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| Trump: 'I'm not flip-flopping' on immigration plan – campaign live | Trump: 'I'm not flip-flopping' on immigration plan – campaign live |
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| Speaking to an audience in Akron, Ohio, Donald Trump encouraged his followers to survey polling places during the general election - “you know what I’m talking about, right?” | |
| “You’ve gotta get everyone of your friends,” Trump said. “You’ve gotta get everyone of your family. You’ve gotta get everybody to go out and watch and go out and vote. And when I say watch, you know what I’m talking about, right? You know what I’m talking about. I think you gotta go out and you gotta watch.” | |
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| Bill Clinton will quit the board of his charitable foundation but not disband it if Hillary Clinton wins the US presidency, he said on Monday, as Republicans pressed allegations of a conflict of interest. | |
| The announcement came as newly disclosed emails revealed how Huma Abedin coordinated a meeting for a Bahraini prince with officials at the Clinton Foundation during Hillary Clinton’s tenure as secretary of state. | |
| Amid intensifying political controversy, Bill Clinton told foundation staff last week that it will stop accepting foreign or corporate donations in the event of his wife reaching the White House. In a blog post on Monday, he put flesh on the bones. | |
| He defended the foundation’s work, saying it had “improved millions of lives around the world”, for example, by providing HIV/Aids drugs at vastly reduced cost, but admitted it would need to change if his wife wins. | |
| “If Hillary is elected president, the foundation’s work, funding, global reach, and my role in it will present questions that must be resolved in a way that keeps the good work going while eliminating legitimate concerns about potential conflicts of interest. Over the last several months, members of the foundation’s senior leadership, Chelsea, and I have evaluated how the foundation should operate if Hillary is elected,” the 70-year-old former president wrote. | |
| In the event of a Clinton victory in November, he added, the foundation will accept contributions only from US citizens, permanent residents and US-based independent foundations, whose names will be made public. Many of its international activities will be transferred to other organisations and its official name will change from the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation to the Clinton Foundation. | |
| Bill Clinton, who set up the foundation at the end of his presidency 15 years ago, wrote: “While I will continue to support the work of the foundation, I will step down from the board and will no longer raise funds for it.” | |
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| Donald Trump speaks in Akron | Donald Trump speaks in Akron |
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| Donald Trump said today that, if elected president, he would give back to police departments the controversial military equipment the Obama administration forced them to return, the Guardian’s Jon Swaine and Ben Jacobs report. | Donald Trump said today that, if elected president, he would give back to police departments the controversial military equipment the Obama administration forced them to return, the Guardian’s Jon Swaine and Ben Jacobs report. |
| Speaking with police officers in Ohio, the Republican presidential nominee indicated he would reverse a recall of tanks, heavy weaponry and other equipment carried out by the federal government after the 2014 unrest in Ferguson, Missouri. | Speaking with police officers in Ohio, the Republican presidential nominee indicated he would reverse a recall of tanks, heavy weaponry and other equipment carried out by the federal government after the 2014 unrest in Ferguson, Missouri. |
| During discussions at a fraternal order of police lodge in Akron, Trump was asked by one questioner if he would return “military equipment” to law enforcement, according to a pool reporter who observed the event. | During discussions at a fraternal order of police lodge in Akron, Trump was asked by one questioner if he would return “military equipment” to law enforcement, according to a pool reporter who observed the event. |
| “Yes I would,” said Trump, who added that the current situation facing law enforcement was “ridiculous”. | “Yes I would,” said Trump, who added that the current situation facing law enforcement was “ridiculous”. |
| In May last year, Barack Obama banned the transfer of some surplus military equipment from the US defense department to regional police departments. Millions of dollars’ worth of gear was transferred under a longstanding program not widely noticed until heavily armored police clashed with protesters in Ferguson. | In May last year, Barack Obama banned the transfer of some surplus military equipment from the US defense department to regional police departments. Millions of dollars’ worth of gear was transferred under a longstanding program not widely noticed until heavily armored police clashed with protesters in Ferguson. |
| Obama’s prohibition applied to items such as grenade launchers, armored vehiclesand large-caliber weapons. Police departments have remained free to buy the equipment commercially but chiefs say they are deterred by high prices. | Obama’s prohibition applied to items such as grenade launchers, armored vehiclesand large-caliber weapons. Police departments have remained free to buy the equipment commercially but chiefs say they are deterred by high prices. |
| Some departments complained after receiving notices from the Obama administration recalling vehicles and other equipment. Police leaders said that following the fatal shooting of officers in Dallas, Texas, in July, the Obama administration had agreed to revisit its executive order and consider taking some items off its banned list. | Some departments complained after receiving notices from the Obama administration recalling vehicles and other equipment. Police leaders said that following the fatal shooting of officers in Dallas, Texas, in July, the Obama administration had agreed to revisit its executive order and consider taking some items off its banned list. |
| Trump has wrapped himself in the mantle of law enforcement in recent months and proclaimed himself to be “the law and order candidate” in his acceptance speech at the Republican national convention. | Trump has wrapped himself in the mantle of law enforcement in recent months and proclaimed himself to be “the law and order candidate” in his acceptance speech at the Republican national convention. |
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| On the heels of news that Donald Trump has postponed an impending address on immigration in Denver, Colorado, the campaign has also announced that it has cancelled a rally and fundraising trump set to take place in Portland, Oregon, on August 31. | On the heels of news that Donald Trump has postponed an impending address on immigration in Denver, Colorado, the campaign has also announced that it has cancelled a rally and fundraising trump set to take place in Portland, Oregon, on August 31. |
| “The campaign has decided to cancel the Aug. 31 fundraiser and rally in Portland as Mr. Trump has had to make changes to his calendar in the wake of the Louisiana flood disaster,” Trump’s Oregon campaign director, Jacob Daniels, told Oregon Public Broadcasting. | “The campaign has decided to cancel the Aug. 31 fundraiser and rally in Portland as Mr. Trump has had to make changes to his calendar in the wake of the Louisiana flood disaster,” Trump’s Oregon campaign director, Jacob Daniels, told Oregon Public Broadcasting. |
| Left-leaning Portland, the largest city in a state that hasn’t voted for a Republican presidential nominee in more than three decades, was always an odd choice for a Trump rally, although Daniels vowed that Trump will reschedule: “We look forward to having Mr. Trump and Gov. Pence in Oregon at a later date.” | Left-leaning Portland, the largest city in a state that hasn’t voted for a Republican presidential nominee in more than three decades, was always an odd choice for a Trump rally, although Daniels vowed that Trump will reschedule: “We look forward to having Mr. Trump and Gov. Pence in Oregon at a later date.” |
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| As the new school year approaches, a federal court in Texas has blocked new US school rules for accommodating transgender students. This legal battle with the White House may soon head to the supreme court. Reed O’Connor, a district judge in Fort Worth, issued the injunction on Sunday night to keep public schools from having to allow equal access to bathrooms and changing facilities. | As the new school year approaches, a federal court in Texas has blocked new US school rules for accommodating transgender students. This legal battle with the White House may soon head to the supreme court. Reed O’Connor, a district judge in Fort Worth, issued the injunction on Sunday night to keep public schools from having to allow equal access to bathrooms and changing facilities. |
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| Ben Jacobs | Ben Jacobs |
| Lawyers for Melania Trump are pursuing legal action against the Daily Mail for reporting “100% false” rumors that she worked as an escort in the 1990s as well as raising questions about her immigration status at the time. | Lawyers for Melania Trump are pursuing legal action against the Daily Mail for reporting “100% false” rumors that she worked as an escort in the 1990s as well as raising questions about her immigration status at the time. |
| While Donald Trump has a reputation for threatening and pursuing litigation, it is unusual for a major party nominee or their spouse to mount legal action against a publication only months before an election. | While Donald Trump has a reputation for threatening and pursuing litigation, it is unusual for a major party nominee or their spouse to mount legal action against a publication only months before an election. |
| The Republican nominee’s wife had previously denied a story in Politico in which questions about her immigration status were first reported but had not previously addressed the other accusations. | The Republican nominee’s wife had previously denied a story in Politico in which questions about her immigration status were first reported but had not previously addressed the other accusations. |
| The suit comes in the wake of Trump launching an offensive against many media outlets, banning some such as Politico and the Washington Post from covering his rallies as well as calling for libel laws in the US to be opened up. He also banned the Guardian from attending an event in Scotland after Trump took offence when reporter Ewen MacAskill questioned the Republican nominee about his allegedly “toxic” politics. | The suit comes in the wake of Trump launching an offensive against many media outlets, banning some such as Politico and the Washington Post from covering his rallies as well as calling for libel laws in the US to be opened up. He also banned the Guardian from attending an event in Scotland after Trump took offence when reporter Ewen MacAskill questioned the Republican nominee about his allegedly “toxic” politics. |
| In a statement to the Guardian, Charles Harder, an attorney at the firm of Harder, Miller and Abrams which is representing Trump, said: “This law firm is litigation counsel for Melania Trump. Mrs Trump has placed several news organizations on notice of her legal claims against them, including Daily Mail among others, for making false and defamatory statements about her supposedly having been an ‘escort’ in the 1990s. All such statements are 100% false, highly damaging to her reputation, and personally hurtful. She understands that news media have certain leeway in a presidential campaign, but outright lying about her in this way exceeds all bounds of appropriate news reporting and human decency.” | In a statement to the Guardian, Charles Harder, an attorney at the firm of Harder, Miller and Abrams which is representing Trump, said: “This law firm is litigation counsel for Melania Trump. Mrs Trump has placed several news organizations on notice of her legal claims against them, including Daily Mail among others, for making false and defamatory statements about her supposedly having been an ‘escort’ in the 1990s. All such statements are 100% false, highly damaging to her reputation, and personally hurtful. She understands that news media have certain leeway in a presidential campaign, but outright lying about her in this way exceeds all bounds of appropriate news reporting and human decency.” |
| Harder’s not-quite-four-year-old Beverly Hills firm, Harder Mirell & Abrams LLP, is perhaps best known for representing Hulk Hogan in the lawsuit that eventuallybankrupted Gawker Media, which was sold at auction to media company Univision earlier in August. The suit was funded by Silicon Valley billionaire Peter Thiel, who spoke on behalf of Trump at the Republican national convention in Cleveland. Harder has also represented a number of other plaintiffs against Gawker as well; most recently, Harder has threatened a lawsuit against the now-defunct website because of an investigative report about Donald Trump’s hair. | Harder’s not-quite-four-year-old Beverly Hills firm, Harder Mirell & Abrams LLP, is perhaps best known for representing Hulk Hogan in the lawsuit that eventuallybankrupted Gawker Media, which was sold at auction to media company Univision earlier in August. The suit was funded by Silicon Valley billionaire Peter Thiel, who spoke on behalf of Trump at the Republican national convention in Cleveland. Harder has also represented a number of other plaintiffs against Gawker as well; most recently, Harder has threatened a lawsuit against the now-defunct website because of an investigative report about Donald Trump’s hair. |
| A spokesperson for the Daily Mail did not respond to a request for comment. | A spokesperson for the Daily Mail did not respond to a request for comment. |
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| They are not all, however, run by pre-teens. | They are not all, however, run by pre-teens. |
| Trump has 15 field offices in Ohio but none in the 2 biggest counties that include Cleveland and Cincy. pic.twitter.com/QjuYT4YXlt | Trump has 15 field offices in Ohio but none in the 2 biggest counties that include Cleveland and Cincy. pic.twitter.com/QjuYT4YXlt |
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| Lucia Graves | Lucia Graves |
| Donald Trump’s pivot is a tale of two hirings, and which one he gives more weight to will have a dramatic impact on the outcome of his campaign. | Donald Trump’s pivot is a tale of two hirings, and which one he gives more weight to will have a dramatic impact on the outcome of his campaign. |
| Most analysis thus far has revolved around Breitbart News chairman Stephen K Brannon, who last week was named the campaign’s chief executive. It was a move widely seen as a rebuke to the more traditional presidential campaign that the recently ousted Paul Manafort sought to implement. | Most analysis thus far has revolved around Breitbart News chairman Stephen K Brannon, who last week was named the campaign’s chief executive. It was a move widely seen as a rebuke to the more traditional presidential campaign that the recently ousted Paul Manafort sought to implement. |
| But the hiring of Manafort’s actual replacement, seasoned GOP operative Kellyanne Conway, tells a very different story. Namely, that Trump is going to remain true to himself, only this time in a winning way. | But the hiring of Manafort’s actual replacement, seasoned GOP operative Kellyanne Conway, tells a very different story. Namely, that Trump is going to remain true to himself, only this time in a winning way. |
| Conway, who started with the Trump campaign in July as an adviser to Manafort, has promised to do what Manafort could not: to “sharpen the message” put forward by Trump, rather than try to rebuild his personality from scratch with a teleprompter – something she’s previously described as being less about changing Trump than giving him choices. (In a July interview with the Washington Post, Conway compared her approach to the time she persuaded her daughter to swap out a turquoise Memorial Day outfit for a more flattering blue alternative.) | Conway, who started with the Trump campaign in July as an adviser to Manafort, has promised to do what Manafort could not: to “sharpen the message” put forward by Trump, rather than try to rebuild his personality from scratch with a teleprompter – something she’s previously described as being less about changing Trump than giving him choices. (In a July interview with the Washington Post, Conway compared her approach to the time she persuaded her daughter to swap out a turquoise Memorial Day outfit for a more flattering blue alternative.) |
| That means Conway listening to Trump as much as he listens to her. And unlike a lot of women, conservative and otherwise, she’s been willing to give him the benefit of the doubt, recently telling MSNBC “I think you should judge people by their actions, not just their words on a political campaign trail”. Whether Trump will be able to listen to and learn from Conway’s guidance, however, remains to be seen. | That means Conway listening to Trump as much as he listens to her. And unlike a lot of women, conservative and otherwise, she’s been willing to give him the benefit of the doubt, recently telling MSNBC “I think you should judge people by their actions, not just their words on a political campaign trail”. Whether Trump will be able to listen to and learn from Conway’s guidance, however, remains to be seen. |
| Listening to women has never exactly been Trump’s strong suit, but now his entire campaign may hang in the balance of his ability – or more likely, lack of ability – to do just that. | Listening to women has never exactly been Trump’s strong suit, but now his entire campaign may hang in the balance of his ability – or more likely, lack of ability – to do just that. |
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| The Clinton campaign is really pushing this new campaign advert: | The Clinton campaign is really pushing this new campaign advert: |
| In times of crisis, America depends on steady leadership, clear thinking, and calm judgment. https://t.co/Tpo3Sp7Ri1 | In times of crisis, America depends on steady leadership, clear thinking, and calm judgment. https://t.co/Tpo3Sp7Ri1 |
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| Donald Trump postpones immigration speech | Donald Trump postpones immigration speech |
| Donald Trump’s highly anticipated speech on immigration, originally set to take place on Thursday in Denver, Colorado, has been postponed. | Donald Trump’s highly anticipated speech on immigration, originally set to take place on Thursday in Denver, Colorado, has been postponed. |
| A Trump campaign spokesperson told the Denver Post that although the candidate will be appearing in at a big-dollar fundraiser in Aspen, Colorado, the trip will not be accompanied by a much-ballyhooed policy address on Trump’s signature issue: immigration. | A Trump campaign spokesperson told the Denver Post that although the candidate will be appearing in at a big-dollar fundraiser in Aspen, Colorado, the trip will not be accompanied by a much-ballyhooed policy address on Trump’s signature issue: immigration. |
| Rumors flourished this weekend that Trump had softened his stance on deporting the estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants currently living in the US, including openness to creating a pathway to legal status, after a meeting with Latino leaders in which Trump reportedly admitted that deporting millions of US residents “is neither possible nor humane”. | Rumors flourished this weekend that Trump had softened his stance on deporting the estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants currently living in the US, including openness to creating a pathway to legal status, after a meeting with Latino leaders in which Trump reportedly admitted that deporting millions of US residents “is neither possible nor humane”. |
| In an interview with Fox & Friends this morning, a defiant Trump dismissed the reports, but did not come out and say that he would, as he’s previously suggested, implement a “deportation force” to hunt down undocumented immigrants living in the United States, | In an interview with Fox & Friends this morning, a defiant Trump dismissed the reports, but did not come out and say that he would, as he’s previously suggested, implement a “deportation force” to hunt down undocumented immigrants living in the United States, |
| “I’m not flip-flopping,” Trump said. “We want to come up with a really fair, but firm answer. That’s - it has to be very firm.” | “I’m not flip-flopping,” Trump said. “We want to come up with a really fair, but firm answer. That’s - it has to be very firm.” |
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