WASHINGTON (AP) — Their fundraising power is waning — if they ever had it. Their support in preference polls couldn't drop much lower. Some don't get invited to the debates in prime-time. Those that do get asked afterward, on live television, when they plan to quit.
The first of these longshot candidates for president dropped out of the 2016 race on Tuesday, when former Virginia Sen. Jim Webb — who entered the race with an email — told reporters he was withdrawing.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says President Barack Obama will veto a sweeping $612 billion defense policy bill, citing objections over how the measure is funded.
Obama will veto the bill Thursday afternoon in the Oval Office.
