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Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump delivers a speech in Virginia Beach, Virginia U.S. July 11, 2016. Gary Cameron—REUTERS by [Will Drabold](https://time.com/author/will-drabold/) ## Will Drabold Jul 14, 2016 1:55 PM UTC Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are neck-and-neck, according to a new opinion poll. Trump has gained ground while Clinton’s email problems continue to dog her trustworthiness rating among voters. A [New York _Times_/CBS Poll](http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/15/us/politics/hillary-clinton-donald-trump-poll.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=first-column-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news) found Clinton and Trump would each receive 40% of the vote. The poll was conducted after the F.B.I. said Clinton’s handling of her emails was not illegal but “extremely careless.” During her tenure as Secretary of State, Clinton ran a private, unsecured email server that held classified information. [_\[Read TIME’s new cover story on Donald Trump: What a President Needs to Know_\]](http://time.com/4405822/what-a-president-needs-to-know/?xid=homepage) Nearly 70% of voters in the poll said Clinton is not honest or trustworthy, an increase of five percentage points from last month. Voters believe Trump would handle economic challenges better than Clinton, while voters split on how they would handle terrorism. This poll is a snapshot and the larger trend of polling shows Clinton leading Trump nationally. 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