Ernst: ‘Good conversation’ with ‘Donald’

Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst said on Monday that she had a "good conversation" with Donald Trump, promising that she would continue to share her thoughts with him. "Iowans are frustrated by the current direction of our country," the freshman Republican senator said in a statement.

How Brexit could make the UK more like the US

Two-hundred-and-forty years after American colonists upset at the dictates of Parliament turned over the established political order, a new group of political upstarts has spurned the rule of the European Union. This time it's a group of Brits themselves looking to the United States for inspiration.

Under fire as usual, Clinton ramps up her trust campaign

In this June 7, 2016, file photo, former President Bill Clinton, left, stands on stage with his wife, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, after she spoke during a presidential primary election night rally in New York. His popularity among Democrats is off the charts, he's a fundraising powerhouse and his administration is hailed by many as a high-water mark of economic prosperity.

Mitchell Whines About ‘Disastrous Decision’ of Clinton/Lynch Meeting

One of Hillary Clinton's biggest fans, Andrea Mitchell, was on NBC's Meet the Press on Sunday to talk, among other things, about Clinton's week. It seemed as though she couldn't help but moan about the optics surrounding Bill Clinton's secret meeting with Attorney General Loretta Lynch.

Newt Gingrich wins Western straw poll for Donald Trump running mate

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich won Sunday's Republican vice presidential straw poll of attendees at the Western Conservative Summit. Mr. Gingrich, who took 194 votes, for 20 percent of the 985 votes cast, was followed by Sen. Tom Cotton, Arkansas Republican, who spoke Saturday at the three-day conference and took 148 votes, or 15 percent.

The Latest: Images in Trump tweet on neo-Nazi website

A spokesman for Indiana Gov. Mike Pence says the governor and his wife met with Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and his wife Saturday. Pence spokesman Marc Lotter said Sunday that the two couples had a "warm, productive" meeting before Pence returned to Indiana.

Global Trade: What’s A Good Progressive To Do?

Progressives who have long criticized trade deals that favor multinational corporations, suppress wages, accelerate outsourcing, and replace local democracy with unelected tribunals, shrink from keeping company with the racist, isolationist right. This is equally true in Trump's America and in Britain, newly divorced from the rest of Europe.

Clinton, Obama, stand-ins emphasize her trustworthiness

In this June 7, 2016, file photo, former President Bill Clinton, left, stands on stage with his wife, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, after she spoke during a presidential primary election night rally in New York. His popularity among Democrats is off the charts, he's a fundraising powerhouse and his administration is hailed by many as a high-water mark of economic prosperity.

End in sight for FBI probe into Clinton’s email server?

Hillary Clinton's interview with the FBI may signal that the Justice Department is nearing the end of its yearlong probe of her use of a private email server while secretary of state, a controversy that has hung over her White House bid. "I've been eager to do it, and I was pleased to have the opportunity to assist the department in bringing its review to a conclusion," Clinton said in describing the FBI session to NBC's "Meet the Press" for an interview to air Sunday.

Trump needs NC evangelicals. But will they back him?

Donald Trump has been stepping up his courtship of conservative Christians, meeting last month in New York with 1,000 leaders of the religious right and naming an "evangelical executive advisory board." But while some evangelicals are ready to embrace the thrice-married business tycoon as a "lesser evil" than Democrat Hillary Clinton, many other conservative churchgoers are keeping their distance and may not vote for president at all this year.

Chuck Todd batters Tom Cotton for repeatedly refusing to make a case for a Trump presidency

Appearing on Meet The Press Sunday morning, Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton wanted no part in trying to make the case for a Donald Trump presidency, repeatedly sidestepping questions from host Chuck Todd. Todd pressed the Arkansas senator by pointing out that his own views about how to handle the Middle East were much more similar to Hillary Clinton's than they were to the much more vague views of the presumptive GOP presidential nominee.

EDITORIAL: The importance of NAFTA to the RGV

Residents of the Rio Grande Valley are intimately familiar with one of the most significant election-year issues - immigration - and are probably better informed than many Americans about the implications of this complex topic. But last week, another issue in the national campaign came to the fore that could have a significant and potentially catastrophic impact on our region if we don't pay attention to its implications: free trade with Mexico.

Libertarian nominee: Trump says ‘racist’ things

Libertarian presidential nominee Gary Johnson said Donald Trump says "racist" things and should be disqualified from becoming president for saying that he is "looking at" replacing employees of the Transportation Security Administration who are Muslim and wear hijabs. "He has said 100 things that would disqualify anyone else from running for president but doesn't seem to affect him," he told CNN's Brianna Keilar in an interview aired Sunday on "State of the Union."