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Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson (Associated Press/File)

Gary Johnson ads push Libertarian in debates

Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson plans to roll out television ads in some states this week as part of a post-Labor Day blitz aimed at ensuring the former New Mexico governor has strong enough poll numbers to be invited to the presidential debates.

September 4, 2016
Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson speaks at the National Libertarian Party Convention in Orlando, Fla., in this May 27, 2016, file photo. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)

Gary Johnson plans TV ads next week, looks to bolster debate hopes

Libertarian Party nominee Gary Johnson plans to roll out television ads in targeted states next week as part of a post-Labor Day blitz aimed at ensuring that the former New Mexico governor has strong enough poll numbers to participate in the presidential debates.

September 2, 2016
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in Manchester, N.H., Thursday, Aug. 25, 2016. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Donald Trump slams Hillary Clinton for playing the race card

Donald Trump said Thursday that Hillary Clinton's attempt to cast him and his supporters as racists smacks of desperation and is intended to distract voters from how her policies have devastated minority communities and the nation's inner cities.

August 25, 2016
Sen. Susan M. Collins of Maine. (Associated Press/File)

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.

August 9, 2016
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump waves after delivering an economic policy speech to the Detroit Economic Club, Monday, Aug. 8, 2016, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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."

August 8, 2016
House Speaker Paul D. Ryan is likely to glide to victory in the Wisconsin Republican primary Tuesday despite his rival's Trump-like campaign tactics. (Associated Press)

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.

August 8, 2016
"These reforms will offer the biggest tax revolution since the Reagan Tax Reform, which unleashed years of continued economic growth and job creation," Donald Trump said at the Detroit Economic Club. (Associated Press)

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.

August 8, 2016
"He is a doer in a game usually reserved for talkers, and when Donald Trump does his talking, he doesn't go tiptoeing around thousands of rules of political correctness laying in the path of men and women who want to take a conservative stand," GOP vice presidential candidate Mike Pence said. (Associated Press)

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.

August 4, 2016
Sen. Pat Toomey, Pennsylvania Republican. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

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.

August 4, 2016