Luke Brinker

A little before noon on Wednesday, Hillary Clinton gave the farewell almost nobody expected she'd have to deliver, conceding to defeat to Donald Trump in her second quest for the nation's highest office. Though Clinton's concession speech came only…

Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton is expected to publicly concede defeat to President-elect Donald Trump in New York City on Wednesday morning, hours after the Manhattan real estate magnate defeated the former secretary of state in one…

The push to legalize marijuana received one of its highest-profile assists to date on Friday, as House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said she would vote Tuesday for a California ballot measure that would legalize pot for recreational use. The San…

Melania Trump received payment for 10 modeling gigs in the United States prior to obtaining legal authorization to work in the country, according to an Associated Press investigation, a finding that undermines Trump's assertion that she has been "at…

A Donald Trump presidency looks considerably more plausible than it did just a few days ago, before FBI Director James Comey jolted the presidential race with a cryptic letter to Congress announcing that the bureau was reviewing new evidence linked…

Hillary Clinton's campaign found itself embroiled in an all-out war with FBI Director James Comey on Saturday, charging that Comey's letter to Congress announcing a new review tied to Clinton's email practices was "long on innuendo and short on…

A visibly frustrated Hillary Clinton said Friday it was "incumbent" on FBI Director James Comey to provide the public with details on the focus of his agency's new review of information linked to Clinton's emails. Speaking in Des Moines shortly…

Video of Donald Trump grabbing and kissing a former Miss Universe during a 2011 speech surfaced on Friday, three weeks after his leaked boasts about sexual assault prompted a spate of women to come forward with accusations that the Republican…

Since his election to the New Castle County Council in Delaware in 1969, Joe Biden has served continuously in public office for nearly half a century — and he may not stop when his two terms as vice president are up Jan. 20. Biden, who made his name…

Sen. Mark Kirk of Illinois rescinded his support for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump amid a flap over the real estate mogul's racially charged attacks on the Mexican heritage of a federal judge — but now it's Kirk who's facing…

A federal jury on Thursday acquitted Oregon militia leader Ammon Bundy and six others of all weapons and conspiracy charges they faced in a case stemming from their takeover this past winter of a federal wildlife facility in the state. Bundy's…

Whether Donald Trump accepts the outcome or not, Hillary Clinton is on course to become the first woman ever elected president of the United States on Nov. 8, with the latest polls and top forecasts pointing toward a third consecutive White House…

LAS VEGAS — Hillary Clinton entered the final presidential debate in the catbird's seat, with a decisive if not insurmountable lead in national and swing state polls. But she nevertheless came equipped with a lethal weapon to finish off Donald…

LAS VEGAS — To hear Donald Trump tell it, the election of Hillary Clinton would not merely represent the triumph of a deplorable liberal policy agenda. A Clinton presidency, he ominously intones, would pose an existential threat to civilization…

Join us for The UnConvention: an ambitious multiplatform initiative to engage millennials in meaningful civic conversations during this year's election season. Utah ranked as the most Republican state in the country four years ago, awarding Mitt…

As Donald Trump faces fallout from the leak of a videotape in which he made predatory remarks about women, Hillary Clinton has surged into a double-digit lead nationally, according to an NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll released Monday morning. The…

By every conventional metric — substance, style and (so far) scientific polls — Hillary Clinton notched a second consecutive debate victory on Sunday night, capitalizing on the furor over Donald Trump's predatory comments about women and visibly…

As he prepared to face Hillary Clinton in a pivotal debate on Sunday night, Donald Trump appeared with Juanita Broaddrick, Paula Jones and Kathleen Willey, three women who have accused Bill Clinton of sexual assault, indicating that he was prepared…

As calls mounted for Donald Trump to exit the presidential race following the leak of a videotape in which he made predatory comments about women, the Republican National Committee on Saturday cut off support to the nominee's campaign, a move that…