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ALEXANDRIA, Virginia  (Press Release) — CNN reports that Gov. Jeb Bush and Gov. Mitt Romney are considering voting for Gov. Gary Johnson, Libertarian candidate for President. Chairman of the Libertarian National Committee, Nicholas Sarwark, says, “The Libertarian Party is delighted that Govs. Bush and Romney are considering voting for our candidates, Govs. Johnson and Weld. I

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump’s choice of Indiana Gov. Mike Pence provides the ticket with solid conservative credentials, a dash of establishment respectability and an experienced hand who knows his way around Capitol Hill. Perhaps more than anything, the telegenic, media-savvy Pence, 57, adds some ice to Trump’s fiery bombast on the campaign trail, something that

At 7:30 in the morning, reporters gather around a dark van parked in Dupont Circle, some holding to-go coffee cups and wearing the calm expression of a person who doesn’t know what they’re in for. Shane Bell, a former elite commando of the Australian Armed Forces, is driving the group of about 10 from Washington,

Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are soaking up the spotlight – for now. But there are others chasing the presidency and a record number of voters dissatisfied with those two choices. Bernie Sanders’ endorsement of Hillary Clinton last Tuesday released a wave of anger from the purists among his supporters. And at least some of

CLEVELAND — Donald Trump’s choice of Mike Pence as his running mate serves to calm the party’s conservatives but the way Trump did it is a fresh reminder that the presumptive Republican presidential nominee appears to make decisions impulsively. The vice presidential candidate rollout was a potential opportunity for the unpredictable and volatile Trump to

WASHINGTON — It’s not just Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton who are so different from each other. On the eve of back-to-back political conventions, Republicans and Democrats across the land see their neighbors, their country and their world through very different eyes, according to a new McClatchy-Marist Poll. Muslims, Mexicans, guns, gays and God all

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama took a shot Friday at Newt Gingrich’s suggestion of a widespread ban on Muslims after the terrorist attack in France, condemning the idea of a “religious test” that was originally proposed by presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and expanded on by Gingrich. “In the wake of last night’s attacks,