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WASHINGTON — Donald Trump needs gravitas. Hillary Clinton needs passion. But first, as they consider their vice presidential running mates, they need to remember time-tested rules. First, pick someone who can survive having their entire life picked apart. “The number one thing is having somebody thoroughly vetted so you’re prepared for the onslaught that’s coming,”

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama mourned the defeat Thursday of his sweeping plan to offer deportation relief to millions of immigrants and tried to put the next steps in the hands of voters, casting the November election as a referendum on what’s widely considered to be a broken immigration system. Speaking to reporters after a

Updated | More than a day after they took over the chamber, House Democrats on Thursday ended their sit-in protest against congressional inaction on gun control legislation, having demanded their Republican colleagues allow a vote on two gun measures in the aftermath of the country’s worst-ever mass shooting in Orlando, Florida. House Democrats vowed to

Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders acknowledged on Wednesday that he will likely not be the party”s presidential nominee, but did not suspend his campaign. “It doesn’t appear that I’m going to be the nominee,” Sanders told C-SPAN in an interview, though he reiterated that he and his team are “negotiating almost every day” with members

It’s been 48 years since a third party presidential candidate managed to win votes in the electoral college. That was George Wallace’s 1968 presidential campaign in which the Alabama governor won 13.5 percent of the vote and picked up 46 electoral votes in the South. Ross Perot may have won 19 percent of the vote

The House Democrats’ sit-in to demand a vote on gun control stretched into its 21st hour Thursday morning, with several lawmakers still physically sitting on the floor despite protests from their Republican rivals, NPR reported. Spearheaded by Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., the “no bill, no break” demonstration was aimed at forcing the House to discuss

The Supreme Court announced Thursday that it was deadlocked in a 4-4 tie in a decision Monday on the immigration policies of U.S. President Barack Obama. The decision effectively blocks Obama’s action, allowing an appeals court decision to stand. The case was heard in April and many expected the 4-4 tie on Obama’s 2014 Deferred