US Braces for Hurricane Matthew as Deadly Storm Batters Bahamas

Officials in three states urged some 2 million people to head to safer ground as the most powerful storm to threaten the Atlantic coast in more than a decade continued on its path toward the U.S. at about 10 mph, packing 125 mph winds. Some 8 million Florida residents scrambled to make last-minute preparations as the deadly storm was expected to strengthen to a Category 4 hurricane with 145 mph winds before approaching the state on Thursday night.

Pence pardon

For nearly 20 years, Keith Cooper has been a felon - a label wrongfully placed on him by the criminal justice system. And for the past three years, Cooper had hoped and waited for Indiana Gov. Mike Pence to use his executive power and issue a gubernatorial pardon, permanently removing that label and the stigma that goes along with being a felon.

Ayotte in New Ad: I’m Not Perfect, and Neither is Trump

New Hampshire Republican Senator Kelly Ayotte released a new ad Wednesday in which she continues to try and distance herself from comments she made Monday about Donald Trump being a role model for children. "Let's be honest: both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are far from perfect, and I'm not perfect, either," Ayotte says as she strolls along the campus of Saint Anselm College, speaking directly to the camera.

GOP Chair of Wall Street Panel Held Fundraiser With Official From ‘Domestic Terrorist’ Group

New Jersey Representative Scott Garrett praised Edward Durfee, the regional coordinator for New Jersey Oath Keepers, at an October gathering. Representative Scott Garrett, a Republican from New Jersey, questions John Stumpf, chief executive officer of Wells Fargo & Co., not pictured, during a House Financial Services Committee hearing in Washington on Sept.

Vice presidential debate seen by 37 million viewers

More than half of the 84 million viewers who flocked last week to the first presidential debate between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton found something else to do when their respective running mates faced off Tuesday night. A total of 37 million viewers watched GOP vice presidential hopeful Mike Pence debate Democratic rival Tim Kaine on nine networks measured by the Nielsen company.

The Latest: Bundy says people needed to take a stand

The Latest on the trial of a group of people who held an armed takeover of a national wildlife refuge in Oregon : Ammon Bundy finished his second day of testimony in his federal conspiracy trial, saying he led the occupation of a national wildlife refuge because people needed to take a stand against federal government overreach. Bundy said he told occupiers to bring guns, because they would otherwise be immediately arrested.

Pence’s political future brightens after debate

Mike Pence might not have helped Donald Trump in Tuesday night's vice presidential debate -- but he certainly helped his own political future. The Indiana governor largely batted away Hillary Clinton running mate Tim Kaine's recitations of Trump's most incendiary comments, dismissing Kaine's pressure as "pre-done lines" from an "insult-driven campaign."

After testy VP debate, Trump rebuffs claim he ‘loves’ Putin

Republican vice-presidential nominee Gov. Mike Pence shakes hands with Democratic vice-presidential nominee Sen. Tim Kaine during the vice-presidential debate at Longwood University in Farmville, Va., Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2016. Democratic vice-presidential nominee Sen. Tim Kaine leaves the stage with Republican vice-presidential nominee Gov. Mike Pence during the vice-presidential debate at Longwood University in Farmville, Va., Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2016.

Cowboy Pastor Begins 1,000-Mile, 40-Day ‘Revival’ Trail Ride From TX to DC

Pastor John Riggs of Texoma Cowboy Church in Witchita Falls, Texas and four members of his congregation began a 40-day journey on horseback to the nation's capital on September 29th in an effort to spark a spiritual revival across the United States. "As we think about our country and the condition we find it in today, our hearts are broken over the moral slide and depravity we see in the nation," Riggs told The Baptist Standard .

Texas man who killed neighbor couple has been executed

On Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2016, Fuller, 58, is set for lethal injection for the May 2003 killing ra... An East Texas man who pleaded guilty to killing a neighbor couple during a shooting rampage 13 years ago appeared headed for an execution Wednesday that he wanted. An East Texas man who pleaded guilty to killing a neighbor couple during a shooting rampage 13 years ago and said he wanted to be put to death for the crime was executed Wednesday evening.

In polarized Congress, Murray and Crapo talk up bipartisanship in campaigns

In her first television advertisement this week, Washington state Democratic Sen. Patty Murray touted her work on budget issues with Republican House Leader Paul Ryan of Wisconsin. In this photo on Dec. 10, 2013, Ryan, who then served as House Budget Committee chairman, and Murray, who headed the Senate Budget Committee, announced a tentative agreement between Republican and Democratic negotiators on a government spending plan at the U.S. Capitol in Washington.

UPDATE 2-TV audience of about 35 million watches U.S vice presidential debate

About 35.6 million Americans watched the U.S. vice presidential debate between Republican Mike Pence and Democrat Tim Kaine on television, according to preliminary data on Wednesday, about half the number who tuned in to Donald Trump's first matchup with Hillary Clinton last week. Cable network CNN, citing ratings data from Nielsen, said some 21 million people watched Tuesday's 90 minute encounter on the four main U.S. broadcast networks, with another 14 million watching on cable channels.

The Young Turks’ Ana Kasparian Advises Clinton: ‘If You’re a Bitch a Own It!’

Yesterday, Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian of The Young Turks praised New Hampshire senatorial candidate Maggie Hassan for releasing an ad that blasted her opponent, Kelly Ayotte , for calling Donald Trump a good role model for kids. "Finally the Democratic party in [New Hampshire] is headed in the right direction by tying [Ayotte] to what they're calling the 'Party of Trump.'

Mike Pence Takes Victory Lap in Tim Kaine’s Backyard: – Donald Trump Won the Debate’ Last Night

Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, the 2016 GOP vice presidential nominee, headed here in the backyard of his counterpart Sen. Tim Kaine to rub in his victory over the Democratic vice presidential nominee in Tuesday night's debate a couple hours southeast of here. In the heart of one of Virginia's most conservative areas here in the Shenandoah Valley, Pence rallied several hundred supporters at the Rockingham County fairgrounds.

.com | Pence’s ‘that Mexican thing’ comment gets online attention

Republican vice presidential candidate Mike Pence gives a thumbs-up to the audience after a town hall meeting in Raleigh. Farmville - Some Mexican-Americans are taking issue with Republican Mike Pence brushing off GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump's comments on Mexican immigrants as "that Mexican thing".