US presidential elections 2016
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THE TIMES OF INDIA | Nov 08, 2016, 13:19:48 IST
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US presidential elections 2016

The 2016 election is underway to decide the 45th President of the US. Stay with TOI to know who wins the final race — Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump.
06:23 (IST) Oct 20
How low can he go? No one is sure, but Clinton has seen and heard worse, from allegations of sexual deviancy and lesbianism, to suspicious deaths in her inner circle. One Saturday Night Live spoof showed her in a mock breakdown when she saw Trump producing three women who had accused of husband of rape for the second debate, before she recovers with a ''HA! I was just joking. I am made of ice! HALLO GIRLS!'' The popular lore is that she is tough as nails and nothing fazes her.
06:19 (IST) Oct 20
At today's final debate, Trump is expected to bring a woman who has accused Bill Clinton of sexual harassment, the mother of a man who was killed in the attack on the US compound in Benghazi and President Barack Obama's half-brother.
04:56 (IST) Oct 20
My father will accept result of election: Ivanka Trump
Ahead of the last presidential debate, Ivanka Trump, the daughter of US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, said on Wednesday that her father will "do the right thing" and, whether he wins or loses, will accept the result of the November 8 election.
03:37 (IST) Oct 20
Trump invites Obama's half-brother to last debate with Clinton
US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has invited President Barack Obama's Kenyan-born half-brother Malik Obama who last July had expressed his support for the magnate.
03:26 (IST) Oct 20
Trump hopes to hit jackpot in last debate with Clinton
The Republican nominee is looking to bounce back from allegations made by several women of unwanted sexual advances.Trump also is likely to hammer Clinton over recent revelations from emails hacked from her campaign staff and released by WikiLeaks that exposed her closed-door speeches to Wall Street and showed her flip-flops on trade deals.
21:52 (IST) Oct 19
Things are so bad between the two US Presidential candidates that they avoided shaking each other's hand before the second debate, and word is that the two families will skirt each other in the third and final debate in Las Vegas, city so sinful that its promotional slogan is "What happens here, stays here."
21:44 (IST) Oct 19
By insisting the November 8 election is rigged, the Republican nominee has stoked fears that he's giving his supporters free rein for some kind of morning-after backlash if he loses to Democrat Hillary Clinton.
21:43 (IST) Oct 19
Most of the respondent preferred Clinton over Trump on immigration, religious freedom, outsourcing and trust issues, the results of a survey said. Trump faired little better against Clinton over terrorism and India specific strategic alliances with respect to countries like Pakistan, China, Russia among others.
21:23 (IST) Oct 19
Separate polling models based on the percentage of winning chances shows that Clinton now has a 91% chance of winning the election, compared to Trump's nine per cent.
21:22 (IST) Oct 19
Of late, it has become increasingly difficult for us to keep up with Donald Trump's conspiracy theories. From mainstream media to investment bankers, the presidential candidate firmly believes that everyone has it in for him.
21:21 (IST) Oct 19
Melania, who has kept a low profile during her husband's presidential bid, gave her first television interviews since the Oct. 7 release of the tape that has shaken Donald Trump's campaign. He trails Democrat Hillary Clinton in opinion polls ahead of the Nov. 8 election.
21:20 (IST) Oct 19
With opinion polls showing him falling further back against his White House rival, Democrat Hillary Clinton, Trump has intensified his allegations, although numerous studies have shown that voter fraud in US elections is rare.
21:18 (IST) Oct 19
Donald Trump's track record in business isn't as magical as he would have people think. Trump is first presidential nominee in 4 decades to refuse to release his tax returns. He has been accused of sexual harassment by many women.
10:15 (IST) Oct 13
The report follows the release of a video from 2005 last Friday in which Trump was caught on a "hot mic" bragging about groping women.
10:15 (IST) Oct 13
Vladimir Zhirinovsky, a flamboyant veteran lawmaker known for his fiery rhetoric, told Reuters in an interview that Trump was the only person able to de-escalate dangerous tensions between Moscow and Washington.
10:14 (IST) Oct 13
In a major report on 'India-US Security Co-operation', the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) urges the upcoming administration to ensure that India signs the foundational agreements, which it believes is important for strengthening the India-US defense relationship.
09:41 (IST) Oct 10
A mocking response to Trump's call for Muslims to report suspicious behaviour is going viral on social media.
Trump said Muslims have to "report the problems'' when they see other Muslims espouse anti-American sentiments. Twitter user (at)BayoumiMoustafa responded, "I'm a Muslim, and I would like to report a crazy man threatening a woman on a stage in Missouri.'' He added the hashtag (hash)debate. By the time the debate ended, his retort had been retweeted more than 32,000 times and "liked" more than 43,000 times. Bayoumi is a professor and author whose books include "How Does It Feel To Be a Problem? Being Young and Arab in America."
08:44 (IST) Oct 10
Mike Pence has broken his radio silence to give running mate Donald Trump a thumbs-up on his performance in Sunday's presidential debate. Pence said on Twitter following the debate that he was "proud to stand with" Trump and congratulated him for what Pence called a "big debate win."
08:42 (IST) Oct 10
Donald Trump mischaracterized the record on Hillary Clinton's defense of her husband and her own treatment of women when he brought up Bill Clinton's sexual history and other episodes of the past.
08:29 (IST) Oct 10
08:28 (IST) Oct 10
08:10 (IST) Oct 10
One thing for which Trump respects Hillary
08:08 (IST) Oct 10
Trump's children are incredibly able and devoted: Hillary
08:06 (IST) Oct 10
When Clinton was asked to name one thing she respects about Trump
08:05 (IST) Oct 10

Energy is under siege by the Obama administration

Donald Trump on US energy sector

08:03 (IST) Oct 10
I want to appoint SC justices who understand the way the world really works: Hillary
08:02 (IST) Oct 10
08:02 (IST) Oct 10
Donald Trump would send us back into recession with his tax plans: Hillary
08:02 (IST) Oct 10
Here's what's happened so far:

Donald Trump vowed to put Hillary Clinton in jail if he wins the White House next month because she operated a private email server while U.S. secretary of state. Trump said he would appoint a special prosecutor to look into the matter.

Trump also said he was embarrassed by a video in which he made obscene comments about groping women without consent, but dismissed it as "locker room talk."

Trump said former President Bill Clinton had done worse to women. "Mine are words and his are action," he said.

Clinton said Trump's comments showed he was unfit for the White House.

Donald Trump says Hillary Clinton has `tremendous hate in her heart'

Clinton says she wants a Supreme Court that will support abortion rights and gay marriage

Trump says about late night Alicia Machado tweets: "I'm not unproud" of use of Twitter

Clinton says her argument is not with Trump's supporters, It's with Trump.
08:01 (IST) Oct 10

Why can't generals do something secretively and knock out ISIS leadership?

Donald Trump

08:00 (IST) Oct 10

Ground forces in Syria would be a serious mistake, would consider arming the Kurds

Hillary Clinton

07:59 (IST) Oct 10
Hillary Clinton says she hopes that when she is president, ISIS will have been pushed out of Iraq.
07:55 (IST) Oct 10

We have a divided nation. Believe me, Hillary has tremendous hate in her heart

Donald Trump

07:54 (IST) Oct 10

I was sorry about that. My argument is not against his supporters but with him

Hillary on 'deplorables' comment

07:54 (IST) Oct 10
Clinton says what Trump has said about Blacks, Muslims, Latinos, Immigrants, and prisoners of war. He has never apologized for
07:50 (IST) Oct 10
07:49 (IST) Oct 10

I stood up to Putin, and I will do so when I become President. We want Russia and Syria to be held accountable for war crimes

Hillary Clinton

07:47 (IST) Oct 10
07:43 (IST) Oct 10
Hillary Clinton says she'll screen Syrian refugees but the country needs to take in more.
Clinton says a proposal like Donald Trump's to ban all Muslims from entering the country plays into the hands of terrorists. She also says Trump has alienated the country's Muslim allies.

Clinton says "we will have vetting and it will be as tough as it needs to be."
07:42 (IST) Oct 10
Donald Trump says the United States is allowing refugees from Syria and the Middle East to pour into America.
"We have no idea who they are or where exactly they are coming from," said Trump.

Asked about bans and strict limits on Muslim immigrants into the United States that he's supported in the past, Trump says it was a policy plan that would grow out of "extreme vetting" of people coming to the U.S. from global conflict areas.
07:39 (IST) Oct 10
07:36 (IST) Oct 10
Trump vowed on Monday to put his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton in jail if he wins the White House next month because she operated a private email server while US secretary of state.

Trump said he would appoint a special prosecutor to look into the matter because she had endangered national security while she served as President Barack Obama's chief diplomat from 2009-2013.
07:36 (IST) Oct 10

Hillary Clinton will raise your taxes and I will bring it down to one of the lowest rates in the world. I understand tax code better than anyone who has run for president. I pay tax, I pay federal tax too.

Donald Trump

07:35 (IST) Oct 10
07:34 (IST) Oct 10
Trump accepts to avoiding paying federal taxes, says it was made possible because of Hillary's inaction as Senator.
07:31 (IST) Oct 10

I don't know Putin but I think it would be great if we got along with Russia so that we can fight ISIS together.

Donald Trump

07:30 (IST) Oct 10
Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are clashing over the future of 'Obamacare'.
Clinton is vowing to fix the Affordable Care Act and Trump is promising to repeal and replace it.

Clinton says 20 million more people have health coverage because of the law. She says she wants to "save what works," but the next administration will need to get costs down and provide more help to small businesses.

Trump says the system is a "disaster" and "will never work." He says it needs to be replaced with a less expensive system that's more flexible for patients regardless of what state they live in.
07:26 (IST) Oct 10

This is going to be the great Trojan Horse of all time.

Donald Trump on Hillary Clinton's approach to Muslim immigration

07:25 (IST) Oct 10
How will you help Muslims deal with the consequences of being labeled a threat to the country?
"We are not at war with Islam and it is a mistake and it plays into the hands of terrorists to act as though we are," said Hillary Clinton.

Trump responded by saying, "To solve a problem you have to state what problem is or say the name, and name is radical Islamic terror."
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Disclaimer: This Data is provided by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) | MyNeta and sourced from election affidavits available in the public domain of the Election Commission of India.