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Donald Trump picks up endorsement from Cathy McMorris Rodgers, top House Republican woman

The highest-ranking woman in House Republican leadership endorsed Donald Trump late Wednesday, as the party establishment coalesces behind the presumptive GOP presidential nominee.

May 19, 2016

Claire McCaskill: Bernie Sanders is the one winning ‘rigged’ contests

Sen. Claire McCaskill on Thursday slammed Sen. Bernard Sanders for complaining that the Democratic primary process is "rigged" against him, noting that his presidential campaign mostly wins closed caucuses contests.

May 19, 2016

Washington Redskins name doesn’t offend 90 percent of Native Americans: poll

An overwhelming majority of Native Americans say the Washington Redskins name does not offend them, according to a new poll Thursday that found the national movement to change the name fell flat with actual Indians.

May 19, 2016

Donald Trump widens lead against Hillary Clinton, picks up more independents: poll

Donald Trump broke out to a 5-point lead over Hillary Clinton in a new poll Thursday, making the presumptive GOP nominee's biggest lead yet in the survey.

May 19, 2016

Donald Trump beats Hillary Clinton in matchup, but voters don’t trust either: poll

Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump bested likely Democratic rival Hillary Clinton in a hypothetical general election matchup, said a new poll that also revealed a majority of voters have negative views of both candidates.

May 19, 2016

Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders top Donald Trump in deep-blue New Jersey: poll

Democratic presidential hopefuls Hillary Clinton and Sen. Bernard Sanders of Vermont both beat likely GOP nominee Donald Trump in New Jersey, according to a new poll that cast some doubt on the billionaire businessman's boast that he can win deep-blue states.

May 19, 2016

Donald Trump speculates terrorist downed EgyptAir Flight 804: ‘Great hate and sickness!’

Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on Thursday said the crash of EgyptAir Flight 804 into the Mediterranean Sea looked like "another terrorist attack."

May 19, 2016

Donald Trump revives ‘rape’ allegation against Bill Clinton

Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump used the word "rape" Wednesday to describe alleged sexual misconduct by former President Bill Clinton, reviving the most serious claim of womanizing leveled against the husband of his likely Democratic rival.

May 19, 2016

Donald Trump must push back quickly against TV attack ads, experts say

The general election campaign began to take shape Wednesday with a burst of TV attack ads across swing states that depicted Donald Trump as a foul-mouthed misogynist, confronting the likely GOP nominee with the threat of getting "Bained."

May 18, 2016

Donald Trump files personal financial statement, calls it ‘largest in history’

Billionaire businessman and likely GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he had filed his personal financial disclosure form with the Federal Elections Commission, boasting that it was "the largest in the history of the FEC."

May 17, 2016

Hillary Clinton faces an uphill climb to woo Bernie Sanders’ supporters

Democratic Party activists say the enduring strength of Bernard Sanders' presidential bid and the vitriol erupting between his supporters and Hillary Clinton's have transformed the Vermont senator into a powerbroker who must be appeased — perhaps by making him the vice presidential pick.

May 16, 2016

Hillary Clinton rules out Cabinet post for Bill Clinton

Hillary Clinton indicated Monday that former President Bill Clinton wouldn't get a Cabinet post if she wins the White House, although she has promised to put her husband "in charge of revitalizing the economy."

May 16, 2016

Donald Trump’s ex-girlfriend says New York Times ‘spun’ her story for ‘hit piece’

A former girlfriend of Donald Trump on Monday refuted a New York Times story in which she was featured prominently to depict the likely GOP presidential nominee as sexist and a womanizer.

May 16, 2016

Donald Trump supporters watchful for signs backpedaling

Some of Donald Trump's supporters watched with trepidation as he was whisked around Washington last week to powwow with GOP leaders and markedly softened his tone, worried that he was being co-opted by the party establishment.

May 15, 2016

Donald Trump’s former butler investigated for Facebook threats against Obama

The Secret Service said Thursday that it is investigating Donald Trump's former butler for making Facebook posts that call for President Obama to be killed, including saying he "needs to be hung for treason!"

May 12, 2016

Donald Trump, Paul Ryan ‘totally committed’ to party unity after meeting

Donald Trump and House Speaker Paul D. Ryan emerged from a meeting Thursday declaring the GOP is coming together, but lawmakers continued to resist the billionaire businessman's unconventional agenda, and so far their main point of unity is a desire to beat Hillary Clinton in November.

May 12, 2016

Donald Trump meeting with Paul Ryan to raise funds for Republican race against Hillary Clinton

Donald Trump's meeting with congressional leaders Thursday isn't about endorsements, it's about the money, Republican strategists and fundraisers said.

May 11, 2016

Paul Ryan, ‘sooner or later,’ will endorse Donald Trump: GOP strategist

It's only a matter of time before House Speaker Paul D. Ryan succumbs to endorsing Donald Trump for president, a GOP strategist familiar with the speaker's thinking said Wednesday.

May 11, 2016

Donald Trump winning over Republicans as Ben Sasse’s third-party pitch falls flat

Far from irreparably fracturing the GOP, Donald Trump is quickly winning the backing of many of the party's top elected officials, with senators returning to Washington this week pledging their support for him as their nominee.

May 10, 2016

Donald Trump winning over Democrats in blue Northeast states

Republicans in Washington may be wringing their hands over Donald Trump, but rank-and-file voters are suffering no such qualms, and instead are eagerly embracing the GOP's presumptive nominee.

May 9, 2016