Ben Wolfgang
Articles by Ben Wolfgang
Donald Trump says Hillary Clinton would let abortion doctors ‘rip baby out of womb’
Abortion emerged as a flash point in the final presidential debate Wednesday night, with Republican Donald Trump claiming his opponent, Hillary Clinton, would allow doctors to "rip the baby out of the womb" just days before birth. Published October 19, 2016
Donald Trump says his justices will overturn Roe v. Wade abortion decision
Donald Trump told voters the Supreme Court is "what it's all about" in this election as he and Hillary Clinton squared off for their final debate ahead of the election, vowing to appoint justices who would be conservative and would overturn the Roe v. Wade abortion decision. Published October 19, 2016
Hillary Clinton confident of election win; Democrats shift funds to Senate, House races
Hillary Clinton will enter Wednesday night's final presidential debate with Democrats having already declared victory in the Nov. 8 election, and analysts say her biggest task in the high-stakes showdown is to avoid any unforced errors against Republican Donald Trump and try to "run out the clock" over the next three weeks. Published October 18, 2016
John Podesta emails encourage UFO buffs seeking declassification in a Clinton administration
It's no secret that the Hillary Clinton campaign chairman is a UFO buff, but the recent WikiLeaks dump of John Podesta's hacked account sheds new light on how deeply interested he is in extraterrestrial conspiracy theories. Published October 16, 2016
Bill Richardson not offended by being branded ‘needy Latino,’ ‘dick’ in Podesta emails
Hillary Clinton campaign officials had some choice words for Bill Richardson in hacked emails released this week, but the former New Mexico governor says he's not offended and wholeheartedly backs Mrs. Clinton for president. Published October 14, 2016
John Podesta’s Twitter hacked: ‘Vote Trump 2016’
John Podesta can't catch a break. The Clinton campaign chairman's Twitter account was hacked Wednesday night and used to promote Republican Donald Trump. Published October 13, 2016
Hillary Clinton campaign WikiLeaks emails reveal disdain for Catholics, Southerners, ‘needy Latinos’
Long before Hillary Clinton called millions of Americans a "basket of deplorables," her top campaign advisers and liberal allies openly mocked Catholics, Southerners and a host of other groups, according to newly released emails that offer a stunning window into the vitriol inside the Clinton world less than a month before Election Day. Published October 12, 2016
Democratic officials planned to fool ‘self-righteous’ Sanders supporters at convention
Newly released emails show former Democratic Party officials offering Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign detailed advice on how to trick "self-righteous" supporters of Sen. Bernard Sanders into thinking they won concessions from the party establishment. Published October 12, 2016
Catholic group calls for Clinton spokeswoman’s resignation after anti-Catholic comments in emails
A leading Catholic advocacy group on Wednesday called for the resignation of Hillary Clinton's campaign spokeswoman, Jennifer Palmieri, after hacked emails show Ms. Palmieri and other Clinton allies openly talking about Catholics being "severely backwards" and charging that they don't know "what the hell they're talking about." Published October 12, 2016
Obama, Al Gore urge voters to reject Donald Trump
President Obama and former Vice President Al Gore hit the campaign trail Tuesday in key swing states, urging voters to reject Republican Donald Trump -- but the president's rally was derailed several times by protesters wearing t-shirts and carrying signs proclaiming, "Bill Clinton is a rapist." Published October 11, 2016
Al Gore to Florida voters: ‘Your vote really, really, really counts — a lot’
Returning to the state where his own White House ambitions came to a grinding halt, former Vice President Al Gore told Florida voters Tuesday that Hillary Clinton is the only candidate in the race who will fight climate change, warning that Donald Trump would cause a "climate catastrophe" if elected in November. Published October 11, 2016
Hillary Clinton campaign’s WikiLeaks emails expose political calculations, fears
The Clinton campaign allowed political calculations to infuse many of its biggest decisions, according to emails leaked Monday that show her planning her Wall Street reform stance to satisfy liberals, plotting to use Keystone pipeline politics to distract from her secret email server and debating how much outrage to show at congressional hearings on Benghazi. Published October 10, 2016
Al Gore hits trail for Hillary Clinton on climate change, but may touch on 2000 loss
Al Gore will campaign for Hillary Clinton Tuesday and call for greater action to fight climate change, but political analysts say there's a deeper motive in putting the former vice president on the stump — to tell his first-person horror story of what can happen when progressives reject the Democratic nominee and vote for a third-party candidate. Published October 10, 2016
Clinton campaign feared Elizabeth Warren would endorse Bernie Sanders, hacked emails show
Hillary Clinton's top aides feared progressive hero Sen. Elizabeth Warren would shun the former first lady and instead endorse Sen. Bernard Sanders in the Democratic presidential primary, emails show, confirming that the Clinton campaign was well aware of its potential liabilities among liberals. Published October 10, 2016
Hillary Clinton’s leaked Wall Street speeches reinforce critics’ worst presumptions
Democrats struggled to respond Sunday to damning revelations that Hillary Clinton wants "open borders" across the Western Hemisphere and that she repeatedly assured wealthy bankers in private speeches that her public statements on Wall Street reform were merely political posturing. Published October 9, 2016
Tic Tac candy tweets condemnation of Donald Trump’s ‘completely inappropriate’ remarks
Condemnation of Donald Trump is pouring in from virtually everywhere - including Tic Tac headquarters. Published October 8, 2016
Hillary Clinton dreams of ‘open borders’: leaked speech excerpts
Hillary Clinton in 2013 said she dreams of a "common market with open trade and open borders," saying that economic opportunity in the U.S. would grow as a result. Published October 8, 2016
Hillary Clinton says she has ‘both a public and a private position’ on Wall Street: WikiLeaks
Hillary Clinton told top banking executives that she has "both a public and a private position" on Wall Street reform and is reliant on wealthy donors to fund her campaign, leaked excerpts of the former first lady's speeches seem to show, fueling claims of hypocrisy on the part of Mrs. Clinton at a crucial moment in the presidential campaign. Published October 8, 2016
Biden mocks Pence’s debate performance: ‘Never seen anything like that’
Joseph R. Biden had some harsh words Friday for the Republican who wants to replace him as vice president, mocking Indiana Gov. Mike Pence's performance in this week's debate as a poor attempt to run away from Donald Trump's record. Published October 7, 2016
Hillary Clinton’s marijuana legalization stance alienates millennials
Like gay marriage, climate change and a host of other issues before it, Hillary Clinton's painfully slow evolution on marijuana legalization has again left the Democratic presidential nominee behind the curve in her own party -- and her position represents a squandered opportunity to potentially win over millennials. Published October 6, 2016
