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Ohio Gov. John Kasich still isn't ready to support Donald Trump for president -- but he confirmed that one of his aides was contacted about possibly joining the real estate mogul's ticket as his vice president.

Donald Trump scores a big-money donor. The Green Party targets Bernie Sanders' voters. And will all four of the fall debates happen as scheduled?

Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Kaine says after Hillary Clinton's controversy over her private email use, the two would be "real transparent" in the White House.

A former Ronald Reagan political director says he's voting for Hillary Clinton, rejecting the Republican nominee for the first time in 40 years.

Hillary Clinton leads Donald Trump by 8 percentage points -- doubling her lead from a month ago in the latest ABC News/Washington Post poll.

Hillary Clinton has recently been trying to paint Donald Trump as unfit to be entrusted with the authority to launch America's nuclear arsenal.

Donald Trump seized Saturday night on Hillary Clinton's explanation that she "short-circuited" a recent answer about her truthfulness in discussing her email server to suggest that the former secretary of state is not mentally fit to be president.

Take a look at the week in politics from July 31 through August 6.

The Obama administration has released a previously secret 18-page policy guidance document that lays out how potential drone targets may be chosen and approved and the President's role in the decision-making process.

Hillary Clinton leads Donald Trump in a surprising new poll of Georgia, edging the Republican nominee 44% to 40% among registered voters in the deep red state.

Green Party presidential nominee Jill Stein hailed Julian Assange as a hero Saturday, saying the WikiLeaks founder's disclosure of Democratic National Committee emails exposed the American electorate to important information.

A federal appeals court says the Internal Revenue Service has not proven it has ended discriminatory practices against conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status, reinstating a lawsuit against the troubled agency.

Usher and Stevie Wonder performed as part of a star-studded 55th birthday celebration for President Barack Obama held at the White House Friday evening, an attendee told CNN.

Donald Trump wished the US Olympic team good luck on Friday -- and may have cleared up an ongoing debate about his rhetoric in the process.

Donald Trump is expected to endorse House Speaker Paul Ryan on Friday, moving to mend an intra-party rift that has put the Republican presidential nominee at odds with its highest-ranking elected official.

Hillary Clinton called on journalists Friday to hold Donald Trump accountable, saying reporters "have a special responsibility to our democracy at a time like this."

A new video emerged Friday that purportedly shows a US payment of $400 million worth of cash delivered to Iran on the day Tehran released several American prisoners in January.

Sarah Palin reiterated her support for Paul Ryan's primary challenger Friday night immediately after her political ally, Donald Trump, endorsed the House speaker.

In most campaign seasons, the days following the conventions are counted on to provide a bit of a breather ahead of the sprint to Election Day. But 2016 is a different beast -- and Donald Trump a unique candidate. This past week delivered a volume of political attacks, zingers, morality plays and controversies unseen in modern politics.

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange said Friday his organization is "working on" obtaining Donald Trump's undisclosed tax returns, though the group later walked back his comments.