Politics Jul 27 AP fact check: 2016 Democratic National Convention edition A look at some claims Wednesday and how they compare with the facts, on a day packed with a lengthy news conference by Trump and evening convention speeches by high-powered Democrats, President Barack Obama among them.
Politics Jul 24 Countries hit by terror attacks may face 'extreme vetting,' Trump says Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is asserting that countries like France that he says are compromised by terrorism may be subjected to the "extreme vetting" he proposes as a deterrent to attacks in the U.S.
Politics Jul 22 White supremacist David Duke runs for U.S. Senate, says 'My time has come' Duke said Friday he has espoused principles for years that are similar to the themes Republicans are embracing now in the candidacy of GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump, on issues such as immigration and trade.
Politics Jul 21 AP Fact Check: Donald Trump's RNC acceptance speech Here's a look at some of the Republican presidential candidate's claims and how they compare with the facts.
Politics Jul 21 Donald Trump to pledge to restore safety in RNC speech Trump's speech on the closing night of the Republican convention marks his highest-profile opportunity to unite his fractured Republican Party and quiet Americans' concerns about his preparedness for the White House.
Politics Jul 21 Hundreds of protesters gather for the last day of the RNC As of Thursday morning, police reported 23 protest-related arrests since Monday, well below what law enforcement officials had feared. Seventeen of the arrests came Wednesday, during a melee that erupted during a flag-burning outside an entrance to the convention arena.
Politics Jul 20 Reports reveal Trump appealed to small donors more than Clinton New campaign finance reports released Wednesday reveal the state of the 2016 money race as candidates and their supportive groups turn their attention to the November election. Fundraising has historically been a key metric in a campaign's financial health, with…
Politics Jul 20 Cleveland police arrest protesters after flag burning outside RNC It was the most turbulent protest since the four-day convention began on Monday. The chaos briefly prevented delegates and members of the media from getting into the Quicken Loans Arena for the evening's proceedings.
Nation Jul 20 Hawaii congressman Mark Takai dies at age 49 Rep. Mark Takai, a first-term Democrat from Hawaii, died Wednesday of pancreatic cancer.
Nation Jul 16 Cuba's Elian Gonzalez now a college graduate Elian Gonzalez, the young Cuban boy at the center of a tense 2000 international custody battle that raised tensions on both sides of the Florida Straits, is a college graduate.