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Donald Trump would win if election held today: FiveThirtyEight website

On the first day of the Democratic National Convention, the statistics website FiveThirtyEight had some bad news, predicting for the first time that Donald Trump would win the presidency if the election were held today.

July 25, 2016

Donald Trump surges to lead after GOP convention

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has surged to a lead in the polls after his party's national convention last week, powered by a newly unified GOP behind him and independent voters giving him a second look.

July 25, 2016

Loretta Sanchez implies racial bias after being snubbed by Obama in California Senate race

President Obama's decision to snub Democrat Rep. Loretta Sanchez in the one-party California Senate race has triggered a testy intraparty feud that threatens to split the Democratic coalition along racial lines.

July 23, 2016

Black Lives Matter blasts Trump as a ‘terrorist’ after law-and-order convention speech

Black Lives Matter officials blasted presidential nominee Donald Trump as a "terrorist" after his Thursday speech to the Republican National Committee, saying he wants to give police authority to "terrorize our communities."

July 22, 2016

Democrat superdelegate rules face progressive fight

Top progressive groups -- including MoveOn and the Daily Kos -- are taking on the Democratic establishment's "undemocratic" superdelegate system in a fight that threatens to disrupt the party's national convention next week in Philadelphia.

July 21, 2016

Michael Moore: ‘I think Trump is going to win’

Left-wing filmmaker Michael Moore, who rarely has anything positive to say about Republicans, predicted Wednesday that Donald Trump would win the presidency.

July 21, 2016

Black Lives Matter groups accuse public of ‘hypocrisy’ for mourning deaths of cops but not blacks

Ten groups affiliated with the Black Lives Matter movement accused the public of "hypocrisy" Wednesday by mourning the deaths of law enforcement officers but not those of black people killed by police.

July 20, 2016

Obama rule making it easier for students to bail on loans draws taxpayer fire

If that Ivy League philosophy degree doesn't result in the career of your dreams, cheer up: You may be able to have your student loans forgiven by claiming you were misled by the university.

July 20, 2016

Los Angeles Times runs op-ed promoting military coup against Donald Trump

Normally military coups are instigated by the right, but a senior fellow with the left-wing Foreign Policy Institute is arguing that an overthrow of the U.S. government might be necessary if Republican nominee Donald Trump is elected president.

July 20, 2016

Paris climate agreement: U.N. pushes fast-track ratification as countries get cold feet

The United Nations has issued a plea for nations to fast-track ratification of the Paris Climate Agreement as some countries are backtracking on support for the deal's sweeping restrictions on greenhouse gas emissions.

July 19, 2016

Democrat-funded protests backfire as officer killings boost support for police

The horrifying slayings of eight law enforcement officers in the past 10 days may come back to haunt Democrats funding protests against police behind the scenes in hopes of energizing black voters in November.

July 18, 2016

Cleveland police union chief: Obama has ‘blood on his hands’ after Baton Rouge, Dallas cops killed

The head of the Cleveland police union said Sunday that President Obama has "blood on his hands" after the murders of police officers in Baton Rouge and Dallas.

July 17, 2016

ABC News poll shows Trump gaining on Clinton, with most voters dissatisfied with both choices

A major presidential poll released Sunday shows Republican Donald Trump closing the gap with Democrat Hillary Clinton, who has lost her double-digit lead in less than a month.

July 17, 2016

Arr, matey: Calling Trump a ‘pirate’ catches on with Republicans

The official theme of the 2016 Republican National Convention is "Make America Great Again," but the unofficial mascot might be Captain Jack Sparrow.

July 17, 2016

John Kerry, secretary of state, blames Congress for not doing more to help fight ISIS

Secretary of State John F. Kerry said Sunday that Obama administration officials are doing "everything in our power" to fight terrorism, and he blamed Congress for failing to support more troops on the ground.

July 17, 2016

John Kerry, secretary of state: Recent ‘desperate’ terrorist attacks proves ISIS ‘on the run’

Secretary of State John F. Kerry moved Sunday to deflect criticism from the Obama administration's anti-terrorism record in light of a slew of recent attacks, insisting that the Islamic State is "on the run" and faulting Congress for not doing more.

July 17, 2016

Tim Tebow denies NYT report on speaking at GOP convention

Sorry, Tebow fans: Former NFL quarterback Tim Tebow has denied a New York Times report that said he was scheduled to speak at the Republican National Convention.

July 15, 2016

Cornel West endorses Green Party nominee, calls Hillary Clinton a ‘disaster’

Activist Cornel West, a Democratic platform committee member, has announced he will vote for the Green Party presidential candidate instead of Democrat Hillary Clinton, calling her a "neo-liberal disaster."

July 15, 2016

Sheldon Whitehouse calls for news outlets to suppress ‘extreme’ op-eds by climate skeptics

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse wants newspapers to stop publishing "extreme" and "phony" op-eds written by climate-change skeptics, blasting such articles as "industry propaganda."

July 14, 2016

Eric Schneiderman, Maura Healey subpoenaed over prosecuting climate change skeptics

The House Science Committee chairman issued subpoenas Wednesday to two Democratic attorneys general over their pursuit of climate-change dissenters after the prosecutors refused to respond to the panel's previous requests for information.

July 13, 2016