E Minus 12: Donald Trump took his campaign to the opening of his new hotel yesterday in Washington, saying, “Under budget and ahead of schedule. So important. We don’t hear those words so often, but you will.” As he spoke, …

E Minus 13:  Donald Trump and other Republican candidates immediately pounced on the news that the cost of Obamacare insurance policies is going up. Speaking in Florida Trump said, “Obamacare is just blowing up and even the White House, our …

High Deductible: Just in time for election day, the Obama Administration says the premium for many mid-level insurance plans under the Affordable Care Act will rise by as much as 25 percent next year. Still, the administration claims that three …

E Minus 15: Hillary Clinton crossed the 50-percent line with voters and has a 12-point lead over Donald Trump, according to an ABC News tracking poll. The poll says Clinton has a 20-point lead with women. The RealClear Politics average …

Monopoly Money: AT&T, the company that once had a monopoly on telephone service in the US before it was broken up, has reached an agreement to buy the media conglomerate Time Warner for $85 billion. AT&T now wants to control …

Cyber War: A nationwide “denial of use” internet attack yesterday morning clogged access to some of the biggest and most influential websites; Netflix, Twitter, Spotify, Airbnb, Reddit, Etsy, SoundCloud and The New York Times. No one has claimed responsibility. Such …

E Minus 18:  Donald Trump yesterday continued his assault on the reliability of the November election. “I would like to promise and pledge to all of my voters and supporters, and to all of the people of the United States, …

E Minus 19: This is what happened in Vegas. Donald Trump shocked the political world again, saying during the final presidential debate that he might not accept the results of the election if he loses. “I will look at it …

E Minus 20: In a rare personal remark by a sitting president about a candidate running to succeed him, President Obama said Donald Trump should “stop whining and go try to make his case to get votes.” After days of …

E Minus 21: Seeing vulnerability even in some traditionally Republican states, Hillary Clinton is sending in troops to try to tip the balance in her favor. She has advanced from just winning to handing Donald Trump and the Republicans a …