Donald Trump Wants to Expand Stop-and-Frisk, North Carolina Governor Declares State of Emergency and More

Donald Trump on Wednesday, in his bid to gain African-American support, said that as president he would look to institute the policing policy known as "stop-and-frisk" to reduce violence in black communities. "One of the things I’d do is I would do stop-and-frisk. I think you have to. We did it in New York, it worked incredibly well and you have to be proactive," Trump said.

But in New York, the legality of the policy was under fire for racially targeting young men, and the policy was eventually dropped. "The idea of creating a national stop-and-frisk policy is the equivalent of advancing martial law and is beyond the constitutional power of the presidency," Marc H. Morial, president of the National Urban League, told The New York Times.

Trump's contentious policy suggestion before a largely white audience marks the newest baffling move for the Republican presidential candidate as he tries to court black voters in his bid for the White House in November.

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Donald Trump Wants To Expand Stop-And-Frisk: "Donald Trump advocated expanding New York City's deeply controversial policy known as stop-and-frisk, saying it could be a solution to violence in black communities." (Patch)

North Carolina Governor Declares State of Emergency After Another Night of Violence in Charlotte: "After a second night of violent demonstrations here that left one man clinging to life and several businesses damaged, North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory declared a state of emergency just before midnight Wednesday and sent the National Guard and state troopers to assist local police." (The Washington Post)

How Clinton And Trump Are Preparing For The First Presidential Debate: "Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have spent the summer throwing attacks at one another from across the country and over the internet. But on Monday night, the two will stand face-to-face on a debate stage for the first time. The stakes are high for both candidates. Many recent polls have shown a narrow race, and the upcoming debate at Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y., is expected to have a Super Bowl-sized audience." (NPR)

Clinton Makes an Unusual Push: To Win Over Disabled People and Their Families: "Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton is pushing intensively to win over a group of voters who don’t typically get much attention during elections but who have become an increasingly potent political force: disabled people and their families." (The Washington Post)

From the Twitterverse

From the hashtag game #AskTrumpOneQuestion

On the Radar

• Donald Trump will hold a rally in Chester Township, Pennsylvania.
• Hillary Clinton has no public events on her schedule.
• Mike Pence will hold a town hall event in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
• Tim Kaine will appear at a rally in Reno, Nevada.
• Chelsea Clinton will appear at a series of events in Toledo, Ohio, and Grand Rapids and Lansing, Michigan.

Today's Numbers

• 46 days to Election Day 2016.
• Lawmakers grill Mylan CEO over EpiPen price hikes and her $18 million salary.
• Donald Trump’s presidential campaign has paid his family's businesses more than $8.2 million.
• Nearly 1.5 million people are without power in Puerto Rico.

Quote of the Day

Donald Trump on why he changed his mind about President Obama's birthplace:

"Well, I just wanted to get on with — you know, we wanted to get on with the campaign. And a lot of people were asking me the questions. And we want to talk about jobs. We want to talk about the military. We want to talk about ISIS and how to get rid of ISIS."

Allen McDuffee is a politics and policy reporter, investigative journalist, blogger and podcast host. He has written for The Atlantic, Wired and The Washington Post. Follow him on Twitter: @AllenMcDuffee

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