WASHINGTON — In congressional races across America, Republicans are beginning to echo Democrats on a core assumption: Hillary Clinton will be president. With Donald Trump lagging in the polls, Republicans running for Congress are urging voters to elect them as a check on a Clinton presidency. Democrats, meanwhile, argue Hillary Clinton will need allies on Capitol […]
Hillary Clinton’s campaign chairman says the FBI is investigating Russia’s possible role in hacking his emails, a role that is being denied by a top Russian government official. After thousands of John Podesta’s personal emails were hacked, WikiLeaks began releasing them on Friday. Podesta told reporters Tuesday he is helping investigators find the hackers and […]
In the U.S. presidential race, a new CNN-ORC poll shows Republican Donald Trump with a two-point (45-43) lead over Democrat Hillary Clinton. Clinton continues to lead in most surveys, but the CNN poll is the latest of several recent national and state polls that indicate the race for the White House is tightening with about […]
Division instead of unity is a dominant narrative at the the Republican National Convention, as Texas Senator Ted Cruz’s criticisms of presidential nominee Donald Trump spilled over into the final day of the four day event. Speaking to his home state delegation Thursday at the convention in the midwestern city of Cleveland, Cruz said he […]