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A county prosecutor is suing Virginia's governor to force him to release the names of the felons whose civil rights have been restored.

The backlog in the federal immigration court system has eclipsed half a million pending cases, The Associated Press has learned.

The Secret Service said Wednesday that it is investigating an adviser to Donald Trump's campaign who said Hillary Clinton should be "put in the firing line" over the Benghazi attack as well as her personal email server.

Rep. Mark Takai has died.

As Republicans prepare to welcome Mike Pence as their vice presidential nominee Wednesday night in Cleveland, Hillary Clinton is facing her own running-mate dilemma as Democrats prepare for their national convention next week.

Bernie Sanders plans to meet with 1,900 of his delegates right before the start of the Democratic National Convention on Monday, part of a series of meetings aimed at providing direction to his undecided supporters after he endorsed Hillary Clinton.

By all accounts, it was the most popular gala the Lady Taverners had ever held. Over 1,000 people packed the Park Lane Hilton in London on Oct. 30, 2009, with the crowd overflowing into the hallways, to listen to President Bill Clinton speak on the power of giving.

A federal appeals court has ruled that Texas' strict voter ID law violates the Voting Rights Act and has ordered changes before the November election.

The Hillary Clinton campaign sent out an email Wednesday trying to fundraise off New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s address to the Republican National Convention the prior night, likening the speech to a “witch trial.”

Donald Trump’s party in Cleveland this week is about to kick into high gear -- but unless the Republican presidential nominee can bridge the rift with Ohio Gov. John Kasich, Trump's chances of carrying the key battleground state will remain in doubt.

Ted Cruz takes the stage tonight. How will he play it?

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Some people brag about their home states. But Rhode Island's delegation to the Republican National Convention is taking some heat back home for using its spotlight to trash the state's reputation on national TV.

A few dozen demonstrators holding banners printed with a red-brick design formed a human wall Wednesday to mock Donald Trump's plan to seal off the Mexican border as another day of protests got underway in the streets outside the Republican convention.

A speechwriter for Melania Trump took the blame Wednesday for lifting passages from a 2008 Michelle Obama speech, saying she made a “mistake” and apologizing – while saying she offered her resignation, but it was rejected.

Prodding her party, Caitlyn Jenner said Wednesday it was easier to come out as transgender than as a Republican and conceded Democrats promote more inclusive policies.

A newly formed Senate Broadband Caucus is pushing the Federal Communications Commission to prioritize mobile broadband deployment in agricultural areas.

Chris Christie wasn’t the only one prosecuting the case against Hillary Clinton last night—Ben Carson tossed out a reference to Lucifer—but he was clearly the lead attorney.

Political conventions wash over us with waves of speeches and spectacle, pageantry and punditry, but in the end they’re about a few moments.