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Debbie Wasserman Schultz to step down at end of party’s convention

By Anne Flaherty, Julie Pace, Associated Press

Debbie Wasserman Schultz says she is stepping down as Democratic Party chairwoman at the end of this week's convention.

For these young Republicans, student debt and jobs are top priority

By Daniel Moritz-Rabson

In interviews with self-described Republicans ages 18 to 25, seven of whom attend college or vote in Ohio, voters said they gravitated toward the Republican party because of economic concerns.

Hacked emails overshadow Democratic National Convention

By Anne Flaherty, Associated Press

Bitterness and frustration among the more progressive wing came after some 19,000 emails were published on the website Wikileaks that suggested the Democratic National Committee played favorites during the primary.

Countries hit by terror attacks may face ‘extreme vetting,’ Trump says

By Associated Press

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.

Obama says Trump’s NATO comments show ‘lack of preparedness’

By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press

President Barack Obama says that GOP nominee Donald Trump's recent suggestion that the U.S. might not come to the defense of NATO allies is another sign of Trump's "lack of preparedness" on foreign policy.

Hillary Clinton’s life in the public eye

By PBS News Hour

As Hillary Clinton prepares to accept the Democratic nomination for president, two biographers look back at her growth as a politician. Mark Lander, who wrote "Alter Egos: Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and the Twilight Struggle Over American Power," and Michael…

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Kaine’s liberal appeal muted by energy ties, abortion concerns

By Stephen Braun and Eileen Sullivan, Associated Press

Kaine's cautious, left-leaning political profile in a closely contested state is blurred by his ties to energy industry interests and his personal qualms over abortion.

Clinton and Kaine debut as Democratic ticket in Florida

By Ken Thomas, Associated Press

Hillary Clinton introduced running mate Tim Kaine as "a progressive who likes to get things done," joining the Virginia senator in the crucial battleground state of Florida to help kick off next week's Democratic National Convention.

Tim Kaine pick puts spotlight on preventative care

By David Nather, STAT

In picking Kaine as her vice presidential nominee, Hillary Clinton is putting the spotlight on an issue that many in the medical field believe gets short shrift: preventive health care.