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Trump’s reluctant backers: Republicans falling in line
He's finally got Paul Ryan's endorsement, but many officials in Donald Trump's new wave of supporters remain reluctant backers at best. Leaders who have pledged their backing still aren't wholly satisfied with his temperament, policies or readiness for the White House.
Slain Lyft driver worked at night, cared for baby during day
Camila Wright took a chance three years ago when she got on a plane to meet the man who would become the love of her life. This week he was cruelly taken from her, shot dead while working to provide for his wife and young daughter.
Why is Chicago so broken? Inside the violence
A trove of documents detailing 101 open cases involving Chicago police was released Friday as part of an effort to heal the mistrust between a broken city and its residents. The evidence, which includes videos, audio recordings and police reports, had previously not been available to the public.
Democrats weigh how to nudge Sanders out
Democrats in Washington have begun discussing how to encourage Sen. Bernie Sanders to end his campaign without alienating his legions of supporters, as party leaders grow eager to unite the party behind Hillary Clinton and provide a more robust defense for her candidacy. In private conversations on Capitol Hill, senior Democrats are weighing how to persuade Sanders to step aside without appearing as if they are trying to strong-arm him out of the race.
LATEST: Chicago mayor: ‘More work to do’ on transparency
The Latest on the release of videos and other materials by the Chicago agency that investigates police misconduct : Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel says there's "a lot more work to do" on transparency as the city publicly released information about 100 cases of alleged police misconduct. Emanuel said in a statement that releasing the videos Friday morning was an "important next step" in the city's efforts to be more transparent with police issues.
House panel seeks info on edited State Dept briefing video
The chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has asked the State Department for more information about the deletion of several minutes of videotape from a news briefing dealing with sensitive questions about U.S.-Iranian nuclear negotiations. In a letter to Secretary of State John Kerry released on Friday, Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, asked for documents identifying the official or officials involved in editing out the portion of the Dec. 2, 2013, daily press briefing.
Chicago to release videos showing police-related incidents
The Chicago agency that investigates police misconduct cases plans to release videos, audio recordings and other material Friday from about 100 incidents, the latest move in the city's effort to regain public trust in its beleaguered police force. Releasing records related to open investigations is nearly unprecedented in a city where the police department for decades had a reputation for secrecy.
The Latest: NY’s Collins applauds Ryan’s Trump endorsement
The Latest on House Speaker Paul Ryan's endorsement of presumptive GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump : One of Donald Trump's top House backers is applauding Speaker Paul Ryan's decision to throw his support behind the presumptive GOP nominee. Congressman Chris Collins of New York says in a statement that Ryan's endorsement "reinforces the fact that Republicans are united in our fight to defeat Hillary Clinton."
Speaker Paul Ryan: a Ia ll be voting fora Trump
House Speaker Paul Ryan endorsed Donald Trump on Thursday, ending an extraordinary public split between the GOP's presumptive presidential nominee and the nation's highest-ranking Republican office holder. “I had friends wishing I wouldn't support him.
Coal miners PAC backs Portman over Strickland for US Senate
A coal miners' union influential in Appalachian Ohio is backing Republican Rob Portman over rival Ted Strickland in the closely watched contest for U.S. Senate. The announcement Thursday by the United Mine Workers of America's National Council of Coal Miners PAC comes as a political blow to Strickland.
Rep. Henry Cuellar: – The Border Is Safer Than Washington, D.C.’
Rep. Henry Cuellar told C-SPAN's "Washington Journal" on Thursday that the U.S.-Mexico border is safer than the nation's capital. "The border is safer than Washington, D.C. The murder rate here might be three to four murders per 100,000.
Trump’s Authentic Republicanism
A stray comment by Donald Trump is being taken as his campaign's lodestone, the key to all his beliefs. Asked what the Republican Party would become under him, he told Bloomberg Businessweek, "You're going to have a worker's party.
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Millions sit idle in California’s U.S. Senate race as big donors wait for end of the primary
The top two Democrats in California's U.S. Senate race have raised more than a combined $12 million for their campaigns, but many of the state's most generous and loyal campaign donors have yet to crack open their wallets. During Sen. Barbara Boxer's hard-fought 2010 campaign against Republican challenger Carly Fiorina, her supporters helped her secure reelection with more than $10 million in individual contributions in 2009-2010.
Lawmakers blast Loretta Lynch for supporting fired VA official
Top Republican lawmakers blasted Attorney General Loretta Lynch Wednesday for clearing a legal path for a former Veterans Affairs official at the heart of the waiting time scandal to get her job back. House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy said the decision by Ms.
‘Myth-busting’ Obama tries to debunk GOP on the economy
President Barack Obama went on a "myth-busting" mission Wednesday aimed at undermining Republican arguments about the economy, working to give cover to Democrats to embrace his policies ahead of the presidential election. Officially, Obama came to this hardscrabble town in northern Indiana to illustrate how steps he took in the first days of his presidency had ultimately paid off and pulled the economy back from the brink.
Obama warns about politicians preying on economic anxiety
" Seven years ago, newly elected President Barack Obama came to a blighted stretch of northern Indiana and predicted a tough but certain recovery " if the country embraced his approach to re-juicing the economy. He returns Wednesday seeking credit for having lifted the U.S. out of the doldrums with policies Democrats are now rallying behind as they work to elect his replacement.
2016 Atlantic hurricane season begins with one question in mind: will the streak live?
Hurricane Joaquin was one of just two major hurricanes to form in the Atlantic in 2015, intensifying to near Category 5 strength. The storm damaged houses on Crooked Island in the Bahamas, pictured here, and is blamed for sinking the cargo ship El Faro, killing a crew of 33. Wednesday marked the official start for the Atlantic season, even if mother nature got a jump start this year by throwing two pre-season storms into the mix.
Hillary Clinton recruits Jon Bon Jovi to help her win New Jersey so …
Amber Heard's dire finances revealed: Court documents show she earns $10,000 a month but spends almost $44,000 on 'basic expenses' New photos show Amber Heard with more bruising and a bloody lip following alleged December attack at the hands of Johnny Depp as actress details their 'toxic' marriage Hillary Clinton recruits Jon Bon Jovi to help her win New Jersey so she can claim the nomination before California's polls close Hillary Clinton recruited a 'Jersey giant' to introduce her at a rally in Newark, New Jersey, to shore up support in a state that could technically hand her the Democratic nomination before polls close in California, where rival Bernie Sanders has staked out his turf.