Speaker Paul Ryan: a Ia ll be voting fora Trump

House Speaker Paul Ryan endorsed Donald Trump on Thursday, ending an extraordinary public split between the GOP's presumptive presidential nominee and the nation's highest-ranking Republican office holder. “I had friends wishing I wouldn't support him.

Clinton making a fool of Trump on foreign policy

Clinton takes on Trump over U.S. foreign policy U.S. Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton will berate Republican Donald Trump for being too friendly with North Korea and too harsh on European allies in a foreign policy speech on Thursday aimed at portraying the billionaire businessman as unfit for the White House. The speech in San Diego comes as the former secretary of state seeks to shift her attention to the Nov. 8 presidential election against likely rival Trump and away from Bernie Sanders, the U.S. senator from Vermont who is continuing his long-shot bid for the Democratic nomination.

6 Things to Know About Prospective Third-Party Candidate David French

David French talks on C-SPAN about his piece in the National Review, ??G.I. Jag: The Scandal of Our Rules of Engagement,? in which he examines rules of engagement governing U.S. troops as they combat terrorism overseas, on Jan. 6, 2016. "Just a heads up over this holiday weekend: There will be an independent candidate - -an impressive one, with a strong team and a real chance," "Weekly Standard" editor Bill Kristol teased ahead of Memorial Day .

Clinton campaign suggested intros, questions prior to events

For Hillary Clinton, the presidential campaign has been about building an approachable image: She's often eschewed big arenas in favour of town halls, peppered her ads with personal stories and planned less-scripted gatherings with voters. But emails obtained by The Associated Press reveal a careful, behind-the-scenes effort to review introductory remarks for college presidents and students presenting the Democratic front-runner as a speaker, as well as suggesting questions that happened to be aligned with her campaign platform.

Emails: Clinton staff reviewed event questions

For Hillary Clinton, the presidential campaign has been about building an approachable image: She's often eschewed big arenas in favor of town halls, peppered her ads with personal stories and planned less-scripted gatherings with voters. But emails obtained by The Associated Press reveal a careful, behind-the-scenes effort to review introductory remarks for college presidents and students presenting the Democratic front-runner as a speaker, as well as suggesting questions that happened to be aligned with her campaign platform.

“Never Trump” Groups Struggle to Craft Strategy

When one of Donald Trump's most outspoken Republican opponents proposed a little-known conservative writer as the long-awaited alternative to the party's presumptive nominee, the "Never Trump" movement, such as it was, appeared lifeless. The failure to draft a party star to wage an independent bid was considered the nail in the coffin.

Emails: Clinton staff reviewed event questions For Hillary Clinton,…

For Hillary Clinton, the presidential campaign has been about building an approachable image: She's often eschewed big arenas in favor of town halls, peppered her ads with personal stories and planned less-scripted gatherings with voters. But emails obtained by The Associated Press reveal a careful, behind-the-scenes effort to review introductory remarks for college presidents and students presenting the Democratic front-runner as a speaker, as well as suggesting questions that happened to be aligned with her campaign platform.

Call me maybe: TV networks divided on allowing candidates to phone it in

Donald Trump pioneered the lightning-round of TV interviews via phone - aka phoners - during his remarkable run to the Republican presidential nomination during the past 11 months. With phone in hand, Trump could be seemingly nowhere and everywhere all at once, "appearing" for interviews on several shows in quick succession.

NYC investigates use of Trump Tower for campaign events

The New York City Department of Buildings confirmed Wednesday that it is investigating the use of the Trump Tower atrium for campaign events, which may violate an agreement Donald Trump made to keep parts the building open to the public when he built the landmark. Department spokesman Joe Soldevere told CNN that the "Department of Building's enforcement unit is investigating whether the atrium was improperly closed to the public."

Obama Explains What’s Fueling Trump’s Rise

President Barack Obama on Wednesday acknowledged that anger toward him, along with three decades of economic upheaval, is fueling the populism driving many white working-class voters to back presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump. "I think Trump is a more colorful character than some of the other Republican elected officials," Obama told PBS' Gwen Ifill during a town hall.

Obama: If You Want More Civility In Politics, Don’t Vote For People Like Trump

"Vote for folks who are civil and who are making arguments and using logic and presenting evidence, not just somebody who is popping off." President Barack Obama on Wednesday said voters have a responsibility to promote civility in politics by not voting for "somebody who is just popping off" or "just being controversial for the sake of it," implicitly referring to presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump.

Clinton uses Trump U to frame Trump as a “fraud”

Hillary Clinton attacked Donald Trump as a "fraud" who is trying to "scam America" at a campaign event in Newark on Wednesday. "His own employees testified that Trump U,'" Clinton said, referring to Trump's now-defunct Trump University , "that 'Trump U' was a fraudulent scheme where Donald Trump enriched himself at the expense of hard-working people.

Therea s a #FrenchRevolution on Twitter a ” for David French, that is

Overnight, that hashtag has become home for commentary favoring David French, the conservative writer and Iraq war veteran who is conservatives' latest last best hope for someone to challenge Donald Trump as an independent candidate. Mounting a bid at this stage would be difficult, and French has not said he will try.