Ap Fact Check: Claims in the VP debate

Not all the claims in the vice presidential debate stand up to scrutiny. A look at some of them and how they compare with the facts: REPUBLICAN MIKE PENCE: "The fact that under this past administration, we've almost doubled the national debt is atrocious.... Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine want more of the same."

Five times Trump’s running mate contradicted him in TV debate

Donald Trump's running mate earned good reviews for a smooth debate performance, with one CNN poll showing six per cent more respondents who watched Tuesday's event declaring Mike Pence the winner. The Indiana governor flatly denied facts; he described policies that contradicted his boss's; and he insisted Trump never said things Trump did, in fact, say.

Recent editorials from Texas newspapers

If losing $916 million and possibly avoiding federal income taxes for nearly two decades makes Donald Trump a brilliant businessman, we shudder to think what would make him a bad one. Like so much that involves Trump and his business dealings, this latest revelation remains shrouded in secrecy attributable to his refusal to release his tax returns.

Why it Matters: Israel

In this March 20, 2013, file photo, President Barack Obama and Israeli President Shimon Peres, left, are photographed through a window and the crowd as they are greeted by children waving Israeli and American flags upon their arrival at the Peres' residence in Jerusalem. Support for Israel has been a mainstay of American foreign policy since the Jewish state's creation in 1948.

The Latest: Bill Clinton tries to stay on message

A day after framing President Barack Obama's signature health care law as crazy, former President Bill Clinton is trying to avoid muddling his message again as he touts Hillary Clinton's plans on the economy. Bill Clinton only briefly mentioned health care during the Ohio University speech campaigning for his wife.

Duterte tells Obama ‘you can go to hell’ in new tirade

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte told his U.S. ally Barack Obama "you can go to hell" in a speech Tuesday that was his latest tirade against the U.S. over its criticism of his deadly anti-drug campaign. He also lashed out anew at the European Union, saying the 28-nation bloc, which has also criticized his brutal crackdown, "better choose purgatory, hell is filled up."

Barack Obama and Leonardo DiCaprio team up against climate change

US president Barack Obama and actor Leonardo DiCaprio teamed up on the White House South Lawn to sound a call for urgent action to combat climate change. Obama told a crowd gathered for the South by South Lawn festival of technology and music that the world is in "a race against time" to combat climate change.

Caroline Baum: If Donald Trump paid no taxes, direct your outrage at legislators and lobbyists

In an ideal world, the tax code would be simple enough to put accountants and tax-preparation firms out of business. That was the response to the New York Times' weekend story that Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump may have paid no federal income taxes for 18 years because of a $916 million net operating loss he claimed on his 1995 tax return, pages of which were obtained by the Times.

Obama Says Obamacare Has – Real Problems’ Congress Refuses to Fix

President Barack Obama said his signature health-care law has "real problems" that have been exacerbated by congressional gridlock and political polarization. "They're eminently fixable problems in terms of strengthening the marketplace, improving the subsidies so more folks can get it, making sure everybody has Medicaid who was qualified under the original legislation, doing more on the cost containment," Obama said in an interview published Sunday in New York Magazine.

Dan Johnson racist posts

A Republican candidate for Kentucky's state legislature posted racist images of President Barack Obama and his family -- and defended those images by saying "Facebook's entertaining." Dan Johnson, the bishop of Heart of Fire Church in Louisville, posted an edited image of the president and first lady with ape-like features.