Donald Trump Names Veep Pick on Twitter

Donald Trump made his vice presidential pick public in the same way he's done a lot of his campaigning: with a tweet. After postponing a planned press conference to announce his choice of Indiana Gov. Mike Pence due to the attack in Nice, France, the presumptive Republican nominee sent out a tweet at 10:50 a.m. Friday with the news.

Ted Cruz to fly with Obama aboard Air Force One to Dallas…

Sen. Ted Cruz accepted an invitation from President Barack Obama to travel aboard Air Force One on Tuesday to Dallas for an interfaith memorial honoring the victims of last week's attack. The news was reported by multiple reporters who spotted Cruz at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland where the president's plane departs from.

Twitter and CBS News to partner for live stream of GOP and Democratic National Conventions

Twitter and CBS News announced on Monday a partnership to stream CBSN's live coverage from the Republican and Democratic National Conventions on Twitter. "Twitter is the fastest way to find out what's happening in politics and to have a discussion about it," said Anthony Noto, Twitter's chief financial officer.

Ex-Rep. Walsh stands by a Watch out Obamaa tweet

CHICAGO – A former Illinois congressman said Friday he's standing by a Twitter post he sent after the fatal shooting of police officers in Dallas in which he said President Barack Obama should “Watch out” and “Real America is coming after you.” Joe Walsh told The Associated Press on Friday he didn't intend to incite violence against Obama or anyone else. The one-term Republican congressman and syndicated radio talk show host from suburban Chicago is known for his often-provocative comments.

Trump gives voice to mainstream anti-Semitism

In the midst of my week-long, cross-country road trip with two close friends, Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee for president, had posted an image critical of Hillary Clinton, the presumptive Democratic nominee. Somewhere between Knoxville and Nashville, between the Waffle Houses and the trees, I noticed a peculiar meme on my Twitter newsfeed.

3 Questions About Trump’s Star of David Tweet

This weekend, an anti-Semitic meme was tweeted by Donald Trump . Aside from the obvious problems , this raises several questions: Nobody is mentioning this, but shouldn't a campaign either cite the source of an image, or, you know, create its own graphics? Seriously, I'm not sure if it qualifies as plagiarism, but this strikes me inappropriate for a campaign .

Trump takes shot at Hillary, Islam

Washington, July 5 : As the date for the US Presidential election nears, the plot thickens as candidates Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton engage in a war of words over Twitter. If Hillary Clinton, the former First Lady of the US and the present Democrat nominee had accused Trump on Sunday of misleading fellow Americans, the Republican nominee hit back on Monday, raising issues of the deleted e-mails and Clintons use of the Air Force One for running campaign.

Donald Trump appeals directly to the worst in us, and the worst of us

We get worked up about a lot of silly stuff in presidential campaigns, micro-controversies driven by faux outrage that are inevitably forgotten in a couple of days once the next micro-controversy comes along. On first glance, that's what the kerfuffle over Donald Trump's latest Twitter hijinks - once again, passing on something from white supremacists - looks like.

Trump: Charges of anti-Semitism over tweet are ‘ridiculous’

Donald Trump says Hillary Clinton's campaign is "ridiculous" to portray an anti-Clinton tweet that appeared to depict the Star of David atop a pile of cash as anti-Semitic. In a statement issued by his Republican presidential campaign Monday evening, Trump suggested Clinton and her allies were using the matter to distract from her own recent campaign troubles.

The Latest: Trump blames news media for 6-pointed-star storm

Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is blaming the news media for the controversy surrounding an anti-Hillary Clinton tweet that appeared to depict the Star of David atop a pile of cash. Trump says on Twitter: "Dishonest media is trying their absolute best to depict a star in a tweet as the Star of David rather than a Sheriff's Star, or plain star!" It's his first response since his official account tweeted - then deleted - the image Saturday.

Are Your Favorite Late-Night Shows Sexist?

The controversy over a recent Daily Show tweet and the departure of one of the show's rising comics has put a spotlight on how few women have roles on screen and behind the camera at television's top late-night comedy shows. And when Mother Jones did spot-check of several programs' credits, the numbers read like a terrible punchline that female comics know all too well.

Trump draws ire with ‘anti-Semitic,’ anti-Clinton tweet

Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump sparked outrage Saturday after calling rival Democrat Hillary Clinton corrupt in a Tweet featuring the Jewish Star of David symbol. The six-pointed star was superimposed on a pile of US$100 bills with the message "most corrupt candidate ever!" - which many took as a potent anti-Semitic reference to stereotypes about Jews and money.

Trump tweet evoking anti-Semitic imagery first posted on fringe message board

Donald Trump on Saturday deleted a tweet critical of Hillary Clinton after he came under fire for evoking anti-Semitic stereotypes with a graphic that included dollar bills and a six-pointed star. But 10 days earlier, the same graphic appeared on an Internet message board loaded with anti-Semitic conspiracy theories and neo-Nazi ideology.

Did Trump use anti-Semitic imagery in attack on Clinton?

Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump Saturday quickly deleted a post on Twitter depicting Hillary Clinton next to an outline of a six-pointed star calling her "Most Corrupt Candidate Ever" with $100 bills floating in the background. The move came as a chorus of indignant social media users lambasted the billionaire media mogul for using imagery closely resembling the Star of David, a symbol that appears on the Israeli flag and is commonly associated with Judaism, according to Internet publication The Hill.

Nation-Now 15 mins ago 4:29 a.m.For the Record: Who’s tweaking Trump’s tweets?

Happy Social Media Day, everyone! At first we were worried when Donald Trump's live events started to lose their bombast ; lately, the @realDonaldTrump Twitter account is looking a bit too slick as well. Let's have a 140-character moment of silence for what once was.

Twitter’s Periscope Plays Crucial Role in Democ…

The Democratic sit-in over gun control Wednesday night almost fell into a broadcasting black hole until tech savvy representatives took out their smartphones and began broadcasting on Periscope. The live-streaming service, which was launched by Twitter 15 months ago, proved to be an invaluable tool for Democratic lawmakers who converged on the House floor after House Speaker Paul Ryan adjourned the session.