Ex-Maryland Gov. Martin Oa Malley: Trumpa s pitch to black voters only reinforced stereotypes

Former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley on Sunday said that Donald Trump's attempt to rally black voters and make the GOP the "party of Lincoln once more" probably has the 16th president rolling in his grave. Mr. Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, recently asked black voters in Michigan whether they had anything to lose by bucking their historical support for the Democratic Party.

DPD, DCSO take part in ‘Convoy of Care’

Law enforcement agencies from Douglas County and throughout Georgia are partnering this weekend to help the flood-ravaged community of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, through what is being called a "Convoy of Care." "I think this is an historic event and I am excited to really show what Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal talks about as being 'One Georgia,'" said Clarence Cox, National Vice President of the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives .

Jeff Sadow: Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards has a chance to get it right with disaster food stamps

This time, Gov. John Bel Edwards' administration and Louisiana's Department of Children and Family Services needs to get it right. In contrast with Hurricane Katrina in 2005, state and local governments have performed admirably with rescues, evacuations, and provision of food and shelter in response to catastrophic flooding that has overtaken the Baton Rouge area.

Louisiana newspaper say ‘glad’ Obama has now decided to visit flood damage, after vacation is over

The editor of the major Louisiana newspaper that urged President Obama to cut short his summer vacation to see the devastating flooding that has damaged roughly 40,000 home said Friday he's pleased that the president will visit the state. "Our feeling is that this is a crisis that calls for presidential leadership, and we're glad to see the president is coming," Advocate Editor Peter Kovacs told Fox News' "On the Record with Greta Van Susteren."

Trump steps down from campaign pulpit to visit Louisiana flood victims

The visit comes as the Republican presidential nominee attempts to shift his public image from that of a bombastic entertainer to a presidential figure. Republican vice presidential candidate, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence and his wife Karen , talk to Louisiana officials including Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry , after arriving at the Baton Rouge Airport in Baton Rouge, La., Friday.

Analysis: That Silly Perry Vs. Cruz Idea? Don’t Be So Quick to Dismiss It

Pitting Ted Cruz and Rick Perry against each other in a political survey is just the sort of silly clickbait pollsters and headline writers love. Public Policy Polling, a Democratic-leaning firm, released a survey this week saying Cruz would lose to the former governor in a hypothetical Republican primary for re-election.

Housing the homeless, employing the unemployed shouldn’t require a Republican

That statement is a core Republican tenet - you would even get Susan Collins and Donald Trump to agree on it. And when Democrats want to be uncharitable, they claim that catchy line is a mere smokescreen for the GOP's opposition towell, whatever group they want to accuse Republicans of standing against.

Trump, Pence headed to Baton Rouge

Donald Trump and his running mate, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, will travel to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on Friday to tour flood damage, a source familiar with the plans told CNN. The mammoth flooding in the area - 6.9 trillion gallons of rain pummeled Louisiana between August 8 and 14 -- damaged more than 40,000 homes and killed at least 13 people.

‘Help Me Grow’ child development program receives federal funding

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Wednesday the receipt of $2.1 million in federal funding that is earmarked to increase developmental skills among children and decrease maternal depression in the Western New York and Long Island regions. The state's Council on Children and Families will partner with the New York State Department of Health and local agencies on the projects to ultimately develop a statewide model for screening children earlier for developmental delays, screening their mothers for depression, and to provide needed services sooner to promote long-term success.

Johnson joins Trump campaign in Iowa

Jamie Johnson, former Webster County GOP chair, has joined the Trump-Pence presidential campaign as the Iowa coalitions director, the campaign announced Friday. Johnson said he joined the campaign efforts to stop Hillary Clinton from becoming president, bring back American manufacturing jobs and to defeat radical Islamic terrorism.