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Donald Trump heading to Scotland for event at Trump Turnberry golf course

Presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump is heading to Scotland later this month for an event at his Trump Turnberry golf course, the Trump campaign confirmed Wednesday.

June 1, 2016

Hillary Clinton has narrow lead over Donald Trump in Michigan: poll

Likely Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton holds about a 4-point lead over presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump in Michigan, according to a poll unveiled Wednesday.

June 1, 2016

Bernie Sanders campaign: Hillary Clinton has a ‘much more scripted program’

Sen. Bernard Sanders' campaign manager on Wednesday said Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton has a "much more scripted program" on the campaign trail compared to Mr. Sanders.

June 1, 2016

Mitch McConnell: ‘This is going to be a ticket-splitting kind of year’

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is predicting a "ticket-splitting kind of year," saying the two major parties' likely presidential nominees probably aren't going to create down-ballot coattails along the lines of what President Obama had during his 2008 campaign.

June 1, 2016

Hillary Clinton leads Donald Trump by 4 points head-to-head: poll

Likely Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton has a 4-point lead over presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump, according to a national Quinnipiac poll released Wednesday.

June 1, 2016

Hillary Clinton leads Donald Trump by just 4 points in New Jersey: Poll

Likely Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton leads presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump by just 4 points in a head-to-head matchup in traditionally blue New Jersey, according to a Monmouth University poll released Tuesday.

May 31, 2016

Donald Trump dismisses Gary Johnson as a ‘fringe candidate’

Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on Tuesday dismissed Libertarian Party nominee Gary Johnson as a "fringe candidate."

May 31, 2016

Jerry Brown praises Bernie Sanders, says he’s voting for Hillary Clinton

A week before the crucial June 7 primary in California, Gov. Jerry Brown on Tuesday announced he's voting for likely Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, saying Mrs. Clinton's lead over Sen. Bernard Sanders in the 2016 Democratic primary contest is "insurmountable" and that the general election has already started.

May 31, 2016

Hillary Clinton leads Donald Trump by 21 points in New York: poll

Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump frequently talks about putting his home state of New York into play in the general election, but a poll released Tuesday shows him trailing likely Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton by 21 points in the Empire State.

May 31, 2016

Mitch McConnell: I don’t think Donald Trump will change the GOP ‘in any fundamental way’

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday called presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump a "phenomenon" while saying he doesn't think Mr. Trump is going to change the Republican party itself "in any fundamental way."

May 31, 2016

Mitch McConnell: ‘We’re all lobbying hard’ for Marco Rubio to run for re-election in Florida

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says he and his Senate colleagues have been lobbying Sen. Marco Rubio to change his mind and seek re-election in Florida this year, after Mr. Rubio had taken himself out of the running for Senate once he launched his White House bid.

May 31, 2016

Gary Johnson blows Donald Trump a kiss on national TV

Former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson, who secured the Libertarian Party's 2016 nomination for president over the weekend, blew presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump a kiss to close out a television interviewon Tuesday.

May 31, 2016

Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton tied in New Hampshire: poll

Presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump and likely Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton are running even in New Hampshire, according to a new poll.

May 31, 2016

Gun rights advocates see challenges at ballot box

Gun rights supporters are grappling with how to approach U.S. Senate races this cycle in states such as Ohio and Pennsylvania, where the lines are less clear than they are in the presidential race.

May 30, 2016

NRA members say more guns in hands of law-abiding citizens will make U.S. safer

Riots had broken out when Al Parsons was attending summer school at Louisiana State University soon after the Gun Control Act of 1968 passed, and someone was beating on his apartment door at midnight.

May 29, 2016

Donald Trump torpedoes talk of debate with ‘second-place’ Bernie Sanders

After some fevered speculation, presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump closed the door Friday on a one-on-one debate with Sen. Bernard Sanders ahead of the June 7 California primary, saying it would be "inappropriate" to share the stage with the loser of the Democratic primary and help networks that have not been generous to charities.

May 27, 2016

Donald Trump: I’m retiring ‘Lyin’ Ted’ nickname for Cruz

Presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump on Friday said he was retiring the "Lyin' Ted" nickname he hammered Sen. Ted Cruz with in the Republican primary contest and said it might be a better descriptor for likely Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton.

May 27, 2016

Bernie Sanders: Goal would be to have debate with Donald Trump in a ‘big stadium’

Sen. Bernard Sanders says he hopes the potential debate between him and presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump will be in a "big stadium" in California, and that he's disappointed Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton has opted not to debate him in the state before the June 7 primary.

May 27, 2016

Donald Trump on Marco Rubio Senate seat in Florida: ‘Run Marco!’

Presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump appears to be giving Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida a bit of a nudge to try to hold onto his current job.

May 27, 2016