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In a stunning bit of punditry television, McConnell was confronted on Sunday by Chuck Todd of Meet the Press about Trump's declaration that Gonzalo Curiel, the federal judge presiding over a case against the now-defunct Trump University, should be disqualified because of the judge's Mexican heritage, seeing as how the Republican standard-bearer has called for the building of a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. Todd read McConnell words recently penned by the right-wing blogger and Red State website founder Erick Erickson, who on June 4 at The Resurgent wrote the following about Trump's repeated claims regarding Judge Curiel: The attacks are racist.
The star-studded "She's With Us" concert held in honor of presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton not only included performances by mega artists like John Legend , Ricky Martin and Stevie Wonder , but also memorable remarks from icons like Cher , who jumped onstage to say a few words about her friend, Mrs. Clinton. "As you might have heard, last month I turned 100 years old ... Ok, I turned 70 but it's the same s** .
In the last days before the California primary, where Democratic primary polls showed her neck-and-neck with Bernie Sanders, Hillary Clinton delivered a campaign speech in San Diego. Though her campaign billed it as a " major foreign policy address ," it looked more like a last-ditch attempt to position herself as the Democratic nominee ahead of a potentially embarrassing loss or close finish with Sanders in the nation's most populous state.
Question to Miss California: One of the biggest challenges facing the United States is social and economic inequality. How do we narrow the gap between the rich and the poor? Answer: When it comes to social and economic equality, I think the poor and the rich need to stop being so segregated.
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton addresses a rally at Long Beach City College on the final day of California campaigning, June 6, 2016 in Long Beach, California. AFP PHOTO Hillary Clinton has captured the Democratic White House nomination according to US delegate counts released Monday, hours before the last major primaries of 2016, taking a historic step towards becoming America's first female commander-in-chief.
Hillary Clinton has captured the Democratic White House nomination according to US delegate counts released Monday, hours before the last major primaries of 2016, taking a historic step towards becoming America's first female commander-in-chief. Passing the milestone of 2 383 delegates secures Clinton's status as the presumptive nominee, ensuring she will go head-to-head with Republican real estate tycoon Donald Trump in an unprecedented showdown for the White House.
Hillary Clinton greets supporters at a rally at Long Beach City College on the final day of California campaigning on June 6, 2016. Hillary Clinton greets supporters at a rally at Long Beach City College on the final day of California campaigning on June 6, 2016.
In this photo taken Friday, June 3, 2016, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, left, talks to Gregory Cheadle as he leaves a campaign rally at the Redding Municipal Airport, in Redding, Calif. Cheadle, whom Trump singled out while calling him "my African-American," said Monday that he is now the target of harsh criticism, including comments he feels are more racist than the remark by the presumptive Republican presidential nominee.
Hillary Clinton made history Monday as she became the first woman to win a major party's presidential nomination, ending a grueling primary that suggested that her return to the White House will be anything by easy. Wins in Guam and Puerto Rico, along with superdelegates sliding her way, put the former Secretary of State, Senator from New York and First Lady of the United States and of Arkansas over the top, according to The Associated Press.
He has likened the rise of Donald Trump to the rise of Adolf Hitler. He has caustically chided Republican Governor Charlie Baker for confusing Syrian "refugees and those from whom they need refuge."
Washington: US President Barack Obama, after months of sitting on the sidelines of the rancorous contest to succeed him, is now ready to aggressively campaign for Hillary Clinton, starting with a formal endorsement of her candidacy as early as this week. The White House is in active conversations with Mrs Clinton's campaign about how and where the president would be useful to her, according to senior Obama aides.
Californians geared up on Monday for their state's high-profile primary, the last major vote in a process all-but-certain to culminate with Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump facing off in the US presidential election. LYNWOOD: Californians geared up on Monday for their state's high-profile primary, the last major vote in a process all-but-certain to culminate with Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump facing off in the US presidential election.
White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest speaks during the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, Monday, June 6, 2016. Earnest answered questions about Iraq, Obama's upcoming trip to Poland and Spain and other topics.
A Democratic congressman said Monday that Donald Trump's criticism of a Latino judge overseeing a lawsuit involving Trump University shows that the presumptive Republican nominee for president is a racist - and told Trump to take his proposed border wall and "shove it up your ass." Rep. Filemon Vela of Texas said in an open letter that Trump's "ignorant anti-immigrant opinions," border wall rhetoric and continued attacks on the judge "are just plain despicable."
Hillary Clinton stood on the cusp Monday of having enough delegates to claim the Democratic presidential nomination, having overwhelmed Bernie Sanders in a pair of weekend elections in the Caribbean. Yet the former secretary of state barely noted her commanding wins Saturday in the U.S. Virgin Islands and Sunday in Puerto Rico, instead remaining focused on Tuesday's contests in California and five other states - and a general election matchup to come against presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump.
The Latest on the presidential campaign a day before voters choose their candidates in six states : Top Senate Democrat Harry Reid is going after Majority Leader Mitch McConnell after the Kentucky Republican declined to label Donald Trump's criticism of U.S. District Court Judge Gonzalo Curiel as racist. The feisty Nevada Democrat Reid called McConnell, "the poster boy for Republicans' spinelessness that allowed Donald Trump to be the Republican nominee."
With Hillary Clinton on the verge of securing the Democratic nomination for president, Obama is on the verge of formally endorsing his former secretary of state and starting to aggressively make the case against Republican Donald Trump. White House officials say the announcement could come within days, although not before Democrats in New Jersey, California and four other states vote Tuesday in contests expected to solidify Clinton's claim.
For Muhammad Ali, the idea of being a humble athlete - someone pre-packaged and palatable for white America - was never an option. Instead, he demanded respect not only as a boxer but as a brash, unbought and unbossed black man and endeared himself to African-Americans as a symbol of black pride.