Republican Rep. Richard Hanna Announces He Will Vote For Hillary Clinton

New York Rep. Richard Hanna announced Tuesday that he will vote for Hillary Clinton for president, becoming the first Republican U.S. congressman to publicly declare he will cross party lines and vote for the Democratic nominee. Hanna, who represents the 22nd congressional district in upstate New York, made the announcement in a column published Tuesday on Syracuse.com, arguing that Trump is "unfit to serve our party and cannot lead this country."

Marco Rubio Hops Aboard the Trump Train

Remember back when Senator Marco Rubio doubted that Donald Trump was competent to be given access to the nation's nuclear codes? Rubio: There's a lunatic in NKorea w/nuclear weapons and...lunatic trying to get hold of nuclear weapons in America pic.twitter.com/Sb29st8vWF Remember this epic performance in which the size of Trump's hands featured prominently... or as prominently as tiny baby hands can ever be Florida senator Marco Rubio made one of his most definitive and direct statements in support of Donald Trump yet during a candidate forum this weekend, all but sloganeering the words "elect Trump". "We have got to come together as a party.

GOP moderates make Kansas primary about schools, budget woes

Moderate Republicans were making the Kansas primary a referendum on the state's budget problems and education funding as they tried Tuesday to oust conservative incumbents. More than two dozen GOP legislators faced primary opponents, and most were allies of Republican Gov. Sam Brownback who continued to support his experiment in cutting state income taxes to stimulate the economy.

Trumpkins run out of rationalizations

Donald Trump's latest rash of blunders - attacks on a Gold Star family, ignorance about Russia being in Ukraine, an invitation to Vladimir Putin to meddle in our elections - should dissipate some of the fog that enveloped Republicans after watching him take the GOP presidential nomination. They've been selling themselves and other Republicans a bill of goods.

Donald Trump Mocked for Eating KFC with a Fork and Knife on His Private Plane

Donald Trump 's eating habits were the talk of Twitter after the GOP nominee shared of a photo of himself digging into some chicken from KFC with silverware on his private jet. After a day on the campaign trail, Trump picked up what looks like an eight-piece bucket meal with a side of mashed potatoes and gravy to feast on during travel.

Criticism grows for Trump’s assailing of Muslim vet’s family comments

Angry and anxious, Republican lawmakers and veterans groups hastened to disavow Donald Trump's repeated criticism of a bereaved military family Monday, but the GOP presidential nominee refused to back down. He complained anew that he had been "viciously attacked" by the parents of a Muslim U.S. Army captain who was killed in Iraq.

GOP governor’s races tops primary comments

Missouri's most competitive Republican gubernatorial primary in two dozen years will come to a close Tuesday, as voters select from among four well-funded candidates promoting themselves as the party's conservative standard-bearer. Democrats also will choose a gubernatorial nominee.

Trump suggests general election could be ‘rigged’

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has suggested that he fears the general election "is going to be rigged" - an unprecedented assertion by a modern presidential candidate. Trump's extraordinary claim - one he did not back up with any immediate evidence - would, if it became more than just an offhand comment, seem to threaten the tradition of peacefully contested elections and challenge the very essence of a fair democratic process.

To some in military, Trump disqualified as commander in chief

Donald Trump's criticism of a Muslim-American family that lost its son in Iraq has stirred dismay among veterans and soldiers. VFW members listen as Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a Veterans of Foreign Wars convention last week in Charlotte, N.C. The head of the VFW criticized Mr. Trump Monday for comments the candidate made about the family of a Muslim-American veteran who died in Iraq.

Parents urge city officials to do more about opioid addiction problem

Family members as well as local and state officials came to the Fargo City Commission meeting Monday night to talk about the opioid addiction crisis in our area. "If there is anybody else in the audience that you personally have been affected by addiction, or you know of friends and family members that are struggling with addiction, if you wouldn't mind just raising your hand letting me know how many people here know somebody, love somebody or they have friends that suffer from addiction," Nikki Anderson said.

Democrats want Black Lives Matter group president to resign over Rob Portman’s endorsement

The Cuyahoga County Democratic Party Monday asked Jeff Mixon , who has a group called Black Lives Matter in Cuyahoga County, to resign from the party's executive committee in light of an endorsement by Mixon's group of a Republican U.S. senator's reelection. By endorsing Sen. Rob Portman when the party has endorsed Portman's Democratic challenger, former Ohio Gov. Rob Portman, Mixon violated the local party's unity rule, said party chairman Stuart Garson.

Kansas tax collections $13M short of expectations in July

Kansas' tax collections fell nearly $13 million short of expectations in July, and the report of the shortfall Monday came on the eve of a primary election in which Republican Gov. Sam Brownback's critics hoped to oust some of his legislative allies. The state Department of Revenue reported that Kansas collected $425 million in taxes last month.

New Mexico governor hits Trump over Gold Star mother remarks

In this April 14, 2016 file photo, New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez speaks during the New York Republican State Committee Annual Gala in New York. Martinez, the nation's only Latina governor, is joining a chorus of Republican lawmakers in disavowing Donald Trump's repeated criticisms of a bereaved military family.

The truth about the Huelskamps and the ‘Kathy Hanks incident’

Actually, there have been two incidents that the Huelskamp team has looked to and used as evidence that The News is out to get them - not just politically, but personally - with the implication that we mean them actual, physical harm.