Newt Gingrich on Thursday defended Donald Trump's controversial tweet about Hillary Clinton featuring the Star of David over a field of money, telling CNN there was nothing anti-Semitic about the image and that the recent uproar was an "absurd" and "demagogic" attack orchestrated by the media.
A high-profile gun bill pushed by House Republicans leaders remains in limbo because a key bloc of conservatives opposes it and GOP leaders can't muster the votes to pass it.
Trump says he left Atlantic City as a rich man. But records obtained by CNN reveal that he struggled and maneuvered his way through near financial collapse.
A pair of new ads from the Hillary Clinton campaign highlight Donald Trump's past statements in depicting the Republican nominee as a lightweight unfit for office.
President Barack Obama departs for a high-stakes NATO summit in Poland Thursday, marking what's likely to be his final presidential trip to Europe as the continent faces a moment of historic uncertainty.
Donald Trump on Wednesday said his staff "shouldn't have" deleted a tweet from his account that immediately drew criticism for evoking anti-Semitic imagery.
As competing factions' maneuvering around the Republican National Convention comes down to the wire, eyes are starting to focus on one senator to determine whether the gathering is good or bad for Donald Trump.
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, who has yet to formally drop out of the Democratic presidential race, sent a series of tweets Thursday condemning the back-to-back shootings of African-American men by police officers.
The prospect of Donald Trump tapping Indiana Gov. Mike Pence to serve as his running mate has both national Republicans and local party members salivating -- but for different reasons.
House Speaker Paul Ryan sent a letter to Director of National Intelligence James Clapper Wednesday requesting he deny any classified info to Hillary Clinton for the rest of the 2016 campaign.
U.S. support jets assisting Syrian rebels diverted to Iraq to strike suspected ISIS militants last week, according to a senior U.S. official, leaving the rebels without badly needed air cover.
When Sen. Bob Corker withdrew himself from consideration as Donald Trump's running mate Wednesday, he floated an alternative: the presumptive nominee's daughter.
Hillary Clinton's initial reluctance to confront the controversy surrounding her use of private email as secretary of state has compounded the political fallout, according to a reporter who has covered the presumptive Democratic nominee for decades.
Donald Trump's campaign still lacks a sufficient number of supportive delegates to guarantee that any revolt at the Republican National Convention could be put down, a key committee delegate says.
Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton's campaign posters, bumper stickers and ads will have another name on them by the end of the month and the speculation has been running high. However, all the talk begs the question of whether or not these choices will matter much to the final result.
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair says going to war in Iraq "was the hardest, most momentous and agonizing decision" he took during his decade in power.
When Republican naysayers were mocking Donald Trump's improbable White House campaign before the primary season began, Newt Gingrich was reading "Trump: The Art of the Deal."
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