Donald Trump has said a video he tweeted showing a Mexican migrant smiling and boasting about killing police officers is “tough but correct”.
The US president shared the video ahead of the midterm elections on 6 November.
Both Democrats and Republicans have denounced the video as a racist campaign tactic.
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At a cybersecurity event on Friday morning, Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen said that the department has seen "continued attempts" to access election-related systems.
The attempts were all “quickly prevented or mitigated," she said, and the few that did succeed to gain access have not been attributed to a foreign country.
Back to the midterms:
Former President Barack Obama is out on the road to support Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum in Miami on Friday afternoon, at a rally also featuring incumbent Senator Bill Nelson, before heading a few hours north to Atlanta to meet up with former state House Minority Leader Stacey Abrams.
Former President Barack Obama is out on the road to support Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum in Miami on Friday afternoon, at a rally also featuring incumbent Senator Bill Nelson, before heading a few hours north to Atlanta to meet up with former state House Minority Leader Stacey Abrams.
A second, smaller group of 1,000 or so refugees and migrants is more than 200 miles behind the first caravan. A third band of about 500 from El Salvador has made it to Guatemala, and a fourth group of about 700 has set out from the Salvadoran capital.
As for the migrant caravan heading for the US border - the source of much of the president's ire in recent days - is back on the move.
The group estimated to number some 4,000 is now heading for the town of Donaji near the Gulf coast state of Veracruz.
After sleeping under tin sheeting to cover himself from the rain, Saul Guzman still had hope.
"I've been through a lot," said the 48-year-old traveling with his son. "I want to spend my time differently, not in poverty."
The group estimated to number some 4,000 is now heading for the town of Donaji near the Gulf coast state of Veracruz.
After sleeping under tin sheeting to cover himself from the rain, Saul Guzman still had hope.
"I've been through a lot," said the 48-year-old traveling with his son. "I want to spend my time differently, not in poverty."
Many wealthy politicians occupy governor's offices and congressional seats, making it notable that Iowa Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds made an issue of Democratic candidate Fred Hubbell's inherited wealth.
GOP officials have called Hubbell "Prince Frederick," and Reynolds says it's a fair question whether Hubbell can relate to working Iowans.
Hubbell says Reynolds has targeted his wealth because she doesn't have a strong record to run on.
At least 11 current US governors have millions in personal wealth. In Nebraska, a Democratic challenger, Bob Krist, has made wealth an issue, calling billionaire Republican Gov. Pete Ricketts "Wall Street Pete."
GOP officials have called Hubbell "Prince Frederick," and Reynolds says it's a fair question whether Hubbell can relate to working Iowans.
Hubbell says Reynolds has targeted his wealth because she doesn't have a strong record to run on.
At least 11 current US governors have millions in personal wealth. In Nebraska, a Democratic challenger, Bob Krist, has made wealth an issue, calling billionaire Republican Gov. Pete Ricketts "Wall Street Pete."
In efforts to re-take control of the House, Democrats are targeting 21 districts carried by former President Barack Obama in 2012 that shifted to Trump in 2016 — districts now testing the strength of a Trump-era political realignment shaped by education, race and gender.
With the election days away, Democrats have cause for optimism. Public and private polling suggest Democrats are poised to capture at least two-thirds of the Obama-Trump districts, according to operatives in both parties who spoke on the condition of anonymity to the Associated Press.
With the election days away, Democrats have cause for optimism. Public and private polling suggest Democrats are poised to capture at least two-thirds of the Obama-Trump districts, according to operatives in both parties who spoke on the condition of anonymity to the Associated Press.
Here are Mr Trump's thoughts on his schedule today:
Mr Trump has two 'Make America Great Again' rallies today - one in West Virginia and one in Indiana, so sure we will hear much more on the issue of immigration.
As for Mr Trump - a new Washington Post analysis says that in the weeks leading up the midterms the president has made more than 1,000 false or misleading claims - an average of 30 a day.
We have the last US economy numbers before the midterms this morning. Economic progress having been a cornerstone of Mr Trump's midterms platform.
Republican Representative Carlos Curbelo, seeking re-election in a Democratic-leaning South Florida district, said he had not seen the video but criticised Mr Trump's tactics.
"I can tell you that it's definitely part of a divide-and-conquer strategy that a lot of politicians, including the president, have used successfully in the past," Mr Curbelo. "I hope this doesn't work."
"I can tell you that it's definitely part of a divide-and-conquer strategy that a lot of politicians, including the president, have used successfully in the past," Mr Curbelo. "I hope this doesn't work."
Even Republicans have attacked the use of the video.
"This is a sickening ad. Republicans everywhere should denounce it," said Republican Senator Jeff Flake of Arizona, a frequent Trump critic.
"This is a sickening ad. Republicans everywhere should denounce it," said Republican Senator Jeff Flake of Arizona, a frequent Trump critic.
The video was reminiscent of the infamous "Willie Horton" ad used against Democratic presidential candidate Michael Dukakis in 1988 and condemned as racist advertisement.
Horton, who was black, raped a woman while out of prison on a weekend furlough. As Massachusetts governor, Dukakis supported the furlough program
Mr Trump told The Washington Times in an interview that he didn't view it as a "Willie Horton ad at all." The president said it is just an advert about a "bad guy" who twice entered the country illegally and committed crimes.
Horton, who was black, raped a woman while out of prison on a weekend furlough. As Massachusetts governor, Dukakis supported the furlough program
Mr Trump told The Washington Times in an interview that he didn't view it as a "Willie Horton ad at all." The president said it is just an advert about a "bad guy" who twice entered the country illegally and committed crimes.
President Donald Trump has claimed a video he tweeted showing a Mexican migrant in a courtroom smiling and boasting about killing police officers is tough "but correct."
Democrats and Republicans have denounced the video as a racist campaign tactic.
Democrats and Republicans have denounced the video as a racist campaign tactic.
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