May 17 Sanders wins Oregon primary; Clinton declares victory in tight Kentucky race By Ken Thomas, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Bernie Sanders has won Oregon's presidential primary and battled Hillary Clinton to a razor-thin margin in Kentucky. Continue reading
May 16 Watch 7:46 Donald Trump’s teflon presents head-scratching challenge for Democrats By PBS News Hour Amy Walter of The Cook Political Report and Tamara Keith of NPR join Judy Woodruff to discuss the latest in politics, including the prospects for Democratic unity, Clinton’s enthusiasm problem, Trump’s teflon — and his new war on the New… Continue watching
May 16 Watch 2:39 Hillary Clinton barnstorms Kentucky, looking for big win By PBS News Hour As voters in Kentucky and Oregon prepare to go to the polls Tuesday, Hillary Clinton blitzed the Bluegrass State, hoping to end Sen. Bernie Sanders’ string of primary victories. Sanders himself was in Puerto Rico, where he decried Congress’ approach… Continue watching
May 16 ‘Hamilton’ creator says ‘immigrants get the job done’ in UPenn graduation speech By Associated Press Lin-Manuel Miranda says even as politics traffics in "anti-immigrant rhetoric," there is a musical "reminding us that a broke orphan immigrant from the West Indies built our financial system."… Continue reading
May 16 Trump to Megyn Kelly: People who are bullied ‘gotta get over it’ By Associated Press WASHINGTON — Months after he savaged her on Twitter and elsewhere, Donald Trump tells Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly that people who are bullied "gotta get over it" and fight back. Continue reading
May 15 Trump camp denies he posed as his own spokesperson By Michael D. Regan Days after GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump denied posing as his own fictitious spokesperson during his business tenure, the presumptive nominee's senior aide on Sunday has doubled down on the claim. Continue reading
May 15 Obama tells college grads that walls won’t solve problems By Josh Lederman, Associated Press President Barack Obama on Sunday urged college graduates to shun those who want to confront a rapidly changing world by building walls around the United States or by embracing ignorance, as he delivered a sharp and barely concealed critique of… Continue reading
May 15 On more than one issue, GOP’s Trump sounds like a Democrat By Jill Colvin, Associated Press Complicating the efforts to define Trump's ideology is his penchant for offering contradictory ideas about policy. He also has taken recently to saying that all of his plans are merely suggestions, open to later negotiation. Continue reading
May 15 Newt Gingrich says he would consider being Trump’s running mate By Michael D. Regan Former GOP House Speaker Newt Gingrich said Sunday he would consider an offer by presidential candidate Donald Trump to be the presumptive Republican nominee's running mate. Continue reading
May 15 Paul Ryan on whether he will support Trump: ‘This is a process’ By Scott Bauer, Associated Press ouse Speaker Paul Ryan says he doesn't have a timeline for unifying behind presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. Continue reading