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The set for Sunday's presidential debate, where the candidates were free to roam around the stage, created an awkward situation when Donald Trump chose to stand behind Hillary Clinton.

Hillary Clinton leads Donald Trump by double digits in a new national NBC/Wall Street Journal poll released Monday.

This morning, the pundits will natter on and on about who won the presidential debate. But we think we can safely deliver the verdict:

Indiana Gov. Mike Pence will stick with Donald Trump through the election, following his debate performance Sunday night.

Rep. Marsha Blackburn struggled to explain her support for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on Monday, choosing instead to focus on attacking Democratic nominee HIllary Clinton.

Donald Trump's campaign manager Kellyanne Conway defended the Republican presidential nominee's comments about what he called "locker room talk," saying she's been alone with Trump and he's been "gracious and a gentleman."

A Commission on Presidential Debates co-chairman put the kibosh on plans Donald Trump's campaign had to seat in the Republican nominee's family box women who accused former President Bill Clinton of inappropriate sexual behavior, a source familiar with the dramatic pre-debate moments confirmed to CNN.

Former US Attorney General Eric Holder on Sunday night compared Donald Trump's threat to seek the prosecution of Hillary Clinton over her missing emails to actions taken by President Richard Nixon at the height of Watergate.

Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, is pushing Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus to be more loyal and supportive of the Republican nominee, according to a source familiar with the conversations.

Hillary Clinton scored a second victory over Donald Trump in Sunday night's presidential debate, according to debate watchers in a new CNN/ORC poll. But even though he trailed Clinton overall, Trump far exceeded debate watchers' expectations. 

Donald Trump has been called a lot of things in recent months. Now, after he threatened during Sunday's debate to jail Hillary Clinton if he is elected, some are comparing him to a dictator.

Donald Trump has one more chance to save his flailing White House campaign.

Less than two hours before he was to debate Hillary Clinton Sunday night, Donald Trump tried to wrest control of the political conversation and shove it toward her husband by live streaming an appearance with three women who have in the past accused former President Bill Clinton of inappropriate sexual behavior.

Some Republican politicians may be abandoning Donald Trump over his derogatory and vulgar comments about women, but he still has a friend in UK politician Nigel Farage.

His campaign on the ropes, Donald Trump came out in the second presidential debate throwing verbal haymakers at Hillary Clinton.

How did Donald Trump defend his lewd and sexually aggressive comments against women in the second presidential debate? ISIS.

WARNING: This story contains graphic language.

When Donald Trump told Muslims they should report what they see, he inspired a worldwide trending hashtag: #MuslimsReportingStuff.

Two missiles targeted a US warship off the coast of Yemen on Sunday but missed the vessel, hitting the water instead, a Pentagon spokesman says.

Despite having positioned himself as a critic of US foreign policy in the Middle East, Gary Johnson, the Libertarian Party presidential nominee, said he would likely represent a continuation of President Barack Obama's efforts to contain ISIS.