Poll: Trump trails Clinton by two points

Hillary Clinton is clinging to just a two-point national lead over Donald Trump, according to a new poll, a far narrower margin than most other surveys show. A Fox News survey published Wednesday shows Clinton winning 41% of the vote to Trump's 39%, with third-party candidates Gary Johnson and Jill Stein earning 9% and 4% respectively.

Pence: Trump’s Mexico meeting could set up immigration talks

Republican vice presidential nominee Mike Pence predicted Wednesday that Donald Trump's meeting with Mexican President Enrique Pea Nieto could help set the stage for immigration talks between the two nations at some point, and called it "the beginning of a conversation." "Well, I think it's going to be a meeting between two leaders.

Commissioner Putnam Names Cheryl Flood as Florida State Fair Executive Director

Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Adam H. Putnam today announced that he has appointed Cheryl Flood as the Executive Director of the Florida State Fair. Flood has served as Interim Director over the past six months and has contributed to the Florida State Fair since 2011.

The Note: Trump Crosses the Border To Mexico

TRUMP MAKES SURPRISE VISIT TO MEXICO TODAY: Donald Trump says he has accepted an invitation from Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto to meet with him Wednesday. "I have accepted the invitation of President Enrique Pena Nieto, of Mexico, and look very much forward to meeting him tomorrow," Trump tweeted Tuesday night.

5 things to know about the Dakota Access Pipeline

In what looks to be a possible sequel to the Keystone XL Pipeline dispute, another fight has begun over a proposed US oil route. The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe has sued the federal government, saying the Native American tribe was not properly consulted over the project to construct a 1,168-mile crude oil pipeline that extends over four states.

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Ah, Marco Rubio. After his humiliating pounding in his own home state's presidential primary at the hands of Donald Trump, a beleaguered Rubio swore he was done with politics: A month later, Rubio went back on his "word"-which I put in scare-quotes because Rubio doesn't seem like the kind of person who actually understands what promises are-and decided to run for re-election anyway.

Hurricane churns toward Hawaii; people stock up, board up

High pressure over the Great Basin pr... North Carolina's Outer Banks will likely be drenched as a tropical weather system blows by with up to 5 inches of heavy rain. But the storm was not expected to surpass tropical-storm strength before curving out... North Carolina's Outer Banks will likely be drenched as a tropical weather system blows by with up to 5 inches of heavy rain.

Rubio, Murphy win Florida’s Senate primaries

Supporters of Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., cheer as early results are announced during a primary election party, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2016, in Kissimmee, Fla. Supporters of Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., cheer as early results are announced during a primary election party, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2016, in Kissimmee, Fla.

Murphy Beats Grayson to Face Rubio for Senate

U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy has won the Democratic nomination to face Republican Sen. Marco Rubio. Murphy defeated fiery liberal Rep. Alan Grayson on Tuesday, aided by the backing of President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden and Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid.

The Latest: Polls now closed in Arizona’s primary election

In this Monday, May 30, 2016, file photo, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz, looks on during a Phoenix Memorial Day Ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona in Phoenix. A challenge to longtime U.S. Sen. McCain leads the lists of contests drawing attention in Tuesday's Arizona primary election.

WWII Army vet honored with medals, 70 years after service

It's the humility of Stewart Marshall and veterans like him that sticks out like a battle scar across the brow. "So often it is not the veterans - in fact it's almost never the veterans who do this, it is friends and family members who start this process - but it's absolutely critical," said South Carolina U.S. Rep. Mick Mulvaney, who presented nine honors to the Indian Land, S.C. resident Tuesday.

Venturaa s party tries to regroup through a Never Trumpa push

ST. PAUL, Minn. - A party that gained prominence when wrestler Jesse Ventura was elected Minnesota governor in 1998 is trying to return to political relevance in the state by harnessing the dismay of Republican voters who refuse to support their presidential nominee, Donald Trump.