Updated 07/11/16 09:31 PM EDT GOP platform panel votes down bid to soften party opposition to same-sex marriage Backers were urging the party to try to attract LGBT voters.
2016 07/11/16 07:37 PM EDT How Trump is changing the Republicans' 2016 platform Initial drafts of the platform hold the conservative line on social ideas, but Trump’s economic stances are making a strong mark.
2016 07/11/16 07:31 PM EDT Bayh shocker upends battle for Senate control The former Indiana senator's surprise reversal gives Democrats a big boost in their bid to recapture the chamber.
Updated 07/11/16 06:53 PM EDT Obama backs health care public option He makes the plea in a column in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
2016 07/11/16 06:45 PM EDT Will Trump’s Nomination Be the End of the Religious Right? Conservative Christians have long aligned with the Republican Party. But never before has a GOP nominee so flouted evangelical beliefs.
Updated 07/11/16 06:43 PM EDT Republicans ask DOJ to investigate Clinton for perjury Republicans say Comey's statements 'directly contradict several aspects' of Clinton's testimony.
Updated 07/11/16 06:35 PM EDT Obama to police: Dallas shooting was a 'hate crime' He said Dallas was strikingly parallel to the Dylann Roof shooting in that it was a hate crime.
07/11/16 06:16 PM EDT Republicans building stronger anti-abortion plank in platform Committees meeting in Cleveland before next week's convention have given preliminary approval of the Planned Parenthood condemnation, according to attendees....
2016 07/11/16 06:12 PM EDT Trump's budget: Making the deficit great again His proposals are a series of puzzle pieces that don’t fit together into a coherent whole, according to experts on both sides of the aisle.
2016 07/11/16 06:05 PM EDT Why Bernie’s Message Will Endure Even as he leaves the stage after endorsing Hillary on Tuesday, Sanders has taught us the value of relentlessness.
07/11/16 05:46 PM EDT Biden on being Clinton's VP: 'That's not my preferred route' 'I'm going to work like the devil for her, but I'm not looking to be vice president again.'
07/11/16 05:35 PM EDT Biden: There's a ‘great deal of anxiety and fear’ around policing Biden says he hopes to open up "avenues of communication between the black community" and the police.
07/11/16 05:25 PM EDT Politicians, diplomats pen letter urging stronger ties with Iran Former lawmakers including Tom Daschle, Carl Levin and Nancy Kassebaum are among those who signed.
07/11/16 05:02 PM EDT Trump’s 'law and order' candidacy Bern’s with Her — Running mate chatter — Cleveland Awakens
07/11/16 04:40 PM EDT Michigan Gov.: State police investigating courthouse shooting Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder has called for prayers "for those affected."
07/11/16 04:28 PM EDT Trump outlines 10-point plan to reform Veterans Affairs department The Manhattan billionaire singled out mental health care for veterans as especially in need of attention.
Updated 07/11/16 03:15 PM EDT Trump: 'I am the law and order candidate' “We must maintain law and order at the highest level or we will cease to have a country, 100 percent. We will cease to have a country. I am the law and...
07/11/16 02:44 PM EDT Pitbull on Trump: 'There's nothing he won't say to have the limelight' Pitbull has not made his feelings known about which candidate he plans to support.
07/11/16 02:26 PM EDT DNC mourns 'dedicated, selfless' staffer killed in D.C. Rich had worked in his current capacity with the DNC since June 2014.
Updated 07/11/16 02:04 PM EDT FAA patch set for House passage tonight Reid accuses GOP of making poison-pill demands — Lawmakers push for leeway in using Metro moolah
07/11/16 02:03 PM EDT Ryan, Scalise form victory committee Venn hires Spira, Astellas nabs Devaney, Orrick's Howard to Cozen O’Connor
07/11/16 02:00 PM EDT Jeb explains the 'tragedy' of Trump's nomination There will be no wall built, Bush said, and Mexico will not pay for it, nor will there be a ban on Muslims.
07/11/16 01:54 PM EDT Erickson mocks Pence as 'perfect' Trump VP pick During his time in Congress, "the one thing Pence ran for that he was not assured of was Minority Leader and he did a terrible job campaigning for...
Updated 07/11/16 01:39 PM EDT Evan Bayh readying Indiana Senate comeback run Democrat Baron Hill is dropping out of the Indiana Senate race and will be replaced as the Democratic nominee by former Sen. Evan Bayh, upending the race...
Updated 07/11/16 01:19 PM EDT Obama approves 560 more troops to Iraq The additional troops are set to perform a range of duties.
07/11/16 01:00 PM EDT Poll: Clinton leads Trump in Nevada Clinton leads among women 53 percent to 38 percent, while among men, Trump leads 44 percent to 37 percent.
07/11/16 12:34 PM EDT Carrie Budoff Brown named editor of POLITICO Big news on the homefront. Carrie Budoff Brown has been named editor of POLITICO. Here's the memo just sent to staff from Publisher and Editor-in-Chief...
07/11/16 12:27 PM EDT Threatened oil industry rethinks climate stance "The political environment has shifted so dramatically with Paris, with the 'keep it in the ground' campaign having controlled the conversation,...
07/11/16 12:00 PM EDT Dems cave on CARA funding Moon shot unlikely to tackle drug costs — Part B demo opposition gets pharma money
07/11/16 11:49 AM EDT Trump on VP pick: 'History has said nobody ever helps' Trump also expressed that he would be choosing someone with political experience, a notion that he and his surrogates have frequently mentioned as a factor....
Updated 07/11/16 11:29 AM EDT Cerner Pentagon contract will cost a bit more Gingrich ducks out of hearing appearance — CMS with another rule
07/11/16 11:28 AM EDT Breitbart reporter blames Democratic politicians for Baton Rouge arrests "I gotta point out that at no point was anything ever explained to the protesters."
07/11/16 11:21 AM EDT GOP platform panel strikes references to TPP “I think we should take out TPP completely,” said Tracey Monroe-Winburn, an Ohio delegate.
07/11/16 10:57 AM EDT Gay Republicans push for pro-LGBT language in platform A letter to committee members calls for the party to respond to the massacre at a gay nightclub in Orlando.
07/11/16 10:00 AM EDT GMO bill gets a date in the House This week: RFS, CFTC and organic animal welfare standards — Dem platform puts squeeze on TPP
07/11/16 10:00 AM EDT Speaking out on Section 385 Dems weekend with Bernie — Brady hopeful on taxes with Trump
07/11/16 10:00 AM EDT CWA endorses Clinton today DNC backs $15 as Sanders loses on TPP — Carlson v. Ailes becomes arbitration fight
07/11/16 10:00 AM EDT How Clinton's health platform now includes Sanders' ideas Congress sprints on Zika funding — Why Paul Ryan's dancing around Trump
07/11/16 10:00 AM EDT Officials: EGA negotiations to finish this year Dem platform puts the squeeze on TPP — Trump’s wall could block U.S. gas exports
