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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — As conservative mega-donors Charles and David Koch kick off their biannual summit with their extensive network of donors, Donald Trump lobbed a pre-emptive shot, claiming he had rebuffed the industrialists’ request for a meeting. But top officials to the Koch operation threw cold water on that Saturday afternoon, saying they had […]

While a contentious presidential election dominates the media, a new survey finds that a sense of “alienation” among average Americans is at an all-time high. For decades, the Harris Poll has gauged how much, or how little, people feel their interests are heard and addressed by those with power and influence. The latest survey found

WASHINGTON — John McCain has backed Donald Trump, but his granddaughter says she is still “nursing a grudge” against the Republican nominee, who famously questioned the Arizona senator’s heroism a year ago. Caroline McCain endorsed Hillary Clinton in an essay on Medium this week. “Trump’s statement, in my view, is unforgivable, and speaks to the

LOCKHART, Texas — A fiery hot air balloon crash killed 16 people west of Lockhart on Saturday, marking one of the most deadly single incidents to hit the Austin area. The balloon had been gliding along a portion of Caldwell County near Jolly Road, about two miles west of Lockhart, when witnesses said it appeared

Donald Trump responded Saturday to criticism from the Muslim father of a fallen soldier, who in an emotional speech at the Democratic National Convention said the billionaire businessman has “sacrificed nothing” for the country. In an interview on ABC News’ “This Week,” Trump insisted that Khizr Khan, whose son, Humayun, was killed in 2004 by

PHILADELPHIA — As the final day of the Democratic National Convention was set to wind down, sending energized delegates back to their home states for a 15-week campaign marathon, Jewish delegates on Thursday were told to recruit friends — and their children — to vote for former secretary of state Hillary Clinton. A round table

MADISON, Wis. — In a sweeping decision shaking up how the November election will be conducted, a federal judge on Friday struck down aspects of Wisconsin’s voter ID law, limits on early voting and prohibitions on allowing people to vote early at multiple sites. The judge also turned back other election laws Republicans have put