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Republican vice presidential candidate Mike Pence’s endorsement of House Speaker Paul Ryan’s Wisconsin re-election bid on Wednesday came barely a single day after his running mate, Donald Trump, refused to do the very same during an interview with The Washington Post. The split is prompting new concerns about the stability of the relationship between the […]

A Democratic congresswoman is demanding Donald Trump undergo a psychological exam, saying he shows signs of a personality disorder that make him unfit to be president. Rep. Karen Bass insisted she wasn’t trying to mock those with Narcissistic Personality Disorder, saying she believes they can hold down some jobs – but that the White House

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump’s relations with the Republican Party — and his political fortunes — worsened dramatically Wednesday, as party leaders fretted openly about the inability of his campaign staff to control him and even began to discuss what to do if their unpredictable nominee suddenly quit the race. “A sense of panic is rising”

WASHINGTON — Republican Rep. Tim Huelskamp lost his bid for re-election in Tuesday’s Kansas primary, and it wasn’t even close. Physician Roger Marshall defeated him by a 14-point margin, taking down one of the most prominent conservative rebels on Capitol Hill. For all the national implications of the result, Huelskamp got caught up in a

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri — A former Navy SEAL whose organization, The Mission Continues, has focused on encouraging fellow veterans to take leadership roles in civilian life, has been nominated by Republican voters as the next governor of Missouri. Before Eric Greitens can claim that honor, however, he must face  Missouri’s Attorney General Chris Koster, a Democrat, in

Rep. Richard Hanna, a New York Republican retiring at the end of his term, announced on Tuesday that he is voting for Hillary Clinton, saying Donald Trump “cannot lead this country” and criticizing Mr. Trump’s recent attacks on the family of a fallen U.S. soldier. “While I disagree with her on many issues, I will

Supporters of Sen. Bernard Sanders at last week’s convention still aren’t sold on Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, according to a survey of Sanders delegates released Tuesday that found few of them were won over by the four days of speeches urging unity. Only 21 percent of Sanders delegates who responded to the survey said

As the US election campaign heats up following both parties’ conventions, the spotlight on the candidates and their personalities is sure to intensify. For a polarizing candidate like Republican nominee Donald Trump, this is sure to mean even more incidents with even more media scrutiny about his temperament and personality. At a campaign rally yesterday

Groucho Marx famously said he wouldn’t join any club that would have him as a member. Bernie Sanders last week turned that on its head, saying he wouldn’t remain a member of any party that wouldn’t have him as its leader. Mr. Sanders decided to become a Democrat only last year and only so he

Former President George W. Bush not-so-subtly critiqued policies espoused by Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at a campaign rally for Ohio Sen. Rob Portman, although not explicitly mentioning the candidate, WSJ reports. At the rally, Bush criticized policies of “isolationism, nativism, and protectionism,” aspects which have come to be associated with the Trump presidential campaign,

Former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson, the Libertarian Party’s presidential nominee, says his campaign has raked in more than $1 million in the last two weeks, and he’s trying to push things further with a “money bomb” tied to the presidential debates to try to raise $1.5 million on August 15. In a fundraising pitch,