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A staff shake-up to correct course after damaging controversies had reduced the chief strategist's role. He is leaving on good terms with the campaign and continues to support the GOP nominee, a close associate said.
Both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are extraordinarily reluctant to ever acknowledge wrongdoing, even tacitly, because they believe doing so projects weakness. But the candidates just reluctantly backed down on major things that threatened to derail their path to the White House.
The Republican presidential nominee issued an unexpected and uncharacteristic declaration of remorse at his first rally since a staffing shake-up in his campaign.
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COLUMN | The American swimmer’s conceit intersected with the delicate political issues of violence and police corruption in Brazil, creating a perfect storm that showed his disrespect for not only the host nation but his teammates, as well.
In the U.S. swimmer's statement, he did not admit to misleading Brazilian police. He said he wanted to wait until "the legal situation was addressed."
“They knew it was a lie. But they did not have to go public,” the lawyer said. "They did not think it would have a more serious consequence.”
Acknowledgement that a $400 million cash payment to Iran was delayed until three American prisoners had left Tehran breathes life into Republicans’ allegations that the move was a quid pro quo.
New Jersey's Passaic River, long polluted by the factories along its banks, is a noxious mess that floats dead fish and trash. Dredging to remove toxic sediments could become the largest Superfund project in history.
Attributing racial motivations — either outright racism or the more nuanced concept of racial resentment — to some of Donald Trump's supporters seems to make sense. But it's a mistake to do so.
Pepco shut off power to the Maryland home of the Pascalev family after it declined to pay a monthly $14 fee for refusing installation of a smart meter. “It’s not a matter of money, it’s a matter of principle,” philosopher Assya Pascalev said.
The retired army general rose through the ranks in a 46-year military career to become chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff under President Ronald Reagan.
In Obama's world, perception doesn't equal reality — there's really no such thing as a vacation for a president of the United States.
Daniel Rowe was apparently enraged at the sight of a black man and a white woman displaying affection on the streets of Olympia, Wash.
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2016Republicans are looking for a needle in a haystack — assuming there even is one to find.
Katrina Pierson appeared on MSNBC to answer questions about why the Trump campaign is going down this road, even as Hillary Clinton’s doctors say she’s healthy and that the conspiracy theories are bogus.
