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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A former Charlotte staffer for Donald Trump’s presidential campaign alleged in a lawsuit Thursday that Trump’s then-state director pulled a gun on him, and campaign officials ignored pleas to do something about it. Vincent Bordini filed the suit in Mecklenburg County Superior Court against Charlottean Earl Phillip and the Trump campaign. Phillip […]

Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton highlighted her jobs and economic plan, in a speech in Warren, Michigan, on Thursday afternoon. Below are her transcribed remarks, as released by her campaign. “Thank you! Thank you so much. I have to tell you, I am thrilled to be here for a number of reasons. First, it’s wonderful

RALEIGH, N.C. — The map that has twice been used to elect the North Carolina General Assembly is unconstitutional because many of the districts are racially gerrymandered, a panel of federal judges ruled Thursday. Elections can proceed this year, the judges said in their order, because postponing the election would cause “undue disruption.” But the

WASHINGTON — Once again, Hillary Clinton’s carefully laid campaign plans have been disrupted by old emails. On a day in which Clinton was hoping to inflict considerable damage on Donald Trump — this time, by ripping into his economic agenda — her campaign was on the defensive, scurrying to clean up the latest damaging revelations

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11, 2016 – On a hot summer day in 1976, the Arizona Republic’s investigative reporter Don Bolles was at the Hotel Clarendon to meet a man claiming to have information regarding corrupt Copper State officials. The source never showed. When Bolles got back to his car and started the engine, the bomb that

If you are wondering about Donald Trump’s temperament after some of his remarks, you might want to compare it with Hillary Clinton’s. On a daily basis, Hillary treats the Secret Service agents who protect her with such nastiness and contempt that being assigned to her detail is considered a form of punishment. For my book

GOP Sen. Rob Portman of Ohio leads by 9 points in his re-election bid, while GOP Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida has a smaller advantage, and Republican Sen. Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania is slightly behind, according to polling released Thursday. Mr. Portman had a 9-point, 49 percent to 40 percent, lead over Democrat Ted Strickland

Sixteen days before the 2008 presidential election, George W. Bush’s former secretary of state, Gen. Colin Powell (Ret.), appeared on NBC’s Meet The Press to reveal his much-coveted endorsement. Powell felt Barack Obama and John McCain were equally fit for office, both distinguished, patriotic and “dedicated to the welfare” of America. Obama, however, offered an

For Mary Knowlton, a 73-year-old retired librarian, it was a way to learn the intricacies of police work in a safe setting: a citizen police academy in Punta Gorda, Fla., her adopted hometown. The course was set up to give participants a close look at the local police force in the community known for its