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Florida Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee, won’t gavel her party’s national convention to order on Monday afternoon. In a brief phone conversation with the Sun Sentinel, she said: “I have decided that in the interest of making sure that we can start the Democratic convention on a high note that […]

CHICAGO — In Dennis Hastert’s first response to a lawsuit that claims he should pay the full $3.5 million as agreed to silence a former student-athlete about decades-old sexual abuse, the imprisoned former U.S. House speaker argues that the hush-money pact is not enforceable. A lawyer for the disgraced ex-politician has asked a judge to

Authorities in Fort Myers, Florida, said a shooting at a swimsuit-themed party for teens, which left two dead and at least 16 others injured, was not terrorism-related. As police investigate the shooting, which broke out around 12:30 a.m. Monday in the parking lot of a Fort Myers nightclub, they identified the two individuals who were

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Hillary Clinton appealed for veterans’ support during a speech at the VFW Convention in Charlotte, N.C., on Monday, where she also repeatedly criticized rival Donald Trump’s statements and positions without mentioning his name. It was Clinton’s second appearance in Charlotte this month, and came three days before she’s set to accept the

PHILADELPHIA — Supporters of Sen. Bernie Sanders, upset over the disclosure of Democratic National Committee emails showing officials privately discussing ways to help Hillary Clinton beat Sanders, repeatedly shouted down speakers at the California delegation’s breakfast Monday morning. The ruckus came shortly after DNC Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz was similarly booed and heckled by Sanders

PHILADELPHIA — Mayhem exploded against U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz on Monday morning when she made her first public appearance after being forced out as chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee. “Shame!” yelled protesters enraged at the Florida congresswoman over leaked Democratic Party emails that suggested her staff favored Hillary Clinton over Bernie Sanders during

President Obama’s Kenyan half-brother, Malik Obama, plans to vote for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. A longtime Democrat, Malik Obama, 58, told the New York Post that he likes Mr. Trump “because he speaks from the heart.” “‘Make America Great Again’ is a great slogan,” he said. “I would like to meet him.” Malik Obama

Debbie Wasserman Schultz will step down as chairperson of the Democratic National Committee at the conclusion of the Democratic National Convention after being subjected to renewed calls to step aside in the wake of the DNC email leaks. The committee issued a statement Sunday afternoon in which Schultz said the best way to further the

Senator Bernie Sanders has repeated a call for Democratic National Committee Chairperson Debbie Wasserman Schultz to resign as the revelations in a cache of leaked DNC emails roils the party on the eve of the Democratic National Convention, which will now not feature Wasserman Schultz in any capacity. “I asked and demanded Debbie Wasserman Schultz’s