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Trump gets formal Republican nomination
Republicans formally picked Donald Trump as presidential candidate for November 8 election, as the GOP sought to put behind divisive strains on the party from an unconventional primary campaign. Running high on rhetoric and tearing apart...July 20, 2016 713 0 -
Melania Trump airs soft side of her husband amidst tough campaign
In what appeared to be an attempt to present a soft side of her husband Donald Trump, his wife Melania advocated that the businessman, if voted to power, would be president for all Americans irrespective of...July 19, 2016 806 0 -
Republican platform embraces Trump’s Mexican wall proposal
Republican delegates at the National Convention endorsed a platform for this fall’s election Monday, incorporating Donald Trump’s contentious proposal on building a wall along US-Mexico border. The plank, adopted in Cleveland, Ohio, for November 8 presidential...July 19, 2016 768 0 -
Three officers shot dead in Baton Rouge; Obama urges unity
A gunman killed three police officers early Sunday morning, as law enforcement responded to report of a man carrying weapons in an area of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The details of what is said to be a...July 18, 2016 653 0 -
New poll says Clinton leads Trump by 5 points
On the eve of Republican National Convention, Hillary Clinton maintains a five-point national lead over Donald Trump, a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll revealed Sunday. The convention is likely to name Trump as Republican nominee for...July 17, 2016 863 0 -
Obama rebukes proposal Muslim Americans be tested for their beliefs
President Barack Obama has rebuked suggestions following deadly attack in Nice, France, that all Muslim Americans be subjected to test for their religious beliefs. “In the wake of last night’s attacks, we’ve heard more suggestions that...July 16, 2016 789 0 -
Trump picks Mike Pence as VP; In 2015, Pence opposed Muslim ban
Mike Pence, Indiana Governor , is Donald Trump’s presidential pick for November 8 election, adding a known conservative voice to the real estate tycoon’s unusually different political campaign. “I am pleased to announce that I have...July 15, 2016 728 0 -
Obama expresses solidarity with France after deadly truck attack
President Barack Obama has expressed solidarity with France after a truck ran into crowds in Nice on the south east coast of the country, killing 80 people. The large gathering of people was marking Bastille Day,...July 15, 2016 725 0 -
Hillary Clinton campaigns in Virginia with potential VP pick Tim Kaine
Virginia Senator Time Kaine, who is on the list of Hillary Clinton’s potential vice presidential picks, joined the Democratic presumptive nominee in Virginia on Thursday, as she weighed options for her running mate ahead of Democratic...July 14, 2016 1066 0 -
Clinton campaign vets retired four star navy admiral for VP
James G. Stavridis, a retired four-star Navy admiral who served as the supreme allied NATO commander between 2009-12 is the latest in the names being vetted on Hillary Clinton campaign’s list of prospective vice presidential picks....July 13, 2016 795 0