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Clinton’s, Trump’s campaign game plans on display in Colorado
Pokemon Go and US presidential politics?

Pence bowls an orange down plane aisle
Mike Pence was probably not expecting to see an orange roll under his feet on his campaign plane Thursday night.

Trump floats Ivanka for Cabinet, prompting Clinton jab
Hillary Clinton jabbed Donald Trump on Twitter after the GOP nominee answered a question about potential female cabinet members by naming his daughter, Ivanka, as a “popular” candidate.

Trump backs off false Iran video claim
Donald Trump backed off a false claim Friday morning, admitting he had not seen a video of a $400 million payment being unloaded from a US plane in Iran.

Indirect 9/11 link to Saudi royal revealed
When the United States caught its first big al Qaeda operative, six months after the 9/11 terror attacks, it found a disturbing clue: phone numbers linked to the United States.

US holds up $300 million for Pakistan over terrorism fight
The United States won’t pay $300 million in military reimbursements to Pakistan after the Pentagon determined the country was not taking sufficient action against a US-designated terror group.

Clinton repeats debunked claim about FBI email investigation
Hillary Clinton is repeating her false claim that the FBI said her statements on her use of a private email were “truthful.”

Clinton’s lead over Trump grows in new national polls
Hillary Clinton has widened her lead over Donald Trump in a pair of new national polls published on Thursday, as the Republican nominee ends one of the worst weeks of his campaign.

Democrats wary of post-convention bounce
New polls that suggest Hillary Clinton has built a significant lead over Donald Trump in the wake of the Democratic convention are being viewed with skepticism by both the campaign and some key Clinton supporters.

Pence endorses McCain, Ayotte
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence offered his support Thursday to Republican Sens. John McCain and Kelly Ayotte, days after his running mate, Donald Trump, refused to endorse the embattled Republican senators.

Ryan challenger seeks debate on deporting all Muslims
The Republican challenging House Speaker Paul Ryan said this week that the US should debate deporting all Muslims from the country.

Business owner denies Clinton claim he’s a Republican backing Hillary
Hillary Clinton’s campaign claimed Thursday that the founder of a local electrical company she toured in Nevada was both a Republican and a Clinton supporter.

Trump has Harvard Republicans seeing crimson
The kids are not all right with Donald Trump.

Gold Star mom: Trump was soft-spoken, tender
For the last week, headlines have focused on the war of words between Donald Trump and Khizr Khan, the man whose Muslim-American son died in the Iraq War and who spoke out against the Republican candidate at the Democratic National Convention.

Secret Service rushes stage to protect Clinton from protesters
United States Secret Service agents rushed to protect Hillary Clinton at a Las Vegas rally Thursday after animal-rights protesters approached the Democratic presidential nominee.

Biden wishes ‘best friend forever’ Obama a happy birthday
Vice President Joe Biden wished President Barack Obama a happy birthday Thursday, tweeting, “Happy 55th, Barack! A brother to me, a best friend forever,” along with an image of a friendship bracelet, with beads that spell out “Joe” and “Barack.”

GOP congressman on Trump in ad: ‘Honestly, I don’t care for him much’
One Colorado Republican has taken his discomfort with his party’s presidential nominee to the airwaves.

Kerry insists the US didn’t pay ransom to Iran
Secretary of State John Kerry on Thursday insisted that the United States never pays ransoms for hostages, rejecting accusations that a $400 million payment to Iran was a quid pro quo for the release of American prisoners.

Protesters with pocket Constitutions removed from Trump rally
A group of protesters at Donald Trump’s rally here on Thursday stood up silently during the Republican nominee’s speech and held up pocket copies of the Constitution.

President Obama: The feminist
For almost eight years, President Barack Obama has juggled many hats: he’s a father to two, a husband and the leader of the United States.

Trump campaign fact-checks itself?
Donald Trump’s campaign co-chair Sam Clovis said Thursday that inaccurate and exaggerated statistics about US military deaths by Katina Pierson, the campaign’s national spokeswoman, “won’t happen again.”

Refugees become first-time voters in the US
Bhuwan Pyakurel talks about his time living in a Bhutanese refugee camp in Nepal as if it were only yesterday.

11-year-old puts Pence on the spot with Trump question
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence on Thursday fielded one of the toughest questions he’s faced as Donald Trump’s running mate – from 11-year-old Matthew Schricker.

Bradley Cooper ‘not expecting’ backlash for attending the DNC
Bradley Cooper, who played Chris Kyle in “American Sniper,” was “not expecting” backlash for attending Democratic National Convention.

Ryan stands by his Trump endorsement — for now
House Speaker Paul Ryan stood by his endorsement of Donald Trump Thursday, but didn’t rule out withdrawing it at some point in the future should he deem that necessary.

Battleground polls show Clinton with post-convention leads
Hillary Clinton holds commanding leads over Donald Trump in a trio of states that the GOP nominee has made central to his White House bid, according to polls released Thursday following both party’s national conventions last month.

Johnson’s pitch: ‘How about a couple of skeptics?’
Libertarian Party presidential nominee Gary Johnson on Thursday invited voters to consider his candidacy with the question, “How about a couple of skeptics?”

Obama goes to Pentagon to talk ISIS but Trump looms large
For the second time this week, the trappings of executive power will provide a backdrop for President Barack Obama as he fields reporters’ questions — and likely takes another swing at Donald Trump.

How Trump brought Khan to the DNC stage
The first votes of the primary season were more than a month away but when Hillary Clinton was at the University of Minnesota in mid-December, she was already preparing to cast herself as the complete opposite of Donald Trump.