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Tuesday night's vice presidential debate drew a much smaller audience than the VP debates in 2012 and 2008.

Libertarian vice presidential nominee Bill Weld said Wednesday his decision to focus on attacking Donald Trump ahead of Election Day is "the way to win."

Donald Trump on Wednesday applauded his running mate Mike Pence's performance in the vice presidential debate -- and also looked to take some credit for Pence's well-received performance.

Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened to sue over a "nasty commercial" he said depicted him as unsupportive of military veterans.

The United States issued an unusually strong rebuke Wednesday of Israel's plan to build new housing tracts in the West Bank.

President Barack Obama held up the formal ratification of a climate agreement on Wednesday as a sign that influential countries of the world -- and particularly, the United States and China -- are serious about cooperating in order to reduce emissions.

Republican vice presidential candidate Mike Pence went into Tuesday night's debate with one key piece of advice from his camp: don't take the bait.

The Supreme Court took on the racial undertones of a death penalty case Wednesday, weighing the claims of a Texas man whose own lawyers introduced evidence that he was more likely to be dangerous in the future because he is black.

Donald Trump does not enjoy being the subject of laughter.

Hillary Clinton scored a bounce after the first presidential debate, but the Democratic nominee still has her work cut out for her in Ohio.

A former tax adviser to Donald Trump said the Republican presidential candidate had "virtually zero" role in reporting a nearly $916 million loss, a move that meant the real estate mogul could be exempt from paying federal taxes for nearly two decades.

Just hours after their running mates finished their debate, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are charting distinct paths to the upcoming presidential debate Sunday in St. Louis.

Former President Bill Clinton praised Obamacare for giving health coverage to more than 20 million people, days after calling President Barack Obama's signature health care law "crazy."

The race for control of the Senate is exceedingly close -- so much so that there's a distinct possibility of a split chamber for the first time since 2001.

For one night, Mike Pence put a calmer, gentler face on the 2016 Republican ticket. And Tim Kaine's pestering style helped him do it.

Deportation force. More nations should have nuclear weapons. Punishment for abortion.

Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine and Indiana Gov. Mike Pence are meeting Tuesday for the first and only vice presidential debate, and CNN's Reality Check Team is spending the evening analyzing their claims.

Mike Pence scored a narrow win over Tim Kaine in the vice presidential debate Tuesday night, according to a CNN/ORC instant poll, with 48% of voters who watched the debate saying Pence did the better job while 42% think Kaine had the best night.

Former Vice President Al Gore will hit the campaign trail for Hillary Clinton in the coming weeks, two senior Democrats sources told CNN on Tuesday.

The media narrative heading into the vice presidential debate was that it would be a colossal snooze. After a steady diet of Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, and given all the heat atop the tickets, Mike Pence and Tim Kaine ostensibly resembled a scuffle between '70s sitcom dads.