Prosecutors: Rod Blagojevich isn’t ‘deserving of leniency’

Federal prosecutors say statements that imprisoned former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich has made prove he isn't "deserving of leniency." A resentencing hearing is scheduled next month for Blagojevich, who is hoping a federal judge will give him a five-year sentence instead of his original 14 years.

Fact Check: Democratic Convention Day 1

A delegate cheers during the first day of the Democratic National Convention at the Wells Fargo Center, July 25, 2016, in Philadelphia. The 2016 Democratic National Convention is underway, and the factual inaccuracies on the first night focused on income, college tuition and something the Republican ticket had said or done.

Indiana GOP panel set to select Pence replacement for ballot

Key Indiana Republicans are set to meet to choose the candidate who will take Mike Pence's place as the party's gubernatorial nominee after Pence withdrew to become Donald Trump's vice presidential running mate. The 22 members of the Indiana Republican State Committee scheduled a private meeting Tuesday morning in Indianapolis to choose among Lt.

Donald Trumpa s new derisive nickname for Hillary Clinton a ” a Rottena

Roanoke , Jul 26: Donald Trump has a new, derisive nickname for his Democratic rival: Hillary "Rotten" Clinton. Addressing backers in an overly warm ballroom in Roanoke, Virginia, the Republican presidential nominee yesterday lashed out at Clinton as low-energy and needing naps.

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'To the Bernie or bust people, you're being ridiculous': Sanders supporter Sarah Silverman is heavily booed as she tells Democrats to back Hillary in wake of DNC Wikileaks email scandal Revealed: How DNC staffers under Wasserman Schultz used anti-gay slurs, mocked the name of an African-American assistant and created a sexist Craigslist job post to humiliate Donald Trump Chaos as Democratic National Convention opens: Sanders supporters shout 'Bernie, Bernie' then boo every mention of Hillary's name, arena is surrounded by anti-Clinton mob - and even the gavelling goes wrong Bernie Sanders sends desperate text to his furious supporters pleading with them not to protest at the DNC as the party leadership offer him a groveling apology Bernie supporters will try to unseat Tim Kaine: Fresh division rocks DNC as Sanders backers say they object to Clinton's VP pick 'Like millions of Americans, ... (more)

Poll: Trump & Clinton Locked in Dead Heat Ahead of Election

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Citizen Kaine: Why the safe pick is the completely smart pick for Hillary

If you are a Donald Trump supporter, you hate it because you dislike Democrats, rationality, civil rights lawyers who have fought for black people, and anyone who falls to the left of Benito Mussolini on the political spectrum. If you are a progressive, you can be happy because of some of the ideals Kaine has pursued throughout his adult life - as a missionary to Honduras, as the mayor of a majority black city who worked to get more public schools opened and sent his children to them instead of to one of Richmond's well-regarded private institutions, his early career working as a fair housing lawyer on behalf of African-American clients in Richmond.

Viewers guide to the Democratic convention

Democrats kick off their convention Monday under the cloud of party chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz's resignation and Donald Trump's 6 point bounce coming out of last week's GOP convention. The big question as the convention gavels in at 4 p.m. ET: Will Wasserman Schultz address her fellow Democrats? And if so, will she be booed, even if she's only present for a brief three minute speech? It will be an early bit of drama ahead of a convention lineup that's packed with star power -- with two presidents, a vice president and the first lady serving as warm-up acts for Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine.

Hillary Clinton to speak in Charlotte today

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton is scheduled to speak to thousands of members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars in Charlotte Monday, as the Democratic National Convention begins in Philadelphia. Clinton will speak at the 117th VFW National Convention at the Charlotte Convention Center in uptown, located at 501 S. College Street.

Donald Trump: Enemy of America

Protests on the streets and a shakeup inside the Democratic National Committee kicks off the party's nominating convention in Philadelphia Monday, signaling that matters are nowhere near settled as the second and last convention of the 2016 Presidential Convention gets underway. Amid the rancor, presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, and her selected vice presidential running mate Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia, presented a more calm demeanor in an interview with Scott Pelly on 60 Minutes Sunday night.

DNC 2016: N.J.’s Clinton, Sanders supporters try to unite

Delegates for New Jersey's Democratic National Convention began arriving in the city of Brotherly Love Sunday, ready to formally nominate Hillary Clinton as the party's presidential nominee. But a rift in the party still remains - some Bernie Sanders supporters have not thrown their support behind Clinton.

Crisanta Duran, Colorado House Democratic leader, set to address DNC Thursday

Colorado House Democratic leader Crisanta Duran will tell the story of Colorado, women and Latinos at the Democratic National Convention between 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. Thursday. And although she received only a week's notice to prepare the biggest speech of her political career so far, Duran's past aligns well with the campaign of presumptive nominee Hillary Clinton.

Sanders delegates plan to fight Kaine nomination at convention

Delegates for Bernie Sanders at the Democratic National Convention are planning to fight the nomination of Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine as the party's vice presidential nominee. At a news conference Sunday, Norman Solomon, a Sanders delegate from California and national coordinator of a group of Sanders delegates called the Bernie Delegates Network, said Kaine's positions on a range of issues were unacceptable to Sanders supporters.

Kaine, accepting VP slot, cites Holocaust survivor who died in shooting

Sen. Tim Kaine, accepting Hillary Clinton's invitation to join her as running mate, cited as an inspiration a Holocaust survivor who died protecting others during a shooting massacre. Kaine, D-Virginia, appeared Saturday with Clinton at Florida International University in Miami a day after she announced her pick.