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Legendary rock group Queen and a publishing company say Donald Trump didn’t get permission to use “We are the Champions” for his bombastic entrance late Monday at the Republican National Convention. The mogul wowed the Cleveland audience with his entrance, which paired the anthemic sing-a-long with grand lighting effects, ahead of a speech by his […]

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie defended Melania Trump Tuesday against plagiarism accusations, saying that “93 percent” of the speech she gave to the Republican National Convention Monday night was different from one Michelle Obama gave in 2008. Asked by Matt Lauer on the “Today” show whether there was a case to be made that the

CLEVELAND — Donald Trump’s campaign chief tried to cut off and brush off questions about the apparent plagiarism in Melania Trump’s convention speech, refusing to say Tuesday whether he reviewed the speech or whether anyone on the campaign would face discipline. Paul Manafort again blamed Hillary Clinton and the media for bringing attention to “50

WASHINGTON, July 27, 2016 – America may not be Melania Trump’s country of birth. English may not be her first language (she speaks five fluently). But tonight Melania Knaus Trump stood up on a very large stage before America and reminded us that she chose to be an American citizen, because America is a great

President Obama and Vice President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced they are backing state Attorney General Kamala Harris, a longtime political ally of the president, in California’s historic Democrat-on-Democrat U.S. Senate race. The president praised Harris as a “lifelong courtroom prosecutor” who has fought international gangs, oil companies and the big banks responsible for the

Donald Trump’s campaign chairman Paul Manafort on Tuesday morning countered reports that Melania Trump lifted language from a Michelle Obama speech, insisting “there was no cribbing” of the First Lady’s 2008 remarks. Melania Trump “hit it out of the park” during her speech Monday night talking about “common values,” Manafort told CNN’s Chris Cuomo on

If you went to bed Monday night before the end of the first round of Republican National Convention festivities, you’ll need to catch up quick before you head to the watercooler. In addition to plagiarism allegations and birther claims, the RNC sparked concern when Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, told attendees that members of the Islamic

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich says the Bushes, who will not be attending the Republican National Convention, are behaving “childishly” and need to “get over it.” “Frankly, the Bushes are behaving, I think, childishly,” Mr. Gingrich said on ABC’s “Good Morning America. “Jeb lost. Get over it.” Jeb Bush, the former Florida governor and one-time

Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke penned an op-ed Monday saying Americans are witnessing “guerrilla urban warfare” against law enforcement following the slayings of police officers in Dallas and Baton Rouge. “Americans watching the news of the murders of police officers in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, are observing a civil war unfold within our borders. A war

By Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania — After 20 children were shot to death at Sandy Hook Elementary School on Dec. 12, 2013, gun-control legislation was shot down in the Senate five months later. The filibuster was the opponents’ weapon of choice. The House of Representatives adopted a “public option” to administer health-care coverage in 2009,