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GOP hopeful has Trump’s ‘enemy of the people’ lines down – but not his endorsement By Andrew Sheeler. Updated September 12, 2018 4:18 PM.

Erie, Pennsylvania (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris slammed Republican rival Donald Trump in Pennsylvania on Monday night over the former president’s comment that the US military should ...

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link When the QAnon conspiracy theory first materialized on far-right message boards in 2017, Republican Party leaders weren't tweeting much about ...