Kelly Riddell

Labor unions, fearing defections, push to reeducate members against Trump

Labor unions across the nation are fearing member defections to Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, so they've started partisan campaigns aimed at reeducating their members that a Trump presidency is a bad thing.

June 2, 2016

Can Trump ride “missing” white voters to the White House? A new study says it’s a long shot

Most pundits believe businessman Donald Trump's path to the White House doesn't depend on enlarging the Republican base of Hispanics or African American voters, but to capture more of the white, blue-collar Americans who stayed home in previous elections.

June 2, 2016

Bill Kristol’s David French will become French toast if he enters presidential race

David French will become French toast if he enters the presidential contest as a third-party candidate.

June 1, 2016

Clinton camp unfazed by overwhelming Trump press coverage

There's some concern brewing in Democratic circles that GOP presumed presidential nominee Donald Trump has a shot at the White House by simply denying Hillary Clinton the airtime she needs to get her message across in the mainstream media.

June 1, 2016

Hillary Clinton, losing her way to winning the Democratic nomination

Hillary Clinton is losing her way to winning the Democratic nomination.

June 1, 2016

KELLY RIDDELL: Classic Clinton doublespeak

Hillary Clinton has a hard time being honest.

May 26, 2016

Rush Limbaugh nails it: Trump campaign shakeup shows he’s no misogynist

I have to give credit, where credit is due, and Rush Limbaugh nailed it on his radio show Thursday. Donald Trump loves women and the shakeup within his own campaign reflects that.

May 26, 2016

Students no longer want to be graded in the classroom, want more time for activism

Grades are inherently unfair. And it takes time and effort to get an A. It's time better spent protesting, standing up for what you believe in. That's what a group of students at Oberlin College apparently believe.

May 26, 2016

Disney’s Iger blasts Sanders: How many jobs have you created?

Disney CEO Bob Iger blasted Vermont Sen. Bernard Sanders asking in a private Facebook post: "How many jobs have you created?"

May 26, 2016

Message to the Donald: Hillary Clinton, not Susana Martinez, is true target

Instead of focusing on Susana Martinez -- arguably one of the most prominent Latinos in the GOP -- Mr. Trump should have trained his fire on Hillary Clinton.

May 25, 2016

Hillary lies to create the illusion of transparency

Hillary Clinton, in a September interview with NBC's "Meet the Press" compared her email scandal to "another conspiracy theory," by Republicans, and said she was working with federal agencies to provide all the documentation they needed to conduct their investigations.

May 25, 2016

Traditional polling may be underselling Trump’s strength

National polls are tightening in the presidential race between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump -- but there's reason to believe Mr. Trump has a greater advantage than even those polls indicate.

May 24, 2016

Secular America under attack, says the University of Miami

Are atheism and secular America really under attack? Millionaire Louis Appignani, who gave the University of Miami $2.2 million to create the world's first chair of Atheism Studies, seems to think so.

May 24, 2016

Hillary Clinton wants to focus on housing crisis, but Donald Trump is commandeering the news cycle

Hillary Clinton is trying to talk about the housing crisis today -- and how Donald Trump played a role in it. But all I'm hearing from the cable news networks and reading in the daily newspapers is Mr. Trump's tawdry Instagram video detailing former President Bill Clinton's sexual assaults from the women themselves.

May 24, 2016

The Ferguson effect is real, but Louisiana’s ‘Blue Lives Matter’ bill isn’t the answer

In 56 large U.S. cities last year, there was 17 percent spike in homicides from the year before. In 10 cities, with large black populations, murder rates swelled 33 percent.

May 23, 2016

How Bernie Sanders is hurting Hillary Clinton and helping Donald Trump

The longer Bernie Sanders waits to endorse Hillary Clinton, the harder it will be to bridge this divide.

May 23, 2016

Hillary Clinton hits Trump on temper, but she’s no picnic, either

Hillary Clinton is hitting Donald Trump hard on his lack of impulse control, but she seems to be the one prone to fits of anger and/or violence.

May 23, 2016

Bernie Sanders tops Hillary Clinton in fundraising for fourth straight month

If fundraising numbers are any indication of one's strength or support, then Bernard Sanders is going to be around for a while in the Democratic presidential primary.

May 20, 2016

Did Donald Trump pay $0 in taxes? Who cares

Donald Trump has built his presidential campaign around his celebrity -- his wealth, success and aspirational lifestyle. He consistently brags about his billions, yet at the same time promises great wealth to the average-day American, if they'll just vote for him.

May 20, 2016

Federal Trade Commission plays lapdog for the Clintons

The Federal Trade Commission is refusing to investigate Bill and Hillary's Clinton Foundation despite a Congressional request to look into the nonprofit to see if it's operating on behalf of itself, or its members.

May 20, 2016