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(AFP) – Bernie Sanders urged supporters Monday to vote for his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton in order to bar Donald Trump’s path to the White House, slamming the Republican as a “demagogue.” Sanders’ call – met with cheers and jeers from supporters – was the latest twist in the rocky run-up to the Democratic National […]

“To the Bernie or bust people,” Sarah Silverman said, “you’re being ridiculous.” The comedian, a Bernie Sanders supporter, had taken the stage at the Democratic National Convention. She and Senator Al Franken, the former comedian and longstanding Hillary Clinton booster, were doing a shtick about bringing the party together. As the Bernie chants rose, a

A US congressman referred to ‘settlers’, Jews living in Judea and Samaria, as “termites” eating into Palestinian homes, the Washington Free Beacon reports. Speaking today (Monday) at an event for the U.S. Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation, an anti-Israel organization which tries to gather support for the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement, representative

PHILADELPHIA — Hillary Clinton sought to focus attention away from the turmoil gripping the Democratic Party on Monday and toward her policy agenda and the shortcomings of Donald Trump during an address to veterans that projected the themes of optimism and experience Democrats hope to carry through their convention. Speaking in Charlotte, N.C., Clinton aggressively

PHILADELPHIA – Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus said in an interview that aired Monday he wouldn’t be surprised if Hillary Clinton personally knew about the issues surrounding the Democratic National Committee and Mrs. Clinton’s campaign, recently revealed in a trove of internal DNC communications. “I would imagine that Hillary Clinton and her campaign –

The dust is just beginning to settle for Democrats in the wake of the party chairwoman’s Sunday resignation, and one thing is becoming clear: Bernie Sanders supporters are not placated. At the same time, Sanders supporters attending the convention as Democratic party delegates say there are no widespread efforts to block Hillary Clinton’s nomination, or

Presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton said that she faced an elevated “Hillary standard” on trust and honesty in a Sunday interview on CBS’ “60 Minutes.” “People are very willing to say things about me, to make accusations about me that are – I don’t get upset about them anymore, but they are very regrettable,” she

Making it clear that he intends to stick to his promise to support the Democratic nominee and not rock the party boat, Bernie Sanders released this statement on Debbie Wasserman Schultz’s resignation as party chair: “Debbie Wasserman Schultz has made the right decision for the future of the Democratic Party. While she deserves thanks for

Trump Adviser Retweets Blatant Bigot Lt. General Michael Flynn is a top foreign policy adviser for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. He was considered to be on Trump’s list of Vice Presidential nominee possibilities. He gave a blistering speech at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland on Monday. In his speech, Flynn attack President Barack

Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton’s newly-announced running mate, Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine, has been portrayed as a safe pick, a “pristine” candidate with a history of missionary work in Central America, a fluent Spanish-speaker and a moderate by Democrat standards. But a new report out by a national-security expert

Senator Bernie Sanders addressed his nearly 1,900 delegates (and supporters who managed to make their way into the audience) on Monday before his speech at the opening night of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. Assuring his supporters that their revolution would continue, Sanders welcomed his delegates to Philadelphia, where they will represent the Vermont

When it was released in May, The New York Times called “Clinton Cash: The Untold Story of How and Why Foreign Governments and Businesses Helped Make Bill and Hillary Rich” by Peter Schweizer “the most anticipated and feared book of a presidential cycle.” Here comes part two. Just in time to attract millennial voters, it’s