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Associated PressJuly 27, 2016

The Latest on the Democratic National Convention (all times EDT): 9:37 p.m. Vice President Joe Biden has wrapped up his speech to the Democratic convention by making a forceful case for American exceptionalism. He says the United States “does not scare easily,” and when confronted with crisis, “we endure, we overcome and we always move […]

Associated PressJuly 27, 2016

The Latest on the Democratic National Convention (all times EDT): 8:40 p.m. Vice President Joe Biden is tweeting out his admiration for Hillary Clinton in advance of his convention address on the Democratic nominee. He writes: “I’ve seen Hillary in the Senate & the Situation Room” and he calls her “clear-eyed. Steady. Understands working with […]

Associated PressJuly 27, 2016

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The Latest on the Democratic National Convention (all times EDT): 7:45 p.m. On the same day Hillary Clinton is set to claim the Democratic presidential nomination, the National Rifle Association is coming out with an ad saying Americans’ “right to own a gun for self-defense is at risk in this election.” The group says it […]

Associated PressJuly 27, 2016

Facing a backlash from the left, Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine is expected to affirm his liberal credentials in his first prime-time speech as Hillary Clinton‘s running mate. Kaine was speaking Wednesday to the Democratic National Committee as supporters of Clinton’s one-time Democratic rival Bernie Sanders warned that Kaine had yet to forcefully oppose the Trans-Pacific […]

Associated PressJuly 27, 2016

President Barack Obama acknowledged Wednesday that his hopes for a new tone in politics, embodied in the rousing Democratic convention speech he delivered 12 years ago, never materialized. Still, he says he remains undaunted. In 2004, he was the obscure Senate candidate from Illinois whose words catapulted him to the center of American political consciousness. […]

Associated PressJuly 27, 2016

Hour after hour and speaker after speaker, Hillary Clinton has been extolled at the Democratic convention this week as a change-maker, an effective leader and a caring human being. As the convention’s closer on Thursday, Clinton – one of most recognized politicians on the planet – takes center stage to reintroduce herself to Democratic delegates […]

Associated PressJuly 27, 2016

Donald Trump encouraged Russia on Wednesday to find and make public missing emails deleted by his presidential opponent, Hillary Clinton, setting off an instant debate over hacking and his urging of a foreign government to meddle in American politics. Shortly after Trump’s extraordinary remarks, his Republican running mate, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, took a different […]

Associated PressJuly 27, 2016

After terrorism fears permeated Republican speeches a week ago, Democrats have barely mentioned the Islamic State group through two days of their convention. That is perhaps a result of the militant group’s emergence from a localized, Middle East insurgency to a self-proclaimed caliphate and worldwide terrorism threat during President Barack Obama‘s time in office. It […]

Associated PressJuly 27, 2016

It was long ago and far away when Barack Obama snippily remarked, “You’re likable enough, Hillary.” It’s a lovefest now. Hillary Clinton formally captured the Democratic nomination and declared the glass ceiling keeping women from the presidency cracked and nearly shattered. Her husband, ex-President Bill Clinton closed the historic night with an expansive and passionate […]

Mitch PerryJuly 26, 2016

About to hit 70 next month, Bill Clinton has certainly lost a bit off his oratorical fastball in recent years. But on big occasions, such as the 2012 Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, nobody made a greater case to advocate for another four years for Barack Obama than did the 42nd President of the United […]

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