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WATCH: Delegates Protest, Walk Out of Hillary’s DNC Speech

Groups of disgruntled delegates for Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) heckled, protested, and eventually walked out of the Democratic National Convention during Hillary Clinton’s speech accepting her party’s nomination on Thursday night.

Hillary speech protest (Joel Pollak / Breitbart News)

Jerry Brown Bashes Trump over Climate Change; Jeered over Fracking

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania — California Gov. Jerry Brown won giddy applause from his state’s delegation as he took the stage at the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday evening — at least from the seats in front. However, he was also jeered from the seats in back by anti-fracking protesters, who shouted: “Ban fracking now!”

California delegation at DNC (Joel Pollak / Breitbart News)

‘Bernie or Bust’? Sanders Supporters Consider Next Steps

Supporters of Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) are wondering what to do next, now that former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is the Democratic Party’s official presidential nominee — and that Bernie has endorsed her.

No Way in Hell (Joel Pollak / Breitbart News)

Bernie Sanders Delegates Allege Spying, Suppression by DNC

Delegates for Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) are complaining about a variety of tactics that they say have been used against them by the Democratic National Committee and the Hillary Clinton campaign to silence them at the Democratic National Convention this

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L.A. Times/USC Dornsife Poll: Trump 47%, Clinton 40%

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania — A new USC Dornsife / Los Angeles Times Presidential Election Poll released Wednesday shows Republican nominee Donald Trump with 47% support among likely voters, and Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton with 40.4% — the largest lead for the Republican thus far in the 2016 presidential race.

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Day 2 of Democratic National Convention: Outsiders vs. Insiders

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania — The second day of the Democratic National Convention was supposed to be a coronation. Instead, it triggered at least two confrontations — one, expected, in the streets; and the other, unexpected, inside the hall itself.

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#Demexit: Sanders Delegates Walk out of Convention in Protest

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania — Hundreds of delegates for Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) walked out of the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday evening and staged a sit-in inside the media center in protest against a “rigged” election.

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In Convention Speech, Bernie Sanders Lied to Supporters About TPP

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) told supporters at the Democratic National Convention on Monday night that their “political revolution” had succeeded in forcing the party to reject the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). The problem: the Democratic Party’s platform does not specifically oppose the TPP.

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The Night Bernie Sanders’s ‘Political Revolution’ Died

As he urged them to support Clinton for president, his most ardent fans booed loudly — something one Sanders delegate from Illinois swore would never happen. There are things, he said, you keep within the family. The Democratic Party is an unhappy family.

Sanders supporter at DNC (Joel Pollak / Breitbart News)

WATCH: Anti-TPP Protest Breaks out on Democratic Convention Floor

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania — A protest against the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade deal broke out on the floor of the Democratic National Convention at the Wells Fargo Arena on Monday afternoon, in the midst of an address by Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD).

Anti-TPP protest (Joel Pollak / Breitbart News)

All Aboard the Bernie Train: Middle Fingers for the DNC

The activists came from as far as Washington State to register their continued support for Sanders — and their disgust at the Democratic National Committee (DNC) in the wake of the release of emails suggesting that DNC leaders colluded to help Hillary Clinton defeat Sanders in the primary race.

Protest DNC sign (Joel Pollak / Breitbart News)

Leaked Emails Reveal the Real Bigots Are in the Democratic Party

After being told for weeks by very concerned liberals and media pundits that Donald J. Trump represents the second coming of Adolf Hitler, it is richly ironic to learn that Hillary Clinton’s Democratic National Committee (DNC) planned to target Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) for his faith.

Debbie Wasserman Schultz No H8 (Adam Bouska / No H8)

Gavin Newsom Caught Plagiarizing Attack on Donald Trump

Califorlia Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom plagiarized an attack on Donald Trump on Friday evening, presenting work by a retired Air Force officer as if it were his own, and signing it with his name. Newson later admitted the plagiarism, once caught.

Gavin Newsom (Nick Ut / Associated Press)

Blue State Blues: The Trump Convention Was the People’s Convention

What united everyone in the room was the fact that everyone put America first. Donald Trump took that dusty old slogan, wiped away the grime of Second World War isolationism, and presented it to the nation as something new — what his friend Tom Barrack called the “diamond” at the heart of the American self-image.

Blue State Blues (Breitbart)

Republican National Convention: Cleveland Rocked!

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Some of us owe Cleveland an apology. When the Republican National Committee announced the host city for the 2016 convention, the smart set put it down to pure political calculation: the GOP needs Ohio to win, hence Ohio.

Cleveland convention (Domick Reuter / AFP / Getty)

Trump Embraces Both Gays and Evangelicals in RNC Speech

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Donald Trump made history on Wednesday night, not just by accepting his party’s presidential nomination, and not just by delivering the longest speech in party convention history, but also by embracing both gays and evangelical Christians in the same address.

Gay Trump fans (Drew Angerer / Getty)

VIDEO: Comedian Jimmy Dore Spits in Alex Jones’s Face

Another melée broke out on radio row at the Republican National Convention on Thursday afternoon, and ended with comedian Jimmy Dore spitting a beverage into the face of controversial Internet talk show host Alex Jones.

Jimmy Dore spits at Alex Jones (The New American Media / YouTube)

Most California Delegates Reject Ted Cruz’s Speech

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Most of the 172-member California delegation to the Republican National Convention seemed to reject Ted Cruz’s speech on Wednesday evening, in which he refused to endorse GOP nominee Donald Trump, saying instead: “Vote your conscience.”

Ted Cruz (Chip Somodevilla / Getty)

Ben Shapiro: Donald Trump ‘Orchestrated the Boos’ for Ted Cruz

The Daily Wire’s Ben Shapiro has an interesting alternative theory about Ted Cruz’s speech to the Republican National Convention on Wednesday night: the Donald Trump campaign “orchestrated the boos.” Cruz camp confirms: Trump approved speech; Cruz was negotiating to help

Boos Cruz (Robyn Beck / AFP / Getty)

Donald Trump Gave Ted Cruz the Rope to Hang Himself

After Ted Cruz’s stunning refusal to back Donald Trump in his address to the Republican National Convention on Wednesday evening, Trump emerged from the wings, smiling and applauding as he waved to the crowd. Later, he tweeted that he had seen the speech beforehand, and let Cruz deliver it anyway.

Trump thumbs up after Cruz speech (Dominick Reuter / AFP / Getty)