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Former President Bill Clinton sought to address concerns about his family's namesake foundation in an interview Monday, admitting that while "it was natural" for donors to seek favors from the Clintons, he'd "trusted" that the State Department under Hillary Clinton would appropriately handle potential conflicts of interest.

Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson said Monday that his running mate, Bill Weld, is not dropping from the ticket despite a recent rumor he might split over concerns he could throw the race to Donald Trump.

Secretary of State John Kerry was sharply critical of Russia Sunday for failing to enforce a ceasefire agreement in Syria, calling on Russia to "stop the grandstanding, stop the showboating and get the humanitarian assistance going."

It's the world's toughest "to do" list: stop violent extremism, solve the worst global refugee crisis in a quarter century, foster peace in the ravaged Middle East and -- in the meantime -- work to end poverty, disease, hunger and the threat of nuclear weapons.

It was early Sunday morning when many Americans were having their breakfasts that New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie appeared on CNN's "State of the Union" with Jake Tapper -- serving up two whoppers.

Hillary Clinton -- facing a dramatically tightening race and a troubling lack of enthusiasm -- is looking to this steadily changing state as an opportunity to stabilize her path to the White House and force Republicans to play offense.

President Barack Obama on Sunday suggested sexism in society could be hurting Hillary Clinton's White House bid.

Jeb(!) Bush is back.

Donald Trump's debate study habits, Hillary Clinton's strategy on millennials and the latest electoral trends in swing state Ohio -- they're just some of the future headlines in our "Inside Politics" forecast this week.

Now that he's been excluded from the first presidential debate, Libertarian Party nominee Gary Johnson is campaigning for a spot at the second one.

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said Sunday Donald Trump's questioning of President Barack Obama's birthplace was "done," arguing that Trump hasn't talked about it for years and put to rest any remaining questions Friday.

Donald Trump on Saturday night described early reports of an explosion in New York City by telling his supporters here that a "bomb went off" in that city.

Tim Kaine split Sunday with running mate Hillary Clinton over how the Democratic nominee had characterized Donald Trump's supporters during a fundraising event earlier this month.

Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Kaine backed off his 2015 claim that the United States' handling of Syria is a "joke," saying efforts to combat ISIS have succeeded since then.

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said Sunday it's still unclear if the bomb that went off near a Marine Corps 5K race in his state Saturday was connected to other similar attacks, including New York.

Indiana Gov. Mike Pence says it's "nonsense" to suggest Donald Trump was inciting violence against Hillary Clinton when he said Friday that "her bodyguards should drop all weapons" and "let's see what happens to her."

President Barack Obama is expected to deliver a "call to action" Saturday at a Congressional Black Caucus awards dinner, a senior administration official tells CNN, and he will implore black voters to help stop Republican nominee Donald Trump.

Take a look at the week in politics from September 11 through September 17.

After more than five years of touting "birther" conspiracy theories, Donald Trump on Friday finally conceded a simple truth: "President Barack Obama was born in the United States."

Robert Gates criticized both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump on their preparedness to handle US foreign policy -- but the former defense secretary reserved his harshest language for the Republican nominee, who he said is "beyond repair."