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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.

Conservatives worry about direction of party under Trump

By Nancy Benac, Associated Press

For a lot of angsty conservatives, there's more to worry about than just Donald Trump. There's the future of the conservative movement to consider.

Alabama judge suspended over order to deny gay couples marriage licenses

By Michael D. Regan

Alabama's chief supreme court justice was suspended by a judicial oversight committee on Friday for issuing an order that required probate courts to deny applications for marriage licenses for same-sex couples.