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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.

United States Secret Service agents rushed to protect Hillary Clinton at a Las Vegas rally Thursday after animal-rights protesters approached the Democratic presidential nominee.

The Republican challenging House Speaker Paul Ryan said this week that the US should debate deporting all Muslims from the country.

President Barack Obama's approval rating got its own convention bump, and now stands at its highest level since just before his second inauguration in 2013.

Vice President Joe Biden wished President Barack Obama a happy birthday Thursday, tweeting, "Happy 55th, Barack! A brother to me, a best friend forever," along with an image of a friendship bracelet, with beads that spell out "Joe" and "Barack."

CNN announced Wednesday it will host one of its town hall events with the Green Party's presumptive presidential nominee Jill Stein and her presumptive running mate, Ajamu Baraka.

For almost eight years, President Barack Obama has juggled many hats: he's a father to two, a husband and the leader of the United States.

House Speaker Paul Ryan stood by his endorsement of Donald Trump Thursday, but didn't rule out withdrawing it at some point in the future should he deem that necessary.

Bradley Cooper, who played Chris Kyle in "American Sniper," was "not expecting" backlash for attending Democratic National Convention.

If Donald Trump wins in November, his most powerful Republican ally in Washington will be House Speaker Paul Ryan -- at least, that's the plan.

The first votes of the primary season were more than a month away but when Hillary Clinton was at the University of Minnesota in mid-December, she was already preparing to cast herself as the complete opposite of Donald Trump.