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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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."

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.

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.

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."

July 25, 2016

Donald Trump: Bernie Sanders ‘folded’ by sticking with Hillary Clinton

Donald Trump said Monday that Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders "folded" by sticking with presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton amid an email scandal that revealed how party officials were conspiring against him.

July 25, 2016

Donald Trump completes takeover of Republican Party, declares ‘I am your voice’

Donald Trump completed his takeover of the Republican Party on Thursday, claiming the presidential nomination, calling for unity within the party and holding himself out as the real agent of change all voters have been waiting for.

July 21, 2016

Early Trump backers bask in glory at convention

Amid all the holdouts and lukewarm backers at the convention here, there are a handful of prominent Republicans who bought early tickets on the Trump Train, and they are now collecting their due.

July 21, 2016

Mike Huckabee: Ted Cruz supporters embarrassed by him

Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee said Thursday that Sen. Ted Cruz damaged his brand with his refusal to endorse Donald Trump as the GOP presidential nominee.

July 21, 2016

Stacey Plaskett, a congresswoman from the V.I., asks police to investigate racy photos of her online

A delegate to Congress has asked police to investigate after racy photos of her turned up online -- and she said they had been "illegally obtained" from her accounts.

July 21, 2016

Newt Gingrich: Ted Cruz ‘misunderstood’ by booing convention crowd

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich told the thousands that showered Sen. Ted Cruz with boos at the Republican National Convention that they "misunderstood" the Texan's refusal to explicity endorse Donald Trump.

July 20, 2016

Ted Cruz withholds Donald Trump endorsement in convention speech

Conservatives continued to battle for the soul of the Republican Party at its national convention Wednesday, with Sen. Ted Cruz refusing to endorse nominee Donald Trump and instead delivering a speech that many in the crowd saw as the kickoff of the 2020 presidential campaign.

July 20, 2016

Marco Rubio urges Republicans to ‘come together,’ rally behind Donald Trump

Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida called for unity Thursday in a video message at the Republican National Convention, urging party activists to rally behind Donald Trump and assuring them that the New York billionaire is poised to put the nation on a more conservative path.

July 20, 2016

Scott Walker: ‘America deserves better than Hillary Clinton’

Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin erased any doubt about his support for Donald Trump at the Republican National Convention, saying the nation must not settle for Hillary Clinton in the November election.

July 20, 2016

Donald Trump campaign remains clumsy despite experience of Paul Manafort

Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort was hired to bring a steady hand, professionalism and competence Donald Trump's presidential operation, but the first two days of the GOP convention signaled the campaign remains clumsy.

July 20, 2016

Anti-Clinton message trumps job, national security themes

The Trump campaign declared jobs and national security the themes of their convention, but a fierce anti-Hillary Clinton message has instead dominated the early going.

July 19, 2016