WASHINGTON — Donald Trump abruptly postponed plans to announce his vice presidential pick following a day of rampant speculation, citing the “horrible attack” in Nice, France, that left scores dead. Trump had planned to hold his first event with his yet-to-be-named running mate Friday morning in New York. He announced the change of plans Thursday […]
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Sources say Mike Pence to be Donald Trump’s VP choice
UPDATE: Donald Trump postpones VP announcement, cites France attack Indiana Gov. Mike Pence is Donald Trump’s VP pick https://t.co/CXX4mzXsiy pic.twitter.com/sNh4cttlUP — USA TODAY (@USATODAY) July 14, 2016 Pence Dropping Governor Re-Election Bid: Indy Star https://t.co/q2CKaPJhwu — Bloomberg Politics (@bpolitics) July 14, 2016 Trump Has Not Made Final VP Decision, Spokesman Says https://t.co/Zci9770OAl — Bloomberg Politics (@bpolitics) […]
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Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg regrets ‘ill-advised’ criticism of Donald Trump
WASHINGTON — Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg apologized Thursday for “ill-advised” public criticism of Donald Trump, promising to be more discreet in the future. The leader of the court’s liberal wing sought to quiet complaints that she crossed a line in her remarks about Trump, saying in a statement that judges should not comment […]
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Sen. Angus King supports Hillary Rodham Clinton
U.S. Sen. Angus King, a Maine independent, told CNN on Thursday that he’d vote for Democratic presumptive presidential nominee Hillary Clinton in November, questioning Republican Donald Trump’s “judgment and temperament.” The former governor’s endorsement isn’t much of a surprise, since he caucuses with Democrats, generally supports their agenda and he has a preclusion to supporting politicians with deep governmental […]
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Poll: Donald Trump pulls ahead of Hillary Rodham Clinton in swing states
UPDATES: Donald Trump named Republican nominee for president Hillary Rodham Clinton compares GOP convention to ‘Wizard of Oz’ Donald Trump Jr says nothing’s impossible for his dad Who Hillary Rodham Clinton is considering for VP Trump campaign denies Melania’s speech used Michelle Obama lines Maine delegates part of rules fight at GOP convention GOP convention […]
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Bernie Sanders has book deal; will write about campaign
NEW YORK — Just days after ending his campaign and endorsing Hillary Clinton for president, Sen. Bernie Sanders is preparing to take his message to the printed page. Thomas Dunne Books told The Associated Press on Thursday it will publish Sanders’ “Our Revolution: A Future to Believe In.” The book is scheduled to come out […]
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Fear of Hillary Rodham Clinton and Donald Trump found in poll results
UPDATE: Donald Trump postpones VP announcement, cites France attack | Hillary Rodham Clinton airs thousands of ads; Donald Trump, none | Poll: Hillary Rodham Clinton’s image hurt by email probe WASHINGTON — The vast majority of Americans say they are afraid of at least one of the two major candidates — Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump — winning the White […]
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Libertarians qualify as a Maine political party
Secretary of State Matt Dunlap on Wednesday certified that the Libertarian Party of Maine has achieved enough enrollments to qualify as a political party. The Bangor Daily News already reported that on Tuesday based on information from Libertarian officials, but Dunlap has now made it official. According to a news release from Dunlap’s office, the […]
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Donald Trump sues former campaign aide for $10 million
WASHINGTON — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is seeking $10 million in damages from a former senior campaign consultant, Sam Nunberg, alleging that Nunberg leaked confidential information to reporters in violation of a nondisclosure agreement. In a court filing obtained by The Associated Press, Nunberg accused Trump of trying to silence him “in a misguided […]
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Donald Trump demands Justice Ginsburg resign for calling him a ‘faker’
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump called Wednesday for Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg to resign for saying publicly that she feels he is unfit to be president. Lashing out, Trump said the 83-year-old justice’s “mind is shot.” “Justice Ginsburg of the U.S. Supreme Court has embarrassed all by making very dumb political statements about me,” […]