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Sen. Kamala Harris speaks at the Iowa Democratic Wing Ding on Friday in Clear Lake, Iowa. | John Locher/AP Photo Sen. Kamala Harris on Saturday secured a key endorsement in the early caucus state of Iowa. State political heavyweights Bob and Sue Dvorsky an…

Joe Biden told a group of mostly Asian and Hispanic voters Wednesday that “poor kids are just as bright” as white children. The former vice president, who is known for verbal gaffes, made the remarks to the Asian & Latino Coalition in Des Moines, Iowa, w…

President Donald Trump said Wednesday he was considering commuting the sentence of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, saying seven years was enough time in prison. "I thought he was treated unbelievably unfairly," Trump told reporters on Air Force One. "H…

El Paso, Texas (CNN)Former Vice President Joe Biden plans to say President Donald Trump "has fanned the flames of white supremacy in this nation" in a speech Wednesday during a campaign swing through Iowa days after two mass shootings killed more than 30 peop…

Stephen Colbert on Tuesday cracked that he caught a Fox News host calling President Donald Trump a racist. The moment came as “Fox & Friends” co-host Brian Kilmeade criticized former President Barack Obama over a statement condemning language from leader…

Former President Barack Obama during his tenure garnered a reputation for keeping his emotions in check, earning the nickname "no drama Obama." In one of the few moments of his presidency that marked a break from this trend, Obama began to cry as he expres…

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) U.S. Ambassador to Russia Jon Huntsman Jr. has submitted his resignation, signaling the end of a two-year stint during what he called a historically difficult time in relations between the two countries. Huntsman is planning to return to …

(SALT LAKE CITY) — U.S. Ambassador to Russia Jon Huntsman Jr. is resigning after a two-year stint during what he called a historically difficult time in relations between the two countries. Salt Lake Chamber President Derek Miller said Tuesday that Huntsman …

Toni Morrison, the iconic American author, professor, Nobel Laureate, and Pulitzer Prize winner, died Tuesday. She was 88 years old. The groundbreaking novelist was best known for her masterpiece "Beloved" as well as "The Bluest Eye" and "'Song of Solomon,…

In 2011 he became the best-known face of the birther movement, promoting the notion that Barack Obama was born outside the United States and thus an illegitimate president. Trump recognized an opportunity to connect with the electorate over an issue many cons…