-point lead in election that is too close to call, according to major survey.Donald Trump has overtaken Hillary Clinton to take a single percentage point lead in a poll by ABC, the first time he has done so since May. Though the result remains within ABC’s margin of error, the broadcaster said the leaders changing places was a noteworthy moment with just a week to go until election day.

  • Monday, October 24th 2016 - 11:08 UTC

    US lawmakers, and Trump, question US$ 85.4bn ATT purchase of Time Warner

    Kaine said lawmakers and regulators would have to review the deal and “get to the bottom” of questions over whether the merger would decrease competition.

    The telecom-media giant that would be formed if United States federal regulators approve AT&T Inc’s US$85.4 billion purchase of Time Warner Inc raises antitrust issues, Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Kaine and several U.S. lawmakers said on Sunday.

  • Saturday, October 22nd 2016 - 09:10 UTC

    Trump's “rigged system” claim receives strong support in opinion polls

    “Remember folks, it's a rigged system,” Trump told a rally. “That's why you've got to get out and vote, you've got to watch. Because this system is totally rigged.”

    The Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump gained on his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton among US voters this week, cutting her lead nearly in half, according to Reuters/Ipsos polling released on Friday. The polling data showed Trump's argument that the Nov. 8 election is “rigged” against him has resonated with members of his party.

  • Tuesday, October 11th 2016 - 09:06 UTC

    Hilary leads Trump, according to NBC/WSJ latest opinion poll

    The survey found that in a two-way race between the two nominees, Clinton leads Trump 52% to 38%, up from a 7-percentage-point lead last month.

    Hilary Clinton has opened up a 14-percentage-point lead against Donald Trump nationally, according to an NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll released Monday. The survey found that in a two-way race between the two nominees, Clinton leads Trump 52% to 38%, up from a 7-percentage-point lead last month.

  • Monday, October 10th 2016 - 10:35 UTC

    Fed vice chairman sees the anti-globalization political speech as main threat to trade and growth

    ”What worries me about the anti-globalization [view] is the view that globalization is useless and we ought to be back and worry about ourselves,” said Fischer.

    Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Stanley Fischer said a rising tide of opposition to international trade and integration threatens global growth. Global trade this year will grow at the slowest pace since 2007, according to the World Trade Organization.

  • Tuesday, October 4th 2016 - 04:59 UTC

    Trump's campaign on the defensive in several fronts: tax elusion and fundraising

    Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's said the Trump Foundation was violating a state law requiring charitable organizations to register with the Charities Bureau.

    New York's attorney general ordered Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's charitable foundation to immediately stop fundraising in the state, warning that a failure to do so would be a “continuing fraud.”

  • Wednesday, September 28th 2016 - 10:17 UTC

    Trump embroiled in “Miss Piggy” misogynist controversy

    “Donald, she has a name,” Clinton said. “Her name is Alicia Machado and she has become a U.S. citizen, and you can bet she’s going to vote this November.”

    Alicia Machado says that when she gained weight after being crowned Miss Universe for 1996, Donald Trump labeled her with a sexist nickname — “Miss Piggy” — that caused her shame and humiliation. Two decades later, Machado’s dealings with Trump, her one-time beauty pageant boss, are reverberating through the 2016 campaign as the Republican businessman and reality TV star seeks the White House.

  • Tuesday, September 27th 2016 - 07:48 UTC

    Early polls indicate better prepared Hillary came ahead of Trump in the debate

    “I think Donald just criticized me for preparing for this debate. “And yes, I did. And you know what else I prepared for? I prepared to be President“”

    Early polls following the first of three presidential debates point to Hillary Clinton coming out ahead of Donald Trump in Monday night’s face off. According to a CNN/ORC poll taken immediately after the debate wrapped, 62% of 521 registered voters who watched the debate said Clinton won, compared to 27% for Trump. Pulbic Policy Polling also had Clinton trumping Trump, but by a more narrow margin of 51% to 40%.

  • Monday, September 12th 2016 - 07:07 UTC

    Hillary's pneumonia puts US presidential candidates' medical records on the campaign debate

    Clinton's pneumonia was being treated with antibiotics and the candidate had been “advised to rest and modify her schedule,” doctor Bardack said.

    United States presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's personal doctor revealed on Sunday that he Democratic nominee was diagnosed with pneumonia on Friday, hours after Clinton drew attention for abruptly leaving a 9/11 memorial event at Ground Zero and was seen on video apparently being assisted getting into a van.

  • Friday, August 19th 2016 - 10:39 UTC

    Trump overhauls campaign team to try and reverse poor opinion polls

    Trump named Steve Bannon, from Breitbart News website, as campaign CEO. He also promoted senior adviser Kellyanne Conway to campaign manager.

    US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump overhauled his presidential campaign team for the second time in less than two months, hiring the head of a conservative news website to bolster his combative image and try to reverse poor opinion poll numbers. Trump named Steve Bannon, head of the Breitbart News website, as campaign chief executive officer, a new position.