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Hillary Clinton has 10-point lead in Wisconsin: poll

Hillary Clinton has a double-digit lead in a head-to-head presidential match-up with Donald Trump among registered voters in Wisconsin, according to a new poll. Published August 10, 2016

Donald Trump loses Republican lawmakers of all stripes

The elected Republican lawmakers who have jumped ship from presidential nominee Donald Trump's campaign span east and west, north and south. Some are conservative, and others more moderate. They are men and women. Published August 9, 2016

Donald Trump thanks GOP security officials for opposing him

Donald Trump thanked a group of Republican national security officials Monday for coming out against his candidacy, saying it is good for voters to now know who is to blame for "making the world such a dangerous place." Published August 8, 2016

Paul Nehlen backers want Paul Ryan defeat repeat of Eric Cantor

The insurgent forces that helped end House Majority Leader Eric Cantor's seven-term stint in Congress two years ago are now gunning for House Speaker Paul D. Ryan in Tuesday's Wisconsin primary — though political analysts said they are likely to come up empty. Published August 8, 2016

Donald Trump lays out economic vision in Detroit, dings Hillary Clinton

Insisting something must be done to shake the economy out of an eight-year doldrums, Donald Trump called for canceling bad trade deals, said he'll ban job-killing government regulations and rewrote his tax plan to try to make it a more serious effort to grapple with a broken federal budget. Published August 8, 2016

Mike Pence doing double duty as Trump apologist

Indiana Gov. Mike Pence describes himself as a "Christian, a conservative and a Republican, in that order" — but after nearly three weeks on the job as Donald Trump's running mate, it appears that he should add a fourth title: Trump apologist. Published August 4, 2016

Pat Toomey, Katie McGinty locked in close Senate race

In one of the most-watched races of the 2016 election, Sen. Pat Toomey is running neck-and-neck with Katie McGinty among likely voters in Pennsylvania, and trails his challenger among registered voters. Published August 4, 2016

Mike Coffman, GOP congressman from Colorado, splits with Trump in new campaign ad

Rep. Mike Coffman is telling Coloradans in a new "country first" re-election ad that he is no fan of his party's presidential pick, vowing to "stand up to" Donald Trump if he wins The White House. Published August 4, 2016

Donald Trump trails Hillary Clinton by double-digits in Pennsylvania: poll

Hillary Clinton has opened up a double-digit lead over Donald Trump among likely voters in Pennsylvania -- a bad sign for the New York billionaire, who is hoping to put the Democratic leaning state in the Republican column for the first time in nearly three decades. Published August 4, 2016

Tea party pushed to the side by Trump juggernaut

The tea party movement, which dominated Republican elections in 2010 and 2012 and forced Congress to move to the right policywise, has hit a rough patch. Published August 3, 2016

Donald Trump struggles to keep GOP voters after convention

Republicans rallied to Donald Trump in July, but the good feelings have quickly faded as the billionaire businessman struggles to keep his foot out of his mouth — and to keep GOP voters from jumping ship. Published August 2, 2016

Donald Trump rebuked by GOP over remarks to Muslim family

Donald Trump refused to apologize Monday to a Muslim family whose son, a U.S. Army captain, was killed in Iraq, drawing a further rebuke from the family, a reprimand from other Gold Star families and calls for more discipline from fellow Republicans, who said that even their presidential nominee cannot defame American heroes. Published August 1, 2016

Zika virus fears in Florida stir partisan blame for congressional inaction

Evidence that mosquitoes have begun to spread the Zika virus on the U.S. mainland is setting off alarm bells among Florida's leaders and reviving partisan bickering over who is to blame for a lack of congressional action to confront the disease. Published July 31, 2016

Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are neck-and-neck in Missouri: poll

Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton and her GOP rival Donald Trump are locked in a tight race in Missouri. Published July 29, 2016

Donald Trump uses Twitter to bypass media, say whatever he wants

The self-described Ernest Hemingway of 140 characters, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has solidified himself as the King of Twitter during the Democratic convention. Published July 28, 2016

Donald Trump: I hope hackers got Hillary Clinton’s deleted emails

Injecting himself into Hillary Clinton's coronation party, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump held a news conference Wednesday to demand that Mrs. Clinton be more transparent, but he but created his own mess when he said he hopes Russian hackers unearth her deleted emails. Published July 27, 2016

Donald Trump tells veterans Hillary Clinton can’t be trusted to overhaul VA

Donald Trump vowed Tuesday to fire those responsible for the problems that have plagued the Department of Veterans Affairs and to give military veterans access to private health care providers, warning that "crooked Hillary Clinton" seems bent on sweeping the entire controversy "under the rug." Published July 26, 2016

James Obergefell, plaintiff in gay-marriage case: Donald Trump is no friend of our LGBTQ community

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. Published July 26, 2016

Donald Trump’s Virginia visit a slap to Tim Kaine

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump marched into Sen. Tim Kaine's home state Monday and criticized Hillary Clinton for tapping the Virginia Democrat as her running mate, saying it is an insult to Bernard Sanders' supporters. Published July 25, 2016

Donald Trump mocks Hillary Clinton’s ‘rotten’ maiden name

Donald Trump poked fun Monday at Hillary Clinton's maiden name, suggesting that the former secretary of state has stopped using "Rodham" because it sounds too much like "rotten." Published July 25, 2016