Donald Trump Hillary Clinton Chat With Press in Rare Move
While most Americans were enjoying a last beach foray or barbecue, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump spent Monday barnstorming swing states and delivering speeches highlighting American workers in Ohio. The pair also spent time talking to their press corpswhich is notable only for how infrequently it occurs. For Clinton, her gaggle aboard her new campaign-branded Boeing 737 was the closest she has come to a press conference in more than 270 days. For Trump, who invited a small contingent of reports on his plane for a brief flight, it was his most unfiltered comments since a campaign shake-up and his confounding attempt at "softening" his position on illegal immigration. Here's what we learned, All told, the day was almost like a day on a "normal" campaign, with accessible candidates and logical schedules. But this is not a normal campaign, so it probably won't last too long. Trump makes a new pitch to African American voters. Clinton's month of fundraising. Obama And what we learned from the FBI's notes on the Clinton email investigation. Must Reads, FBI Report Raises Questions About Hillary Clinton's Record-Keeping TIME's Massimo Calabresi on the what the FBI's documents reveal about the Democratic nominee, Where Has Hillary Clinton Been? Ask the Ultrarich For much of August, she was raking in the dollars New York Times, U.S. Investigating Potential Covert Russian Plan to Disrupt November Elections Intelligence officials raise concerns Washington Post, Congress Returns to a Stalemate Over Spending TIME's Jay Newton-Small previews the debate in Washington, Trump Dismisses Questions About Improper Gift to Florida Attorney General But questions remain Washington Post, Sound Off, "So we see Obama go over to China and they don't give him stairs proper stairs to get out. They have pictures other leaders going there coming down with beautiful red carpet, and Obama's coming down a metal staircase, probably was built in China, it wasn't built here. A metal staircase in the back of the plane, I have to tell if you that you were me, I'd say you know what folks I respect you a lot but let's get out of here."  Donald Trump at a roundtable in Ohio Monday. In fact, Obama exited using the American-made built-in stairs on Air Force One, following a protocol dispute with Chinese officials., "Every time I think about Trump, I get allergic."  Hillary Clinton after coughing during a campaign speech, Bits and Bites, Hillary Clinton Says Husband Bill Should Not Have to Resign From Foundation Until After Election ABC, Speaking to reporters at last, Clinton blasts Trump for Russian ties Yahoo, Mike Pence Says He'll Release His Tax Returns Soon TIME, Donald Trump Tries To Woo Black Voters During Detroit Visit Associated Press, Democrats Troll Donald Trump With a Taco Truck in Colorado TIME, Read the New FBI Documents on Hillary Clinton's Email Investigation TIME, Obama Plays Down Confrontation With China Over His Plane's Stairs New York Times