GOP moderates make Kansas primary about schools, budget woes

Moderate Republicans were making the Kansas primary a referendum on the state's budget problems and education funding as they tried Tuesday to oust conservative incumbents. More than two dozen GOP legislators faced primary opponents, and most were allies of Republican Gov. Sam Brownback who continued to support his experiment in cutting state income taxes to stimulate the economy.

Pence defends military mom’s right to criticize Trump

Republican vice presidential candidate Gov. Mike Pence, R-Ind., addresses supporters during a campaign event in Carson City, Nev., Monday, Aug, 1, 2016. Republican vice presidential candidate Gov. Mike Pence, R-Ind., addresses supporters during a campaign event in Carson City, Nev., Monday, Aug, 1, 2016.

GOP governor’s races tops primary comments

Missouri's most competitive Republican gubernatorial primary in two dozen years will come to a close Tuesday, as voters select from among four well-funded candidates promoting themselves as the party's conservative standard-bearer. Democrats also will choose a gubernatorial nominee.

Kansas tax collections $13M short of expectations in July

Kansas' tax collections fell nearly $13 million short of expectations in July, and the report of the shortfall Monday came on the eve of a primary election in which Republican Gov. Sam Brownback's critics hoped to oust some of his legislative allies. The state Department of Revenue reported that Kansas collected $425 million in taxes last month.

New Mexico governor hits Trump over Gold Star mother remarks

In this April 14, 2016 file photo, New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez speaks during the New York Republican State Committee Annual Gala in New York. Martinez, the nation's only Latina governor, is joining a chorus of Republican lawmakers in disavowing Donald Trump's repeated criticisms of a bereaved military family.

Pence: Fallen Muslim soldier’s family ‘should be cherished’

Indiana Gov. Mike Pence says he and Donald Trump believe a Muslim family the Republican presidential nominee has criticized "should be cherished by every American." The GOP vice presidential candidate released a statement Sunday though Trump's campaign about Trump's emotionally charged feud with Khizr and Ghazala Khan .

Hillary Rodham Clinton embraces election as referendum on Donald Trump

Hillary Clinton's three-day bus ride across battleground Pennsylvania and Ohio was supposed to celebrate her nomination with new running mate Sen. Tim Kaine, showcase her plans to add jobs and ring a bell for the fall election. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks with Tim Kaine's wife Anne Holton, left, during a rally at Fort Hayes Metropolitan Education Center in Columbus, Ohio, on Sunday, July 31, 2016.

Dems slam Cuomo for snubbing de Blasio repeatedly at DNC

Prominent state Democrats are accusing Gov. Cuomo of directly contradicting Hillary Clinton's message of party unity by bringing his escalating war with Mayor de Blasio to the Democratic Convention in Philadelphia. One senior Democrat told The Post that Cuomo's repeated snubbing of de Blasio at the convention had also "backfired on the governor'' and left many New York delegates convinced the governor "was petty and divisive at a time when we were all preaching party unity.'

Democrat to talk infrastructure in Ohio Senate race

The Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Ohio plans to highlight an Ohio River bridge as an example of national infrastructure needs. Former Gov. Ted Strickland will be near the Brent Spence Bridge that connects Cincinnati and northern Kentucky on Monday to discuss his plan to invest in such infrastructure.

The Dos and Don’ts of Political Logos

Little has united Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump over the past year, but they could have supported each other through difficult campaign-logo rollouts. When it was unveiled last April, Clinton's logo was trashed by a number of design experts, who criticized its conservative-looking, rightward-facing arrow.

Pence talks about lifting Trump campaign reporter bans

GOP vice presidential nominee, Mike Pence, has at least one area of disagreement with the top of the ticket that emerged in a radio interview this week on "The Hugh Hewitt Show" -- the practice of banning some reporters from access to campaign events. Asked by Hewitt about this, Pence talked about a campaign rally with Gov. Scott Walker in Wisconsin.

In Pa., Mark Cuban calls Donald Trump a ‘jagoff’

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton toured the U.S. Rust Belt on Saturday, promising to reject bad international trade deals during a factory visit and securing the endorsement of investor Mark Cuban at a Pittsburgh rally. The Dallas Mavericks owner, who said as recently as last month that there was a "good chance" he would vote for Donald Trump, instead criticized the Republican nominee's leadership in front of an energetic crowd.