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There are some who see the prospect of Hillary Clinton winning the U.S. presidency as a milestone for modern feminism and women in general. Yet Clinton’s decades-long march to the White House owes much of its success to her rapscallion, silver-tongued husband, Bill Clinton. She did not storm the citadel of male power and privilege

WASHINGTON — Ted Cruz’s image among Republicans had plummeted to a personal low by the Indiana primary — the defeat that forced him from the GOP presidential contest. But he may wish for those heady days of May now. Views of the Texas senator went off a cliff in the past month, since Republicans booed

WEST TISBURY, Mass. — President Barack Obama plans to visit Louisiana next week to assess the damage of massive floods there and to talk with local officials about how the federal government can best help in recovery, the White House said Friday. Obama wants to get a “first-hand look” at the devastation, White House press

CENTRAL La. — Terry Phinney was not always a fan of Donald Trump’s, but when the Republican presidential candidate arrived at his Baptist church to meet flood victims Friday, Phinney was impressed. “It was a good little boost for folks who are tired,” said Phinney, 42, a church maintenance supervisor whose father’s home flooded. More

With less than three months to go until voters cast their ballots in the presidential election, the chief strategist of Republican Donald Trump’s campaign resigned on Friday, an unusual high-level departure this late in an election year. Paul Manafort’s exit came just two days after Trump announced new campaign leadership, naming Stephen Bannon, head of

When Donald Trump says he expects this presidential election (the one he looks increasingly likely to lose) will be “rigged,” he’s not just throwing out an empty phrase: The Republican is actually dog-whistling to a deeply paranoid subset of his supporters. Paranoia is nothing new in American politics, but some in the current paranoiac generation—weaned

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — An 18-year-old Charlotte, N.C., college student who was ejected from Thursday’s Donald Trump rally says he went from avid backer to disillusioned opponent after Trump’s security accused him of being a known protester. Jake Anantha, who registered as a Republican and cast his first primary vote for Trump, was wearing a Trump

President Obama has refused so far to survey the Louisiana flood disaster, but he did let state and local officials know that he’s watching to make sure they don’t engage in racial discrimination. In a 16-page guidance issued Tuesday, the Obama administration, led by the Justice Department, warned Louisiana recipients of federal disaster assistance against

Donald Trump’s first television ad of the general election campaign plays up the themes of immigration and national security and says in contrast to Hillary Clinton, Mr. Trump can be counted on for “change that makes America safe again.” “In Hillary Clinton’s America, the system stays rigged against Americans,” a narrator says in the 30-second