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Bernie Sanders withholds endorsement of Hillary Clinton

Sen. Bernard Sanders on Thursday acknowledged that his campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination was coming to an end but vowed that his far-left political revolution would continue.

June 16, 2016

Hillary Clinton horrified by killing of Jo Cox in act of ‘political intolerance’

Hillary Clinton said Thursday that she as horrified by the killing of U.K. lawmaker Jo Cox and called for Britain and the U.S. to "stand together against hatred and violence."

June 16, 2016

Trump stumble emboldens Clinton: ‘She’ll do whatever the hell she wants’: Democratic source

Hillary Clinton is losing interest in accommodating demands from far-left rival Sen. Barnard Sanders because she feels emboldened by the faltering of GOP nominee Donald Trump, a Democratic Party insider said Thursday.

June 16, 2016

John Kasich: I’ll break endorsement pledge unless Trump makes ‘dramatic change’

Ohio Gov. John Kasich said Thursday that he will not keep his pledge to endorse the party's nominee unless Donald Trump makes a "dramatic change," but he vowed not to join any effort to block the billionaire businessman from receiving the nomination at the Cleveland convention.

June 16, 2016

Donald Trump’s post-Orlando appeal to LGBT voters roundly rejected

Donald Trump's appeal for support from LBGT voters after the Orlando terrorist attack fell flat with gay rights activists, who said his vows to protect them from homophobic Islamic terrorists were just more of the divisive and bigoted rhetoric they have come to expect from the presumptive Republican presidential nominee.

June 14, 2016

Donald Trump: Obama more angry at me than the Orlando shooter

Donald Trump responded Tuesday to a fierce scolding by President Obama by questioning why the president was more outraged with him than with the terrorist gunman responsible for the Orlando massacre.

June 14, 2016

Bill Kristol swings at Donald Trump, hits Ronald Reagan in Flag Day attack

A leader of the #NeverTrump movement attempted to cause a flap on Flag Day by accusing Donald Trump of disrespecting Old Glory when he gave it a big hug and a kiss -- but Ronald Reagan did the same thing.

June 14, 2016

Rudy Giuliani blasts Obama terrorism strategy: ‘Barbarians that we are facing’

Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani said Tuesday that President Obama's strategy of not mentioning "radical Islamic terrorism" obviously is not working, citing four major attacks in the West in the past year.

June 14, 2016

Hillary: ‘radical jihadism,’ ‘radical Islam’ mean the same thing — but one is more dangerous

Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton responded Monday to Donald Trump's criticism that she has avoided using the term "radical Islam" to describe the terrorist threat, saying that her preferred term "radical jihadism" means the same thing.

June 13, 2016

Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton’s high negative ratings expected to drive record turnout

The 2016 presidential race won't be a contest of which candidate Americans vote for in November but which candidate they vote against -- a purported racist or an alleged crook -- and that fear of an unwanted occupant in the White House will drive record numbers to the polls, experts predict.

June 12, 2016

Donald Trump calls on Obama to resign for refusing to say Orlando attack ‘radical Islamic terrorism’

Donald Trump said Sunday that President Obama should resign after he refused to use the term "radial Islamic terrorism" in remarks about the massacre at an Orlando gay nightclub.

June 12, 2016

Donald Trump jets to battleground states, holds big rallies to reboot campaign

Donald Trump embarked Friday on a series of rallies in battleground states, moving to recover from one of the worst weeks of his campaign with the same formula that made him the presumptive Republican presidential nominee.

June 10, 2016

Obama’s endorsement of Hillary Clinton won’t influence email probe, White House insists

The White House insisted Thursday that President Obama's endorsement of Hillary Clinton, including gushing praise for her high "character," won't influence the Justice Department's criminal investigation into her secret email system from her time as secretary of state.

June 9, 2016

Hillary Clinton’s ‘historic’ campaign yet to resonate with millennials

Millennial voters largely shrugged off Hillary Clinton's feat of becoming the first woman to claim enough delegates for a major-party presidential nomination and continued to stand by far-left rival Sen. Bernard Sanders -- underscoring the challenges she confronts to unify the Democratic Party.

June 8, 2016

Law professor backs Donald Trump’s conflict-of-interest charge against federal judge

A Washington D.C. law professor has given credence to Donald Trump's charge that U.S. District Court Judge Gonzalo Curiel has a conflict of interest in a court case involving the likely Republican presidential nominee, saying the judge's affiliation with a group that advocated for illegal immigrants creates "an appearance of impropriety."

June 8, 2016

Donald Trump alienates GOP with remarks about Judge Gonzalo Curiel’s Mexican heritage

Donald Trump suffered stinging rebukes from every side Monday but refused to back down from his remarks about the Mexican heritage of a federal judge, as the presumptive Republican presidential nominee's unapologetic off-the-cuff style this time threatened to inflict serious damage.

June 6, 2016

Hillary Clinton reaches number of delegates needed to clinch Democratic nomination

Hillary Clinton has sewn up enough delegates to win the Democratic presidential nomination, according to an Associated Press tally, cementing her as the first woman to helm a major party into the general election.

June 6, 2016

Democrats unload on Donald Trump: ‘Hateful, xenophobic and bigoted’

New York City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito took the point position in Democrats' assault on Donald Trump for remarks about the Mexican heritage of a federal judge, denouncing it as "racist" and "vile."

June 6, 2016

Susan Collins joins massive rebuke of Donald Trump

Sen. Susan Collins joined Monday the rapidly growing chorus of Republicans scolding Donald Trump, the party's presumptive presidential nominee, for remarks about the Mexican heritage of a federal judge, calling it "completely unacceptable."

June 6, 2016

Donald Trump divides union leaders, rank-and-file members

Labor leaders have moved aggressively to tamp down rank-and-file members' support for Donald Trump, but the likely Republican presidential nominee continues to split the labor movement.

June 5, 2016