Experienced Libertarian ticket becomes a tough sell in Orlando

Delegates listen to speeches in the main hall at the National Libertarian Party Convention, on Friday in Orlando. ORLANDO - Upstairs, Bill Weld was the presumptive vice presidential nominee of the Libertarian Party, powering through interview after interview.

Bingo! With 1,237 Delegates, Trump Clinches GOP Nomination. Kasich Finishes With Just 160 Delegate

How many times did we hear Ohio Gov. John Kasich say with absolute certainty that Donald John Trump would not be the Republican nominee for president this year? On Thursday, that absolute certainty crumbled into dust as the New York real estate billionaire announced he now has the 1,237 delegates needed to win the nomination in Cleveland in July on the first all-important ballot. Gov. Kasich finished in fourth place in the delegate count with just 160, behind second place finisher Ted Cruz of Texas and Marco Rubio of Florida who despite dropping out of the race before Mr. Kasich, finished with more.

New Charter School Study: Millions In Federal Grants Wasted In Ohio

In downtown Columbus Thursday, a new study based on years worth of work shows millions of federal tax dollars intended for high-performing charter schools have actually gone to some of Ohio's worst. More problematic was the news that many millions went to other charter schools that never even opened.

News Analysis: Trump poised to be competitive presidential candidate…

Brash U.S. billionaire Donald Trump on Thursday hit the number of delegates needed to grab the Republican Party nomination, as some experts predict that he will be a competitive candidate in the presidential race. The development comes on the heels of Trump's recent surge in the polls, as he for the first time is running neck-in-neck with likely Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton .

Those polls showing Donald Trump catching up with Hillary Clinton: Really?

A raft of polls in recent days has shown a sharply tighter presidential race , with Hillary Clinton 's lead over Donald Trump shrinking to just a couple of points. Those polls have generated a lot of questions: Just how reliable is polling this far in advance of an election? What's causing the polls to shift? Can Trump actually win? Nope.

Donald Trump poised to win Washington primary

Donald Trump will move closer to clinching the Republican presidential nomination Tuesday with an expected win in the Washington primary. Trump became the presumptive nominee earlier this month with a decisive win in Indiana that forced his remaining rivals out of the race and ended months of talk about the potential of a contested convention.

Focus on demolition cost Ohio millions in federal housing funds

Vacant-housing demolition took up 90 percent of Ohio's request, but critics say asking for more mortgage-assistance funds would have ensured the entire application was viewed more favorably by the federal government. As the days passed, Ohio's application for upward of $250 million in federal housing money asked for more of the money to be devoted to vacant-housing demolition and less for mortgage assistance.

Byron York: Is it true what Democrats say about Republicans and voting?

As New York Republicans went to the polls for their primary April 19, some opponents of Donald Trump clung to the hope that Ted Cruz, or perhaps John Kasich, might deny Trump a few delegates in some of the state's congressional districts. One reason for that hope was New York's highly restrictive voter registration rules, which required party-changers to register as Republicans many months earlier in order to be eligible to vote in the GOP primary.

Prepare for President Trump

German magazine Der Spiegel sparked international controversy in February when it published an editorial under the headline "Donald Trump is the world's most dangerous man". Within three months of the publication of the article, Mr Trump has defied critics and pundits to become the presumptive Republican candidate in the US presidential election this November.

Update x5: Il Gop Delegates get down to business

After hearing from Governor Rauner and Congressman Adam Kinzinger , the state convention got down to business - with the first order of business electing their National Committeeman and Committeewoman. DeMonte told those gathered that she's working on party efforts to defunding Planned Parenthood, stop the overreach of Title 9 - likely reference to Obama's recent transgender bathroom order - and an effort to stop Christian genocide worldwide.

Trump’s campaign investment tops $43 million

Donald Trump poured more than $7.5 million of his own money into his presidential campaign in April, bringing his total personal investment to more than $43 million since he declared his candidacy, new campaign finance reports filed late Friday show. The billionaire businessman, who swatted away 16 Republican rivals and relied heavily on wall-to-wall media coverage of his outsized personality and often inflammatory remarks, reported spending about $56 million during the primary, which lasted until his final two rivals, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and Ohio Gov. John Kasich , dropped out of the race at the beginning of May. In April alone, Trump spent nearly $9.4 million, according to his monthly filing with the Federal Election Commission.

Rihanna’s New Puma Collab Is Already Sold-Out, Plus More Stories

Though he was the presumptive nominee after the withdrawal of his last opponents, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and Ohio Gov. John Kasich, in early May, Trump was still short of the confirming delegate count until Thursday. The new strain was confirmed by Department of Defense researchers in an alarming study published Thursday.