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The Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders campaigns are discussing a potential event next week in New Hampshire, during which the Vermont senator would endorse Clinton's White House bid. A Democrat familiar with the plans said Wednesday if the two sides continue to make progress, Clinton and Sanders would appear at the joint event Tuesday in New Hampshire.
Republican Donald Trump's list of potential vice-presidential running mates dwindled on Wednesday when two prominent US senators withdrew from consideration. The moves by Bob Corker of Tennessee and Joni Ernst of Iowa could complicate Trump's efforts to rally establishment Republicans behind his presidential bid.
Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst may just be the belle of the Republican National Convention ball, but it's not likely to be as Donald Trump's running mate. Ernst, who in 2014 wrote her ticket to Washington in part with an ad referencing pig castration, recently told the presumptive Republican candidate she's very focused on Iowa and its role in the upcoming election as a potential swing state.
Colorado Sen. Cory Gardner will headline a unity tour Saturday to promote Darryl Glenn as the Republican Party's candidate for U.S. Senate. The six-city tour is Gardner's first foray into the contest to defeat his colleague Michael Bennet after sitting on the sidelines for the bruising GOP primary that ended June 28 with Glenn's runaway win against four rivals.
Celebrating new success in fundraising, Donald Trump says he took in $51 million for his campaign and allied Republicans in recent weeks, a huge jump from his previously lackluster figures though still well shy of Hillary Clinton's money machine. Trump also appeared to be moving closer to choosing a vice presidential running mate Wednesday, though two senators who had been under consideration said, "No, thanks."
Walt Green is U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Louisiana and would prosecute potential civil rights violations in the police shooting of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge. it would turn over the investigation to federal authorities to determine if civil rights violations occurred.
Sen. Bernie Sanders was booed during a closed meeting with House Democrats on Wednesday, as lawmakers shouted "Timeline! Timeline!" pressing for his endorsement of Democratic rival Hillary Clinton as the party's presidential nominee.
Senator Bob Corker issued the following statement Wednesday after voting to advance the Stop Dangerous Sanctuary Cities Act and the Establishing Mandatory Minimums for Illegal Reentry Act , which is known as "Kate's Law." The two bills would withhold certain federal funds from cities and counties that prevent local law enforcement officials from cooperating with federal immigration authorities and impose mandatory prison terms for illegal immigrants convicted of major felonies or who have been deported but repeatedly enter the country illegally, respectively.
Illinois is receiving more than $500,000 dollars in federal grants to help prepare for an outbreak of the Zika Virus. Local physicians say the money is crucial to finding a cure.
The Senate has blocked a measure that would bar federal funds from sanctuary cities, a contentious election-year vote on immigration . The vote was 53 to 44, shy of the 60 votes required to move to a final vote on the legislation.
Now that the FBI has decided not to recommend criminal charges against Clinton, emotions for Sanders' supporters are running high. "The catharsis will come," said Kat Brezler, a Sanders' delegate from Bronx, New York and a founding member of the "People for Bernie" grassroots group.
Angry House Republicans are announcing plans to investigate FBI Director James Comey's decision against pressing criminal charges for Hillary Clinton over her handling of classified emails. House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., said Comey's decision defies explanation and leaves many questions unanswered.
Algae covered water at Stuart's Central Marine boat docks is thick, Thursday, June 30, 2016, in Stuart, Florida. The blue-green algae is the latest contaminant in years long arguments over water flowing from Lake Okeechobee.
Donald Trump praised Saddam Hussein , telling supporters in North Carolina that the former Iraqi dictator was a "really bad guy" but noting that he was "so good" at killing terrorists. "Saddam Hussein was a bad guy.
FBI Director James Comey started his news conference Tuesday in the boldest of fashion, explaining that no one else in government knew what he was about to say, which would include news with great national political and legal implications. But this was not Comey's first high-stakes rodeo.
"Crooked Hillary is wheeling out one of the least productive senators in the U.S. Senate, goofy Elizabeth Warren, who lied on heritage." "Pocahontas is not happy, she's not happy.
The bedrock of Kamala Harris's U.S. Senate campaign has been her record as California attorney general and as San Francisco district attorney. She has said her experience in those posts provides ample proof that she is the best and most qualified candidate to represent California in Washington.
It's a food fight in Congress over genetically modified foods. The Senate is moving ahead on bipartisan legislation that would for the first time require food packages to carry labels listing genetically modified ingredients.
Bostonian Whitney White flew coast to coast to ask Democratic Presidential Nominee Hillary Clinton a question that is on the lips of many of African Americans. At the close of a Clinton campaign town hall meeting in Hollywood last Tuesday evening, the popular Internet personality asked Clinton how she plans to win the trust of black Americans who are skeptical of her due to her support of a crime bill that caused the incarceration rate among the African American community to sky rocket.
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks during a union rally in front of the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas on, Oct. 12,2015. Follow @jlscheid Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks during a union rally in front of the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas on, Oct. 12,2015.