Execution drop makes some think death penalty is fading away
By MARK SHERMAN Is the death penalty in America gradually dying? There have been just two executions since May 1 and the total for 2016 probably will hit a 25-year…
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Blacks question Trump outreach delivered to white audiences
By BILL BARROW and ERRIN HAINES WHACK Black Republicans cheer Donald Trump for a newfound outreach to African-Americans, but say the GOP presidential nominee must take his message beyond arenas…
Divided America: Diverse millennials are no voting monolith
GILLIAN FLACCUS, TAMARA LUSH and MARTHA IRVINE The oldest millennials — nearing 20 when airplanes slammed into New York City’s Twin Towers — are old enough to remember the relative…
Trump campaign shakes up leadership in latest sign of tumult
By JILL COLVIN and JULIE PACE Donald Trump announced a shake-up of his campaign leadership Wednesday, the latest sign of tumult for his struggling White House bid less than three…
Obama says Trump ‘unfit, challenges GOP to drop support
By JULIE PACE In a searing denouncement, President Barack Obama slammed Donald Trump as “unfit” and “woefully unprepared” to serve in the White House on Tuesday. He challenged Republican lawmakers…
Clinton to nation: It’s a ‘moment of reckoning’
By LISA LERER Hillary Clinton capped a four-day convention celebration with a plea for national unity and tolerance. Now, one of the most divisive and distrusted figures in American politics…
A lot of holes in GOP presidential ground game in key states
By STEVE PEOPLES and JULIE BYKOWICZ Presidential battleground states were supposed to be swarming with Republican Party workers by now. “We’ve moved on to thousands and thousands of employees,” party…
Democrats to give Trump ‘rude awakening’ in summer onslaught
By LISA LERER and JULIE BYKOWICZ Donald Trump’s unconventional campaign is about to feel the heat of political organization. Hillary Clinton and her Democratic allies have invested at least $41…