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Trump Issues Rare Apology for Lewd 2005 Remarks

'I've never said I am a perfect person'

(Newser) - Donald Trump issued a rare apology after midnight Friday as the release of a 2005 tape of him making crude comments about women left his campaign in crisis. "Anyone who knows me knows these words don’t reflect who I am. I said it. I am wrong. I apologize,...

Trump &#39;Sorry&#39; for Basically Endorsing Sexual Assault
Trump Caught Making Lewd
Comments in 2005 Tape
UPDATED
Oct 7, 2016 7:44 PM CDT

Trump Caught Making Lewd Comments in 2005 Tape

He calls it 'locker room banter,' apologizes if anyone was offended

(Newser) - Donald Trump is issuing a rare apology after a video caught him making lewd, sexually charged comments about women in 2005, the AP reports. But he also downplayed the comments as "locker room banter." He issued the statement after the Washington Post revealed video of Trump caught on...

Donald Trump Refuses to Admit the Central Park 5 Are Innocent

Trump "was the fire starter, he lit the match," says one of the falsely accused group

(Newser) - Donald Trump has revived the controversy over his opinion on the 1989 "Central Park Jogger" case. New York City was rocked by the sensational crime, in which a young woman jogging alone in Central Park at night was bludgeoned, raped, tied up and left for dead. Five teenage boys—...

Letterman Explains How He'd Handle Trump

"If I had a show, I would have gone right after him"

(Newser) - David Letterman hosted Donald Trump frequently during his 33 years in late-night TV, and it was a relationship Letterman enjoyed, telling the New York Times that Trump "could just take a punch like nothing" and thus was "the perfect guest." But in the interview, Letterman says he...

Trump: I&#39;ll Dump 70% of Federal Regulations
Trump: I'll Dump 70%
of Federal Regulations
THE RUNDOWN
Oct 7, 2016 6:03 AM CDT

Trump: I'll Dump 70% of Federal Regulations

He says Clinton is 'resting,' not prepping for debate

(Newser) - Donald Trump wants to more than merely decimate federal regulations: He told a town hall event in New Hampshire on Thursday night that he wants to wipe out a full 70% of them. "We are cutting the regulation at a tremendous clip. I would say 70% of regulations can...

Giuliani's Daughter: 'I Love Hillary'

She's not joining dad on the Trump train

(Newser) - Rudy Giuliani is one of Donald Trump's leading surrogates, but his daughter has made it very clear that she won't be joining him on the Trump train. "I can confirm that I do support Hillary Clinton for president. Enthusiastically," Caroline Giuliani tells the New York Daily ...

Trump: Remarks About Women Part of Reality TV Biz

'You say things differently for a reason.'

(Newser) - Donald Trump has faced lots of criticism during the campaign over his history of off-color remarks about women . Now, in an interview with KSNV of Las Vegas, the candidate offers an explanation for some of them: entertainment value. When asked, as the father of two grown women, if he understands...

Right's New Feud: Sean Hannity vs. Megyn Kelly

He claims she's a Clinton supporter

(Newser) - Sean Hannity isn't just feuding with Glenn Beck , apparently. Twitter was in awe Wednesday when the Fox News host slammed fellow host Megyn Kelly with "what he might consider the worst insult imaginable," per USA Today : He accused her of "clearly" supporting Hillary Clinton. Earlier Wednesday...

Clinton Buys $63K in Weather Channel Ads Pre-Hurricane

This could be a smart buy in battleground state of Florida—or it could backfire

(Newser) - One wouldn't think buying commercial spots on the Weather Channel would be the obvious media choice for presidential candidates vying for votes, but with Hurricane Matthew barreling toward the battleground states of Florida and North Carolina just a month before Election Day, that's exactly what Hillary Clinton's...

Trump's Slide in Polls Worries Down-Ballot GOPers

NYT: Some might ditch him if he flounders in second debate

(Newser) - With not much more than a month to go until Election Day, Donald Trump is sliding in the polls, causing some down-ballot GOP candidates to wonder whether it is too late to back away from him. Republican sources tell the New York Times that some candidates, fearing that a Trump...

Trump Live-Tweeted VP Debate
Trump Live-Tweeted VP Debate
Oct 5, 2016 12:04 AM CDT

Trump Live-Tweeted VP Debate

'Mike Pence won big,' he proclaims

(Newser) - Donald Trump live-tweeted the vice-presidential debate Tuesday night and he was relatively restrained in his comments, by the standards of Donald Trump's Twitter—possibly because, as the Washington Post notes, he watched the debate with four aides by his side. Before the debate began, Trump announced he was switching...

There Was No Chicanery in Trump&#39;s Taxes
There Was
No Chicanery
in Trump's Taxes
Opinion
Oct 4, 2016 6:26 PM CDT

There Was No Chicanery in Trump's Taxes

Opinion: Trump's massive loss far exceeded his tax benefits

(Newser) - If you have a bad year financially, you should see some of your tax burden lifted. That's just good tax policy, argues Megan McArdle at Bloomberg . But very few of us will ever have a year as bad as Donald Trump's year in 1995 , when leaked tax records...

Florida Shaping Up to Be Key Battleground
Here's Why
Trump Needs
to Win
in Florida
OPINION
Oct 4, 2016 1:57 PM CDT

Here's Why Trump Needs to Win in Florida

Polling site's model shows candidate only has a 5% chance of winning without carrying the Sunshine State

(Newser) - Another year, another election, and Florida still continues to be one of the most influential states in the Electoral College. Political pundits have paid special attention to this swing state after its unique role in determining the winner of the 2000 election, and the story isn't any different this...

Guy's Trump-Clinton Parade Float Didn't Go Over Well

Oddly, some didn't find execution-themed float with blackface Obama Easter Island head funny

(Newser) - The Farmer's Fair is the biggest event in Aurora, Ind., each year, but this time around it also produced the biggest commotion. Per WCPO , a float in the festival's parade featured a person dressed as Hillary Clinton in an electric chair, with another portraying Donald Trump at the...

Trump Under Fire for PTSD Comments
Trump's Latest
Brouhaha:
PTSD Comments
THE RUNDOWN
Oct 4, 2016 5:42 AM CDT

Trump's Latest Brouhaha: PTSD Comments

Critics say he implied troubled vets are weak

(Newser) - Donald Trump either offended traumatized military veterans Monday or showed his commitment to helping them, depending on who you talk to. Critics accused the candidate of implying that vets with PTSD were weak with this comment to a group of vets in Virginia: "When you talk about the mental...

Trump Responds to NYT Tax Allegations

Candidate claims his use of tax laws to protect his wealth in a tough economic environment was a smart play

(Newser) - At a rally in Colorado Monday, Donald Trump responded to the New York Times story alleging that he took advantage of the tax code to possibly avoid paying taxes for as many as 18 years. While not confirming or denying the veracity of the leaked tax returns—he called them...

New York Orders Trump Foundation to Stop All Fundraising

It's not properly certified

(Newser) - More bad news for Donald Trump: New York state has ordered his Trump Foundation to immediately stop soliciting money from people because it's not properly certified as a charity, reports the New York Times . The office of State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman sent the foundation a cease-and-desist order Friday...

Trump Faces Fallout From Bombshell Tax Report
Trump Faces
Fallout From
Tax Bombshell
THE RUNDOWN
Oct 3, 2016 6:06 AM CDT

Trump Faces Fallout From Tax Bombshell

He plans to switch focus to Clinton fortune

(Newser) - Donald Trump's campaign is starting the week trying to move on from a bombshell report on his 1995 tax return —but it may not be easy changing the subject from what the Guardian calls his campaign's "biggest crisis yet." In what Rudy Giuliani calls a...

NYT Report on Trump's Taxes Hinged on an IBM Typewriter

Reporter Susanne Craig found his returns in her mailbox, and a quirk authenticated them

(Newser) - The tale of the New York Times' report on Donald Trump's 1995 tax returns is an interesting one, and Susanne Craig takes readers behind the scenes on her story posted Saturday night in a post headlined "The Time I Found Donald Trump’s Tax Records in My Mailbox....

Giuliani, Christie: Trump's a 'Genius' for Not Paying Taxes

Candidate praised for tax savvy in wake of 'NYT' report he paid no taxes for 18 years

(Newser) - Rudy Giuliani says Donald Trump is a "genius" if he avoided federal income taxes, responding to a New York Times report that the candidate claimed a nearly $1 billion loss in 1995 that would have eliminated his federal tax burden for up to 18 years , reports the AP . Giuliani...

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