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Pokemon Go and US presidential politics?

Michael Morell, former director of the CIA, endorsed Hillary Clinton for president in a New York Times op-ed Friday, praising the former secretary of state's qualifications and warning that GOP nominee Donald Trump "may well pose a threat to national security."

Hillary Clinton has widened her lead over Donald Trump in a pair of new national polls published on Thursday, as the Republican nominee ends one of the worst weeks of his campaign.

Hillary Clinton jabbed Donald Trump on Twitter after the GOP nominee answered a question about potential female cabinet members by naming his daughter, Ivanka, as a "popular" candidate.

The kids are not all right with Donald Trump.

The 11-year-old who made national headlines this week for questioning Mike Pence about Donald Trump's rhetoric said on Friday that he "wasn't trying to be hostile" and emphasized his support for the Republican presidential nominee.

Mike Pence was probably not expecting to see an orange roll under his feet on his campaign plane Thursday night.

Awards and honors bestowed by the military have been a major topic of conversation -- and some confusion -- in US politics for the last week. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is facing a backlash for laying into the Gold Star parents of Muslim US soldier Humayun Khan, who died in a suicide bombing during the Iraq War, after they denounced his policies at the Democratic National Convention. Trump was then criticized for comments made after a supporter gave him a Purple Heart award at a rally in Virginia Tuesday, responding that he "always wanted" one, after which critics asked if he knew why the honor is bestowed. Here's breakdown of the major honors given to military service members and their families by the US government and the reasons they are granted.

Indiana Gov. Mike Pence on Thursday fielded one of the toughest questions he's faced as Donald Trump's running mate - from 11-year-old Matthew Schricker.

A California county Republican chairman apologized Thursday after the Riverside County GOP was criticized for a tweet that featured a medieval executioner holding a noose with the caption, "Ready for Hillary."

Indiana Gov. Mike Pence offered his support Thursday to Republican Sens. John McCain and Kelly Ayotte, days after his running mate, Donald Trump, refused to endorse the embattled Republican senators.

For the second time this week, the trappings of executive power will provide a backdrop for President Barack Obama as he fields reporters' questions -- and likely takes another swing at Donald Trump.

The Navy will ditch the unpopular, blue camouflage uniforms that have been called blueberries or aquaflage, in favor of green camouflage.

New polls that suggest Hillary Clinton has built a significant lead over Donald Trump in the wake of the Democratic convention are being viewed with skepticism by both the campaign and some key Clinton supporters.

One Colorado Republican has taken his discomfort with his party's presidential nominee to the airwaves.

The United States won't pay $300 million in military reimbursements to Pakistan after the Pentagon determined the country was not taking sufficient action against a US-designated terror group.

Secretary of State John Kerry on Thursday insisted that the United States never pays ransoms for hostages, rejecting accusations that a $400 million payment to Iran was a quid pro quo for the release of American prisoners.

A group of protesters at Donald Trump's rally here on Thursday stood up silently during the Republican nominee's speech and held up pocket copies of the Constitution.

For the last week, headlines have focused on the war of words between Donald Trump and Khizr Khan, the man whose Muslim-American son died in the Iraq War and who spoke out against the Republican candidate at the Democratic National Convention.

Hillary Clinton's campaign claimed Thursday that the founder of a local electrical company she toured in Nevada was both a Republican and a Clinton supporter.