Clinton steps into history as 1st woman White House nominee

First Lady Michelle Obama speaks during the first day of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia , Monday, July 25, 2016. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., pumps her fist in the air after her speech during the first day of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia , Monday, July 25, 2016.

An Obama, not the president, brings down the house at Democratic convention

PHILADELPHIA: Democrats divided over the future of their party agreed on at least one thing at their national convention in Philadelphia on Monday night: Michelle Obama was a star. The first lady gave a speech in support of a former first lady, presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton, and described America as "the greatest country on earth", clashing with Republican Donald Trump's "Make America Great Again" slogan and bringing an arena crowd riven by a fierce fight for the nomination to its feet.

Email revelations haunt day one of US Democratic Convention

Although Hillary Clinton's nomination as party candidate for president was warmly endorsed Monday night by her rival Bernie Sanders and First Lady Michelle Obama, the Democratic Convention's unity motto was undermined by the 20,000 DNC emails whose release by WikiLeaks was attributed to Russian hackers - which compromised the party elite as having campaigned to discredit Sanders. The sense of crisis was exacerbated by Debbie Wasserman Schultz's abrupt removal as party chairwoman, and the boos of protest resounding from some of Bernie's supporters over their leader's endorsement of Clinton.

First lady Michelle Obama. Photo: TNS

Michelle Obama's message was at once conciliatory, raw and personal - and earned by far the most positive response of the night Democratic power players Michelle Obama and Bernie Sanders offered contrasting heartfelt and hard-headed endorsements of Hillary Clinton Monday, imploring a riven and feisty party convention to unite against Donald Trump. As polls showed Trump ahead of Clinton in the race to the White House, the first lady wowed the Philadelphia crowd as she impeached Trump's character and hailed the inspirational power of putting a female US president in the White House for the first time.

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For Trump, it was a plagiarism scandal that surfaced after wife Melania's speech on the first night of the convention. For Clinton, it was an uproar over the release of nearly 20,000 party emails by Wikileaks ahead of the convention's start, some of which showed Democratic staffers favoring Clinton over her primary rival, Sen. Bernie Sanders.

What to watch for Monday at the Democratic convention

The Democratic National Convention gets underway today in Philadelphia, kicking off four days of politics and parties that will culminate Thursday in the nomination of Hillary Clinton as the party's nominee for president. Tonight starts out with Clinton's former rival, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and First Lady Michelle Obama delivering the keynote addresses, as the convention tries to rally around the theme "Unity together."

Split Hawaii delegation ready for ‘good’ debate

Tim Vandeveer, candidate for the State Party Chair, speaks to the members at the Democratic Party of Hawaii 2016 Convention at the Sheraton Waikiki, Sunday, May 29, 2016. U.S. Sen. Mazie Hirono is a lifelong Democrat who has achieved her share of political "firsts."

FLOTUS Does Carpool Karaoke

It was a musical joyride for Michelle Obama as she joined James Corden for a "Carpool Karaoke" session that aired Wednesday on the late-night host's CBS show. The first lady and Corden didn't go far - security demanded that they stick to the driveway on the White House property.

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Christie adapts to new role in Trump campaign

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie delivers remarks before presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump speaks in Virginia Beach, Virginia U.S. July 11, 2016. REUTERS/Gary Cameron There's the usual role for a governor leading his state's delegation to the nomination conclave.

The Michelle Obama Speech Melania Trump Is Accused of Cribbing

Donald Trump's campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, denied allegations that the former model and Trump's third wife lifted Monday night's speech from the first lady's, saying such an act would be "crazy." "There's no cribbing of Michelle Obama's speech," Manafort told Chris Cuomo on CNN's "New Day."

Did Melania Trump channel ’80s pop meme?

Did 1980s pop star Rick Astley make an unwitting cameo appearance in Donald Trump's wife Melania's speech at the Republican convention? It may not be as serious as allegations that her speech plagiarized First Lady Michelle Obama, but a number of people are also seeing in her lines a reference to Astley's song "Never Gonna Give You Up." The Slovenian-born model said of her billionaire husband on the convention's opening day Monday: "He will never, ever give you up.