A horrible day: Donald Trump's words are sinister, even with spin

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It was a sinister moment in a campaign already replete with ugliness. And it put the spotlight back on Donald Trump.

Donald Trump alludes to shooting Hillary Clinton

Trump's seemingly reckless words provoked this warning from a former CIA director.

Donald Trump claims the future while offering economic nostalgia

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Donald Trump reiterates his criticism of NAFTA and TPP trade deals and even says "we'll put our coal miners and our steel workers back to work".

Fear trumps free trade in US fortress of solitude

The trade protectionism advocated by the US presidential candidates may have several dangerous ramifications.

Donald Trump's campaign goes off rails

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Trump's appalling assault on the Khan family appears to have been a game-changer for Republicans, many of whom have been muted in their criticism - until now.

Republican voting 'reforms' fall foul of US courts

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In other developed democracies, reform means getting more voters to the polls, but in the US it means suppression of voting by minorities.

Donald Trump suffers self-inflicted wounds from attacks on Khan family

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Pundits have yet to come up with an explanation for this candidate's willingness to inflict wounds on himself.

Billionaires turning on Donald Trump

Trump claims he is worth $US10 billion. But he refuses to release his tax returns and some estimates of his fortune put it as low as $US3 billion.

Trump digs himself a hole with attacks on war hero's parents

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Demeaning a slain soldier's mother, getting flummoxed by the Kremlin's Crimean actions or claiming to be 'a great and very brave soldier' for avoiding sexually transmitted disease - there's never a dull moment on the Trump campaign trail.