Clinton: ‘Party of Lincoln’ becoming ‘Party of Trump’

Hillary Clinton, standing inside the same chamber that helped shape Abraham Lincoln into the father of the Republican Party, argued Wednesday that Donald Trump was perverting what his party once stood for. Clinton, flanked by American flags and standing beneath a portrait of George Washington, said Trump is dividing the United States and is a far cry from Lincoln, who argued against slavery in the same chamber in 1858, famously telling the assembled lawmakers that "a house divided against itself cannot stand."

Who said 2016 was unusual? For religious groups, it looks like 2012 all over again.

For all the talk about 2016 being a wildly unusual election cycle, it's looking a whole lot like 2012. When it comes to how religious and non-religious voters appraise candidates, the prospective Clinton-Trump matchup resembles the Obama-Romney choice, the Pew Research Center found in a new poll, the results of which it announced Wednesday.

Clinton lambastes Trump as unfit to lead a country dealing with race, violence

A painting of President George Washington hangs behind Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton as she speaks at the Old State House in Springfield, Ill. Hillary Clinton excoriated Republican Donald Trump on Wednesday for running a campaign based on "fear mongering," arguing that he is unfit to lead a country grappling with the difficult issues of race and violence.

Romania probes ‘slaves’ kidnapped, chained, forced to beg

Donald Trump's lightning-rod proposals to deport illegal immigrants and temporarily ban Muslims from entering the United States could cost New York state more than $800 million and New York City more 340,000... Donald Trump's lightning-rod proposals to deport illegal immigrants and temporarily ban Muslims from entering the United States could cost New York state more than $800 million and New York City more 340,000 jobs,... Funerals are set to begin for the five officers slain by a sniper during a protest last week in downtown Dallas. Funerals are set to begin for the five officers slain by a sniper during a protest last week in downtown Dallas.

Trump lists top VP picks, Christie still in the running

Republican presumptive nominee Donald Trump said Tuesday that Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie are his top potential picks to be his vice president. He told the Wall Street Journal that he wants an experienced government leader as his running mate.

Hillary Clinton, the candidate we know so well – and don’t

"It was the first time I had hit an obstacle I couldn't overcome with hard work and determination, and I was outraged," she would write in her book, "Living History." More than a half-century later, and after much hard work, much determination, and most of all, many, many obstacles - some undeniably of her own making - Clinton is no closer to actual space travel.

Sanders explains the long wait for his Clinton endorsement

Just a day after Bernie Sanders gave his full-throated support to presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, the Vermont senator discussed the thought process behind his decision in an interview with "CBS This Morning." "I'm standing up for working families and the middle class in saying that Donald Trump would be a disaster for the future of this country," Sanders said early Wednesday.

How presidents can succeed by disappointing their base

President Obama speaks at the General Assembly of the Union for Reform Judaism at National Harbor in Maryland in December 2011. Regardless of whether Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton wins November's election, the next president faces what looks to be a nearly impossible task when it comes to governing: Persuading the other side to compromise.

Cavendish aims for his 4th victory in this year’s Tour

Funerals are set to begin for the five officers slain by a sniper during a protest last week in downtown Dallas. After each fatal shooting of a black man by an officer, President Barack Obama has swiftly spoken out against bad policing, giving voice to the generations of African-Americans who have found themselves at the... After each fatal shooting of a black man by an officer, President Barack Obama has swiftly spoken out against bad policing, giving voice to the generations of African-Americans who have found themselves at the wrong end of... Police say they've arrested three suspects accused of stealing several handguns as part of an alleged plot to harm police officers in the Baton Rouge area.

Trump seeks to block release of Trump University testimony

A federal judge who has been a target of Donald Trump's unending scorn must decide whether to release videos of the presumed Republican presidential nominee testifying in a lawsuit about the now-defunct Trump University - images that Trump's attorneys worry will be used to tarnish the campaign. U.S. District Judge Gonzalo Curiel faces Trump's attorneys Wednesday for the first time since he permitted the release of unrelated documents in a class-action lawsuit alleging fraud, a move that led Trump to intensify his unusual attacks on the judge that included mention of his Mexican heritage.

Aiming for Friday announcement, Trump narrows his VP list

Donald Trump has reached the final phase of his search for a running mate, narrowing his list to three leading contenders and directing his staff to prepare for a Friday announcement. "It's a little bit like 'The Apprentice,'" former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, one of Trump's finalists, said in a Tuesday interview with Fox News Channel.

Poll: Most young people dislike GOP’s Trump, say he’s racist

Donald Trump is wildly unpopular among young adults, in particular young people of colour, and nearly two-thirds of Americans between the ages of 18 and 30 believe the presumptive Republican nominee is racist. That's the finding of a new GenForward poll that also found just 19 per cent of young people have a favourable opinion of Trump compared to the three-quarters of young adults who hold a dim view of the New York billionaire.

Poll: Most young people dislike GOPa s Trump, say hea s racist

Donald Trump is wildly unpopular among young adults, in particular young people of colour, and nearly two-thirds of Americans between the ages of 18 and 30 believe the presumptive Republican nominee is racist. That's the finding of a new GenForward poll that also found just 19 per cent of young people have a favourable opinion of Trump compared to the three-quarters of young adults who hold a dim view of the New York billionaire.

NAACP: Trump declines offer to address civil rights group

The NAACP says Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has declined an invitation to address the group's upcoming convention, flouting established precedent and highlighting anew the GOP standard-bearer's struggle to attract support from nonwhite voters. NAACP president Cornell William Brooks told CNN Tuesday that Trump had declined the group's invitation to speak at the Cincinnati gathering, scheduled from Saturday through Wednesday.

The Latest: Clinton to address nation’s divisions in Ill.

Hillary Clinton plans to use the Old State House in Springfield, Illinois, as a backdrop to talk about ways of repairing the divisions in the country following fatal shootings in Texas, Louisiana and Minnesota. Clinton's campaign says the Democratic presidential candidate will talk Wednesday about the importance of uniting the country at the site of Abraham Lincoln's famous "house divided" speech in 1858.

Joe Biden in Melbourne this weekend

The US Vice President Joe Biden is expected to visit the Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre and an AFL match at the MCG. While both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are keeping pundits guessing on who they will nominate as their running mates, the current Vice President of the United States is due in Melbourne this weekend, and is reportedly going to enjoy our country's greatest game while he is here.

The Latest: NAACP says Trump won’t speak at convention

The NAACP says Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has declined an invitation to address the group's upcoming convention in Ohio. NAACP president Cornell William Brooks told CNN Tuesday that the presumptive GOP nominee had rejected the invitation to address the nation's oldest and largest civil rights group.