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If you only read one thing: Good morning from Philadelphia, where there is a new boss of the Democratic Party. The moment the baton was passed was not when President Obama implored his faithful to secure his legacy by voting for Hillary Clinton.
Sen. Ted Cruz "freaked out" over news reports that Rep. JoaquA n Castro is eyeing a run against him in 2018, the Democrat said Thursday. "He freaked out," Castro told reporters at a Texas delegation breakfast meeting, when asked about a fundraising email Cruz's campaign sent after the Democrat publicly discussed a possible Senate bid .
Hillary Rodham Clinton Poll: Voters with higher levels of education favor Clinton Clinton team: Don't let Trump off the hook for Russia remarks House Republicans slam Clinton for past controversies MORE Donald Trump Trump hopes Russia is listening; America, are you listening? Poll: Voters with higher levels of education favor Clinton Clinton team: Don't let Trump off the hook for Russia remarks MORE 's explanation that he was being sarcastic when he called for Russian hackers to break into the former secretary of State's email. Speaking to reporters at a press briefing Thursday, Clinton communications director Jennifer Palmieri said reporters must take Trump's remarks seriously and called for the GOP nominee to be held "accountable."
In the coming weeks and months, we will all be inundated with polls, pundits and speeches telling us one presidential candidate is going to win in November. Be it Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump - no third-party candidate will make even a marginal ripple in the presidential pool party this year - we will have a new president after the polls close on Nov. 8. What does that mean? It means that the decisions of your local school board have a greater affect on you that anything in Washington, D.C. Just look at it this way: school districts around here pass multi-million budgets wherein they spend whatever moneys they have to educate area children.
Donald Trump said Wednesday that, if he is elected president, he would consider recognizing Crimea as Russian territory and lifting the sanctions against Russia. At a wide-ranging news conference, Trump said he "would be looking into that" when asked about his stance on Crimea and Russia.
There was not a literal baton, but Barack Obama passed it to Hillary Clinton. The Democratic nominee made a surprise appearance on stage after the president finished addressing the convention Wednesday night.
On one of the biggest nights of the Democratic National Convention, President Barack Obama evoked the words of a Republican hero - former President Ronald Reagan. Obama repeatedly summoned Reagan's hope and optimism Wednesday night as Democrats try to attract disenchanted Republican voters uneasy about Donald Trump's claim to the GOP mantle and fearful about a possible presidency.
Michael Bloomberg assailed fellow billionaire Donald Trump on Wednesday, calling his U.S. presidential race a "con" and ripping into his history of bankruptcies and lawsuits. "Trump says he wants to run the nation like he's running his business? God help us," Bloomberg told the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia to roaring applause.
This week, Hillary Clinton became the first woman in American history to secure a major party's nomination for president of the United States. Especially as Clinton is a Democrat, the heavily left-leaning staff at Slate might have been expected to exude joy and jubilation at this epoch-defining moment.
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump - I can't believe I wrote those words - gave a news conference Wednesday. Shall we first count the outrages or the lies? I think we need to start at the top of the outrage column.
Democratic vice presidential candidate Sen. Tim Kaine, of Virginia, walks onto the stage Wednesday night before addressing delegates on the third day of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. PHILADELPHIA - Their political fates now entwined, President Obama is imploring voters to elect Hillary Clinton to the White House, joining a chorus of Democrats vouching Wednesday night for her readiness to be commander in chief at a time of volatility around the world.
A Rhode Island congressman says he's asking President Barack Obama to withhold classified materials and briefings from Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump in the interest of national security.
Sen. Tim Kaine formally accepted the Democratic nomination as vice president Wednesday, saying that he trusts Hillary Clinton with the life of his son, who is in the military, lacing into Donald Trump. He was officially nominated as the party's nominee after a voice vote on the floor of the convention this afternoon.
Unlike Republicans, Democrats don't "hate." That incredible claim came from MSNBC's Chris Matthews on Wednesday night came as the Hardball host fawned over the Democratic National Convention.
CNN's America's Choice 2016 panel was in awe of the lineup of speakers at the Democratic National Convention Wednesday evening. But most of them fawned over one in particular former New York City Mayor, and billionaire, Michael Bloomberg.
At this hour, in some very dangerous corners of the world, young Americans stand guard. Our brave military and intelligence professionals are on the front lines, far from home, risking their lives.
In this June 13, 2016, file photo, members of the group The O'Jays, from left, Eric Grant, Eddie Levert and Walter Williams attend the 2016 Apollo Theater Spring Gala in New York. In a statement Wednesday, July 27, Levert and Williams say they sent a letter to Rep. John Mica, R-Florida, asking him to stop using their song "For The Love Of Money" in an online video featuring Donald Trump posted in 2014.
Former CIA director and defense secretary Leon Panetta blasted Donald Trump over foreign policy tonight, calling a vote for him "deadly serious," but a faction of delegates tried to shout him down throughout his remarks. Delegates from Oregon initially erupted, briefly interrupting his remarks by chanting "No More War!" Other groups around the arena began chanting "Hillary!" More chants of "Love Not War!" and "No More Drones!" broke out before being swallowed by "USA!" from most of the arena.