McAuliffe fires up crowd as Democrats gather for state convention
Approximately 2000 Virginia Democrats convened at the Richmond Convention Center, Saturday, June 18, 2016, to pick delegates to the national convention.
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2nd Zumwalt-class destroyer christened in honor of Navy SEAL
The mother of a fallen Navy SEAL christened the second Zumwalt-class guided missile destroyer Saturday in the name of her son, who died in Iraq when he threw himself on an insurgent's grenade to save the lives of two fellow SEALS. The 610-foot, 15,000-ton ship, built by General Dynamics Bath Iron Works for the U.S. Navy, was named for Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Monsoor.
Hillary Who? Progressive activists not ready for Clinton
Hillary Clinton may be the presumptive Democratic nominee, but the fight to unify the party and its traditional allies in the wake of an unexpectedly long and contentious primary is poised to go on much longer. The more than 3,000 Bernie Sanders supporters and progressive activists gathered here at the "People's Summit" have engaged in little open talk about Clinton, preferring instead to plot a path forward in the wake of the Vermont senator's defeat -- and questioning the motivations of the Democratic Party and the legitimacy of its nominating contest.
The 10 Republicans most likely to defect from Donald Trump
Republican Maryland governor Larry Hogan has publicly admitted he isn't voting for Republican presumptive presidential nominee Donald Trump. Here are the many times Logan has said he won't back Trump's run for the White House.
Durbin Expresses Hope Congress Will Act on New Gun Laws
Illinois' Democratic U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin is expressing hope Congress will "have the guts" to stand for laws to keep guns out of the hands of suspected terrorists. Durbin made an appearance in Chicago on Friday to rally public support for legislation he says would not only curb mass shootings across the country but reduce Chicago's gun violence by reducing the influx of guns from Indiana.
Looking back at the week in news
Give credit to Nashua Teachers' Union President Robert Sherman, who stood up at Gov. Maggie Hassan's appearance before a Greater Nashua Chamber of Commerce audience and asked a tough question of the governor. ... Subscribe or log in to read more Give credit to Nashua Teachers' Union President Robert Sherman, who stood up at Gov. Maggie Hassan's appearance before a Greater Nashua Chamber of Commerce audience and asked a tough question of the governor.
Ayotte learns about Starbucks’ veterans program
U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte, R-N.H., visited the coffee shop to learn more about an initiative started by the Seattle-based beverage giant aimed at hiring military veterans and their spouses. ... Subscribe or log in to read more few early Friday afternoon customers of the Starbucks on Gusabel Avenue were greeted with the sight of a green-apron-wearing, smiling member of the U.S. Senate mixing frappaccinos behind the counter.
GOP picks former Utah congresswoman to head rules panel
The chief of the Republican Party named a former Utah congresswoman on Friday to head the rules committee at the party's national convention next month, elevating a political veteran from a state where Donald Trump absorbed one of his worst beatings in his quest for the presidential nomination. Enid Mickelsen 's post is important because some dissident delegates say they'll try to persuade the rules committee - and the entire GOP convention - to change procedures and make it easier to find an alternative candidate to Trump.
Today: Murphy, Blumenthal, Himes meet with CT Muslim and LGBT leaders
U.S. Senator Chris Murphy, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal, U.S. Congressman Jim Himes, and Stamford Mayor David Martin are hosting a public meeting with Connecticut's Muslim and LGBT leaders on the Orlando shooting. The meeting is being held Saturday, June 18, at 9 a.m. in the Rainbow Cafe Meeting Room at the First Congregational Church, 1 Walton Place, Stamford.
Collins hopes for compromise in new gun control bill
Maine Republican Sen. Susan Collins is working with a bipartisan group of senators on an alternative bill that she hopes will break the partisan gridlock in Congress over gun control. Her proposal, coming in the wake of the horrific massacre at a gay nightclub in Orlando by a gunman pledging allegiance to ISIS, would bar gun sales to those on the government's no-fly list.
Lawsuits may offer fodder for Trump, Clinton attack ads
In this May 23, 2005 file photo, real estate mogul and Reality TV star Donald Trump, left, listens as Michael Sexton introduces him at a news conference in New York where he announced the establishment of Trump University. The presidential campaigns of Hillary Clinton and Trump are both trying to prevent the public release of videos that are critical to legal cases involving the candidates.
Watch: 8th grader nails impersonations of 2016 presidential candidates
It's graduation season! It's that time when politicians and celebrities try to come up with witty speeches, crafty arguments and sappy words to motivate graduates as they move on to the next phase of their lives. But one Chicago-area kid has taken the graduation speech to the next level.
Meet America’s loneliest supporter of Donald Trump
First came the grimaces - the disbelieving eyes trained upon his shirt, his signs, his car window stickers broadcasting a local betrayal. Then his teenage son refused to drive the family car without redecorating, hiding the three "Make America Great Again" hats that usually sit atop the dashboard.
Crochet Bernie Sanders makes appearance at Wash. convention
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders didn't make it to the Washington Democratic Convention, but a crochet version of him did. Donna Burdick, a delegate from Everett, crafted the life-sized upper body of Sanders, complete with tie and eyeglasses, shortly after the caucuses earlier this year.
Trump battleground plan relies on skeptical GOP leaders
His campaign roiled by infighting and Republican revolt, Donald Trump is working to address a battleground state staffing shortage that highlights his reliance on a skeptical GOP establishment.
Sanders endgame focused on keeping his – revolution’ alive
The Vermont senator is executing an intricate endgame to the Democratic primary that he hopes will continue to inspire the 12 million voters who flocked to him, while drawing lines in the political sand that Hillary Clinton and other establishment leaders won't dare to cross. But come January, he will face an existential test: Can his self-proclaimed revolution survive the move from stadiums roaring with adoring fans to the wood-paneled congressional hearing rooms and private political offices of Washington? Sanders' allies believe their colleague, a 25-year veteran of the House and Senate, returns to his job as a senator in Washington with new power to influence and shape policy on the issues he built his campaign on.
Can Colorado officials break through to the feds on train horn noise?
The head of the Federal Railroad Administration got an earful Friday from a couple dozen northern Colorado elected leaders who have had their fill of trains blasting their horns at all hours of the day and night. Mayors and council members from Fort Collins, Greeley and Longmont, among others, asked FRA Administrator Sarah Feinberg for ways to lessen the impact of the agency's 2005 train horn rule , which requires engineers to sound a four-blast pattern at all crossings.
In US race, some states matter more than others
The likely Donald Trump-Hillary Clinton race won't be a contest over who can win the most votes nationwide. U.S. presidential contests are essentially simultaneous, winner-take-all state elections to choose electors.
AP Explains: In US race, some states matter more than others
The likely Donald Trump-Hillary Clinton race won't be a contest over who can win the most votes nationwide. U.S. presidential contests are essentially simultaneous, winner-take-all state elections to choose electors.
Tennessee’s Blackburn visits NH, defends Trump’s call for suspension of Muslim immigration
While many Republicans are distancing themselves from Donald Trump, Rep. Marsha Blackburn, a 14-year U.S. House member from Tennessee, is not in that category -- not by a long shot. Blackburn, in New Hampshire to headline a state GOP fundraiser on Friday night, not only strongly endorses Trump, but she said in an interview that she would not back away if the presumptive presidential nominee asked her to be his running mate - the subject of speculation in some media reports.