Rep. Joaqu n Castro: Sen. Ted Cruz ‘freaked out’ over potential Senate challenge against him

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 .

Clinton team: Don’t let Trump off the hook for Russia remarks

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."

Roy Kent: School boards are more important than presidents

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.

Obama Evokes Reagan as Democrats Woo GOP Voters

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 Blasts Donald Trump as ‘Con’ in Billionaire vs. Billionaire Battle

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.

Obama, Kaine take DNC stage

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.

Tim Kaine Says He a Never Expected to Be Herea in Accepting VP Role

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.

O’Jays ask Republican congressman to stop using their music

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.

PHOTO: Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta is interviewed by Jake Tapper on “This Week.”

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.