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Retired Army Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, already a top adviser on national security to Donald Trump, might soon find himself receiving a major promotion.

Former Gen. Stanley McChrystal told CNN Tuesday that he would decline "any role" offered by Donald Trump if contacted, but at this point the presumptive Republican presidential nominee's campaign has not reached out.

House Speaker Paul Ryan, less than a week ahead of the Republican National Convention and under a year into his tenure as speaker, will appear in a town hall, live on CNN this Tuesday.

Donald Trump on Monday warned the violence of last week "might be just the beginning for this summer," during an interview addressing recent tensions across the country.

Evan Bayh is mounting a return bid to the U.S. Senate, giving national Democrats a boost as they aim to retake the chamber in November.

Sen. Ben Sasse on Monday -- a week before the Republican National Convention begins -- lamented the lack of trustworthiness in the two likely presidential front-runners, and urged voters to follow their conscience, not pick between the lesser of two evils.

Groups that supported Bernie Sanders over Hillary Clinton in the Democratic primary are starting to coalesce around the former secretary of state.

A Navy investigation has concluded that Chris Kyle, the famed Navy SEAL sniper, received fewer medals than his records had previously shown.

House Speaker Paul Ryan's attempt to block Hillary Clinton from receiving intelligence briefings once she's formally nominated by Democrats -- given her use of a private email server -- has failed.

A Virginia Republican delegate fighting to vote against Donald Trump at the Republican National Convention next week won a critical court battle Monday, but still faces a series of obstacles.

Social conservatives won early victories in the debate on the Republican Party platform as delegates gathered here for their first full day of meetings before next week's Republican National Convention, fighting back efforts to moderate on LGBT issues -- including the use of restrooms for transgender people -- and strengthening party provisions opposing abortion rights.

Two House Republican committee chairmen formally requested that the Justice Department investigate whether Hillary Clinton lied to Congress.

Like Snapchat and Candy Crush before it, young people adopted Pokémon GO -- and the political class followed in their wake.

A Democratic National Committee employee died this weekend after he was shot in Northwest Washington.

The House Democrats' campaign arm is taking direct aim at Republican House Speaker Paul Ryan, working to link him to GOP presumptive presidential nominee Donald Trump ahead of the speaker's prime-time town hall with CNN's Jake Tapper on Tuesday.

A push to move the GOP to the right on Israel scored a preliminary victory Monday in Cleveland.

The Republican Party will declare internet pornography a "public health crisis" under an amendment added to the draft party platform Monday at preliminary meetings in Cleveland.

Vice President Joe Biden rebuffed Monday comments by former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani's calling the Black Lives Matter movement "inherently racist," saying it was "a very broad statement."

A majority of Americans say they disagree with the FBI's decision not to recommend criminal charges against Hillary Clinton for her use of a private email server while she was secretary of state, according to a new poll.

The Republican Party is set to give a formal endorsement to the wall along the U.S.-Mexico border espoused by Donald Trump, solidifying it in the party's platform.