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Ryan: If Trump asks, I'll step down as co-chair of RNC

By Associated Press

WASHINGTON — House Speaker Paul Ryan says he'd step down as co-chairman of the Republican National Convention if presumptive presidential nominee Donald Trump asked him to.

Sanders' economic plan piles $18T on federal debt

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press

Sen. Bernie Sanders' tax and spending proposals would provide new levels of health and education benefits for American families, but they'd also blow an $18-trillion hole in federal deficits, piling on so much debt they would damage the economy.

Man charged with attacking West Virginia Senate candidate

By Associated Press

West Virginia State Police say they've charged a man with attacking a state Senate candidate at a political cookout.

Stunned Trump foes face diminished options at GOP convention

By Alan Fram, Associated Press

Anti-Trump forces are trying to figure out how to use this July's GOP meetings to keep Trump from reshaping the party and its guiding principles, perhaps with fights over the platform or even his vice presidential pick.

Clinton says FBI has not yet 'reached out' to discuss email investigation

By Associated Press

Hillary Clinton says "no one has reached out to me yet" from the FBI to discuss the investigation into her use of a private email server while she was secretary of state.

Sanders' path to nomination requires support of superdelegates

By Hope Yen and Stephen Ohlemacher, Associated Press

Mathematically, Sanders cannot win the nomination without superdelegate support.

Why thousands of students are seeing Broadway smash 'Hamilton'

By Saskia de Melker, Melanie Saltzman

This spring, 20,000 public high school students from low-income neighborhoods in New York City will get the opportunity to see “Hamilton,” the Broadway smash hit nominated this week for a record 16 Tony Awards. Students can see the show as…

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For some in GOP, Trump-Clinton choice is 'nightmare' matchup

By Michael D. Regan and Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press

Some Republican voters in conservative Utah are experiencing political panic after Trump rivals exit presidential race.

Race relations have improved but work remains, Obama tells Howard graduates

By Jasmine Wright

President Obama spoke out about race relations in a commencement speech at Howard University on Saturday, sparking a range of reactions from the historically black university's graduating students.