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Former president’s VP announcement set to be overshadowed by Democratic concerns about Biden’s age and mental fitness following a dismal debate performance

Georgia representative was ridiculed for muddling up details about the signers of the Declaration of Independence

President signals irritation in TV appearance; Biden sends letter to congressional Democrats saying he has no plans to end campaign

President Biden faces internal party divisions over his re-election candidacy, with calls for cognitive testing.

Twenty years before Watergate, then-Sen. Richard Nixon’s national political ambitions were in peril. He was accused of dipping into a private, $18,000 slush fund to cover expenses, and doubts about the propriety of his conduct intensified as the 1952 presidential election campaign unfolded.

The presidential nominating conventions every four years are political events, but they are also media events. Since the advent of television, Democratic and Republican national convention organizers have sought to tightly stage-manage their gatherings for home viewers, and they’ve often succeeded.

Over the course of Nevada history, no one party has dominated the state’s politics, and its electorate has remained surprisingly balanced in its political leanings. Since becoming a state in 1864, Nevada has had equal representation with its federal delegation: 14 U.S. senators from each of the major parties and…

A new poll finds Americans are increasingly skeptical about the value and cost of college

The conservative coalition seeks to crack down on various issues including immigration, reproductive rights, environmental protections and LGBTQ+ rights.