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A boost in independent support is helping power Hillary Clinton to a 5-point national lead over Donald Trump, according to a Quinnipiac University survey released Friday.

Everyone from Donald Trump to Michelle Obama has struggled to pronounce "Nevada."

As the deadly Hurricane Matthew cuts a devastating path up the US coastline on Friday, the seeds of a political feud over the storm are already growing.

It's almost time for round two of the official presidential debates. Here's how to watch it on CNN.

With a month to go before election day, America's stomachs have voted early. Family Circle magazine released the results of its 2016 Presidential Cookie Poll, and the winner was Bill Clinton's chocolate chip oatmeal recipe.

Hillary Clinton made four big claims during a recent stump speech while on the trail -- but how accurate were they?

Anyone who thinks all presidential debate are boring has clearly never experienced the often cringeworthy format that is the town hall. The Greeks gave us democracy and theatre-in-the-round. The town hall debate combines the best of both and adds in a little rhetorical MMA for texture.

Chance the Rapper has officially endorsed Hillary Clinton, and while that might not come as a surprise since Clinton has been racking up rapper endorsements since 2014, his reasons for backing the Democratic nominee differ from some of his peers.

Hillary Clinton's campaign is calling on Florida officials to extend the state's Tuesday voter registration deadline because of Hurricane Matthew's potential disruption of late sign-ups.

There have been many criticisms of the Affordable Care Act, otherwise known as Obamacare. But this one came from an unexpected direction.

Donald Trump and his campaign may be bracing for the impact Hurricane Matthew could have on the presidential race, as it is expected to hit the Florida coast just two days before the second presidential debate.

Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are watching Florida as closely as a homeowner -- hoping Hurricane Matthew won't destroy the political infrastructure they've built.

In bellwether Missouri, there's one thing voters can agree on this sharply divided election cycle: misery.

No one has irked Charlamagne Tha God throughout the 2016 election cycle more than Donald Trump, prompting the radio host to award his popular "Donkey of the Day" award to the Republican presidential nominee over and over again.

Another 102 prison inmates learned Thursday their sentences are being reduced by a stroke of President Barack Obama's pen, the latest batch in a record-setting effort by the White House to reverse harsh sentences for mostly nonviolent drug offenders.

Former President Bill Clinton's description of Obamacare as a "crazy system" is headed to mail boxes in a dozen key states in a piece of political literature paid for by the Republican National Committee.

More than 40 Afghan security force members training in the US have gone AWOL since last year, including eight last month, according to the US military.

Howie Carr, the conservative radio host who served as moderator for Donald Trump's town hall Thursday, said he believed the Republican candidate's staffers probably viewed the event as rehearsal for the town hall set for Sunday with Hillary Clinton in St. Louis.