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A slew of new state polls are strengthening one of the biggest hopes for Donald Trump supporters - that his singular appeal as a candidate will reshuffle the electoral map for 2016. The national contest between Trump and Hillary Clinton is a toss-up, but Trump is surprisingly competitive in a host of states that Democrats have long taken for granted.
This May 18, 2016 file photo California Gov. Jerry Brown gestures during a community event in Sacramento, Calif. Brown is endorsing Hillary Clinton just a week before the state's June 7 primary.
Portland should follow its current policy and charge for police and other services provided when presidential campaigns visit the city, according to a report released Tuesday by the city's auditor.
Jerry Brown, a strikingly successful and popular governor in his own state of California, whose approach is often held up as a model for Democrats nationally, refused and refused and refused to endorse a candidate during the course of the long race for the party's presidential nomination. Brown, whose three previous bids for the presidency suggested to some that he might harbor an interest in one last run, and whose relations with front-runner Hillary Clinton had not always been good, kept on the sidelines.
"I want to be sure that it is Hillary Clinton who takes the oath of office, not Donald Trump," Brown says California governor Jerry Brown has endorsed Hillary Clinton for president in an open letter , despite tension with the Clinton family that goes back over two decades, because he really hates Donald Trump. Brown's endorsement could be huge for Clinton, as his state's Democratic primary is one week away and he's a popular figure in California.
California Gov. Jerry Brown addresses members of the media before signing a bill creating the highest statewide minimum wage at $15 an hour by 2022 at the Ronald Reagan building in Los Angeles on Monday, April 4, 2016. less California Gov. Jerry Brown addresses members of the media before signing a bill creating the highest statewide minimum wage at $15 an hour by 2022 at the Ronald Reagan building in Los Angeles on Monday, April ... more California Gov. Jerry Brown said on Tuesday he will vote for Hillary Clinton in the state's upcoming primary, explaining she has the best chance of thwarting the "dangerous candidacy" of presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump.
Sen. Rob Portman parlayed his work to combat the prescription painkiller and heroin crisis into a series of campaign ads Tuesday, as he tries to stave off former Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland and win re-election in November. Congress is trying to catch up with a devastating opioids outbreak that is killing more people than car crashes do in some places, and Mr. Portman , Ohio Republican, has frequently touted his efforts to stem the tide.
The ultraconservatives in charge have sabotaged the state economy, transferred the burden of paying for what's left of state government from businesses and well-off residents to those without resources to pay for anything additional, and without remorse are seeking re-election. How any of them can look at us with a straight face, let alone ask for our votes, is beyond the pale.
Gov. Bill Haslam said Friday that except for the rare "inadvertent slip," he and top staffers use the state's email system and don't try to hide anything from the public. "All of our business happens on state email except for an inadvertent email where we might happen to use a personal email account," Haslam told reporters.
In the 1960s, Ernesto Miranda was identified in a police lineup by a woman, who accused him of kidnapping and rape. He was arrested and questioned by authorities for two hours until h confessed to the crimes.
Hillary Clinton took part in a Memorial Day parade with Bill Clinton and New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, right, in Chappaqua, New York. WASHINGTON - Hillary Clinton is one of the best-known political figures in America.
Clinton waved and smiled from the procession in Chappaqua, accompanied by husband Bill Clinton and New York's Democratic governor, Andrew Cuomo. A friendly crowd cheered and many waved Clinton campaign signs.
Top Donald Trump aide Corey Lewandowski on Sunday defended Trump's recent criticism of New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez, a fellow Republican, and deflected a host of other complaints about Trump's presidential campaign, saying the real issues are jobs and the economy. "The governor is not doing the job," Lewandowski said about Martinez on "Fox News Sunday," in a sharp exchange with host Chris Wallace.
The dash for campaign cash in the New Hampshire governor's race is at its peak as an early June filing deadline looms, bringing with it dramatic reductions in how much money candidates can raise from individuals and political committees. But voters won't get a full look at who's giving to whom - or how the candidates are spending their money - until mid-August, a mere three weeks before they cast primary votes.
Gov. John Kasich says the state probably will challenge a federal judge's ruling that put ahold on an effort to defund Planned Parenthood in Ohio. "I'm not for funding Planned Parenthood.
Matt Riedl, reporter for The Wichita Eagle, recaps the search efforts to find an 11-year-old boy who was swept by high waters in Gypsum Creek shortly before 7:30 p.m. Friday. Rescuers continued to search into Saturday evening.
The Bernie Sanders campaign is calling to remove Connecticut Gov. Dan Malloy and former Massachusetts Rep. Barney Frank from leadership positions on Democratic committees at the national convention, arguing that their allegiance to Hillary Clinton will compromise their neutrality. In a letter to the Democratic National Committee, Brad Deutsch, counsel to the Sanders campaign, called Malloy and Frank "aggressive attack surrogates for the Clinton campaign."
Mount Pleasant woodcarver and artist Chris Cox, who made international news in 2013 when he formed the Memorial Militia to clean up the National Mall during the government shutdown, will go big-time Sunday with his latest cause: promoting Donald Trump. Cox is founder of Bikers for Trump , which for the past few months has been traveling the country adding an extra layer of security and promotion at Trump rallies and events.