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HILLSBOROUGH, N.C. — Republicans rejoiced Wednesday morning after reopening the Orange County Republican Party headquarters, less than a month after someone firebombed the building. North Carolina GOP executive director Dallas Woodhouse said the reopening of the building has taken a “monumental effort” with the support of both Republicans and Democrats. “We don’t believe this represents

In June 2016 a woman who identified herself as “Jane Doe” filed a federal lawsuit against Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. On Wednesday Jane Doe was set to speak to reporters with her attorney Lisa Bloom by her side and identify herself. Instead of a press conference with Jane Doe reporters were met by her

A New Hampshire geometry teacher has been removed from the classroom after she was seen in a video dancing to the song, “F— Donald Trump,” while dressed as the Republican presidential nominee. The video, which was posted on some parents’ Facebook pages Monday, showed Portsmouth High School teacher Kara Kelley bouncing and waving her arms

Republican state legislator Sid Miller of Texas, a campaign surrogate for Republican nominee Donald Trump, referred to Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton as a “cunt” Tuesday on Twitter. Miller, who is the GOP nominee for Texas Agriculture Commissioner, has since deleted the Tweet. He first defended himself on Twitter by claiming his account was hacked.

With about a week to go until Election Day, Libertarian Party vice presidential nominee Bill Weld said he’s “vouching for” Hillary Clinton amid a renewed FBI probe and that he fears for the country if Donald Trump is elected. “I’m here vouching for Mrs. Clinton, and I think it’s high time somebody did,” Mr. Weld

An opinion poll has put Donald Trump ahead of Hillary Clinton with less than a week to go before the November 8 US presidential election. The Republican scored a one point lead (46%) over his Democratic rival (45%) in a random telephone survey of just over 1100 likely voters. ( ABC/Washington Post) Democratic campaign aids

WASHINGTON — Democrat Hillary Clinton enjoys an eight-point lead over Donald Trump in Florida, a key presidential battleground, according to a new survey, and that’s due in no small part to significant crossover support from 28 percent of early voting Republicans. The poll, by TargetSmart, a political data firm, and the College of William and

With less than a week until Election Day, the presidential candidates, Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump, are scrambling to convince voters in the states that will ultimately decide the election. Trump is holding three rallies Wednesday in Florida, while Clinton has scheduled stops in Arizona and Nevada for events aimed at getting out

Donald Trump’s campaign Tuesday night said that he “denounces hate in any form” and disavowed support for his candidacy offered by a newspaper associated with the Ku Klux Klan. The campaign’s statement came hours after the Crusader devoted its front page to Trump’s well-known campaign slogan. ” ‘Make America Great Again!’ It is a slogan

On the 499th anniversary of Martin Luther’s 95 Theses, a group of black minsters is nailing a missive to the door of the Democratic Party demanding a political reformation on the issues black people care about. Delivered to Hillary Clinton’s campaign headquarters on Monday, the blistering letter is signed by more than 25 interdenominational black

President Obama has suggested in an interview that sexism is playing a role in the controversy over Hillary Clinton’s emails. In an interview on “Full Frontal with Samantha Bee” that aired late Monday, the president said bias against women has “contributed to this notion that somehow she is hiding something.” Ms. Bee had asked the

Sheldon Adelson—the chief executive officer (CEO) of Las Vegas Sands and the presidential election’s top Republican donor, to both super PACs and campaigns—pledged $25 million to a pro-Donald Trump PAC on Monday, an amount five times his planned donation in support of the candidate. The billionaire, who endorsed the Republican candidate at the tail end