The Wall Street Journal: Billionaires Adelson, Ricketts plan to donate millions to Trump

Two billionaires are planning to open their pocketbooks for Republican nominee Donald Trump in the final six weeks of the election, as the businessman continues to lag behind Democrat Hillary Clinton in fundraising. Billionaire casino owner Sheldon Adelson and his wife, Miriam, are planning to spend $45 million to boost Republicans in the next two months, including at least $5 million to help Trump, according to a person familiar with the plans.

Will either side blink over North Carolina’s House Bill 2?

North Carolina's Republican leaders and gay-rights supporters are daring each other to clean up the mess over the state's law limiting LGBT protections against discrimination, which is crimping the state's economy as sponsors of major sporting events pull out of the state. Gov. Pat McCrory and GOP legislators have offered to consider rescinding the law, but only if the Democrats who lead Charlotte's City Council act first and essentially admit they were wrong to pass a local ordinance that would have expanded protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people.

Ayotte, Hassan Say Bipartisanship Key to Fixing Social Security, Medicare

Gov. Maggie Hassan and Sen. Kelly Ayotte had their first candidate forum of the general election Monday morning in Manchester. At the AARP-sponsored event, the U.S. Senate candidates focused on Social Security and Medicare.

Alabama pipeline leak: Georgia governor issues emergency declaration freezing gas prices

Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal has issued an executing order prohibiting price gouging in the wake of a leak at an Alabama pipeline that has sent prices up and supplies down. Georgia has been hardest hit by the leak of almost 6,000 barrels of gasoline from Colonial Pipeline's major artery that runs from Texas to New England.

Dole, Kassebaum regret erosion of bipartisanship

Seated between U.S. Rep. Lynn Jenkins and Gov. Sam Brownback, former Senate Majority Leader and presidential candidate Bob Dole was honored at the Combat Air Museum at Forbes Field on Thursday where a conference room used for the museum's youth education programs was renamed the Bob Dole Education Center.

Donald Trump: John Kasich is not on board because ‘he got beaten so badly’

Donald Trump said Monday he doesn't really care if people like Ohio Gov. John Kasich endorse him - but he also didn't contradict Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus, who on Sunday hinted at possible retribution for such holdout Republicans. "I really don't care.

Pump problem? Gov. Nathan Deal says he’s received no complaints

The governor of Georgia said Sunday his office hasn't received any complaints of gas shortages within the state after a pipeline spill in central Alabama, but some gas station employees have said they've had to close because they're out.

Pump problem? Gov’s office says they’ve gotten no complaints

Despite some gas station employees saying they've run out, the Georgia governor's office has said they haven't received any complaints of gas shortages within the state after a pipeline spill in central Alabama. Gov. Nathan Deal's spokeswoman Jen Ryan said in a statement Sunday that they haven't received any complaints but will act accordingly if that changes.

Trump position on coal more nostalgia than policy

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Pump problem? Gova s office says theya ve gotten no complaints

Despite some gas station employees saying they've run out, the Georgia governor's office has said they have not received any complaints of gas shortages within the state after a pipeline spill in central Alabama. "As of now we've not received any complaints," Gov. Nathan Deal's spokeswoman Jen Ryan said in a statement Sunday.

NJ beaches reopen as pipe bomb blast probed

Jersey Shore beaches were reopened Sunday as an investigation continued into a pipe bomb explosion at a seaside community before thousands of runners were to participate in a charity 5K race to benefit Marines and sailors. Officials would not say if they believe the Saturday afternoon blast in Seaside Park was terror-related but said it didn't appear to be connected to an explosion that rocked a crowded Manhattan neighborhood Saturday night, injuring 29 people.

Priebus: Candidates who don’t support Trump could be penalized

Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus told "Face the Nation" that former presidential candidates who do not endorse Donald Trump for president could find themselves penalized if they run for president again. "Those people need to get on board," he told CBS' "Face the Nation."

Kelly: It’s time for some answers in Fort Lee

Why Fort Lee Mayor Mark Sokolich and his borough were the apparent targets of orchestrated traffic jams at the George Washington Bridge remains as one of the perhaps unexplainable mysteries of the Bridgegate saga. Why punish a relatively powerless, mostly unknown Democratic mayor for not publicly endorsing a Republican governor whose reelection was never in doubt? And why punish him so harshly - with crippling townwide traffic jams that lasted portions of five days? It remains to be seen whether the questions will be fully explored in the trial of two former aides to Governor Christie for their alleged roles in the scandal.

Brisbane police hunt two men after recent crime spree

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The Latest: FBI examines Uber vehicle damaged in NYC blast

A team of five FBI agents have searched an Uber driver's vehicle that had been damaged in the Manhattan blast, ripping off the door panels inside as they examined it for evidence. The driver, MD Alam, had just picked up three passengers and was driving along 23rd Street when the explosion occurred, shattering the car's windows and leaving gaping holes in the rear passenger-side door.

N.C. drops ‘bathroom bill’ lawsuit: Why that won’t settle the issue

North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory dropped a lawsuit against the federal government Friday, but debate over the state's so-called 'bathroom bill' rages on. North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory speaks June 24 during a candidate forum in Charlotte, N.C. After suing the federal government in May to defend the state's controversial new law limiting LGBT rights, Gov. McCrory dropped the lawsuit Friday.