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As the Democratic Convention rumbles on in the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, controversy continues to rage through the streets of the city. Supporters of erstwhile primary candidate Bernie Sanders are enraged by revelations in a WikiLeaks publication, which featured thousands of emails sent between members of the Democratic National Committee, in which a desire

PHILADELPHIA – No other presidential candidate would dare hit the campaign trail in a white tank top, but for the Green Party’s Jill Stein, it’s more about surviving the heat than making a fashion statement. Ms. Stein has logged three frenetic days of political activity outside the Democratic National Convention, seizing the opportunity to lure

Former U.S. President Bill Clinton told the Democratic convention in Philadelphia on Tuesday that his wife and “best friend,” Hillary Clinton, is the “best darn change-maker I’ve ever known.” In a very personal speech, he spoke warmly about how they met and her dedication to public service. Hours earlier, his wife became the first woman

GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump said Wednesday that he hopes those responsible for hacking into the Democratic National Committee’s internal communications also got their hands on the emails that Hillary Clinton deleted from the private email server she used while secretary of state. “Russia if you are listening, I hope you are able to find

PHILADELPHIA – Hillary Clinton became the first woman nominated for president of the United States by a major political party Tuesday, marking an historic moment in American politics and putting a formal end to her long primary battle with Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders. “Eight years ago, our party nominated and elected the first person of

PHILADELPHIA — President Barack Obama says it isn’t just the idea of Donald Trump’s finger on the nuclear button that he finds scary. “I set aside the nuclear codes,” he said in an interview broadcast on NBC’s Today Show on Wednesday. “What I think is scary is a president who doesn’t know their stuff and

BALTIMORE — Prosecutors dropped all remaining charges against three Baltimore police officers accused in the arrest and death of Freddie Gray in a downtown courtroom on Wednesday morning, concluding one of the most high-profile criminal cases in Baltimore history. The startling move was an apparent acknowledgement of the unlikelihood of a conviction following the acquittals

The lead plaintiff in the Supreme Court case that legalized same-sex marriage across the United States said Tuesday that Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is no friend of LGBTQ citizens despite his recent overtures to that community. James Obergefell, a real estate agent turned activist, dismissed Mr. Trump’s vow last week at the Republican National