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In this Friday May 20, 2016 photo released by the Catholic Archdiocese of Hue, Catholic priest Nguyen Van Ly, right, prays as he is welcomed back by Archbishop Tadeo to his parish in Hue, Ha Nam province, Vietnam. Vietnam granted early release from prison to Ly who is one of its most prominent dissidents, a move widely seen as a goodwill gesture before U.S. President Barack Obama arrives on an official visit late Sunday night.
Volunteers at the Washington state Republican convention hand out ballots to select delegates for the Republican national convention, Friday, May 20, 2016, in Pasco, Wash. Republicans from across the state are attending the state convention, where they are choosing delegates to the national convention and hammering out a platform.
Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington on May 10. Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid says Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders won't win their party's nod, but that doesn't mean his campaign has been in vain. Amid reports that Sanders' campaign is burning through its cash, Reid told MSNBC's "AM Joy" that the self-proclaimed democratic socialist will be a more powerful voice than ever before in the Senate.
Pennsylvania's primary polls looked grim in mid-March for Katie McGinty, the candidate recruited by Democratic heavy hitters in Washington in their multimillion-dollar quest to recapture the U.S. Senate majority.
Sens. Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand want the Algonquin pipeline project halted until independent health and safety reviews are completed. The two Democrats say the project poses a threat to the quality of life in the region and doesn't come with any long-term benefit to the communities it would affect.
President Barack Obama is leaving on a weeklong, 16,000-mile trip to Asia as part of his effort to pay more attention to the region and boost economic and security cooperation. He'll spend three days in Vietnam, with stops in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, formerly Saigon, for meetings with top leaders, a speech on US-Vietnam relations, visits to cultural treasures and sessions with civic leaders and entrepreneurs.
The head of the Transportation Security Administration said on Friday that long airport security lines are likely to continue through the travel season this summer, according to the Associated Press . "I think this summer is going to continue to be a challenge," Peter Neffenger told reports at Chicago's O'Hare airport on Friday.
The head of the Transportation Security Administration warned travellers Friday to expect long airport security lines to continue during the peak summer travel season despite Congress' shifting of $34 million to the agency. Peter Neffenger briefed officials in Chicago on Friday about efforts to address crushing delays in getting passengers through security checkpoints at major airports around the country.
Faced with an independent-minded nominee, a changing electorate and a well-funded effort to moderate some of the GOP's positions, conservative Republicans are maneuvering to defend the line on social issues at the last place they can: the convention. Efforts are already underway to gain power on the Platform and Rules committees at the once-every-four-years gathering.
Bernie Sanders ' campaign had less than $6 million at the start of May, a critical cash shortage as he makes an admittedly tough final play to wrest the Democratic presidential nomination from Hillary Clinton . Sanders' rival had five times as much money, according to new Federal Election Commission filings, beginning the month with $30 million in the bank.
Bernie Sanders' campaign had less than $6 million at the start of May, a critical cash shortage as he makes an admittedly tough final play to wrest the Democratic presidential nomination from Hillary Clinton. Sanders' rival had five times as much money, according to new Federal Election Commission filings, beginning the month with $30 million in the bank.
Donald Trump's investment in campaign tops $43 million Hillary Clinton's campaign is bigger and better funded as their likely showdown nears. Check out this story on USATODAY.com: http://usat.ly/27KRI1W WASHINGTON -- Donald Trump plowed another $7.5 million into his bid for the presidency last month as he barreled toward to his likely general-election confrontation with a well-funded Hillary Clinton, new campaign reports show.
Delegates bound to Sen. Bernie Sanders are approaching the Democratic National Convention with the enthusiasm that has powered the effort from the start -- holding garage sales, delivering pizza and raising money online to pay for their travel to Philadelphia. But their nerves are raw now over the Democratic Party's perceived slights against the insurgent candidate, and they are clinging to a bygone hope that Sanders can wrest the nomination from Hillary Clinton despite her lead in delegates and superdelegates.
Hillary Clinton and her allies are beefing up their campaign and super PAC operations in preparation for the fight against Donald Trump. Clinton's top super PAC, Priorities USA, said Friday that it has $47 million in the bank.
Donald Trump poured more than $7.5 million of his own money into his presidential campaign in April, bringing his total personal investment to more than $43 million since he declared his candidacy, new campaign finance reports filed late Friday show. The billionaire businessman, who swatted away 16 Republican rivals and relied heavily on wall-to-wall media coverage of his outsized personality and often inflammatory remarks, reported spending about $56 million during the primary, which lasted until his final two rivals, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and Ohio Gov. John Kasich , dropped out of the race at the beginning of May. In April alone, Trump spent nearly $9.4 million, according to his monthly filing with the Federal Election Commission.
More than a dozen Donald Trump golf courses, hotels, casinos and private clubs have been honoured with "Star Diamond" awards from the American Academy of Hospitality Sciences, a company that doles out shiny plaques representing "the most prestigious award of true excellence in hospitality." The Trump Grill at Trump Tower has one.
The CPUSA endorsed Barack Obama for president in 2008 and his reelection in 2012. This year, party members are involved in the presidential campaign of Senator Bernie Sanders , but are prepared to support former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton if she is the eventual nominee.