ON THE TRAIL
Donald Trump's new campaign manager said the GOP nominee will not release his income tax returns to the public until an Internal Revenue Service audit is complete. It was a reversal for Kellyanne Conway, who earlier this year had urged Trump to release his tax returns.
Hillary Clinton's campaign is halfway to its goal of raising a billion dollars for the 2016 race, according to the head of the campaign's fundraising operations. Finance director Dennis Cheng made that announcement Thursday in a meeting with staff, said an aide who spoke on condition of anonymity.
Kellyanne Conway, Donald Trump's campaign manager, said the candidate's team is still discussing whether to agree to the debate schedule announced by the independent Commission on Presidential Debates. Trump has voiced criticisms of the scheduled debates on Sept. 26, Oct. 4 and Oct. 9, including complaining that two debates coincide with football games. Appearing later on ABC, Hillary Clinton's campaign manager, Robby Mook, said it's time to agree to the schedule and "get on with it."
Reince Priebus said Donald Trump is "getting into a groove" in his campaign. The Republican Party chairman is predicting Trump will pull even with Hillary Clinton in polls around Labor Day. Priebus told ABC's "This Week" that "Trump's been disciplined and mature, and I think he's going to get this thing back on track."
Sean Spicer, the top strategist for the Republican National Committee, will take an expanded role with Donald Trump's campaign, a sign of greater unity within Republican ranks. Spicer will "be spending more time" with the Trump campaign, Kellyanne Conway said.
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