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This story was originally published by New Republic and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. “Shame on you. Shame!” The shout rang out from the audience as the platform committee for the Democratic National Convention voted in late June. The room in St. Louis, Missouri, was so quiet that the interruption

WASHINGTON — On second thought, Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., will not be attending the GOP convention this month. Rubio had been planning to attend the confab in Cleveland but now joins a long list of Republicans who seem to be calculating it’s better politics to stay away. It’s another way presumptive nominee Donald Trump is

Hillary Clinton was not put under oath and there is no transcript of her interview with the FBI, Director James Comey told Congress on Thursday. Mr. Comey said it’s still a crime if she lied to his agents – though he said he doesn’t believe that happened. Republicans have called for the FBI’s interview with

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs revealed its latest data regarding suicide rates among veterans Thursday morning, calling it the “nation’s largest analysis of veteran suicide.” According to the report, 20 veterans a day took their own life in 2014. While this rate is marginally lower than the 22 suicides per day recorded in 2010,

WASHINGTON — Ted Cruz still won’t endorse Donald Trump, but the rivals mended fences Thursday sufficiently for Trump to offer the Texas senator a coveted speaking slot at the Republican convention. Cruz met privately with the New York mogul on Capitol Hill. In separate meetings, Trump courted Republican senators and House members, with mixed success.

Cellphone video shows police officers shooting an unarmed 19-year-old Fresno man lying on the ground at a gas station last month. The video, obtained by the Fresno Bee, shows Dylan Noble lying on the ground on June 25 as two officers with their guns drawn stand feet away from him. As officers yell “Keep your

WASHINGTON — What started as Donald Trump’s unity visit with Republicans on Capitol Hill hit trouble Thursday as he criticized three GOP senators who have refused to support him. In a closed session with Senate Republicans, Trump said it’s “hurtful” that Illinois Sen. Mark Kirk, who was not present, doesn’t back him. He warned Arizona

Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton on Thursday forcefully condemned the police officers involved in the shooting of a 32-year-old black man, singling out the shooting as an example of “racism” and an incident that would have played out differently if it didn’t involve black Americans. “Would this have happened if the passengers were white? I don’t

Republican House Speaker Paul Ryan said he’s dissatisfied with the FBI’s decision not to recommend federal charges against Hillary Clinton for her use of a personal email account during her time as secretary of state in the Obama administration. He wants the government to deny Clinton access to briefings on classified materials should she as

This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. On a hot and lazy afternoon in Palm Beach, Fla., the only sign of movement is the water gently lapping at the grounds of Mar-a-Lago, the private club that is the prize of Donald Trump’s real