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Anti-Semitism continues to ominously swirl around the Donald Trump campaign. The Republican convention shut down comments on its YouTube livestream after anti-Semitic abuse appeared during a speech by Linda Lingle, the Jewish former governor of Hawaii. Comments including “Make America Jewish Again” punctuated by yellow stars of David and “Ban Jews” appeared on the feed,

As Republicans kicked off their party convention in Cleveland, Hillary Clinton on Monday tried to spoil the coronation of Donald Trump by painting her rival as a bigot who is incapable of keeping America safe or dealing with the complex challenges around race. Rather than step into the shadows during the GOP convention, Mrs. Clinton

CLEVELAND – Donald Trump said it’s fine if Ohio Gov. John Kasich doesn’t want to attend the Republican National Convention, saying if he lost as badly as Mr. Kasich did in the GOP primary contest, he wouldn’t show up, either. “Well look, he signed a pledge, number one, but honestly, he got beaten so badly,”

CLEVELAND – Sen. Jeff Sessions of Alabama, the first sitting U.S. senator to endorse Donald Trump for president, will formally put Mr. Trump’s name forward for the GOP presidential nomination as part of day two of the Republican National Convention on Tuesday. Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort said at a press briefing that Mr. Sessions

Antonio Sabato Jr. “absolutely” believes U.S. President Barack Obama is a Muslim who is working against the best interests of the country with “bad guys” in the Middle East. The comments were made at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland Monday, just after the former soap opera actor turned reality TV star delivered an enthusiastic

ORLANDO, Fla. — Orlando police Officer Richard Fink could see a man lying on the floor of the Pulse nightclub, reaching out for help. “He told me he could not stand or walk,” Fink later wrote in a report. He could see that the man had been shot at least once, in his right leg.

Thousands of bikers rode into Cleveland this week to show their support for a Donald Trump presidency — and, in the words of the founder of Bikers for Trump, to act as a “calming factor” at the Republican National Convention. The bikers, who hail from around the country, will be in Cleveland for the rest

CLEVELAND — Donald Trump’s former campaign manager said staff responsible for crafting Melania Trump’s speech on the first night of the Republican National Convention should be held accountable after portions mirrored remarks Michelle Obama delivered in 2008. Corey Lewandowski, who was fired in June following months of controversy including allegations that he grabbed a reporter

CLEVELAND — The allegations that a chunk of Melania Trump’s speech Monday night was lifted from Michelle Obama almost certainly won’t change anyone’s vote. That doesn’t mean they won’t affect the Trump campaign. The problem for Trump and his allies is lost opportunity. The whole purpose of a modern political convention is to serve as