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Sen. Tim Kaine seems to pop up on every shortlist of potential running mates for Hillary Clinton, but with the increased attention comes increased scrutiny into the Democratic Virginian's record.

Donald Trump on Wednesday said his former Republican primary rivals who have refused to support him in November should be barred from running for public office again.

Donald Trump's latest jab at Mexico is taking off.

Sage Fox is a transgender woman and U.S. Army Reserve Captain. She reacts to the Pentagon's end to the transgender ban in the military.

The Republican Party has been left out of a race for one of the most powerful political seats up for grabs in the most populous state in America.

Puerto Rico is getting a lifeline from Washington D.C.

Deray McKesson, a leader in the Black Lives Matter movement, said that the group might mobilize protesters at the Republican and Democratic conventions next month.

Government watchdog groups have a filed a complaint alleging that the Donald Trump campaign broke federal election laws when a fundraising solicitation went to several foreign email addresses.

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the National Association of Manufacturers — two powerful business lobbies both traditionally supportive of Republican candidates -- took the highly unusual step of lashing out at presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump during his speech Tuesday that hammered U.S. free-trade deals.

Sen. Mike Lee on Wednesday cited Donald Trump's use of a baseless tabloid report that Ted Cruz's father helped conspire to kill President John F. Kennedy as a reason he has yet to endorse the presumptive Republican nominee in a heated exchange.

Mitt Romney's family is still pleading for him to mount an independent bid for the presidency, the 2012 Republican nominee said Wednesday.

Republicans are trying to embrace Donald Trump -- but he isn't making it easy.

Donald Trump lambasted Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts Thursday over two rulings in which the high court refused to strike down President Barack Obama's signature health care law.

The Republican-led House will vote next week on a bill to prevent people on the terrorism watch list from buying guns, Speaker Paul Ryan announced Thursday on a conference call with his GOP members.

The organization planning President Barack Obama's library has settled upon an architectural team to design the Chicago structure.

Hillary Clinton leads Donald Trump by six points, 44% to 38%, in a Fox News poll of registered voters released Wednesday.

A devastating new report by military investigators released Thursday found that the 10 sailors captured by Iranians in January suffered from "failed leadership" at all levels on a mission that was plagued by mistakes from beginning to end.

Andrews Air Force Base is all clear after a lockdown Thursday morning amid confusion during an active shooter drill, according to a law enforcement official.

Maine Sen. Susan Collins, says Donald Trump's selection of a running mate will play a big role in her decision as to whether to support his candidacy.

President Barack Obama said Wednesday he believes the United States will continue to be a "nation of immigrants" despite attempts to exploit "anti-immigration sentiment" -- a thinly-veiled swipe at presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump.